Dear friends,
meet warm lemon water. I have started drinking it every morning and I love it!
This is your new best friend. Here's why:
1. Boosts your immune system: Lemons are high in vitamin C, which is great for fighting colds. They’re high in potassium, which stimulates brain and nerve function. Potassium also helps control blood pressure.
2. Balances pH: Drink lemon water everyday and you’ll reduce your body’s overall acidity. Lemon is one of the most alkaline foods around. Yes, lemon has citric acid but it does not create acidity in the body once metabolized.
3. Helps with weight loss: Lemons are high in pectin fiber, which helps fight hunger cravings. It also has been shown that people who maintain a more alkaline diet lose weight faster.
4. Aids digestion: Lemon juice helps flush out unwanted materials. It encourages the liver to produce bile which is an acid that required for digestion. Efficient digestion reduces heartburn and constipation.
4. Aids digestion: Lemon juice helps flush out unwanted materials. It encourages the liver to produce bile which is an acid that required for digestion. Efficient digestion reduces heartburn and constipation.
5. Is a diuretic: Lemons increase the rate of urination in the body, which helps purify it. Toxins are, therefore, released at a faster rate which helps keep your urinary tract healthy.
6. Clears skin: The vitamin C component helps decrease wrinkles and blemishes. Lemon water purges toxins from the blood which helps keep skin clear as well. It can actually be applied directly to scars to help reduce their appearance.
7. Freshens breath: Not only this, but it can help relieve tooth pain and gingivitis. The citric acid can erode tooth enamel, so you should monitor this. I admit, I’m slightly worried about it.
8. Relieves respiratory problems: Warm lemon water helps get rid of chest infections and halt those pesky coughs. It’s thought to be helpful to people with asthma and allergies too.
9. Keeps you zen: Vitamin C is one of the first things depleted when you subject your mind and body to stress. As mentioned previously, lemons are chock full of vitamin C.
10. Helps kick the coffee habit: After I have a glass of hot lemon water, I actually don’t crave coffee in the morning. This is weird, I can’t explain it, but I’ll take it. **source
Alright, now you can try it. There is no recipe because who knows how much lemon I really put in every glass.
14 comments:
I drink this whenever I have a cold. I don't really like it, but when I drink it 4x a day for a week I feel SO much better! x
I wish I loved lemons! ;o/
love love love lemons! thanks for sharing this! xo
Try leaving a slice of the lemon in the hot water too. You'll get even more lemon-y goodness.
Great post! x
Who knew such a simple dress could be so good for you? Will definitely try this!
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Love it! Glad I'm not the only one! I find that when I'm coming down with a cold I add a little ginger and honey, its a magic combination.
seriously good stuff here.
also. HELLO gorgeous! I adore how you put a dress shirt over a skirt/dress in several posts back. how beautiful and awesome are you?!
cheers for being so adorable.
xo
That lipstick is so pretty!
These all seem like great reasons to be drinking more lemon water, to me! And so refreshing too. I think I will be going out for lemons tomorrow :)
My rommate loves to put it in her tea, but I don't like it that way...it seems to me, that with lemon in it the tea losts it's original taste too much...but I love to prepare some meals with it e.g. fish;-) And I like the colour of your lipstick, may I ask you which brand it is?:-)
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I think i may try this... my skin needs the help, and its such a great way to start the day!!
I'm sold. So going to try this.
Ok im convinced of all the benefits of drinking warm lemon water. i MUST try! thanks for sharing.
I drink this every morning! And I have that mug! LOVE anthro! Great post :)
-Dani
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