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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Folks this ain’t Rocket Surgery!
The purpose for drinking lemon water is not to magically turn a couch potato physique into a fit healthy looking frame (if it happens so be it). The purpose of this lifestyle is to alkalize your body and Ph levels so that your lymphatic system and physical body processes toxins and removes toxins efficiently.
Add sugar or honey if you need or better yet go to starbucks and get a Grande double whipped mocchachinno with chocolate and sprinkles and then add lemon to that!
Acidity is aging! Acidity is the agent that breaks down cells and clogs up the human body. (fatty tissue stores these toxins because your system is overloaded… which is why you are likely to get sick)
Typically we (Western Populations & similar diets) consume very very high acid based foods. ie: beef, chicken, pork, sugar etc…
Simply put offsetting this by ingesting alkaline based foods such as lemon water counteracts this and stabilizes Ph levels (optimally between 7.0 & 7.3)
I recommend taking the time to understand this process and the effects it has on your body. It is an excellent lifestyle. Eat a tonne of dark greens and veggies and balance your foods based on the PRAL. Reasearch supplements if you need (natural unprocessed is recommended)… and EXERCISE.
Neither lemon water or lemon water with honey is going to give you total fitness or make you skinny. Hard work, common sense and a healthy lifestyle will.
Oh yeah, it will make you a happier person too.
Cheers big ears.
HI,
i heard that taking a cup of lemon juce daily is good for sex . is it true? if so how
Hi Ross,
This is really a very nice blog u have.Hats off for your kind work.I need to ask one thing
can we mix lemon water and “suger free” to make this mixture sweet?
Regards
Nish
hi ross,
i’ve been drinking lemon + honey in warm water as soon as i get up for 1 month. i also have been doing 30 mins workout and a bit of dieting. i lost 6 pounds. but from time to time i get these terrible stomach aches.i guess its because of the lemon + honey water . wat to do. please help.
Hey Ross,
Great blog!!! i need to lose weight nd i jus came to check whether drinkin honey in warm lime water might help.. but i am jus as confused as before. but i had tried it earlier for a few weeks coupled with other exercises nd i think it quickened the pace of losing calories..but i am not too sure.. but anyway, lot of other useful info was available..so thanx..
Hi Ross!
I’ve only just today stumbled on your website, and am very thankful because I have a question I’ve been wondering about for some time now…
For the last few weeks, I’ve been quartering up a lemon, dropping them into a mug, and then filling it up with boiling hot water. I love this way of drinking ‘lemon water’. However, I refill the mug (using same lemons) several times a day (prob around 8-10 times). Is this okay? (cos I note from your blog that it appears to be recommended to drink it in the mornings, so wondering if it’s okay to drink so much of it - ie instead of coffee really…)
Thanks, Ross, appreciate your help!
Kindest Regards
Christine
Hi Ross,
I heard from a yoga teacher that lemon mixed with warmwater and honey is good in reducing weight……infact they have a 10days programme where they ask u to take more of the above mixture apart frm daily body massages.
Pls suggest me that mixing honey with lemon warmwater is good or not for loosing weight?
I am 80kgs now and want to reduce to atleast 72 kgs. Suggest me wht should i do?
Cheers,
Rohit
i started using apple cider vininger and my colleges have seen the differnce in me i drink it two times a day i just wanted to know weather is going to help me without exsesizing
and i just want to loose more waight
Just a quick note… I read a comment that water and lemon can not be alkizing because lemons are an acid. Lemons although acidic by nature are transformed alkaline in the body. Citrus fruits all possess this nifty little trick.
Spot on Shelli, that is absolutely correct!
Thanks a mil for contributing!
Have a great day
Ross
I just want to tell you that I totally lift my hat of to you for answering some of these riduculous questions!! And how many times are people going to ask the same questions……..READ ALL THE Q&A before asking something!!!! And seriousally what Ross is trying to tell you is that lemon water is healthy, but it won’t give you a tummy tuck or make you lose 50lbs! You have to WORK for that!!!!
Hi Ross,
Ok, now here is my story. 6 months ago I was size 27, I was eating normally (including some sweets, and sometimes junk food) and not following at all the Atkins diet!.. Anyway, I started at the gym with a personnal trainner because I wanted to shape a little bit more my muscles, now.. along with this, I started to eat just as one of persons in the blog (Tom) wrote, more protein, complex carbs, whole wheat stuff, any sweets at all, nuts, low fat no sugar, etc. I completly changed my diet and was exercising every single day a one hour hard weight lifting with the trainner followed by an hour of cardio, and started to take as well the fat burners pills, etc.. well, just as a professional in the gym.. salads..salads..salads and any of my little desserts anymore. Now, 9 months later, I can hardly fit into the size 28, I increased from 50kg to 59.6 kg, I can’t wear my clothes anymore:(.. I started to drink the warm water with lemmon after my mom told me to do so a week ago and today I started to take some detox pills I bought.. I’m drinking the lemon water in the night before bed time and in the morning before breakfast. If I increase the servings and drink regularly during the day as well, will it help me to loose weight faster?
I really don’t know what happened, I’m eating better than ever, before I was eating 6 little meals a day but including sometimes a whole cheesecake as dessert without increasing a pound, and now that I only eat more protein, salads, complex carbs (the same 6 little meals as before, but no sweets at all) and exercise as an atlethe almost everyday.. I can’t fit into my old jeans:(..
thanks a lot for your advice
Isabel
I read Lime Water and instantly thought “Calcium Hydroxide.”
Two different Lime Waters, guys.
One is a chemical based on lime (as in the limestone lime)
The other is based on the fruit lime.
Kinda different. Make sure you got the right one, hahaha.
HI friends,
i was trying to loss wieght so i start drinking Lemon in little hot water . i use to drink it two times daily ,i have put down 15 kg in one month.
Hi,
My weight is 52kg, height-5′2 . i want to loose weight and flat belly. Does lime and honey with warm water really help? When shud it b consumed, morning or night?
Did you even bother reading the article?
Ross,
All I drink is hot water with lemon or lime, can that be harmful to the body?
Ross,
thank you for starting this blog. I read alot of useful information here.
I find it funny how the same questions keep coming up about the honey….does anyone read.
I used the lemon water a while back and it did help me lose weight along with a low cal diet.
It can’t hurt.
Didnt expect a rude reply from you, ofcourse i had read the whole article…it seems you didnt read my question properly!
Suchita
This is one of the shortest articles I have ever written and the one single point it makes is that you should NOT mix honey with lemon or lime water.
It makes no other point.
I just don’t understand how you could not have answered your question from reading the article.
Ross
This is really sad. If I can read through all of the comments above me, why can’t everyone else? I’m so positive this is frustrating to you Ross. You should get paid for this.
But either way, thanks for the advice about the lemon water, my dad told me awhile ago that he eats a lemon a day, and he’s seen vast improvements in his health.
Hay Ross, thanks for this blog its been super helpful.
This may be a stupid question but when taking the lemon drink, as it has an effect on the stomach, will it cause any further pain or discomfort during ‘the time of the month’?
Hey Zara
I’m legally only allowed to comment on my own personal experience, and as a man it’s hard to say! But as a hint, my girlfriend has found that alkalising (including lemon water) has been a great help to her! She has also found a lot of help from using an Omega 3 supplement.
Hope this helps!
Ross
Thanks for that, I really appreciate it.
hi
i had a small doubt…..that what quantity of lemon should be squeezed in 1 glass of water??? i genrally squeeze 1/2 …is that enough…or what is the best?
How confusing..some says do not add honey and some says add honey.Personally i found alot of evidence that adding honey does help.But then everyone’s body is different.Honey could have causes weigh loss to some and not to others.Just experimenting and figuring out by ourselves is no harm.But I won’t agree that honey is the same as sugar.They are alot different.Their nutritional content is alot different.Guys please read up on other websites too for information.One blog and asking so many questions will only cause confusion to others.
Hi Lemon
I appreciate your post. Here are my comments:
- one single thing (for example honey) cannot cause weight loss on its own. Weight loss is a holistic effort involving your mentality, diet and exercise.
- honey IS the same as sugar in many respects. Different in others. For example, the body converts different sugars into energy at different rates. However, the process is the same. When we consume sugar it ferments in the body causing massive acidity and the creation of toxins, molds, bacteria, fungus and our red blood cells become severely affected by this. Consuming sugars leads to weight gain in a myriad of ways, for instance, when we throw acids at our body, it clings on to fat to protect our organs. When we are alkaline, this fat is no longer needed and dissipates.
- I disagree that experimenting by ourselves will do no harm. For about a year I thought all fat was bad and so became massively deficient in omega 3, 6 and 9 which led to a whole host of health problems. As soon as I began consuming these oils again my health increased dramatically.
- I agree with your final point, everyone should do as much research as they feel necessary and never take just one source of info as gospel. You should also consult with a professional before making changes to your diet.
Thanks for contributing and sharing and have a great week
Ross
Hey All ,
I am not sure if drinking honey and lemon juice as a first thing in the mornin g will cause any health problems.. But I have tried it some years back and it really worked for me..It takes 3- 4 months to see the results.. But once I stopped it my weight has increased again. Planning to start on it now.
Hi Ross,
This blog is really helpful to know a lot about ‘lemon, honey and warm water’. Unlike many others I do not have any problem with weight gain (I am 41 yrs, 174 cm, 63kg - seems normal enough). For last many months taking 2 to 3 glasses of warm water in empty stomach in the morning and feeling better. Recently adding lemon and little honey. Heard that ‘lemon-honey’ combination is good for common cold, and it can even help in eczema. Do you have idea about this? btw, I found that adding a bit of salt, instead of honey can also make the taste better. I tried and I liked. So if there is anyone adding honey just for better taste, and worrying about its adverse effects, can try this. It might suits your taste too.
Thanks and regards,
abed
HI,
I USE TO TAKE LIME WATER IN THE MORNING ON EMPTY STOMACH &EVEN I LOSED WEIGHT,BUT SOME PEOPLE SAYS IT EFFECT THE BONE ,IS IT TRUE OR NOT.I WILL BE VERY THANKFUL IF U GET TIME TO ANSWER,PLEASE
Hey Ross
Is honey bad for you thanks bye
Hi Sally
You’ve left me three comments on different posts on the blog, so have obviously looked around, but the single (only) point that this article makes is that honey is bad for you.
Not sure you’re directing your research into the right places to be honest!
Anyway, the answer to your question is yes.
Have a great weekend
Ross
I want to know if I mix milk and lemon and drink it will I get sick
HEY!!! i wanna loose some weight…. i read d above posts… i just wanna knw.. how many times in a day one can hav hot water n lemon??? is it good to hav it more than 4-5 times in a day???
Hi
Just read this blog. Spirulina is a fresh water algae and it is alkalising. The fact that it is produced in fresh water and not salt /sea water sets it apart from other sea algae / greens and should not be confused with them.
Regards
Naomi
Ross,
I have tried using luke warm water + lime juice + honey before and it has worked wonders on me. I lost a lot of weight during this program. I must also say that there was also an increase in the physical activity during the same time.
I suggest the dear blog readers to continue taking the lemon recipe and do a bit of exercises to assist you in becoming the person you want.
It takes about 2 months to start seeing the effects.
Regards,
Ash
Fresh squeezed lime in water ; warm water especially is a very healthy way to detox your body and flush bacterias from your system. I’ve done this for about a year now, without knowing its beneficial effects. Most people drink lemon water however lemon water will not have the “quick flush” effect my little friend the lime has. You will notice within hours of drinking this “alkaline drink” increased urination, (not slight urination, but full bladder flush) each and every time you go that day. Once my mother and I had fresh squeezed lime in water while at a resturant and boy did we pay for it that night. The both of us went to the restroom at least 6 times in the middle of the night. If you’re looking to detox or rid your body of frequent bloating or even Candida (yeast infections), I recommend it highly.
Thanks for all of the hard work you put into this blog to help people
hiiii i am 18 though m wit good figure yet i wanted 2 know that taking honey with lime water and a spoon of honey leads to uterine problems or sumting lik tat .does it really cause prob in future whn i l get pregnent……………..
hey first of all hats off!!!! for your wonderful comments.
I just want to ask you something straight forward. Is a tablespoon of honey with few drops of lime juice in a warm water helps to reduce weight? I have gone through all your comments but still i will feel happy if u answer me directly to my question.
Thank You Ross
Happy Afternoon ROSS,
Thanks you soo..much ROSS for all of the hard work you put into this blog to help people..
I drink lemon & Honey with hot water in the morning, but somebody told me that, taking this decotion of lemon & Honey with hot water will effect on the health & bones & it will be brittle latter in life ,is it true?
PLEASE Ross, help me for the same..
Is there any RESEARCH Proves that thing…
Please help me…
Eagerly waiting for your reply..
THANKIN YOU,
DEEPTI DANG
Hi,
I am taking feiyan slimming tea,i have only been taking it for 2 days and i think it is making a diffrence i feel much lighter and i am going to the toilet more,can i have lemon juice and honey in warm water in the morning aswell?
can you please tell me.
HAPPY AFTERNOON,
Thanks you soo..much ROSS for all of the hard work you put into this blog to help people..
I am taking HONEY & LEMON with Luke Warm Water in the MORNING, But somebody told me that the LEMON will have a HARMFUL Side effects on the health specially it will effect the BONES & it will brittle later in the life….
IS THIS TRUE…?
Is this is proven by any Research that taking the solution of HONEY & LEMON with Luke Warm Water is harmful for health & it has side effects on the body…
Actually, I frequently suffer from COLD & COUGH…
For that I prefer to take NATURAL EFFECTIVE HOME REMEDIES…rather than MEDICINES….
Kindly, Please help me & give Clarity on IS IT Harmful for health to take HONEY & LEMON with Luke Warm Water…
Also, please suggest some NATURAL EFFECTIVE HOME REMEDIES for frequent COLD & COUGH…
PLEASE Ross, help me for the same..
Eagerly Waiting for your REPLY,
Thanking You,
DEEPTI DANG
hey ross…i wud lyk 2 loose som weigh n i hav even join a gym recentlyt…can u tel me the exact proces to make a lemon juice to reduce som fats….shud i use lemon dissolved in warm water n if so hw much of water n hw many piece of lemon shud i use….or any other way if u cud correct me….thnks in advanc for ur reply
Honey is very good for washing off any toxic chemical that you have in you blood, it is recomended honey and warm water every morning is recomended.
Hi Ross!
Great work. Hats off to your patience for replying repetitive queries. I learnt quite a things from reading all the articles above and few of my questions have been answered.
Thanx.
hey …does having honey hot water and lime before sleeping lighten skin tone?
Hi Ross,
Just a quick question from me, how about Organic Honey and Lemon mixture good for curing sore throat?
By the way, you have mentioned honey is a form of sugar which brings acidic to our body. Will that be okay if I take the honey with lemon to soothe my throat?
Thank you.
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