Drinking lemon juice benefits your health, which is why many traditional practices of medicine recommend drinking lemon juice everyday.
What’s the first thing you do when you wake up? For most of us, that may be something as easy as stretching, or checking social media, or going to the bathroom.
Some decide to wash their face to wake themselves up, others turn on the coffee pot.
Everyone has their morning routine. We start our day doing something necessary or energising, or something that will help us focus and prepare for the rest of our day. But what is the healthiest routine for us to do every morning as soon as we wake up?
The answer is something you might not expect: drink a glass of warm lemon water. Lemon water can help you with several different health issues, and lemons are amazing at detoxifying our bodies.
Here are a couple of issues that lemon water can help you with.
Skin problems
Lemons are a great source of vitamin C, which has many advantages for the body, especially our skin. Lemon water can help you remain hydrated, causing your skin to supple and glow, and eliminating any risk of premature wrinkles or aging.
Kidney stones
It is recommended for anyone who has kidney stones, to increase their citric acid intake in order to prevent their body from forming new stones. Lemons are a great source of citric acid making them the perfect choice for anyone who suffers from this issue.
Hypertension
Potassium is excellent for our bodies and several different ways, and one of those ways is by controlling blood pressure. It also helps us calm down which makes it great for anyone who suffers from hypertension.
Inflammation
Apart from being a great source of citric acid, lemons also help neutralise acidity in their environment, meaning that they serve as an anti-inflammatory and prevent swelling and bloating.
Digestion
Water, in its diluted form, actually serves as a weak laxative and can help prevent and remedy constipation. This is because it gets your digestive system moving, making it the best thing for you to do right when you wake up, on an empty stomach.
Common cold
Vitamin C is a natural antibiotic which defends our body from the common cold and other viruses such as the flu.
Detox
Lemon juice’s composition is quite similar to the digestive juices found in our stomach, which means it can trick our liver into producing bile to help your food move smoothly through your body and intestines.
Weight loss
Lemon water, since it helps your body in its detoxification process, can also be an excellent ally for anyone looking to lose weight. It reduces bloating, helps to feel full for longer, and removes any unwanted toxins from your body. It can also decrease your insulin resistance.
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