The Truth about Drinking Lemon Water

Many people often love the tart flavor of lemon juice in their dishes. But have you ever wondered if lemon juice was healthy and if it is, how can you put it to better use? Yes, it is healthy. There are enormous benefits of lemon juice and water in your everyday life. You simply need to arm yourself with the truth about drinking lemon water.

The tart taste of a lemon comes from citric acid. Lemon juice contains about 5% citric acid. Lemon is a rich source of Vitamin C. It also contains vitamin B, riboflavin and minerals like calcium, phosphorus, magnesium as well as proteins and carbohydrates. Most people consume lemon in the form of lemon juice or lemon water.

Warm lemon water makes a healthy drink, especially when taken in the morning.

Top 12 Benefits of Daily Consumption of Lemon Water:

1. Good for Stomach

Lemon mixed with hot water relieves many digestion problems. These include nausea, heartburn, and parasites. Due to the digestive qualities of lemon juice, symptoms of indigestion such as heartburn, bloating, and belching are relieved. By drinking lemon juice regularly, the bowels are aided in eliminating waste more efficiently. Lemon acts as a blood purifier and as a cleansing agent. The intake of lemon juice can cure constipation. 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.

2. Excellent for Skin Care

Lemon, being a natural antiseptic, can help to cure problems related to the skin. Lemon is a vitamin C rich citrus fruit that enhances your beauty, by rejuvenating skin from within and thus bringing a glow on your face. Daily consumption of lemon water can make a huge difference in the appearance of your skin. It acts as an anti-aging remedy and can remove wrinkles and blackheads. Lemon water if applied on the areas of burns can fade the scars. As lemon is a cooling agent, it reduces the burning sensation on the skin.

3. Aids in Dental Care

Lemon water can be used in dental care. If fresh lemon juice is applied on the areas of toothache, it can assist in getting rid of the pain. The massaging of lemon juice on gums can stop gum bleeding. It gives relief from bad breath and other problems related to gums.

4. Cures Throat Infections

Lemon is an excellent remedy that aids in fighting problems related to throat infections, sore throat and tonsillitis. It contains citric acid which helps to break up the mucus that causes a sore throat as well as antibacterial properties that help to kill bacteria in the throat. For sore throat, dilute one-half lemon juice with a small amount of water and gargle frequently.

5. Good for Weight Loss

One of the major health benefits of drinking lemon water is that it paves the way for losing weight faster, thus acting as a great weight loss remedy. If a person takes lemon juice mixed with lukewarm water and honey, it can help with fat loss and flushing toxins from the body.

6. Controls High Blood Pressure

Lemon water works wonders for people having heart problems, owing to its high potassium content. It helps to control high blood pressure, dizziness, nausea as well as provides relaxation to mind and body. It also reduces mental stress and depression.

7. Assists in Curing Respiratory Disorders

Lemon water assists in curing respiratory problems, along with breathing problems and revives a person suffering from asthma. Lemons are rich in anti-inflammatory antioxidants. Asthma is caused by inflammation of the airways, so it’s beneficial to consume foods that can help lower inflammation.

8. Good for Treating Rheumatism

Lemon is also a diuretic and hence lemon water can treat rheumatism and arthritis. It helps to flush out bacteria and toxins out of the body. Arthritis patients who consume high doses of vitamin C show reduced long-term damage to their joints.

9. Reduces Fever

Lemon water can treat a person who is suffering from cold, flu or fever. It helps to break fever by increasing perspiration.

10. Acts as A Blood Purifier

The diseases like cholera or malaria can be treated with lemon water as it can act as a blood purifier.

11. Good for Glaucoma and Cataracts

Just a drop of filtered juice from a lemon in each eye in the morning can aid with glaucoma and the beginning stages of cataracts. The lemon juice will sting, but your eyes will feel refreshed and renewed afterwards as the lemon juice stimulates your tear production system to cleanse and moisten the cornea and sclera.

12. Reduces Stress

Lemon water aids in proper functioning of the nervous system (as lemon has a high content of potassium). Depression and anxiety are often the result of low levels of potassium in the body. The nervous system needs a sufficient amount of potassium to ensure sustainable signals to the heart.

HOW MUCH SHOULD I DRINK?

There is a detailed water calculation formula that we will go over in another post, but as a general rule you should drink at least half your weight in ounces every day. More in the summer or when doing activities that produce sweat. Cut a lemon in half and squeeze it into a 32oz mason jar and fill it with water, leaving the lemon to soak in the water as I drink it. I try to drink 2-3 of these 32oz mason jars of water each day, leaving the half of lemon soaking in it until I am done drinking it. I prefer my water to be cool, but I do heat up the first jar of water so that it is warm. Room temperature is the healthiest way to drink it.

Do not just remain oblivious to the gifts of nature such as this, for you should always try to make the most of them. So, make it a part of your daily routine to drink a glass of warm lemon water in the morning and then open your gateway to enjoy its health benefits.

Always use fresh juice, squeezed from a good lemon, but if a fresh lemon is unavailable, we use: Lakewood Juice Pure Lemon Organic, 32 Oz

READ MORE ABOUT LEMON WATER:

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/6-lemon-health-benefits

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/foods/lemons#lemon-water

https://www.verywellfit.com/lemons-nutrition-facts-calories-and-health-benefits-4114176

http://www.rediff.com/getahead/report/the-top-10-health-benefits-of-lemon-water/20101115.htm

Hebrews 10:22

Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

John 7:38

He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

Isaiah 58:11

And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

Ephesians 5:26

That He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

THE TRUTH ABOUT LEMON WATER FROM THE SPIRIT OF PROPHECY (Ellen White)

DROPS SQUIRTED IN THE MOUTH REVIVES SOMEONE WHO PASSED OUT:

The third day when the aromatic odor of the cigars came to me I became stomach-sick. The most intense pain pierced my eyeballs and back of the eyeballs in my head. It seemed that the top of my head was crashing like broken glass. My distress became very great. I thought I was going into a fit. Large drops of perspiration stood upon my face and my entire body broke out in profuse perspiration.

Then came a confused noise in my head and I became blind and fainted entirely away.

In half an hour I revived by lemon juice being pressed in my mouth I knew as soon as I revived that it was the smoking of cigars which had thus affected me. All in the cars were alarmed and smoking was banished from the car. I have not fully recovered from the effects of this illness. {11MR 122.1} (Ellen White, Manuscript Releases Volume 11, page 122, paragraph 1)

LEMON JUICE FOR RHEUMATISM, THE HEAD AND MALARIA:

I use lemon juice freely. It is the best thing you could use for rheumatism, for your head, and for malaria.  –Letter 119, 1896, p. 3. (To “Children,” July 31, 1896.) Released 1958. {2MR 48.1} (Ellen White, Manuscript Releases Volume 2, page 48, paragraph 1)

LEMON JUICE FOR HOT WEATHER:

We have pressed out the juice from the lemons also, in order that we may furnish palatable drink for hot weather… {6MR 135.2} (Ellen White, Manuscript Releases Volume 6, page 135, paragraph 2)

Monday, March 3, 1873–We have had a beautiful day. We have had no hindrance on account of snow. We passed through many snow sheds. I conversed with a young man who is dying with consumption. He is an infidel I cannot reach. He says when he dies it is the last of him. He has led a dissolute life and dies as the beast dieth. It made the Christian life look so bright in contrast with the gloomy prospects of this poor sinner who could not comfort himself with any bright picture when he should live again. His brightest hope is in no existence beyond the grave. I gave him lemons and tried to make him as comfortable as possible, but sad, sad is the thought of this man’s future. A just God he must meet.  {11MR 120.4} (Ellen White, Manuscript Releases Volume 11, page 120, paragraph 4)

In the morning I take lemon and water. I drink nothing between meals unless it be occasionally some lemon and water…  (21MR 290.6) (Ellen White, Manuscript Releases Volume 21, page 290, paragraph 6)

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