Acidity is the cause of chronic inflammation and the root of most disease. Here is an easy way to reduce inflammation and acidity in your body and improve your overall health.
When you wake up brush your teeth first thing. The organs release toxins while you sleep that end up in your mouth and are harmful to swallow. Some of you might already do a practice called “oil pulling” and/or use a tongue scraper first.
After your mouth is clean, squeeze the juice of one lemon into a 16oz. glass of warm water and drink. Stay hydrated with warm or room temperature water throughout the day and add lemon when you feel like it!
Here are some of the benefits of lemon water:
Balances pH
Lemons are one of the most alkalizing foods for the body. Lemons contain both citric and ascorbic acid, weak acids easily metabolized by the body allowing the mineral content of lemons to alkalize the blood. Disease states only occur when the body pH is acidic. Drinking lemon water regularly can help to remove the overall acidity in the body, including uric acid in the joints, which is one of the primary causes of pain and inflammation.
Boosts Immune System
Lemons are high in vitamin C, which is great for fighting off cold, recovering from stress, sickness, and injury, and reduces the amount of phlegm produced by the body. They are high in potassium, which stimulates brain and nerve function and controls blood pressure. The ascorbic acid (vitamin C) found in lemons is anti-inflammatory and is used to support asthma and other respiratory symptoms. Lemons also contain saponins, which show antimicrobial properties that may help keep cold, flu, and other viral infections at bay. The ascorbic acid found in lemons also enhances iron absorption in the body and iron plays an important role in immune function. This essential nutrient aids in the recovery from stress.
Clears Skin
The vitamin C in lemons helps decrease wrinkles and blemishes and helps to combat free radical damage. Lemons water purges toxins from the blood, kills bacteria known to cause acne and rejuvenates your skin from inside out! You can even apply it topically to age spots and scars to reduce their appearance.
Lemon water also aids digestion, helps with weight loss, freshens breath, and gives you an energy boost.
When life gives you lemons, drink lemon water. Cheers!
P.S. When you drink alcohol have a glass of lemon water before you go to sleep.
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