30/06/2021
💦Happy Thirsty Thursday 💦
🍋 What do you give an injured lemon???? 🤕 🍋
Lemon- Aid! 😂🍋
All jokes aside let’s talk a little about hydration and why it’s so important. Your body depends on water to survive. Every cell, tissue, and organ in your body needs water to work properly. A few benefits of lemon water are:
1. It promotes hydration. Now there are plenty of people who don’t like plain water so adding a lemon can add natural flavors and help you to stay hydrated while getting the recommended 6-8 cups a day. Tea and coffee do not count as water. A friend used to joke and say they contained water so it counts…. Sorry, no it doesn’t 😂
2. Lemons supply a healthy dose of vitamin C. Vitamin C helps to protect us from cell damage and repair injuries.
3. Helps with digestion. You know when you’re feeling gassy and bloated? Welp, that could be a sign that your digestive system isn’t on it’s A-game. Acid helps to break down your food in your stomach which is why we have so much in our stomachs. However, if you’re lacking acid a lemon may be helpful to supplement stomach acid levels. This tends to decline as we age so drink up to keep a healthy gut and to stay hydrated.
Stay thirsty my friends!