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Should you add lemon to your water? What are the health benefits?

Posted On : 18/03/2020

There is a lot of talk surrounding the idea of adding lemon to your water for its various health benefits. Many restaurants serve it routinely, and some people start their day with lemon water instead of tea or coffee. Undoubtedly lemons are delicious but does adding them to water improve your health?

Lemons have been used for centuries and have been highly regarded in the past for treating various illnesses. Below are the seven ways your body may benefit from lemon water. We know that good hydration plays a significant role in our health and wellbeing, so when life gives you lemons, make lemon water! Adding lemons to your chilled and filtered water not only adds that extra taste boost but there are many other advantages to your health.

  1. Promotes Hydration

According to the food nutrition board, general guidelines suggest that women should get at least 91 ounces of water each day, and men should get at least 125 ounces. Water is the best beverage for hydration, but some people don’t like the taste of it on its own. Adding lemon enhances your water’s flavour, which may encourage you to drink more.

  1. Source of vitamin C

Lemons and citrus fruits are high in vitamin C, a primary antioxidant that helps protect cells from damaging free radicals. Some sources suggest that vitamin C can prevent or limit the duration of the common cold and reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke, and also lower blood pressure. Although lemons aren’t the highest fruit in vitamin C, they are still a very good source.

  1. Supports weight loss

Research into mice has found that polyphenol antioxidants found in lemons significantly reduces weight gain. These antioxidant compounds also offset negative effects of blood glucose levels and improve insulin resistance. Although these results have not yet been proven in humans, anecdotal evidence offers strong support for lemons and their benefits for weight loss.

  1. It improves your skin quality

Vitamin C found in lemons may help reduce wrinkles, dry skin and sun damage. How water improves skin is debated, but one thing is for certain. If your skin loses moisture, it becomes dry and prone to wrinkles. A study found that a citrus-based drink helped prevent the development of wrinkles in mice.

  1. Aids digestion

Drinking warm or hot lemon water when you wake up may help to get your digestive system moving. Drinking more water can help to reduce the risk of constipation, and the lemon will help to stimulate healthy digestion and elimination of waste. The acid in lemon juice will also help to break down your food more efficiently, making it easier for your body to extract maximum nutrients from every meal.

  1. Helps prevent kidney stones

The citric acid in lemons may help prevent kidney stones. Citrate, a salt in citric acid, binds to calcium and helps block stone formation. Studies have shown that drinking ½ cup of lemon juice concentrate diluted in water each day, or the juice of two lemons, can increase urine citrate and likely reduce kidney stone risk.

Although much of the research around lemon water is anecdotal, it definitly suggests that lemon water has many potential health benefits. Aside from those, adding lemon to your water can help you drink more throughout the day and keep you hydrated, and staying hydrated is critical to good health, so lemon water is pretty much a win-win!