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Lemon Water

  • Writer: Gwen Moye
    Gwen Moye
  • Nov 12, 2017
  • 8 min read

It's a fact is that managing your health and nutrition is not always easy. Depending on who you talk to you will many different ways to do it, which can change depending on who you are talking to. Some may advise cutting meat from your diet, while others may promote eating more meat through a low-carbs and Paleo diets. This can happen with just about everything, from how much protein you need, carbs and sugar or whether a vegetarian or vegan diet will be good for you.

Although there is a lot of noise surrounding the weight loss niche one thing that will always remain true for every diet or even lifestyle change: We all need to drink more water. I have already started on my journey to drinking more water and the results, let's just say I love what I see when I look in the mirror. While it is good to drink as much water as you can throughout the day everyday but, what happens if you don't like the taste of water? adding fruits to your water, like lemons does the trick for a lot of people.

When it comes to lemon water many people actually like the taste of lemon water and in a recent survey they said it tastes delicious, and many reported seeing a change in their weight. Now even if weight loss is not one of your goals, it is still beneficial in a lot ways you might not have thought of. Check out more information about lemon water.

Health Benefits of Lemon Water

There are many ways to drink lemon water but before we get into that Let's check out some of the main health benefits of lemon water. You should drink lemon water daily because not only for the taste but everyone should know it just plain healthy to drink water period... Again it will help you lose weight, improve your digestion system, you will get a ton of nutrients that includes vitamins and minerals. Vitamin c is one of the best because 1 cup will give you 100% of you daily amount and that is all you need.Now vitamin c is not the only nutrient you will get. Did you know that lemon water is low in fats and calories with a small amount of sugar as well? Well it's true, lemon water is loade with patassium, copper and magnesium and that's not all fiber, thiamin vitamin b6 and vitamin e. All these nutients are from lemons so the more lemons you use in your water the more of the nutrients you will get daily.

Digestion:

Are you having difficulties with your digestive system, then you need lemon water just drinking more water daily can really help to get things moving and decrease your abdominal cramps if you are having them and other digestion issues. However, just by adding some lemons to your water, will give you that extra little boost. Why are lemons so helpful to us? There are digestive juices inside our stomach, that is very much like the structure of lemon juice. They work together really well, so while some may be concerned the acidity of lemons would making you feel ill, it usually has the opposite effect.

Your Immune System:

Lemon water is great for giving your immune system a nice boost.Again back to the vitamin c which helps prevent colds, flu, and other immune system illnesses. Even if you have people around you that are are ill you don't have to be are afraid of catching their cold, because of the lemon water that is to boosting your vitamin C intake, and if drinking enough it will help to boost it enough to fight off the illness.

Fresh Breath:

Not many people know that just drinking a glass of warm lemon water in the morning can give your breath that refreshing feeling and others around you will notice it too. They are great for getting rid of bad breath, suffering from toothaches. they can relieve that to. However, you need to be careful and don’t brush your teeth directly before or after drinking it. The citric acid has the potential to wear away at your tooth enamel.

Your Skin:

You want healthy, clear, glowing skin? The vitamin C can also boost the natural collagen production in your skin, making you look more youthful.

Lose Weight Easy:

Just know that drinking lemon water on its own will not necessarily help you lose weight without other changes at work for you, it will boost your weight loss efforts when combined with other diet and exercise changes. The fact is when you add lemon water to your morning routine, and you find yourself drinking more water because you like the taste that can help to raise your metabolic rate, which helps you burn fat much faster.

Making lemon water is more than just putting just putting a few lemon slices or wedges into a glass of water. This is a great way to make water taste good when you are trying to hydrate and drink less soft drinks and other beverages that aren’t good for you, the health benefits won’t be the same as making real lemon water. Remember it isn’t just the flavor of the water, but the concentration of the lemon juice. You will need the actual juice of a lemon in order to get all the vitamin C and other nutrients.

Keep in mind that when you are drinking lemon water for all the health benefits, it needs to be warm water. This does not have to be the case every single time, however in the morning if you are trying to boost your metabolism, drink at least one small cup of warm lemon water. Then for the rest of the day, you can enjoy your cold pitcher of lemon water or infused water with lemons.

Great Lemon Water Recipe To get you started

Here is how to make a single glass of lemon water, you need about ¼ cup of water, squeeze juice from ½ lemon and about 1/3 cup of boiling water added in. You should add the lemon juice to your empty glass first, using a lemon reamer or handheld juicer to extract as much lemon juice from it as you can.

This will increase its concentration. Now add the cold water and boiling water to the glass, which is going to make the water warm enough for the health benefits. If you are having cold lemon water, add the juice of a fresh lemon to a glass of cold water, or you can follow the directions further down in this report to make lemon infused water.

Here are some great combinations that you can try. Make infused lemon water with ingredients that complement it well. But remember don’t be afraid to try your own concoctions as well!

Strawberry, Lemon, MintThis is a really fun, easy and sweet lemon water to try. You can start by making the lemon infused water as you normally would, just add some fresh mint (no muddling needed), and some sliced strawberries. Slicing them helps to release the nutrients into the cup or pitcher. Got a garden you can grow your own buy seeds from us

Lemon and Lime – This pretty and citrus infused water that combines lemons and limes, both are sliced thinly with the juice and zest added to the water. You can also add in any other citrus fruits you think would work well with it. You need to try this because it is a really refreshing infused water.

How To Grow Lemons In a Container

You need to choose a Clay pot with drainage holes they are ideal because unlike plastic it is porous and evaporates water from sides, this helps the lemon tree to grow well as it dislikes being water logged. The quality and type of soil is an important factor too. For growing high yielding lemon plants, use well draining potting mix.

You need to prepare your potting soil in a separate pot or bucket. All you do is pour some soil into a large bucket and add water to it until it is damp.

Mix the soil with your hand or a trowel until it is evenly damp. Never allow the soil to become soggy, or the seeds will rot. You will need a well-draining soil. Remember lemon trees love water, however they hate to sit in it.

Try buy a pasteurized soil mix. Pasteurization gets rid of any bacteria that can kill seeds. Consider getting a soil that is a blend of peat, perlite, and organic fertilizer. This will allow your seedling proper drainage and nutrients.

Pour soil in the pot. You need to stop when the top of the soil is about 1 inch 2.54 centimeters from the rim.

For the hole you need to make a ½ inch (1.27 centimeter) deep hole in the soil. You can use your finger or some other item such as a pencil.

Choose a plump-looking seed from a lemon. It may be necessary to use an organic lemon because seeds from a non-organic lemon may not sprout. Do not try to plant seeds that look too tiny (like a grain of rice) or that look shriveled (like a raisin). These seeds either won't sprout or won't grow into healthy seedlings.

Planting 5 to 10 lemon seeds at one time, in case some of the seeds don't sprout or don't make it past seedling-hood.

Keep in mind that trees that come from seeds are not identical to the parent tree that they came from. Sometimes, the fruit that the new saplings produce is of a lesser quality. Other times, they do not produce fruit at all. This does not prevent the young tree from being visually pleasing. Keep this in mind when growing your lemons.

It's is time to drop the seed into the hole and cover it up. Always make sure that the pointy tip is pointing downward in the the soil, and the rounded part is pointing upward towards you. Because the roots always come out of the pointy part is the reason you want to do it this way.

Cover container with a piece of clear plastic cling wrap put over the pot. then wrap a rubber band around the plastic wrap to secure it to the pot. Next Poke a few holes into the cling wrap. You can use a pencil to do this, toothpick. These holes will allow the lemon plant to breathe.

Next put the pot in a warm location or a sunny location, but sunlight is not important at this point. In some cases too much sunlight can "cook" the young, delicate seedlings. You should see a sprout emerge in a about two weeks.The best temperature is between 68°F and 82.4°F (20°C and 28°C).

Next all you have to do is water the soil every time you see it get dried out. Although the plastic wrap should help trap the moisture, and the condensation should from that should rain down onto the soil, making it damp again. Know your zone In very dry environments, this may not happen. If you see the soil start to become dry, remove the plastic wrap and water the plant. making sure you re-cover the pot with the plastic wrap when you are done watering.

Now, you can remove the plastic covering once you start to see the sprout appears then you transfer the pot to a warm, sunny location. Remember to keep the soil damp, but do not let it

become soggy That's it that is all there is to planting lemon seeds.


 
 
 

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