The benefits of drinking lemon water

Today our blog is all about the benefits of drinking lemon water as part of our series of blog posts on healthy eating and drinking.

It’s important we all look after our bodies as much as we can, especially as we’re getting older and many small changes can help reduce the risk of developing diseases and other troubles later down the line.

Drinking fresh lemon water each morning is a great change to make to your diet. It allows you to get your essential daily portion of vitamin C and lemons are a good source of folate, potassium, calcium and magnesium.

It can also help relieve or prevent digestive problems, heartburn and stimulate better digestion in general.

Lemons are antiseptic and drinking lemon water can have a cleansing effect on your liver and kidneys. They also have antibacterial properties, so if you have a sore throat then, drinking warm lemon water can really help.

Drinking lemon water is also said to be good for your skin thanks to the high vitamin C content.

Read more of our blog posts on healthy eating and drinking:

• Introducing cranberries into your diet
• The benefits of drinking herbal teas for the elderly
• Herbs to help people with dementia
• The health benefits of eating pumpkin
• The benefits of potassium in our diet
• Garlic – nature’s super food
• Keep your elderly loved-one’s health in check with kale
• Healthy drink ideas for the elderly
• Drinking tea is good for your health
• Make room for mushrooms in your diet to help halt brain decline
• How fish could help reduce risk of dementia
• Tips for elderly to eat well.