Lemon water is rich in flavonoids and these antioxidants reduce oxidative stress, protect cells, help the metabolism, improve blood circulation and have a positive effect on blood sugar levels.

1. Lemon water helps with losing weight.

2. It is good for the joints and soothes pain in the joints and the muscles.

3. If you drink lemons with lukewarm water the acids in the lemon react with other enzymes and acids, helping digestion.

4. It cleanses the liver, boosting its ability to get rid of toxics.

5. Thanks to the lemon’s anti-inflammatory effect it helps defeating respiratory illnesses, throat inflammations and angina.

6. It helps controlling laxity.

7. Depression and anxiety can be caused by the blood’s low potassium levels, so the nervous system needs the appropriate amount of potassium, which can be found in lemons.

8. It cleanses the blood, the veins and the arteries.

9. It is particularly great for pregnant women, since lemons are filled with vitamin C, which helps the body to fight illnesses. It helps the baby’s bone tissue growth, and because of the high potassium levels, it improves the development of the baby’s brain tissues and nervous system.

10. The alkalescence of the lemons reduces the chances of cancer, since cancer can’t grow in an alkaline environment.

It is also important when you consume your lemon water. The best is to drink it right after waking up, before eating, because during the night our bodies naturally detoxify themselves – if we let it do its job and get enough sleep – and we can further improve that process by drinking some lemon water, jump starting and cleaning the intestines.

Tipp: Squeeze one lemon to a glass of room-temperature water or put two drops of bio lemon essential oil in it.