While it is important that we all drink water regularly for good health, many people do not drink enough water because they do not like the taste of the chemicals used to purify it.
There are, however some very simple ways in which to make your tap water taste better so that you and your family drink more, such as adding herbs, cordials and the juice of the good old lemon.
Adding some lemon juice to a glass or mug of hot water and drinking that first thing in the morning is a great way to start your day; it will kick-start your metabolism and ensure that you are rehydrated for the day after a night without any fluid intake.
Apart from just tasting good in water, lemons also have an overall good effect on your health:
- Drinking hot lemon water in the morning is incredibly refreshing and invigorating;
- Drinking hot lemon water will give your GI tract the push it needs in the morning to get things moving along quickly;
- Drinking lemon water helps reduce fluid retention;
- According to many health experts, lemon water’s acidity helps with the digestive
- process;
- Lemon water slows the absorption of food which conserves insulin stores in your body, thereby ensuring that your body gets the most out of the food it’s processing;
- Lemons are a particularly great source of vitamin C – one cup of fresh lemon juice will provide 187% of the recommended daily serving of vitamin C; and
- Lemon juice also contains loads of magnesium, potassium and copper;
The best way to make your lemon water is to slice your lemons to whatever thickness you prefer and squeeze some of the sliced into the water and grate some of the zest of the lemon slices in too. Place any remaining lemon slices into your glass or mug, fill to the brim with hot water and enjoy.
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