Get on the LEMON train, ill give you 20 reasons you can't refuse.

20 reasons to start your day with lemon water / juice

First of all let me start by letting you know that I have been a Personal Trainer in Norway for 10 years and a Teacher for 5 years . And all information I give you are information that I have researched trough a variety of articles and always tried it out in my diet before recommending it to you.

I really feel I need to have felt something on my own body before recommending it to others, and I have been drinking lemon juice for the past 6 months. I haven't been sick , I feel great and hopefully there is more to it than placebo . I live a balanced life between work,training and enjoying a late night out. ( and even after a late night out,there is some benefits behind lemon water, read on ;)

I truly feel that this is something everyone should add to their diet. I have passed it on to my family and we are all on the freakin' lemon train now.

I have gathered the beneficial benefits in 20 reasons you should get on the lemon train.

1. Improved digestion: The lemon helps the liver to produce acid needed for digestion to run its course, and has otherwise vitamins and minerals that help to keep toxins away from the digestive tract.

2. Heartburn: Struggling with heartburn, try drinking half a glass of water with a teaspoon of lemon juice.

3. Diuretic: The lemon is a diuretic making you naturally go to the toilet more often. The toxins that are in your body will leave your body faster.

4. Lemon strengthens the immune system: Because of the large amounts of vitamin C found in lemon. Lemon is valuable for strengthening the immune system and prevent illness. Nobody wants to get sick.

5. Viral infections: Struggling with colds and coughs, simply start drinking your lemon juice / water

6. Healing effect: As an extension of the above, we can generally say that the lemon contains both vitamin C and ascorbic acid. This is important for a healthy skeleton and to recuperate from injuries and illness.

7. Get rid of phlegm in the chest: Are you getting a lot of dairy products,? Then you might be bothered by mucus in the chest and coughing when you wake up in the morning. Some lemon water will help towards this!

8. Can get you in a good mood: Just the smell of lemon should be enough to get you to relax and lower your shoulders. And even better is that the lemon is good for mental health thanks to the potassium found in lemon.

9. High levels of potassium: For the mental health: The lemon contains a lot of potassium which will strengthen the brain and nervous system. You will be more prone to anxiety and depression, so just start squeezing lemons !

10. Oral hygiene: Oh yeah. Lemon water is the natural way to go to get fresh breath. In addition it can ease toothache. But you must keep in mind that lemon juice is harsh for your teeth, I recommended to brush your teeth before or some time after you've been drinking lemon water. Alternatively you can gargle a little plain water to rinse the acid away.

11. Lower blood pressure:You could lower your blood pressure by around 10% by getting in on the juice of one lemon daily.

12. Cleans the outside: Lemons contain antioxidants that help skin stay clean and pretty.It is claimed that vitamin C helps to reduce signs of aging like wrinkles and dark spots. You can actually apply some lemon directly on the areas that should need it.

13. Cleans the inside : Lemon water also take care of what's on the inside. You know, organs and stuff.

14. Can contribute to weight loss: Amazingly lemon contains something called pectin, which should be able to curb appetite.

15. Day After: A tip for anyone who has looked after a cure against the bodily discomfort we often feel the day after an evening out. Lemon water will have a cleansing effect and thus help your stomach when it suffers the next day.

16. Bloated stomach: Lemon juice acts as a mild and gentle detox and ensures that wastes are flushed out.

17. After training: After a hard (or not so hard) training session we have lost a lot of fluid and it should then be replaced. Instead of drinking plain water, it is smart to drink lemon water since you refill your body with salts that your body loses while exercising.

18. Anti-inflammatory: Inflammation in the body can be painful issues but lemon water will have a beneficial effect on these conditions. The acid from the lemon will namely help to draw uric acid from the joints. Lemon Water will once again be the salvation.

19. Reduces the risk of cancer (?): Studies claimed to show that cancer cells can not thrive in an alkaline environment. Lemons have an alkaline effect in the body. It is so that lemons are acidic, but acid in them helps make body cells more alkaline.

20. Lowers the desire for caffeine: Although it may not feel as natural to cuddle up with the Sunday newspaper with a glass of diluted lemon water , there is a great deal of people who think they felt equally awaken and spike after replacing the coffee with lemon water.

Do yourself a favor and add this to your diet NOW.