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10 Amazing Things That Happen When You Drink Lemon Water

lemon water detoxA lemon can pack a powerful punch with some amazing benefits. It balances PH, keeps your skin clear and glowing, it kick starts your digestive system, helps with weight loss, and helps to control your coffee habit. Lemon is also a natural energizer, it hydrates, it detoxifies, and it oxygenates the body so it feels revitalized and refreshed!

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Following are a few reasons why you need to take a sip of lemon water soon and often:

10. It Helps with Digestion

Lemon can help relieve many digestion problems when mixed with hot water. These include nausea, heartburn and parasites. Due to the digestive qualities of lemon juice, symptoms of indigestion such as heartburn, bloating and belching are relieved.

By drinking lemon juice regularly, the bowels are aided in eliminating waste more efficiently. Lemon acts as a blood purifier and as a cleansing agent. The intake of lemon juice can cure constipation. It is even known to help relieve hiccups when consumed as a juice.

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Lemon juice acts as a liver tonic and helps you digest your food by helping your liver produce more bile. It decreases the amount of phlegm produced by your body. It is also thought to help dissolve gallstones.

9. It Helps Clear Your Skin

Lemon, being a natural antiseptic medicine, can participate to cure problems related to skin. Lemon is a Vitamin-C-rich citrus fruit that enhances your beauty, by rejuvenating skin from within and thus bringing a glow on your face.

Daily consumption of lemon water can make a huge difference in the appearance of your skin. It acts as an anti-aging remedy and can remove wrinkles and blackheads. Lemon water if applied on the areas of burns can fade the scars. As lemon is a cooling agent, it reduces the burning sensation on the skin.

7. It helps with your Teeth, Gums, and Tongue

Lemon water is used in dental care also. If fresh lemon juice is applied on the areas of toothache, it can assist in getting rid of the pain.

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The massages of lemon juice on gums can stop gum bleeding. It gives relief from bad smell and other problems related to gums.

6. It Cures Throat Infections

Lemon is an excellent fruit that aids in fighting problems related to throat infections, tonsils, and sore

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