Many of us rely on caffeinated beverages to get us going in the morning. Your morning routine may not be complete without a cup or two of coffee. But what if there was a way to skip your morning coffee, without skipping the boost of energy you get from it?
Recent studies have shown that drinking lemon water first thing in the morning has a list of benefits that you'll never see from a cup of coffee. Our bodies get energy from the atoms and molecules in foods. When the negative-charged ions found in lemons enter your digestive tract, it results in increased energy levels. The scent of lemon is also known to boost your mood. All the benefits of coffee without the crash later.
Lemon water also helps aid digestion and detoxification, helps with weight loss, provides necessary amounts of vitamin C, and rejuvenates your skin. And it can help freshen your breath, and who doesn't need that first thing in the morning?
Talk of lemon water benefits have been all over the internet on Pinterest and blogs, even ABC news produced a story on it, discussing whether or not it was legitimate, and they had nothing but good things to say.
The concept is so simple, why wouldn't everyone try it? All you have to do is take a glass of warm to room temperature water, squeeze half of a fresh lemon into it, stir, and drink it. All before you eat anything in the morning. You could even prepare it the night before and warm it up for a few seconds if you're low on time.
Do you and your body a favor, and try lemon water tomorrow morning. The benefits speak for themselves.
