Natural Habits: 10 Reasons to drink lemon water every morning

Angela Goh

18 Mar 2016

updated the 25 March 2016 à 13:35

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Boosts your immune system
Ditch the orange juice and try some lemon water instead. Increasing your vitamin C intake and reducing the amount of sugar in your diet can go a long way to improving your body's immunity.
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Keeps your skin blemish-free
The antioxidants in lemon juice help to not only decrease blemishes, but wrinkles too! It can also be applied topically to scars and dark spots to reduce their appearance.
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Aids weight loss
Lemons are high in pectin fiber, which helps fight hunger cravings. Lemon juice is high in alkalinity and several studies have shown that people who maintain a more alkaline diet do in fact lose weight faster.
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Helps fight viral infections
Warm lemon water is the most effective way to reduce the severity of viral infections and their subsequent sore throats. Plus, with the lemon juice also boosting your immune system, you’ll simultaneously fight off the infection completely.
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Helps you recover from a workout
Replace sugary sports drinks with lemon water to rehydrate and detox your body. Sports drinks are known to contain extreme amounts of sugar that will be detrimental to your health and negate the effects of your workout in the long run.
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Helps prevent constipation and diarrhoea
Lemons have a high concentration of pectin fibres which help to increase the viscosity and volume of stool and may help prevent constipation and diarrhoea.
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Reduces phlegm
Studies have shown that drinking some lemon water may help break down phlegm in our throats. Add a little honey to help rid the body of the mucous.
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Reduces the effects of ageing on the skin
A higher intake of vitamin C can greatly improve collagen production and reduce ageing of the skin in the long run.
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Gives you an energy boost
Lemon juice provides your body with energy when it enters your digestive tract, and it also helps reduce anxiety and depression. Even the scent of lemons is said to have a calming effect on your nervous system.
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Aids digestion
Lemon juice not only encourages healthy digestion by loosening toxins in your digestive tract, it also helps to relieve symptoms of indigestion such as heartburn, burping, and bloating.

When life gives you lemons, zest up your day and squeeze some juice into your morning glass of water.

Skin looking a little dull and tired? Need a boost of energy to get you through a tough day? A lemon water detox could be the diet trend you’re looking for. From improving your immune system to reducing the effects of ageing, it seems like adding a squeeze of this citrus fruit can do wonders for your body! With just 2.5 grams of sugar for every 100 grams of lemon, a glass of lemon water a day won’t pile on the belly fat and hurt your waistline.

How to make lemon water

Squeeze the juice of half a lemon into a glass of warm water each morning and drink immediately. If you find the taste too overpowering, flavour the drink with a bit of natural honey. For an additional metabolism boost, add a dash of cayenne pepper and you’ll be dropping pounds in no time.

Last month, we gave you 8 reasons to eat more ginger, now head on up to the gallery to check out 10 health benefits of mixing a little lemon juice to your water.

Angela Goh

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