Lemon Water Health Benefits
Simply adding fresh lemon to your water can have a significant benefit on your health. I am a big fan of adding fresh fruits to my water like berries, melons and pretty much any fruit you can name. Water is what I drink most of and sprucing it up with extra vitamins and nutrients is a huge bonus. I mean let’s just take a look here at adding fresh lemon to your water for example. I usually use about 1/2 a lemon to a 16oz of water filtered with my Zero Water filter. Look at all the benefits and I think you will agree to giving it a shot. I like to get a few mason jars ready to keep in the fridge overnight. I use a cuppow.com drinking lid.
Boosts your immune system-Lemons rock for being high in vitamin C and potassium. This is important in fighting colds plus potassium stimulates brain and nerve function and helps regulate blood pressure.
Lose Weight with Lemons-Lemons can actually help you fight hunger cravings as they are very high in pectin fibe
r. Plus, people that maintain a more alkaline diet tend to lose weight at a faster rate.
Lemon Fresh Skin-Vitamin C is known to decrease wrinkles and blemishes in the skin. Lemon water also helps purge toxins from the blood which helps keep skin clear.
Balances PH-Lemons are alkaline food not acidic surprisingly. Sure, they are acidic on their own, but inside our bodies they’re alkaline. So once it is metabolized in the body the citric acid does not create acidity. The key to good health is having an alkaline body.
Natural Diuretic-Lemon juice is awesome for helping flush out unwanted materials in the body as lemons help increase urination in the body. This is important quickly rid you of toxins in the body keeping your urinary tract clean.
Aids Digestion- So by drinking it warm, it serves to stimulate the gastrointestinal tract and peristalsis- Ok so these are the waves of muscle contractions in the intestinal walls that keep things moving correctly. Lemons or even limes are also high in minerals and vitamins and help loosen all kinds of toxins in the digestive tract.
- Strengthens the immune system
- Serves as a powerful anti-bacterial
- Balances & maintains pH levels in the body
- Helps flush out toxins
- Helps soothe the digestive system
- Encourages bile production & aids digestion
- Conditions and clenches the liver
- Reduces inflammation and pain in joints and knees
- Potassium helps nourish brain and nerve cells
- Helps balance calcium & oxygen levels in liver
- Relieves indigestion and excess gas
- Can provide heartburn relief
- High in calcium; helps build strong bones
- Helps dissolve gallbladder stones
- Alkalizes the body
- Helps purify the blood
- Aids in reduction of phlegm
- Benefits the skin & prevents wrinkles and acne
