Purpose of lemon water in AM ?

[Beth Adams]

So I know it's good for you but why? During the cleanse we had to drink 32oz of lemon water upon waking, I was wondering if it is just a flavor thing to help drink the water or is there significant to the lemon? I realize I should be posting this in a Room somewhere but still haven't explored them all yet lol

[Beth Adams]

Peggy Thank you for posting the article that was great!

[Peggy Speir]

Hey, I just came across this today:

 

http://www.elephantjournal.com/2011/11/start-your-day-with-water-an...

 

[Beth Adams]

Thank you! I was on the right track in what I was thinking, good to know :)

[nathalie carles]

Yes Peggy said everything, it cleans your liver in the morning.

[Peggy Speir]

It's to help you flush out all that metabolic waste you accumulate in your sleep. We have thousands of cells that turn over daily and it is in our sleep that our body is repairing, but accumulating all that waste in our system - which is acidic.

The lemon in the water is very alkalizing (I know this sounds kind of weird, but lemon is not acidic), so helps balance our bodies out.

I always start my day off with a liter of water (with or without lemon juice) just to move things through me and wake up my digestive system.....then once I am hydrated and `flushed`out I add in my first green juice of the day - The idea being my system is cleaned out and ready to soak up all those green nutrients.