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You’ve probably heard about the many health benefits of daily morning drinking of water with fresh lemon juice.
In fact, there are a number of variations of this recipe, but not all of them are equally effective. First, however, let’s recall its main benefits.
Benefits of drinking lemon juice water in the morning
Lemon juice is primarily known for supporting the body’s metabolism.
The result is faster fat burning, prevention of weight gain, quicker weight loss, and the production of sufficient energy for your everyday activities.
In addition, lemon juice contains a variety of vitamins, minerals and essential oils that are good immune stimulants.
Therefore it is best to drink lemon water right after waking up in the morning. However, some people prefer to drink it gradually throughout the day.
Lemons are indeed a versatile food, so you should try to consume them more and more often. It’s a good idea to keep a mesh bag with several lemons in the fridge at hand.
Here are a few interesting facts about this fruit:
- A glass (2 dl) of fresh lemon juice contains up to 187% of the recommended daily dose of vitamin C.
- Lemon juice is very rich in potassium, magnesium and other essential minerals.
The mistake people most often make when drinking lemon juice
What most people usually do is take a glass of cold water and squeeze lemon juice into it.
And what’s the problem? The problem basically comes down to two things.
1. Water temperature
The first thing is the fact that cold water has a suppressing effect on the body, and especially on digestion.
What you need in the morning is primarily to kick-start your metabolism and digestion, which in turn supports the production of bodily energy and weight loss.
And cold water doesn’t really help with that goal. Therefore it’s better to use lukewarm water instead of cold water.
You can get this most easily by topping up a glass of cold water with a little boiling water heated in an electric kettle.
2. Not using the pulp and peel
The second thing is the fact that people squeeze only the juice into the water without the pulp, while it is precisely the pulp that contains many beneficial substances including fiber, which the juice does not contain.
Even more valuable, however, is the lemon peel itself, which has several times higher contents of vitamins and minerals than the juice.
However, because most lemons today are sprayed, it would not be appropriate to consume the whole peel.
What you can do, however, is grate the inner part of the peel and add it to your morning water.
This way, the amount and bioavailability of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants in your morning lemon water will increase dramatically.
