Immediately upon waking each day, squeeze about 1/2 to 1 full lemon (depending on the size of the lemon) into an 8 oz glass of warm or room temperature purified water.
This is gentler on your body first thing in the morning compared to ice-cold water. I've found that slicing the lemon into quarters before squeezing by hand is easier than squeezing halves.
Drink this at least 10 minutes before eating any food for the day.
Make sure to use fresh organic lemons to make this drink, and not bottled lemon juice. You want to use organic lemons to avoid the pesticides that can accumulate.
3 Major benefits of this morning drink to your body, health, and energy:
According to a leading health publication, TheAlternativeDaily.com:
"The health promoting benefits of lemons are powerful. For centuries, it has been known that lemons contain powerful antibacterial, antiviral and immune-boosting components. We know that lemons are a great digestive aid and liver cleanser. .
*Lemons contain citric acid, magnesium, bioflavonoids, vitamin C, pectin, calcium and limonene, which supercharge our immunity so that the body can fight infection