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The Benefits of Lemon Water

Lemon water is truly beneficial in any beauty care regimen. Lemon and water both have clarifying actions in your body. Both lemon and water help flush out toxins in your system.

Although lemons are acidic, they are alkalizing in your body.

Most of the foods we eat are very acidic and too much acid can bring about a barrage of health problems. That's because your body actually prefers to be alkaline. Instead, most people bombard their systems with too many acidic foods and drinks, which have long lasting detrimental effects. That's why lemons are so important to consume. They help alkalize your blood and your body thanks you!

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Lemons have been a staple food since early times. Although they are a food product, they have a wide variety of uses. They are typically used for lemonade, mixed drinks, cleaning products, cooking, garnishes, and air fresheners. Lemons can also stimulate and aid elimination in the digestive system and help purify the liver by eliminating toxins and waste products. It has been said that when the world gives you a bunch of lemons, you should make some lemonade! Why not make lemon water instead! (lemonade without added calories via sugar...)

Lemons are not just for lemonade anymore! They are a small yellow fruit with powerful healing properties.

The Power of Lemon Water

Lemon water helps clean the toxins out of your body. Your skin can't look healthy if your body is holding onto toxins! When you get rid of toxic waste in your system, your skin will show it first! Your skin will be the first thing you notice cause it looks clear and not sallow and full of acne. However, that's not all the benefits that lemons provide for us! (Another healthy way to get rid of toxins that hold onto your fat and cause visceral fat, is by doing a health cleanse!)

Lemon can help relieve many digestion problems when mixed with hot water. These include nausea, heartburn, constipation and parasites. It is even known to help relieve hiccups when consumed as a juice. Lemon juice acts as a liver tonic and helps you digest your food by helping your liver produce more bile. It decreases the amount of phlegm produced by your body. It is also thought to help dissolve gallstones.

Because of its high Vitamin C content, it is used to prevent and treat many infections, hasten wound healing, and diminish allergies. Lemon juice also relieves symptoms of asthma, tonsillitis, and sore throats.

Lemon is a diuretic. This means that lemon water is especially good for people with urinary tract infections. People with arthritis or rheumatism can benefit from consuming lemons because it helps flush out toxins and bacteria. When lemon is mixed with coffee, it also helps eliminate headaches. (Interesting, caffeine is usually a precursor to headaches. Maybe the lemons cancel out the side effects of the caffeine found in coffee.)

When externally applied, lemon juice poured on a cotton ball and gently applied to the nostrils can stop nose bleeds although this may sting a little. When massaged gently into gums, lemon juice can effectively stop bleeding gums. Lemon juice with glycerin is effective when used on the lips to treat chapped lips. (Don't apply lemon juice however, if the skin on your lips is cracked. Ouch!) Applied on your skin, lemon juice can also help prevent sunburn. Lemons are a key ingredient in effective liver cleanses.

Water cleanses and purifies your body and also has an alkalizing effect. It is essential to every bodily function at a cellular level. Bottled water has become a staple product of our society. The water you drink is essential to your existence but we forget how much we rely on it until we don't have it. Then we really miss and crave it. (Think about Hurricane Katrina or the reality show Survivor!)

Lemon is also very good at clarifying your hair to remove hair hair product build up. For those with dark hair, use lemon juice to add golden and red highlights to your hair. For those with blonde hair, use lemon to lighten your blonde color. To do this, simply squeeze the juice from 1/2 lemon (or more) into your hair and sit out in the sun for an hour. Shampoo and condition afterward for hair that looks shinier, reflects more highlights, and feels fresh and clean!

It is imperative that you get both water and lemon in your diet, if you want to stay healthy and preserve your beauty. When you mix them together to make lemon water, you get a healthy way to replenish and rejuvenate your body.

More Benefits of Lemon Water

Start your engine everyday by drinking a glass of room temperature, lukewarm to warm, lemon water first thing every morning! This is a tip from Traditional Chinese Medicine. It's important to start your day with water everyday because of the time lapse inbetween going to bed and arising. Water hydrates your body naturally. Caffeine found in coffee, dehydrates your body.

If you don’t like lemons, use limes or just drink plenty of plain water. More than 8 glasses a day is what works well for many people. You just can't get enough of it! My skin looks great (for my age) and I attribute it to the fact that I’ve always consumed lots of water and lemon!

Lemons should always be room temperature. To extract the most juice and pulp from the lemon, roll the lemon around on a table or the counter a few times.

Don't microwave fresh lemons to get more juice! Why? Microwaves change the polarity of the 'molecular structure on a cellular level' of whatever you're 'nuking'. In other words, it changes the actual structure of whatever you're cooking or heating up. It also destroys a lot of the nutrients in the process. Read more about the harmful effects of microwaves.

Always look for lemons that are bright yellow in color and look fresh. Lemons with a thicker peel, have less pulp and juice. Lemons with thinner skin, have more pulp and more juice. If none of the lemons at your store look fresh, just buy the cutesy little plastic lemons that contain lemon juice. They'll work fine until you can get the 'real thing'!

*Interesting note - If you are considering using RealLemon lemon juice, you should be aware that it contains sulfites. One of my readers wrote in about her bad experience with it. Who knew? I've used this product in the past and never had a bad reaction from it, but if you are allergic to sulfites, this is good information to know. A good substitute would be to use organic lemon juice instead.

Lemon water is easy to fix. Mix the pulp and juice from 1/2 lemon in tepid water and drink!

Looking for more great uses for lemons besides lemon water? Try these Beauty Tips with Lemon Juice to the Rescue!

The Psychology of Lemons

If you've ever sucked on a slice of lemon, you know how sour they taste! Did you know that you can make your mouth water and taste that sour taste without even having a lemon on hand? Don't believe me? Then try this: Close your eyes and picture a lemon. Now take a lemon and slice it up on the counter. Place one of the slices of your 'imaginary' lemon in your mouth and suck up it's juice. Did your mouth start to water? Does it taste sour?

Your mind is amazing, isn't it?

Lemons Served in Restaurants

You may or may not have heard about the contaminated lemon slices found in restaurants. If you order lemon water regularly though, you'll need to know this information!

The article was published in December, 2007 in the Journal of Environmental Health. It was co-authored by Anne LaGrange Loving and John Perz. Loving collected 76 lemon slices from 21 restaurants on 43 visits in Patterson, New Jersey. She swabbed both the lemon slice and the glass on which the slice had been placed immediately after the glass had been brought to her. Contamination was found on both the flesh and the rind of most of the lemon wedges, although how it got there was not determined. Some of it could have come from the fruit where it was picked and/or some of it could have come from the hands of employees. Still some of it could have originated from contaminated work surfaces.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration conducted a study in 2004 of both fast food and full service restaurants. The conclusion was that there was poor personal hygiene on the part of employees at 31% of the fast food restaurants and more than 41% of the full service restaurants.

To find out the whole truth about the study, please read the full article published on Snopes.com

So be sure to drink some lemon water (at home) today! You'll cleanse your body, clear up your complexion, and get extra Vitamin C, which we all need to feel and look great! You might also try a new product on the market called True Lemon. The company sent me mega samples to try and I really like it. True Lemon is a dehydrated form of natural lemon juice and is a great way to get lemon without having to buy them. They are also convenient to carry with you in your purse or wallet because of their compact size.

Remember that lemons and water are still very cheap! You'll stay healthier and also save money by including them in your diet today!

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