Water with lemon: Why it suits you

Look me straight in the eyes and repeat after me: lemon water is good for you . It is good for you and, especially in summer, it is very appealing so it is not a sacrifice to have a little lemonade every day.

I am a big fan of lemon water, I drink it every morning and my friends laugh at the vehemence with which I preach its benefits. Lemon water is prepared in a second and tastes wonderful.

Drinking water with lemon on an empty stomach may not sound very appealing at first glance, but it is a matter of getting used to it, because it only has advantages:

Benefits of water with lemon

1. It helps you stay properly hydrated - We don't usually drink all the liquid we need, so including lemonade in our daily routine is positive from every point of view.
2. It can help with weight loss - Be careful, lemon water does not help you lose weight per se . There is no point in drowning yourself in lemon water while you spend your days lying on the couch eating pork rinds. But if you use it to replace coffee a couple of times a week, you may notice something after a couple of months.
3. Prevents degradation by oxidation - Lemons, like almost all fruits and vegetables, have antioxidant properties, which helps protect us from aging and prevent cancer .
4. Healthy dose of vitamin C - If you squeeze just half a lemon into a glass of water you consume 6 calories (barely anything), but one sixth of the recommended daily intake of vitamin C.
5. Helps heal wounds - In addition to vitamin C, lemon provides a large amount of potassium and other minerals and vitamins. Vitamin C is an antioxidant and essential for producing collagen , which is necessary for repairing tissues.
6. Strengthens the immune system - Lemon water also contains citric, malic, acetic and formic acids, which help fight bacteria and other pathogens that threaten the body.
7. Prevents obesity and cardiovascular diseases - Substances present in lemon have actions related to the prevention of chronic inflammatory diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases , obesity and some cancers.

References:

• Benefits of drinking water with lemon . Infosalus.com
• Benefits of drinking water with lemon: myths and truths . DMedicina.com

Warm water or cold water

According to Dr. Amy Myers , hot or warm water is absorbed better than cold water. She recommends drinking it hot on an empty stomach, but you can continue drinking cold lemonade throughout the day.

How to prepare lemon water

1. You take a glass ,
2. You fill it with water, a quarter of a liter will be enough,
3. You cut a lemon in half with a good knife ,
4. You squeeze the juice from one of the halves over the water with a manual juicer or a lemon press ,
5. and there you have it. Go ahead and drink the lemonade. You won't say it took you long.

Rösle lemon press , Bérard wooden lemon press and Rösle manual juicer

If we haven't convinced you with all the reasons we've given you to regularly drink lemon water, it's because you're very stubborn. But we ask you to give it a chance because you'll be surprised.

Oh, and although doctors advise drinking warm or hot water to assimilate it better, we can go overboard in the summer and drink ice-cold water with lemon . After all, no one is going to tell you that, right? If you dare to do that, leaving a bottle of lemon water in the fridge will make it easier for you to drink it.