Benefits of Lemon Water
A cheap, simple, natural health remedy
One of the simplest health remedies you can start implementing in your diet is lemon water. Believe it or not, lemon water has many positive effects on the body.
In order to promote a healthy body, drinking a glass of water with some lemon juice will provide you with a wide array or health benefits. Think of it as a healthy alternative to your morning coffee, or kick your soda habit and replace it with lemon water.
How lemon juice heals
When thinking about lemons and pH, many people may assume that the pH of a lemon would be acidic since lemons are full of citric acid. But actually lemon juice is metabolized to create an alkalizing effect on the body. If you want, you can think about it this way. You eat food to energize your body. The energy in your food comes from atoms, and molecules of energy. The molecules of energy are charged positively and negatively. Lemons are considered to be anionic with more negatively charged electrons than positively charged electrons. Lemons are one of the few foods in the world that actually have more negatively charged electrons than positively charged electrons.
This is significant because many of your bodily fluids are negatively charged. Saliva, hydrochloric acid, bile, and your stomachs other digestive juices are anionic. So when you are drinking lemon juice, you are drinking something that helps your body and works harmony with it.
Full of bioflavonoids
Lemons are a great source of antioxidants. Interestingly lemons are naturally full of vitamin C, and they are also a great source of citrus bioflavonoids which some people are calling Vitamin P. Researchers have discovered that bioflavonoids, or Vitamin P, works complementary together with Vitamin C to enhance the antioxidant capabilities of Vitamin C.
The bioflavonoids help improve the capillary permeability and overall blood flow which is significant for oxygenating tissues and maintaining normal blood pressure. Bioflavonoids have also been shown to be anti-mutagenic, anti-carcinogenic, anti-ageing, and promote function in the circulatory system. It is really quite fascinating that lemon juice naturally has these components, Vitamin C and Bioflavonoids, which work complementary to each other to bring your body healing power.
10 more significant health benefits
Because of the unique way lemons juice is metabolized by the body, there are many positive effects.
- Aids in digestion, its anionic nature makes it similar to saliva and digestive juices
- Lemon water helps relieve heartburn, bloating, and belching.
- Helps relieve dry mouth, increases saliva production
- Drinking lemon water regularly helps aid your bowels eliminate waste more efficiently
- Improves liver function, helps liver produce more enzymes
- Lowers blood pressure
- High in potassium, calcium, magnesium
- A great skin cleanser
- Lemon juice is antiviral, antibacterial, and immune boosting
- Reduces hunger cravings
Add lemon water to your routine
With so many health benefits, how could you not want to include lemon water into your routine? The best thing about this natural remedy is that it is cheap, and extremely easy.
In order to get the best affect, it’s recommended that you drink a glass of water with lemon juice when you first wake up. You can do this any way you’d like. Squeeze half a lemon in your water, add some lemon juice, or make a pitch of water with lemons in it.
Blog post courtesy of Alex West at Nutrition Volition
Category : Blog Posted on October 14, 2013
