We get it. You value your health and want to do the best for your body, but who has the time, right?

Well taking care of yourself doesn’t have to require hours of your time. Actually, it only takes one cup of water to get you started!

10 Reasons Why a Simple Cup of Lemon Water Can Get You On the Path to a Healthier You.

1. Boost 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. Balance Your Body’s 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. Enhance 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. Aid 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. Benefit From this Diuretic

Lemons increase the rate of urination which helps purify the body. This allows toxins to be released at a faster rate which helps keep your urinary tract healthy.

6. Clear Your 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. Freshen Your 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.

8. Relieve 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. Keep Your Mind 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, so upping your levels can help combat uninvited stress.

10. 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.

 

INTERESTING FACT 

Water at significant temperatures provide a shock or stress factor to the body. Believe it or not, it takes more energy for your body to process cold and really hot water.

Tip 1:

Drink your warm lemon water in coffee cups that has coffee or tea stains. The lemon

water will help remove them.

Tip 2:

Grind the used lemon rinds in your garbage disposal to help deodorize it.

Tip 3:

The water added to the lemon juice should be tepid – around room temperature.

 

Remember; the secret of getting ahead is getting started!

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