Ten Reasons You Should Drink Lemon Water Every Morning

There's no better time than first thing in the morning to flush out your body and boost your energy. Think about it: After sleeping for eight hours (hopefully), your stomach is empty and your cells are dehydrated. Lemon juice charges a plain glass of water with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, enzymes and trace elements which are better absorbed before you eat breakfast.

This one change to your routine can lead to increased immunity, improved digestion, weight loss, radiant skin and more.

1. Aid Digestion

Of course hydration is crucial for proper digestion. But adding lemon to your water goes a step further because the atomic structure of lemon juice is actually similar to digestive juices. This stimulates your liver into producing bile, which breaks down food and aids in digestion.

2. Lose Weight

Naturally if you're digesting your food better, it will move through your system more efficiently instead of getting stuck in your system, so to speak. But lemons also contain a polysaccharide known as pectin, which is an appetite suppressant that makes you feel fuller longer.

3. Boost Vitamin C

Lemon juice is packed with vitamin C, which is vital for the growth and repair of tissues in all parts of your body, from wound healing to maintenance of bones and teeth. Since you can't make it on your own, it must be obtained through food.

4. Support Immunity

Vitamin C is also an antioxidant which fights free radicals that damage cells and tissues. This helps the immune system fight off illness. Additionally, vitamin C stimulates the production of white blood cells which are essential for the functioning of your immune system.

5. Detox

Vitamin C strikes again. Its antiseptic properties stimulate the liver in removing toxins. As mentioned earlier, lemon juice signals the liver to produce more bile and digest more efficiently - this will also have a cleansing effect. Lastly, lemon is a mild diuretic and will help flush toxins out through the urinary tract.

6. Alkalize

Research has proven that disease cannot survive in alkaline environments. You may have heard that citrus is acidic, but this is only partly true. Once it leaves your mouth and enters the digestive system, it can actually raise the pH of your body.

7. Reduce Inflammation

Acidity can cause inflammation and inflammation leads to disease. The alkalizing effect of lemon can therefore help to reduce inflammation. And once again, the antioxidative power of vitamin C to fight free radicals that damage cells and tissue also leads to fewer signals for inflammation.

8. Energize

Instead of coffee in the morning, you may find that the invigorating scent and taste of lemon will jumpstart your day, not to mention the nutritional boost.

9. Enhance Mood

Lemons contain potassium, the deficiency of which has been linked to anxiety and depression. Even just the scent has been used in aromatherapy to lift mood.

10. Rejuvenate Skin

Lemon water can help clear skin because vitamin C is known to help the body produce collagen. It also helps to fight free radicals and flush out toxins that ruin skin.

OK...Now How to Do It?

It's easy and inexpensive to make this one change in your morning routine! Just squeeze half a lemon in 16 ounces of warm or room temp water. Not hot water because you don't want to kill the nutrients, and not cold water because it may be a shock to your system. Drink 15-30 minutes before you eat breakfast for optimal absorption and peak health!

Now give it a BOOST!

Super-boost your lemon water with a teaspoon of Sun is Shining Supergreens for a really incredible morning routine. Supergreens contains 19 green superfoods, and it adds 158% vitamin B12, 123% vitamin A, iron, B2, calcium and loads of other nutrients to your morning lemon water.

Supergreens also contains probiotics and enzymes to support digestion and gut health. You will feel alkalized and energized while boosting immunity... Try adding Supergreens to your daily routine and feel the amazing difference!

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