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Health Benefits of Honey Water

Maybe you only know the benefits of a warm glass of water in the morning or maybe you have only heard about how honey is great for your skin, but have you heard what wonders combining warm water and honey can do for you overall? Read on and let me tell you the wonders of honey and warm water. I promise you, this is no old wives’ tale.

Why should you drink lemon water?

Here are a few reasons.

1. Gives your immune system a boost
Lemon juice has a lot of vitamin C which helps your immune system. Also, when you’re stressed your vitamin C level will drop, so taking vitamin C is a good idea for stressful days.

2. Excellent source of potassium
Because lemons are full of potassium, they are great to keep your heart, brain and nerves running smoothly. 3. Aids digestion
Lemon juice is good for digestion because it helps loosen and remove toxins in your stomach. It also helps lessen indigestion signs like heartburn, burping, and bloating.

4. Cleanses your system
By removing the bad chemicals in your body, lemon juice helps the liver work properly.

5. Freshens your breath
Lemon juice also helps ease toothaches and gingivitis. However, because lemon juice is hard on tooth enamel, don’t brush your teeth after drinking lemon water, or brush them right before instead.

6. Keeps your skin blemish-free
The antioxidants in lemon juice will help lessen blemishes and wrinkles. It can also be put on scars and age spots to lighten them. Since it forces bad chemicals out of your blood, it will also keep your skin glowing.

7. Helps you lose weight
Because lemon juice has pectin fiber, it can stop you from feeling hungry, and in this way help you lose weight.

8. Reduces inflammation
If you drink it all the time, lemon water will lessen the amount of acid in your body, and stop you from getting sick. It also stops swelling by getting rid of the uric acid in your joints.

9. Gives you an energy boost
Lemon juice gives your body energy when it reaches your digestive tract. It can also help lessen anxiety and depression. In fact, even smelling lemons will calm your nervous system.

10. Helps fight viral infections
Drinking lemon water is one of the best ways to lessen viral infections, and soothe the sore throat they bring with them. Also, because it helps keep your immune system up, it can fight the infection at the same time.

Eat your bananas!

- The potassium contained in bananas protects your muscles from cramps, and the carbohydrates provide you with enough energy to endure a heavy workout. It’s hard to believe but the energy you get by eating two bananas is enough for a 90-minute workout!
- Bananas are rich in nutrients, vitamins, and natural sugar such as sucrose and fructose. On average, one banana contains around 20% of your daily requirement of vitamin B6. This helps your body produce insulin, hemoglobin, and amino acids that are needed for the creation of healthy cells.
- Bananas are easily digested and don’t irritate the gastro-intestinal tract. Resistant starch contained in bananas is not digested and ends up in the large intestine where it serves as an effective nutritional medium for healthy bacteria.
- Bananas contain a lot of iron, which stimulates the production of red blood cells. Increasing the red blood cells improves blood flow in your body.
- On average, each banana contains around 27 mg of magnesium. Magnesium helps your heart, muscles, and immune system function properly.
- The average diet in Western culture delivers too much sodium and too little potassium. In turn, bananas contain very little sodium, but a lot of potassium, which is great for your heart health.
- Bananas are rich in fiber, which makes you no longer want to eat once consumed. Bananas also contain a kind of starch that reduces your appetite and stops you gaining weight. It reduces the level of sugar in your blood and raises your body’s sensitivity to insulin.