Perhaps you have heard that a lemon and honey drink in
the morning works wonders for health. Both honey and
lemon contain powerful therapeutic properties that when
combined, make an excellent health tonic.
The drink is really simple to make, and it doesn’t take
much effort to drink it in one go. In fact, most people start
looking forward to this energy drink within a few days of
starting on it. Give it a try, and you just might turn into an
advocate.
To make the honey- lemon
drink:
1. Boil a cup of water and allow it to cool until it is
just warm to touch.
2. Add a teaspoonful of organic, unprocessed honey
A
nd stir well to dissolve.
3. Squeeze the juice of half a lemon into the honey
water, give it a stir and drink up.
It is important that you drink the mixture immediately after
preparing it, preferably on an empty stomach, to derive all
the benefits. Do not reheat the mixture. According to
Ayurvedic principles, heating honey makes it toxic. If that
doesn’t make sense, we can at least acknowledge that
heating this half-digested nectar may destroy the bee
enzymes and other beneficial substances in it. They are
what make honey a unique natural sweetener.
Let’s look at some very good reasons to start the day with
this drink.
1.It detoxifies the body
Numerous toxic substances enter our body through food
contaminated with chemical pesticides and fertilizers.
Environmental pollutants also get absorbed through our
skin and respiratory tract. They accumulate in tissues,
especially in the liver and kidneys, and interfere with their
proper functioning.
Citrus fruit juices are popular in detoxifying liquid diets.
Lemon water mixed with honey is a gentle, yet powerful
detoxification agent. It is a liver tonic, improving its
function of neutralizing toxins. Its diuretic effect helps in
flushing out the toxins through urine.
2. Lemon-honey water melts down fat
Weight loss effects of lemon and honey water have been
exploited by many with good results. Lemon juice
increases body secretions, improving blood and lymph
movement. This, as well as the diuretic effect, eliminates
toxins accumulated in the body. In case you didn’t know it
already, accumulation of toxins is one of the major
reasons for obesity. Our body takes these substances out
of circulation by trapping them in fat tissue.
Warm lemon-honey drink increases metabolism too.
Drinking a glass on an empty stomach gets you in the fat-
burning mode right from the beginning.
3.It clears the skin of acne
Taking lemon and honey water early in the morning is one
of the best things you can do for acne control. You may
find the skin getting clearer within 2 to 3 weeks of starting
on this drink. Some people find that applying lemon juice
on the face helps control their acne, but this treatment is
not for everyone.
Lemon juice does have an oil-cutting effect that may help
remove excess oil from the skin. Citric acid acts as a
chemical exfoliating agent, removing dead skin cells and
accumulated debris that clog skin glands, allowing their
secretions to flow freely. Despite these benefits, direct
application of lemon juice on the face may irritate or burn
sensitive skin.
But taking lemon juice indirectly helps clarify the skin
without causing any local irritation. The exact mechanism
of action may be too complex to analyze, but the
detoxifying effect of this drink be behind this beneficial
effect. Antioxidants in lemon and honey and their
antibacterial properties also contribute to skin
clarification.
4. It increases immunity
The immunomodulating effect of lemon-honey drink can
protect you from seasonal infections as well as allergies.
You will find a marked reduction in colds and flu if you
keep taking this drink every day.
You probably know that honey treatment is often advised
when people have severe allergies to pollen and other
environmental pollutions. Honey usually contains these
substances in minute amounts, so ingesting them with the
drink helps desensitize the body.
5.It relieves constipation
Regular consumption of warm lemon-honey water in the
morning promotes regularity. The beneficial effect comes
not only from the warm water that helps move the
stomach contents along but from lemon juice’s property
of lightening body secretions, including mucus secretion
from the intestinal walls. This gets things moving
effortlessly. Regular voiding helps reduce bloating and
flatulence that accompany constipaticonstipatif by this g
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