How often do you think about how you start your day? Do you find some days are better than others? Well what you do first thing in the morning matters! It can kick start the way the rest of your day will go!
Starting with exercise is a great way to kick start your day, but that is another topic! We are all busy in the mornings, getting ready for work, feeding/dressing kids, checking emails, trying not to be late – but if there is ONE thing you should do each day, before you have breakfast is to squeeze about half a lemon into a glass, add some hot/warm water and drink it!
Here are 7 reasons why you should be drinking hot water with lemon (or Lime if you prefer) every day!
1. Balances your pH levels
Many people think that Lemons are an acidic food, however its actually the opposite, well sort of. Lemons are acidic on their own, but when they hot our bodies, they turn alkaline. And you want an alkaline body to ensure good health!
2. Helps with weight loss
How you ask??!!! People who have a more alkaline diet, tend to lose weight faster. But also, lemons are high in pectin fibre, which can help fight hunger cravings. Also think about when you start your day in a positive healthy way, I’m sure you will want to be ‘good’ for the rest of the day – choosing healthy snacks over sugar filled ones!! Take the other half of the lemon to work and have another hot lemon in the afternoon when you would usually get a sugar craving!
3. Gives your immune system a boost
Lemons are high in Vitamin C, which is great for fighting colds & flu.
4. Helps your digestion
Drinking warm water with lemon of a morning can help your digestion in 2 ways – Lemons are packed full of vitamins and minerals that help loosen toxins in the digestive tract, and the warm water stimulates the gastrointestinal tract and the muscle contractions in the intestinal walls that keep things moving nicely!
5. Great for detoxing
Lemon juice helps to flush out any toxins in the body by increasing the rate of urination in the body. Also with the toxins leaving your body at a faster rate, it will help to keep your skin clear as well!
Its an easy habit to get into, so why not start it tomorrow. Do it for a few weeks and see how much better you feel.
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May 17, 2013 at 2:27 pm,
I love a hot lemon drink when I am sick. I obviously need to have it all the time, maybe I won’t get sick.
May 16, 2013 at 1:26 pm,
If it boosts my energy levels I’ll definitely be giving it a go!
May 16, 2013 at 11:42 am,
I use to have lemon and water in the mornings. I don’t know why I stopped.
May 16, 2013 at 11:40 am,
Thanks for the great article.
May 12, 2013 at 11:56 am,
It is really a great thing to have in the morning – gives a fresh start to the day.
May 10, 2013 at 12:05 am,
I did not know about the alkaline thing very interesting
May 10, 2013 at 12:04 am,
I just had to read this thank you
May 09, 2013 at 5:15 pm,
Every home should have a lemon tree in the back yard.
May 06, 2013 at 8:46 pm,
Will limes work as well? I don’t need to lose weight so I would do it for health reasons alone. I start my day with yoga and stretching and drinking plain filtered water and then some fresh organic fruit especially kiwis easy to digest first thing and not too big
May 06, 2013 at 1:54 pm,
i think i might give this a go and see how it goes and feels
May 05, 2013 at 8:32 pm,
How much lemon should we be adding to 1 cup water? Or is that irrelevantV
May 05, 2013 at 12:09 pm,
what an interesting read indeed
May 04, 2013 at 10:31 pm,
such a great article thanks
May 02, 2013 at 5:20 pm,
Wasn’t aware of the several uses of lemon.. Interesting
April 30, 2013 at 7:39 pm,
Good idea as winter is approaching.