Drinking a glass of warm lemon water first thing in the morning is one of the easiest ways to improve your overall health. This must be done before you ingest any other liquid or food. Everyone should be doing it!
Just squeeze one half of a fresh, organic lemon into a glass of warm, pure water. The water cannot be overly hot or ice cold. From an Ayurvedic perspective, warm liquids and foods fire up the digestive system when they hit the tongue. Cold items stop digestion dead in its tracks. Therefore, make sure that the water is warm. It gets your digestive system ready to tackle any oncoming food and liquids.
Does drinking warm lemon water burn fat?
Yes, it can. First of all, lemon water improves the overall process of digestion. Lemon juices are similar to, and mimic, the digestive fluids in your saliva and stomach. Lemon water also signals the liver to start producing bile, enhancing digestion even further. Lemon water can help ignite toxin-fighting within the body.
Lemon juice helps balance the pH levels in the stomach and can possibly reduce indigestion and stomach/digestive tract aches throughout the day. Once processed in the body, lemon juice is alkaline. The citric acid of the lemons does not produce acidity once it is completely metabolised by our digestive system. The citric acid alkalises in the bloodstream and then balances the overall pH levels.
We take in a lot of sugars and grains in our diets causing levels of high acidity. This can easily cause upset stomachs if not ingested in limited amounts. Having high acidity includes the entire body rather than just the stomach, as stated earlier. Eating foods high in sugars and grains can lead to arthritis/inflammation for many people due to high pH levels within the joints. Balancing the pH levels also means balancing the uric acid in the joints ultimately relieving inflammation, and also reducing pain in joints such as arthritis and tendonitis. Arthritis and tendonitis sufferers should avoid foods high in sugar and ingest more citrus fruits. Drinking lemon water in the morning can gradually ease the pain felt from joint inflammation and arthritis. Finally, the lemon juices in the water boost energy and can improve one’s mood, due to the positive reactions produced as everything is processed through the stomach.
Give it a try!
Embrace drinking lemon water for the next few weeks and you will begin to notice an improvement in your digestion, fat-burning, but also in your entire body and spirit. Reducing the acidity in your body can help provide more energy throughout the entire day, along with reducing occasional aches and pains due to inflammation.
To recap, here are 7 benefits of drinking warm lemon water first thing in the morning:
- Reduces inflammation and pain in joints
- Aids in overall digestion
- Reduces the risk of forming kidney stones
- Energises the body and enhances mood
- Aids in weight loss
- Provides an antioxidant boost
- Improved liver function
Here’s to your well-being.
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