Of course, we know that water with lemon is an affordable and effective way to lose weight. But is it really so, and are there any "living" examples of the fact that the method works. In fact, we confess to you this immediately, from water with lemon do not lose weight, but even without water with lemon it is difficult to lose weight.
How useful water with a lemon actually?
Water with lemon is even dedicated to the book of the British doctor - Theresa Chong ("Diet on lemon juice"). The book is written for everyday reading, so it contains little scientific data, but praises odes to such a slimming.
Remember, how useful water with lemon in the first place - the water content. We suffer from dehydration, while living not in the desert. We replace water with coffee, tea, juices and other not the best drinks. Water with a lemon is useful to drink because believing in the effectiveness of this drink, we accustom ourselves to drink constantly.
Lemon, in this case, serves only as a "flavor" additive, which makes the drink more interesting.
But apart from all this, there is also a secondary benefit - this is the composition of lemon juice (secondary, because there can be nothing more important than water). Lemon juice is a natural antioxidant, because in this citrus we find two important vitamins - C and A. Antioxidants rid us of free radicals, which, accumulating, accelerate the aging process, including slowing the metabolism and helping us to gain weight.
Also, a diet on water with lemon is a way to get rid of problems with the intestines. Lemon is a source of pectin, and this substance accelerates intestinal motility, lowers blood sugar level and, thus, lowers appetite .
Lemon improves the absorption of proteins, calcium and iron. Therefore, the best time for a lemon drink is before a protein meal. Instead of questioning whether water with
Serbian lemonade
Ingredients:
- lemon - 1 piece;
- water - 1 glass.
Preparation
Cut the lemon in half and squeeze out the juice from both halves by hand, pour a glass of water and drink this health drink (those not on a diet are allowed to add brown sugar). Drink this lemonade must be strictly through the straw.