There are basic lifestyle habits that everyone should incorporate as part of their daily routine and this is one of them. Many Europeans have been doing this for centuries – DRINKING WATER WITH LEMON every morning.
HOW
When you wake up in the morning, boil some filtered water and squeeze half an organic lemon. Do this again in the afternoon or before dinner. Lemon juice from one of those yellow plastic squeeze bottles is NOT the same. You are not going to extract the same nutritional benefits from something that has been processed, preserved and then sat in a plastic bottle on a warm store shelf for months at a time.
WHAT’S IN A LEMON? A lemon contains potassium, calcium, phosphorus and magnesium.
BENEFITS
- Your liver LOVES lemon! Lemon is a cleanser and provides a natural strengthening agent to your liver enzymes. Whether you realize it or not, your liver suffers a lot of abuse on a daily basis and lemon helps your liver detoxify.
- When your liver is cleaner, it will be reflected on your face – you will benefit from glowing, clear skin!
- It stimulates bile production which is important for emulsifying the fat in your diet. If you don’t have a bowel movement first thing in the morning, drinking lemon and water may help to stimulate your bowels too!
- Lemons are useful in treating asthma, liver congestion, colds, coughs, sore throat, flu or influenza, heartburn, liver complaints, scurvy, fevers and rheumatism.
- Weight loss: Lemon stimulates stomach acid production which will improve digestion and elimination – making your waist line feel more “trim”.
WOW FACTOR
Dr. Michael Lesser states the following to validate the value of using fresh lemon juice daily: “It appears that citric acid (in lemons), the major carrier of biochemicals in the body’s energy system, shows important promise, primarily because of its excellent properties as a chelator. Its ability to form soluble complexes with calcium offers major promise in the successful treatment of pancreatic stones and has also been employed to dissolve kidney stones. Since calcium deposits are of major significance in the much greater problem of hardening of the arteries, citric acid may possibly contribute to a safe and effective reversal of this widespread degenerative disease.”
Happy Lemon Drinking!
Joyous
Eat Well | Live Well | Be Well
Hey
The most straightforward tip – but so, so beneficial! Every day I start with lemon water is a good day!
Lemon water is also really alkalising in the body (due to its magnesium, potassium & calcium content and very low sugar) so you get the double hit – liver cleansing and pH balancing!
What more could you want?
Have an awesome weekend Joy
Ross
I did the lemon juice diet just after Christmas and I certainly needed it. It certainly cleans out your digestive system.
Thanks for this tip. You suggested boiling the water. Does this have the same effect with cold filtered water?
I love to have lemon water first thing in the morning but I was told by my dentist that it would eventually wear down my tooth enamel and once it is gone it is gone. Do you know of any tricks that would counteract this side effect?
You can use a straw!