Six Reasons to Drink Water with Lemon

14 Apr Six Reasons to Drink Water with Lemon

We recently came across an article at Complete Health and Happiness that explored the many reasons to drink warm water with lemon in the morning. While we had heard many of these benefits before, this article was especially thorough and convincing. Here are six of our favorite benefits from that article:

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• Warm water with lemon helps digestion as lemon contains citric acid. It interacts with other enzymes and acids which easily stimulate the secretion of gastric juice and digestion.
• Water with lemon cleanses the liver. Lemon juice stimulates the liver to release toxins. [That means we can safely drink more vodka, right?]
• Water with lemon can help lower blood pressure.  A daily intake of one lemon can reduce high blood pressure by 10%
• Water with lemon helps with weight loss.  Lemons contain pectin fiber, which helps suppress hunger cravings. Studies have proven  people with a better alkaline diet have lost weight faster.
• Since lemon is a powerful antioxidant, it protects the body from free radicals and strengthens the immune system.

And our very favorite (this would be reason enough, in and of itself!)

Water with lemon prevents cancer. This is due to the fact that lemons are a highly alkaline food. Multiple studies have found that cancer cannot thrive in an alkaline environment.

To learn fourteen more great reasons to drink water with lemon, and for details on how and when you should drink it, check out the full article at Complete Health and Happiness.

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