Lemon Juice & Hot Water for Weight Loss

Last Updated: Jan 19, 2014 | By Fitness Girl

Diuretic and Laxative Hot lemon water combines powerful agents that improve your chances for weight loss: the potent vitamin C and antioxidants of lemon and the digestion-improving ability of hot water. To prepare this common potable, warm water on your stove and allow it to cool to a bearable temperature and squeeze the juice of a fresh whole lemon. Don’t use a microwave or pasteurized lemon juice from a bottle. Although hot lemon water helps set conditions that are conducive to weight loss, the home remedy doesn’t take the place of eating well and exercising nor does it replace the advice of your health care provider.

One of the reasons this drink works well is because lemons are diuretic, meaning you’ll make a few extra trips to the bathroom and rid yourself of water weight. In addition, hot lemon water has been widely advocated as a laxative, reports Purdue University’s Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture. It helps relieve constipation by helping you pass softer stools. Lemons promote your body’s production of digestive enzymes by the liver. The benefits include less heartburn, bloating and burping. Drinking this concoction with a meal will also stimulate the production of gastric juices that will get a head start on digesting your food.