A few years ago I discovered the many health benefits of drinking lukewarm or room temperature lemon water first thing in the morning. These days I can’t start my day without settling down for a few minutes, sipping my lemon water. Not only is it aiding my body to finalize its detoxification processes, but the fresh taste wakes me up as well.
Lemons are jam-packed with healthy nutrients, including vitamin C, B-complex, calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, and fiber. Making lemon water part of your healthy daily routine is one of the best and easiest things you could do for your body.
ALSO READ: 11 Awesome Facts About Lemons You Should Know
How To Make Your Own Healing Morning Drink
The only thing you have to do is squeeze half a lemon (if you’re in good health and weigh less than 150 pounds, otherwise use the entire lemon) in a glass lukewarm water. Always opt for fresh lemons, don’t use bottled lemon juice as they contain sulfites and preservatives. Take your drink, go sit somewhere relaxing and simply enjoy the beginning of a new day. Wait for 15 to 30 minutes before having breakfast to take the full benefits.
Why lukewarm? Of course, you could drink more glasses of lemon water during the day, hot or cold, but your first glass in the morning should be lukewarm to kick-start your digestion and slowly wake up your body for the day ahead. Cold water takes more energy to process.
Discover The Top 10 Benefits Of Drinking Lemon Water
1. Prevent Digestive Disorders
Lemon water may help us to prevent many digestive disorders such as nausea, heartburn, bloating, parasites, constipation, and may even help to dissolve gallstones. It encourages the body to eliminate its toxins in your digestive tract.
ALSO READ: 5 Easy And Natural Ways Kick Start Digestion And Get A Flat Belly
2. Powerful Liver, Kidney, and Blood Cleanser
Lemon water increases the detoxification enzymes, helping your body to work more efficiently to eliminate waste and toxins.
3. Daily Vitamin C To Boost Your Immune System
Vitamin C is a potent antioxidant and antibacterial agent which strengthens your immune system. Lemon juice energizes your body and helps to reduce stress, anxiety, and depression.
4. Great Source Of Potassium For A Healthy Heart And Brain
Lemons contain high levels of potassium which has a positive effect on your heart health and enhances your brain and nerve function.
5. Fat Burning Mechanism
Although lemon water is no weight loss miracle on its own, it helps your body to metabolize or burn fat faster and the pectin fibers will give you a stuffed feeling over a longer period.
If you are serious about losing weight the healthy way, CLICK HERE!
Scroll down to discover more amazing benefits of adding lukewarm lemon water to your life.
6. Alkalizes Your Body
Lemons are an excellent way to alkalize the body. This may sound strange due to its sour, acidic taste. It’s actually not the acid content of food outside the body that determines whether it will have an acid or alkaline effect, but rather the way it is metabolized during digestion that counts.
ALSO READ: Alkaline Eating Tips and Tricks To Improve Weight and Overall Health
7. Skin Care
Due to the antioxidants, lemons protect your body against free radicals, and they act as an anti-aging remedy. It improves the overall appearance of your skin due to its toxin eliminating process.
8. Anticancer Properties
As an excellent source of antioxidants, lemons protect your body against damage done by free radicals and may prevent the formation of tumor cells. Cancer cells love to develop in an acidic environment, so alkalizing your body with lemon water works as an anti-cancer agent and may even stop cancer cells to develop further. Studies show that their protective effect seems to last longer than most other natural anti-cancer compounds.
9. Antibacterial and Antiviral Properties
Lemons are known for their antibacterial and antiviral properties. Especially your teeth and mouth will benefit from this. Lemons may also help to soothe a sore throat and fight the flu or a cold.
10. Reduce Bad Breath
Lemon water freshens your breath and can relieve toothaches.
As you can see, there are plenty reasons to start drinking lemon water on a daily basis. Give it a go and you’ll soon notice that you can’t start your day without. In our family, a morning is no morning without our lemon water.
ALSO READ: The Best Morning Routine For A Happy, Healthy Life
Thanks for reading. I hope this information was helpful. Until next time!
Amy Goodrich
Crazy cat lady, life and food lover, certified biologist, and holistic health coach.
Thanks! Enjoyable & learnsome
You’re welcome 🙂
Thanks I’m definitely doing this to kick off the new year!
Great! Yummy, easy-to-incorporate little healthy habit! Happy 2018 😉
In my life also morning is not a morning without lemon water.
Join the moving train, and live lonher.
Love my morning lemon water!
Thanx 4 d lesson I learnt a lot
You’re welcome 🙂
Awesome ive realy learn a lot. I use to drink luke warm lemon water in the morning. But that was only when i feel bloated. Now ive learned its for so many resons. Thanks so much
You’re welcome Jean!
Dats great! Thanks for enlightening.
You’re welcome 😉
I never knew dat lemon is dis useful to d body but now I know. I’ll put it into practise. Thanks.
You’re welcome! Love my lemon water in the morning 🙂
I with the lemon sit would like to comment on sugar onmust have them at all times very soothing with tea loved them also when I was much y them and just suck the juiounger I would put ce thru the sugar so good. now I put it in tea. great!
i wil put it into practise
Great! Your body will thank you for that 😉
can we add sugar in lemon water.
Tell the correct procedure to make lemon water
Hi there….No sugar. Sugar is very unhealthy and pollutes your internal system. So just squeeze half a lemon in one glass of lukewarm water and drink every morning 15-30 minutes before breakfast to take the full benefits 🙂 Cheers, Amy
I can’t wait to start my day with lemon drink. But can a nursing mother takes it?
Hi there! It is actually very good when nursing. There have been no issues reported and it helps you to hydrate your body which is important for milk production and lemon water can help clear the liver and detoxification system of the mother’s body without dumping toxins into the milk.
I love dis! God bless u for d wisdom I ll put it in to practice
Great! Drinking warm lemon water is an easy and simple morning habit, but has so many benefits for your body! You’ll love it 🙂
Thank you very much. I can testify what lemon water has done to me. Make my skin looking so sweet and lovely people have been asking me what d cream I use. I m looking more fresher. And o loss my weight. All thank to lemon water.
You’re welcome! Keep up the good work!
Thank you Amy for the advise, its actually straight forward and explanatory. But someone once told me too much of lemon is harmful to the body. Like how many can we take per day?
You’re welcome! To answer your question: there are studies that eating too much lemons can be harmful for your teeth enamel due to its citric acid contents. Lemons also have a lot of vitamin C, too much can cause diarrhea and kidney stones… But actually to have those harmful effects you have to drink liters a day. 1 cup of lemon juice contains 60,5 mg vitamin C, daily recommendation of Vitamin C for adults is 2000 mg. So like with many things in life moderation is key and people always find some reason to say certain foods are not healthy. But if you eat a few lemons a day, you’re absolutely safe… if your stomach can bear it. Some people experience stomach issues when eating too much citrus fruits. But starting your day with lemon water is definitely one of the best things for overall health :-). Have a great and healthy weekend 🙂
hope it woudnt make me loose weight, cause am slim. lool. will start right away, thanks.
You’re welcome! Lemons can aid people to boost their metabolism or fat-burning mechanisms, but it is definitely no weight loss miracle on its own. So you won’t lose pounds by adding lemon water to your daily diet. Have a great day 😉
That’s my secret!! Can’t do without it each day!
Good job.
Thanks. Same here we can’t start our day without our lemon water 🙂 Take care!
Nice one.. I will give it a try. Thanx.
You’re welcome Mary! Have a great and healthy weekend!
This is a wonderful piece. I was taking it before, but a friend of mine told me its not good for the womb, especially for ladies that have not given birth yet. I use to take mine with honey and it teate great; hope there is no problem using honey??
Ty Tonia! Some people experience issues with their tummy when drinking or eating citrus fruits. If you are one of those people who suffer from diarrhea or cramps when eating citrus fruits like lemons, oranges or grapefruits then it is better to avoid them in your diet. But otherwise they are super healthy and a great way to kickstart your day with a healthy dose of vitamin C. Always use fresh lemons as lemon concentrate or bottled lemon juice contains all sorts of additives and preservatives. Btw, I have been drinking lemon juice for years and never experienced any side effects or issues with my womb (FYI I haven’t given birth yet). Honey has some great health benefits as well, but it contains a lot of natural sugar, so moderation is key to reap its benefits. Enjoy your weekend! Amy
I learnt alot
Is. Ds lemon drink good for pregnant women pls I want to knw
Drinking lemon water is absolutely safe for pregnant women. It is a good sources of vitamin C and fiber. But make sure, not only when being pregnant, to use fresh lemons or limes and stay away from bottled lemon juice. It is full with additives, preservatives and sometimes they even add sugar. Take care and have a great weekend 😉 Amy
I learnt good about lemon water.I’ll continue using it.although someone told me to be taken it in the morning.now I realise is good for the body.
Your body will thank you for that. Love my morning lemon water 😉
Wow i love dis,tank u 4 d lesson.
When I first started drinking lemon water, I noticed a strange, almost burning sensation, in my neck for a few days. Maybe this was unrelated, but I felt like it was my lymph nodes detoxing. Anyone else experience anything similar?
Hi Elena. Thanks for sharing. Never heard of this before.