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7 Benefits Of Lemon Water

One of the most common uses of lemon is to season your food and to detox. With warm days around the corner, we share more reasons to add lemon water to your life to help improve your health, inside out.

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Clears Skin

Drinking water flushes out toxins from the body, but with added lemon, it can help keep our skin clear. Lemon has vitamin C, which targets blemishes and decreases wrinkles. Drink a cup of warm water and lemon 30 minutes before your breakfast for best results.

Boosts immune system

The potassium in lemon juice helps control blood pressure and stimulates brain function and vitamin C helps fight colds. For days when you’re feeling sick, drink hot water with lemon and honey.

Promotes weight loss

Add some lemon slice to your water because it will boost your metabolism, fight cravings, and flush out water weight.

Cures hangover

Drinking lemon water can help soothe your stomach, which can be sensitive after a night of drinking. Drinking hot water with lemon can act as an antiseptic and help detox your system from all that booze.

Fights bad breath

Lemon water helps freshen your breath after having some drinks, a spicy meal or if you are a smoker.

Helps digestion

Drinking lemon water can help heal stomach aches.

Reduces excessive mucus

A majority of people that eat dairy tend to have a lot of mucus in the morning. Drinking lemon water will help reduce your mucus, eaves your throat uncoated and not irritated. Source: natural news

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