Add fresh lemon to your water and you will be amazed at the health benefits it will provide.
Hydration: Lemon has phytochemicals (nutrition) that our body craves, as you begin drinking it you will find your body begins to crave it. Unlike other citrus fruits, lemon and lime do NOT contain sugar, so while lemons are pre-digestively acidic, they are post digestively alkaline, which will help with your pH balance. It also appears to soften the some of “the gunk” that builds up in your organs and allows it to flush through.
Most of our American diets are TOO acidic and we need to bring our PH balance back to normal by adding alkaline foods. (I’ll explain acid vs. alkaline diets in a future blog)
A few other interesting facts…
- We are supposed to receive minerals from our food and our water. Today our water is so degraded there has been a decline in the nutrition of water.
- When we drink water our body should hold onto the water, break down the molecular structure as it absorbs the nutrition. If our body is too acidic or not performing as it should water will go straight through, meaning we drink it and less than an hour goes by and we urinate.
- When we add lemon or lime to our water, our body has phytochemical nutrition. During the process of holding onto the water to absorb this nutrition, our body has MORE TIME to break down the molecular structure and hydrate our cells
- We have 20 different cell sizes, if we don’t breakdown our water small enough, our cells cannot hydrate, thus urination right after drinking.
- Dehydration is one of the major reasons of overacidification. (Deficits in hydration, nutrition, and too much incoming acid.)
As a kid my parents always used to order water with lemon when we went out to restaurants. Part of it was a healthier choice, but the other reason was because it was much cheaper than buying a drink. As a result, I got into the habit at an early age of drinking water with lemon, not because of its health benefits, but rather I liked it. I have gone on and off with cutting up a fresh lemon and adding it to my water but after having learned of the health benefits, I have personally made more of an effort to ensure I have enough fresh lemons in the house and add them to our drinks daily. The kids actually like to add it to their water as well.
If you are one of those people who are trying to cut the regular or diet soda habit, try switching out one of your normal daily drinks with a glass of water with real lemon. You might just find out how much your body thrives on the nutrition it will be receiving.