10 Lemon Water Benefits + How to Make (and detox)

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The 10 amazing lemon water benefits! What if I told you there was an inexpensive drink that keeps your skin healthy, helps your digestion, is packed with Vitamin C, and can help you lose a little weight…

No, this isn’t a late night infomercial pedaling some magic elixir. This is The Health Nerd, and I’m talking about Lemon Water.

Today I’m going to cover:

A little background about lemons, 10 health benefits, and how to make it.

Lemons were originally cultivated at around 500 B.C. in northern India and have been used for centuries for their many health benefits. They really came to shine though in the mid-18th century for their high vitamin C levels, which helped to prevent scurvy.

Fun fact: The demand was so high for lemons in the United States that people were willing to pay $1 per lemon in 1849. That’s roughly $31.25 per lemon, today.

Thankfully you won’t be paying NEAR that much and here’s the top 10 scientific reasons why you should be drinking lemon water…

1. Helps with Digestion

Lemon water has a citric acid that interacts with the enzymes of your body to produce health liver bile. This helps to keep food moving smoothly through your system.

2. Helps keep Skin Healthy and Clear

Lemon water is LOADED with vitamin C and thus, many antioxidants. These fight damage done by free radicals to keep your skin looking fresh. The vitamin c also keeps the body producing natural collagen essential to keeping skin young and healthy looking.

3. Can help with weight loss

Sipping on lemon water throughout your day can help you shed a few pounds as well. Lemon water contains pectin fiber, which helps to fight hunger cravings and keeps you more satiated from your meals.

4. Give the Immune System a Boost

The high vitamin C in lemons and the small amount of potassium will help protect you from catching that cold that’s going around the office. You can also drink it before traveling for some added protection.

5. Boosts your metabolism

Not directly through the lemons per se, but the added water has been shown to boost body’s natural metabolism by 30%.

6. Naturally detoxifying and cleansing

Lemon water helps to stimulate the liver and flush out harmful toxin buildup. This will ensure that you have better nutrient absorption from your food and get more out of the foods you eat.

7. Can help you cut down on caffeine

Many people use warm lemon water to help cut out their morning coffee intake. While there’s nothing wrong with coffee… this process many help you feel more refreshed and help you fight the afternoon crash.

8. Helps fight viral infections like sore throats

If you’re in the unfortunate position of having a sore throat just remember that warm lemon water is a great solution to help you fight off the infection.

9. Helps protect against the damages of high stress levels

When we are stressed, the hormone cortisol gets secreted into the body and can cause all sorts of problems if around for too long. Thankfully the vitamin C in lemon water stops cortisol in its tracks and will help minimize the damage.

10. Adds to your daily water intake for the day

We all know the importance of drinking a good amount of water throughout the day. Well, having lemon water will help add to your daily total of water keeping your body healthy and happy.

So if you’re ready to try some…Here’s how to make it:

Add juice from ½ lemon into 8oz of lukewarm water and drink. Avoid using HOT water, because it kills off the active enzymes in lemons.

Also, use a straw when possible, because concentrated lemon juice can wear down tooth enamel. The best time to drink it is first thing in the morning right when you wake up. This will help give you clean energy and is a great way to start your day.

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[TBM_AM]

I've lost some weight watching your videos

[ghassanalfarra]

Squeezing half a lemon in your black coffee is an immediate cure for a headache! I never believed it untill I tried it several times, it also improve s your mood and it's also a great cure for a hangover!

[Chillykev]

Awesome video man, i've been drinking lime water for a few weeks now and i can't exaggerate the great effects it's had.

[TheHealthNerdTV]

Boom! Lemon water is incredible for your health and making it is simple.

Some extra tips not found in the video: Try a little ginger for added detox and flavor boost, drink after your workouts because the high concentration of Vitamin C will lower your post workout cortisol levels, and squeeze the lemon juice into an empty cup BEFORE adding water so you can easily get the seeds out (the clog up the straw).

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[priyankajajal]

I love that you make really short videos with lots of information with scientific proof.

[jessicaaugustine]

what about lime water?? will it give similar benefits?

[bristewart]

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[KirstenMongie]

The reason why I have believed so many of the statements you've made in your video is because you have provided substantial information and sources in your video. Thank you so much for sharing your information backed with a little study ;)

[rikab]

Love your videos, to the point and easy to follow along :) Hope this channel grows big, you deserve it x
Sincerely, a new subscriber.

[MrDoobious]

Im trying to give up smoking, and hear constipation is a common side-effect and lemon water in the morning and nights can help. I guess thats part of your first point, digestion, but definitely worth noting for anyone else whose new years resolution is to quit smoking. Plus the detoxifying and stress blocking is also a bonus

[sandraponycheese]

i'm soooo happy i found your chanel. life=changed. p.s. in australia we still pay $1 per lemon

[FutileGrief]

If I add lemon to my green tea would I have a super drink? Lol. Just came from your green tea benefits video.
Also, is it bad that I add half a snall spoon of honey to it? I'm trying to lose weight.

[snailwzwz]

For the sake of Puppies, I subscribed.

[sxbatool]

I'm drinking lemon water while watching this… 😂

[mrbrightside]

Been doing this for a year, lime with lukewarm water in the morning on empty stomach. I can confirm to you all, it helps with digestion, yes more energy and plenty of other benefits mentioned in this video. I can't leave without it now, I even travel with my lime. Make it a habit, slowly you will see the benefit. And yes, use a straw or do it before brushing yr teeth. The most noticeable part is yr stool become soft and you go for no 2 much more easy and on regular basis.

[mysticnuke]

Is there limit for how much lemon water should be taken per day?

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[azarytamarov]

thank you, will be adding lemon water to my diet.

[tugcekarabalk]

Hey! Can you make a video about UVA&UVB? Which one is healthy, which one is dangerous, what is the best time for sun bathing? I need vitamin D but I don't want to get skin cancer, obviously.

[latrevino]

I Love lemon water my Grandma and Aunt always tell me about the health benefits. I will have to show them this video!😁