Health benefits of drinking Lemon water ranges from giving good digestion to help keep your skin glowing. Many people have use this warm lemon water as an alternate to coffee or herbal tea. Actually what are the benefits???? Let’s see them now…
1. Increases the Immune system
Lemon is very rich in Vitamin C. So consuming the Lemon Water(in other words Vitamins) daily, just boosts up your Immune system and keeps you healthy and stays you out of infections.
2. Boosts energy and hydration
After workouts, people generally prefer sports drinks. Instead, drinking the lemon water, hydrates the body and makes you fresh.
3. Reduces phlegm
Adding honey to lemon water and drinking in the morning helps to reduce the phlegm.
4. Fights UTI
Lemon helps to correct the pH balance in blood, which in turn fights the bacteria that causes UTI’s and other infections.
5. Cleanses Liver
Lemon water cleanses Liver, by flushing out all the toxins from the body by enhancing enzyme function.
6. Strengthens brain
The Vitamin C and the potassium content in Lemon ‘water, helps to strengthen the brain and the nervous system.
7. Reduces Inflammation
It helps to reduce the uric acid formation in the joints which is one of the cause of inflammation related to arthiritis.
8. Helps in constipation
Warm Lemon water in the morning helps to reduce the constipation problems.
9. Removes Bad Breath
Gargling with lemon water in the morning, as well as drinking lemon water, helps to remove the bad breath. But also be careful, because the citric acid in lemon water, may erode the enamel on your teeth. So always rinse with plain water after drinking pr gargling.
10. Helps in Weight Loss
Though there are different opinions on this topic – drinking lemon water for weight loss, there is a study conducted by “Journal of American College of Nutrition”, said, people who don’t get enough Vitamin C, face trouble in losing body fat, than by those who have sufficient amount of Vit C.
11. Used for Glowing Skin
The more Vitamin C content of Lemons, assists in the production of collagen, thereby prevents wrinkles and premature aging and gives radiance to your skin.
12. Helps in digestion
Drinking Lemon water, helps in easy digestion of the food and hence relieves the symptoms of indigestion, heartburn, burping and bloating.
13. Sore throat
Warm Lemon water with salt can be gargled to remove the itchiness and the sore throat.
Sources:
http://www.livestrong.com/article/259814-how-do-you-make-lemon-water-to-lose-weight/
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/11-benefits-lemon-water-you-didnt-know-about.html
http://www.healthy-holistic-living.com/benefits-of-lemon-water.html
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