I just have hot water and fresh lemon juice every morning before I get started and before I eat. It is easy, tasty and replaces my coffee or tea. In fact I quit caffeine totally. I find that the hot water and lemon keep my skin clear and my body healthy combined with good eating habits. I have been doing it for about two years now. The beauty of lemon water is that it is tasty, refreshing and best of all, alkalising. The lemon juice raises the alkalising effect of the water so even with standard tap water you can make your drink nice and alkalising.
However, for the full lemon water effect: distilled/ionised water with a pH booster and lemon, creates the ultimate alkaline water. The trick however, is to have the water lukewarm. If the water is too hot or too cold then it will cause the body to expand energy in order to process it. Lukewarm water also has that comforting feeling to it.Apart from being an amazing body alkalizer, lemon water also gives the following health benefits:
Lemons are antiseptic
Lemon water has excellent digestive properties and can ease heartburn, bloating and other digestion problems
Lemon water cleanses and stimulates the liver and kidneys
Lemon juice contains calcium, magnesium and potassium
Lemon juice has been known to relieve asthma
Lemon water (hot) offers relief from cold and flu symptoms while providing some much needed Vitamin C
Lemon juice is a great skin cleanser
So if you do not do anything else - start every single day with a glass of lovely lemon water!
Also, and more importantly, unless you have REALLY washed the lemons or have bought organic fruit, then the pesticides and chemicals could leach out of the rind and into your water if they are left soaking for too long.
Yes, it is fine to add some cayenne pepper to your lemon water for a bit of a kick, but PLEASE DO NOT ADD MAPLE SYRUP - this will make it have an acidic effect on the body! Sugars like this are acidic!
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I just have hot water and fresh lemon juice every morning before I get started and before I eat. It is easy, tasty and replaces my coffee or tea. In fact I quit caffeine totally. I find that the hot water and lemon keep my skin clear and my body healthy combined with good eating habits. I have been doing it for about two years now. The beauty of lemon water is that it is tasty, refreshing and best of all, alkalising. The lemon juice raises the alkalising effect of the water so even with standard tap water you can make your drink nice and alkalising.
However, for the full lemon water effect: distilled/ionised water with a pH booster and lemon, creates the ultimate alkaline water. The trick however, is to have the water lukewarm. If the water is too hot or too cold then it will cause the body to expand energy in order to process it. Lukewarm water also has that comforting feeling to it.Apart from being an amazing body alkalizer, lemon water also gives the following health benefits:
Lemons are antiseptic
Lemon water has excellent digestive properties and can ease heartburn, bloating and other digestion problems
Lemon water cleanses and stimulates the liver and kidneys
Lemon juice contains calcium, magnesium and potassium
Lemon juice has been known to relieve asthma
Lemon water (hot) offers relief from cold and flu symptoms while providing some much needed Vitamin C
Lemon juice is a great skin cleanser
So if you do not do anything else - start every single day with a glass of lovely lemon water!
Also, and more importantly, unless you have REALLY washed the lemons or have bought organic fruit, then the pesticides and chemicals could leach out of the rind and into your water if they are left soaking for too long.
Yes, it is fine to add some cayenne pepper to your lemon water for a bit of a kick, but PLEASE DO NOT ADD MAPLE SYRUP - this will make it have an acidic effect on the body! Sugars like this are acidic!
March 17, 2009 - 3:08pmThis Comment
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