Since we started blogging about the health benefits of lemon water I have received lots of questions from people wondering if it is ok to put a spoonful of honey into their lemon water to sweeten it up (as recommended on other websites and a few books).
The short answer is no.
Honey is obviously sugar, and although ‘natural’ - the effect on the body is the detrimental whether sugar is natural or not.
Sorry guys! But hey, lemon water doesnt taste that bad anyway does it?
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Hey Ross.
I love your advice and I think its great. Don’t worry…. I will clear it up…..PEOPLE-LEMON WATER WITH HONEY IS NOT RECOMMENDED IF YOU ARE LOSING WEIGHT.
hello,
I do not agree that honey is bad…Honey with lemon water is an ayurvedic remedy i have been taking it for weight loss and it had worked every time. the reason is that Honey is not plain sugar..its a complex sugar made from flower nectar and fruits which have complex sugar. there are also many other benefits of honey and it also depends on whether it is taken with warm water or cold water. The properties change accordingly. The way Jaggery and sugar both come from sugarcane but sugar is bad and jaggery has many benefits similarly honey though a form of sugar is beneficial. It never harms your weight loss program. In fact its good for your metabolism which is the crux of weight management.
Honey is very good for health. It works as blood purifier.
Warm water(1 mug) + Honey(10gm) + lemon(2 spoons liquid) is very good solution to lose weight. Take this solution in the morning with empty stomach.
Do not take only lemon water without honey. It will increase your weight for sure.
Honey is very good for health. It works as blood purifier.
Warm water(1 mug) + Honey(10gm) + lemon(2 spoons) is very good solution to lose weight. Take it in the morning with empty stomach.
Do not take only lemon water without honey. It will increase your weight for sure.
Honey is pure sugar and will absolutely, categorically NOT purify the blood, it will feed the yeasts and bacteria in it and make your body very unbalanced. You are talking, frankly, rubbish.
Ross
Okay sorry Ross but your argument shouldn’t even be able to be qualified ad such. Simply because honey is a sugar does not make it necessarily detrimental to to the body and identical to any other type of sugar, coca cola for example. Im not really siding either way, but I would say to use your own common sense when it comes to what is nutritious for you body and what is not. Always stay self aware and notice the effects that different substances (all foods included) have on you and try and work towards finding your own personal diet components that work best for you….peronsally I love warm honey water though. I drink a lot of it when I start to feel a little sick, but its great anytime.
As its said,Honey is very good for health. It works as blood purifier.
Warm water(1 mug) + Honey(10gm) + lemon(2 spoons) is very good solution to lose weight.
is it advisable to take it early in morning as an empty stomach or can we had it anytime in a day????
ok so im confused what is the best way to lose weight water honey lemon o jus water and lemon? plus does the water hav to b warm?
Just to clarify for everyone who is confused…..
Yes, by adding honey to warm water and lemon, you can eventually loose weight. It will not be a substantial amount but yes it does help. A year ago i came across this remedy and a few friends and i decided to try it out first thing every morning. Everything else stayed the same, our activities and diets.
The first 6 months was only lemon juice/warm water….then in jan09 we added honey and the weight loss was like double 12lbs total…gone!.
Ive researched and even web MD (who are professional qualified doctors) have said that PURE honey is beneficial in moderation of course.
Now am i saying drink a cup of honey a day to help with weight loss? Heck no, that would be foolish but anyway don’t listen to these ppl saying just lemon juice im sure it has its own health perk but use Pure honey for weight loss……hey what do you have to loose anyway other than the weight?
If you email me i can show you pics from before and after. My friend too!
Ross,
Sorry, but it is you who is talking rubbish. Don’t just believe the websites, do some good reading work - like scientific books & journals - and you will know that Honey is really great for us.
The honey’n'lemon with warm water mixture not only helps lose weight, but also helps to buck up your immunity system, reduces incidents of cough & cold, etc.
I really think you should do some reading up on any issue before going public with your views & opinions about it - otherwise, no offence, people around the world would conclude that you are stupid.
Apologies if I sounded harsh.
Hi
Why would you assume that I don’t do reading on this subject? Making assumptions like that makes the world conclude that you are stupid.
For instance, here is some light reading of mine from just this morning:
Volume 15, Issues 2-3, 2001, Pages 179-183
I am dedicated to my topic so I regularly do such reading and research. And do you know what ALL of those peer-reviewed, scientific journals tell us? That an overly acidic diet is the root cause of sickness and disease in the modern Western world. And do you know the most acidic substance to the human body? Sugar.
I suggest you don’t come here to spout ridiculous pseudo-science (how on EARTH could simply consuming lemon with honey make anyone lose weight? What about exercise?!) and then accuse me of doing the same without any knowledge of who I am or what I stand for or the work I put into my own website (yes, that’s right - it is my own site and I get to express my own opinion on it).
You did sound harsh - you called me stupid. I am not afraid of being harsh, I think you are stupid. I also think you need to have a think before you type.
But have a lovely day
Ross
Also… did you see my most recent post from earlier today?
http://www.energiseforlife.com/wordpress/2009/11/03/top-scientific-journal-acid-foods-increase-chances-of-depression/
Hi Ross,
I read some of your comments. We are all here to learn and share. Let’s not argue or fight over it.
3 things to discuss
1) The sugar that you are referring to is white sugar. White sugar is dangerous, because it has been bleached. Why bleaching? White sugar is easier to store and last longer because there is no antioxidant value in it anymore. Bleaching removes the color of the original state of the sugar. It is this color that gives food the antioxidant properties.
Brown sugar, luo han kuo, and all kinds of fruit sugar is good WILL NOT cause diabetes. Luo Han Kuo contains mogrosides, some of which are 250 to 400 times sweeter than sugar. Despite this concentrated natural sweetness, LHK is low glycemic and can be safely used by diabetics.
It is this processed white sugar that causes diabetes. Same things goes tablet salt and white flour.
2) Secondly,
You are correct in saying an acidic diet is the root cause of sickness and disease, HOWEVER the origin of how alkaline or acid the food BEFORE consumption doesn’t determine the alkaline or acid forming food does to the body
IT is AFTER digestion
For example, apple, watermelon, lime and most fruits, (except a few ) are acidic, but when it digested, it is alkaline based food.
Example of food that acidic AFTER consumption are meat, corn, beans, fish
For example, apple cider vinegar is acidic itself but it is an alkaline forming food AFTER digestion. For thousands of years people depend of fermented food of healing and nutrition.
Ross, we are here to share and learn. You are correct in saying sugar is acidic and causes a lot of sickness in the long run.
However, the sugar in white sugar and fruit sugar and honey is absolutely different. All fruit sugar and honey has high antioxidant value when its not processed and heated up.
Cancel cells thrives and grow on white sugar. However cancer cell will be subdued or killed or decreased by taking fruits or rawhoney. The formation of sugar in fruits and plants and honey are completely different from processed white sugar.
The anthocyanin and resveratrol in grapes, ellagictannins in pomegranate, lutin, apegenin, rutin and so many hundreds of these phytochemical antioxidants are part of the fruit sugar.
3) Honey
Most commercialize honey has been heated and filtered. Why? It looks good, easy to store and last longer, but it has no nutrient values as the enzymes and antioxidant has been eliminated by heat. Filtered honey are clear to see.
There are still raw honey available sold by some companies. These are the honey that is good for health. The composition of the sugar merges with the flower plants that gives its distinctive smell and antioxidant value.which is the honey we are refering to. It is the complex composition of tis honey that gives its anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-fungal substance. Raw honey mostly very cloudy, and it has some air bubbles at the top in the bottle to indicate it has not be heated.
Honey is also good for diabetes too. Facts about honey can be seen here below the link
1) http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=96
2) http://www.worldclassemprise.com/custom.aspx?id=21
Have a nice day
Terence L
LOL honey and lemon is good.
ha ha acidic diet lol
try manuka honey its the stuff to get.
ha ha no such thing as weight loss diet.
figure out your daily needs eat a liitle under that and excercise instead of reading about diets
lol
I’m not sure I understand a word of what you’re saying but thanks for contributing.
Hi Terrence
Thanks for contributing. I agree with this comment:
Apart from the apple, which is way to high in fructose. I absolutely disagree with your separation of sugars and the effect they have on the body. All sugar ferments. That white sugar is bleached is another concern, but my point of view is this: all sugars ferment in the body, causing the overgrowth of acidic microforms, yeasts, bacterias and molds.
I agree that we are here to share, but the previous poster cannot simply wade into my blog, personally insult me and not expect a response (which, to be fair was full and well constructed, I didn’t just go name-calling back to him).
The argument that antioxidants being contained within something means that it is healthy doesn’t convince me. It is like the ridiculously flawed argument that red wine is good for you. Sugar has such a devastating effect on the body that it would take a LOT to convince me that anything else within the fruit makes it worth eating a lot of.
That is not to say I think you should never eat any fruit. Have some - but don’t go crazy on it every day. It is a better snack that a chocolate bar, but that is where I leave it.
Thanks, have a great week
Ross
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