Start the day with a healthy glass of warm organic lemon water
This aids digestion, stimulates the brain and boosts the immune system, it also has an alkalising effect, Water with lemon in the morning provides a welcome boost to your overall well-being.
Enjoying a healthy lifestyle can be a little exhausting: sport, exercise, eating a healthy diet, getting plenty of sleep and much more.
With little effort – get a great effect. Drink a glass of warm lemon water in the morning for a healthy start to the day. It's quick to make and can work wonders!
Vitamin C – lemon juice boosts the immune system
Organic lemon juice is rich in vitamin C. This is what gives lemon water its antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties and the boost to the body’s defences. However, vitamin C is very sensitive to heat, so drinking cold lemon water is also beneficial.
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Detox and deacidify the body
It’s hard to believe, but lemon has an alkalising effect. This, at least, is the basis of the acid-alkaline theory. A glass of lemon water will restore your acid-alkaline balance if you have eaten over-acidified foods or stimulants. Lemon water also has a slightly diuretic effect and can help to discharge harmful and toxic substances through your urine.
Lemon water hydrates the body
Lemon water supplies the body with vital fluids and minerals such as potassium, calcium, magnesium as well as traces of iron and vitamin A.
Lemons can help with weight loss
Lemon juice facilitates weight loss due to its many beneficial effects: besides deacidifying and detoxing the body, it also aids digestion. It is an added tool, along with plenty of exercise and a healthy diet.
Aids and improves digestion
Warm lemon water helps the stomach to break down food and also stimulates the formation of bile in the liver. By gently regulating digestion, lemon water can help with both constipation and diarrhoea. Lemon juice contains a high level of citrate – which can prevent the formation of kidney stones and gallstones.
Quick recipe for lemon water
- Squeeze ½ a lemon
- Mix the juice with 250ml lukewarm water
- It’s best drunk first thing in the morning after getting up and before food
The lemon water should not be made too hot, otherwise valuable nutrients are lost.
Remember your teeth!
Unfortunately, even this easy tip for your health has a catch, as the acid contained in lemon juice attacks tooth enamel.
- Drink your lemon water with a straw
- Rinse your mouth after drinking
- Wait a while, then clean your teeth