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?
88 responses so far ↓
1 John // Jul 22, 2006 at 9:12 pm
I drink a large jug of lemon juice(freshly squeezed) after my 10-16 km run and was talking about this to a grocer today.She asked me does lemon juice assist in loosing weight? i was lost for words, but really, does it assist in weight control?
2 Ross // Jul 25, 2006 at 3:27 am
Hi John
In a slightly indirect way it does, yes. Lemon juice, especially when squeezed into a nice amount of pure water, can certainly assist in weight loss by creating a more alkaline environment in the body. The lemon juice is both alkalising and also a great detoxifier.
The body hangs on to fat in order to protect the organs from the toxicity that is created by excess acids in the blood. The fat is actually saving us!
By consuming alkaline foods and drinks such as lemon water we are helping to flush our bodies of the excess acids and therefore we will begin to lose weight.
Making sure we are properly hydrated will also assist in weight reduction as it will stop the body from retaining unnecessary water.
For more information I would recommend reading:
http://www.energiseforlife.com/alkaline_diet_resources.php
http://www.snyderhealth.com/fat.htm
http://www.energiseforlife.com/item–The-PH-Miracle:-Balance-Your-Diet-Reclaim-Your-Health–BC0002.html
And please do let me know if you have any other questions!
Ross
3 Michael // Aug 21, 2006 at 10:07 pm
Can drinking lemon water in the morning increase urination? Since drinking lemon water I have had excessive urination. Just had tests done and my kidneys are fine and my prostate is fine. Any comment?
4 Ross // Aug 22, 2006 at 9:59 am
Hi Michael
You would have to define ‘excessive’ urination. Before you started drinking lemon water in the morning did you drink any other kind of liquid (i.e. has the lemon water replaced another drink?).
I cannot comment on things medically - but I also do not know enough about your situation to gie you my suggestion - can you expand for me?
Many thanks
Ross
5 shreya p // Sep 21, 2006 at 9:31 am
Myself & my husband are trying since 4 years of marriage for a baby. We have already started our treatment. My husband has deficiency in motility of sperms. After I started my treament with doctors i found I weight to has inscrease from 50 kg previously to 69 kg recently. Now I have started drinking warm water with lemon juice squeezd for losing weight. Is it ok if I am taking it to lose my weight simultaneously taking the medical treament for getting pregnant. Will effect my child in any way if I will be pregnant and drinking the same.
6 shreya.P // Sep 21, 2006 at 9:33 am
Myself & my husband are trying since 4 years of marriage for a baby. We have already started our treatment. My husband has deficiency in motility of sperms. After I started my treament with doctors i found I weight to has inscrease from 50 kg previously to 69 kg recently. Now I have started drinking warm water with lemon juice squeezd for losing weight. Is it ok if I am taking it to lose my weight simultaneously taking the medical treament for getting pregnant. Will effect my child in any way if I will be pregnant and drinking the same.
7 Ross // Sep 21, 2006 at 9:40 am
Hi Shreya
That really is a question for your doctor because I am not a qualified GP and I also do not know what medication you are taking.
However, I would be surprised if any medication would have active ingredients that would be harmful if you lost weight - as I am not sure that the FDA would allow that!
To be safe though - ask your doctor.
As an aside - lemon water is great for you in lots of other ways apart from just playing a part in weight loss - so drink up regardless!
Have a great day and good luck!
Ross
8 Gail F // Sep 25, 2006 at 2:44 pm
How is Lime in the water verses lemon? I am a much bigger fam of lime. Does it also help in weight loss and have the same cleansing effect and the lemon?
9 Ross // Sep 25, 2006 at 2:47 pm
Hi Gail -
Yep lime is just as good - see here:
http://www.energiseforlife.com/wordpress/0703/bored-of-lemon-water-try-lime-water
Have a great day
Ross
10 Hayley // Oct 1, 2006 at 3:05 pm
Hi, I am 27weeks pregnant and trying to eat healthy after a large weight gain recently. A friend recommended drinking lemon water to help me as it can draw nutrients away from the food I am eating. Is this true? I am trying to do this right and not lose unnecessary weight as I am having a baby but I want to give my baby the best chance by eating well. Not only this, I don’t want to put on too much weight that could cause problems for my already increased blood pressure. Thanks.
11 jacqueline // Oct 10, 2006 at 8:30 am
i take lemon in warm water every morning, as it relieves my constipation. i read in the papers last week, honey is an anti aging agent. i am thinking of including honey with the lemon water i take . how will this help me??????
jacqueline
12 Ross // Oct 10, 2006 at 8:35 am
Hi Jacqueline
Don’t believe everything that you read….erm, apart from this! Honey may well have some healthful properties but the fact remains that it is pure sugar - which is not a good thing. Natural or not, sugar still causes acidity, yeast, mould and other harmful microforms to thrive in the body - the exact thing that lemon and lime water is trying to prevent!
I would stick to other anti-ageing bits n pieces such as omega oils and veggies.
Cheers
Ross
ps you could try posting at the forum as you might get some other viewpoints there: http://www.energiseforlife.com/phpbb2
13 Brittney // Nov 14, 2006 at 1:41 am
Hi Ross,
I was just wondering what is cayenne pepper soppuse to do when you mix it into lemon water. Is it recommended and if so then how much should you put in?
14 rash // Dec 20, 2006 at 3:06 pm
HI,
does lemon juice assist in loosing weight? n how many times i need to drink lemon water for weight loss..can u pls help me ?
thanks
15 G.Satheesh // Jan 2, 2007 at 10:03 pm
Can drinking cool water with honey every morning increase weight or not.I want to increase my weight. Can u plz help me..
16 renaldo // Jan 4, 2007 at 4:34 am
hi i was wondering if lime and water without any other additions can help with cold if so would it be ok to give it tobabies as well?
17 Ryan // Jan 22, 2007 at 8:21 pm
I used to love to eat lemons straight when I was a kid. My parents used to say it would eat the enamel (sp?) off my teeth. If I start drinking lemon water do I have to worry about looking like snaggle tooth?
18 john // Feb 8, 2007 at 3:08 am
I am drinking apple cider vinegar at night before supper. will this affect anything if i want to start drinking lemon juice in the morning?
19 Amit // Mar 5, 2007 at 2:23 pm
Hi, I am 28 yrs old .From last 2 weeks I am taking Honey with lime juice to loose weight . But today somebody told me that it is nood for health and it might have some side effect later . Is that true .So I want some comeents on that .
Can u tell me what is the best way to loose weight out of all the below mentioned method;
1.lemon juice with honey
2.lemon juice without suger.
3.hot lemon juice without suger.
4.hot lemon juice with honey.
or else please sugest some other method.
20 exper health // Mar 8, 2007 at 12:27 pm
I’m drinking apple cider vinegar at night before supper. will this affect anything if i want to start drinking lemon juice in the morning?
21 Tom // Mar 16, 2007 at 4:10 pm
Ross,
How can lemon juice in water ever be alkaline?! Pure water is very slightly acidic, only marginally below pH7, and lemon juice is a strong acid about pH3. There is no way these two alone can create an alkaline mixture. Depending on the ratio of the two, the pH at which you’d choose to drink it would be about 5.5-6.5, still a weak acid.
I’m pretty sure the lemon does not help in weight loss much if at all. Stick to the known bits, and dont try quick fixes: Eat more protein and complex carbs like white meat/dairy and veg, eat less starchy carbs like potato, white pasta, rice and bread, eat very little or no cake/sweets/junk food and keep well hydrated. Dont stop eating, or your body will go into shock and pile on the pounds, and excercise regularly. Finally, dont do this for 1, 2, 3 months or a year, keep doing it for the rest of your life.
22 Satha // Apr 5, 2007 at 7:22 pm
Hi Ross
i really want to loose weight. i excersice regulerly & i am very cautious about my diet. even though i cannot reduce my weight. i heard & read it in your page about lemon juice. does it really play a small roll in weight lose?
if it does………. how many times i have to drink it per day.
Please help me!
many thanks
Satha.
23 zareen // Apr 13, 2007 at 9:42 am
Hi Ross
i like to discuss abt my weight loss kindly help me on this ,now i started to take honey+lemon water every morning is it good for health / for weight loss pls help me ross.
Thanks
zareen
24 Aisling // Apr 15, 2007 at 11:38 pm
hi….does lemons corrode your stomach because i drank alot of lemon water today and i have this pain in my stomach area…please help!
25 Aisling // Apr 16, 2007 at 1:52 pm
i need a answer????????
26 Ross // Apr 17, 2007 at 3:37 pm
Hi Aisling
First and foremost (and maybe Im taking this out of context or something) but you shouldn’t be so rude/impatient. I run this blog in my own time and I don’t owe you the right to an answer in 24 hours.
Secondly, you gave me almost zero information on which to answer you!
Personally, I’ve never heard of this. The stomach is incredibly hardy - but excessive amounts of anything can be bad (i.e. too much water too quickly will kill you, too much vitamin c does more harm than good etc).
How much lemon and in what concentration with water?
If you are really concerned I would go see a doctor. I would be hugely surprised if consuming lemons had anything to do with it, but it depends on how much you had!
Sorry if I come across as a bit sharp in this answer, but it is 11:36 in the evening and I found your comment to be a bit on the sharp side too!
Cheers
Ross
27 Sony // Apr 20, 2007 at 12:30 pm
Hi,
I am totally confused whether i shud take lemon water with honey to reduce weight?? Give me answer pls!!
28 Sue // Apr 22, 2007 at 5:33 pm
I have read and read how lemon water helps in detoxification. I have suffered with IBS. I started the lemon water routine about a week and a half ago, 3 times daily. Guess what? I am now constipated! Bad! That is what I suffered before trying this. Any suggestions? Like I said, from what I read, I thought this lemon water would solve this. I drink a full 8-12oz. glass before bedtime, and another before my yogurt in the a.m., and then another before my light lunch. hmmmm
29 Ross // Apr 23, 2007 at 8:34 am
Hi Sony
Have you read this thread and the comments there?
http://www.energiseforlife.com/wordpress/1002/lemon-water-alkalising-superstar
You’ll find all the answers you need…
Ross
30 Ross // Apr 23, 2007 at 8:36 am
Hi Sue
Lemon water should def not have that effect - did you make any other changes to your diet? Without knowing what else you are eating it is difficult to comment.
For detoxification and ‘movement’ I STRONGLY recommend making your own fresh veggie juice with cucumber, spinach, lettuce, celery etc. That is a great detoxifier and a GREAT mover!!! Heh - if you catch my drift…!
Also, have a look into probiotics if you haven’t already.
Hope you have a great day
Ross
31 veena // May 9, 2007 at 11:08 am
I drink lemon with hot water in the morning, but my friends says that the lemon will effect the bones and it will be brittle latter in life ,is it true?
32 Mary // May 9, 2007 at 9:48 pm
Just a cooment on all who are considering or already drinking wqarm lemon water: I have been now drinking 2 litres a day (making this intake part of my 10 glasses of water per day) without sugar or honey and I have noticed a BIG diffrence in weight loss. My skin feels softer and I don’t feel so blotted in the mid section. I have to say though that I have also reduced my calorie intake thus loosing the weight.
MY QUESTION TO ROSS….Would you know…which is most beneficial? Eating carbs or protien before a work out such as spinning…
33 Mary // Jun 5, 2007 at 3:23 pm
Hey Ross
Great site!! Thanks for all your time! My ND has told me to start drinking Lemon and water in the morning cuz he thinks I’m too acid. But I also heard that baking soda and water is better. To akaline, which do you think is better? I do feel more energized taking the lemon mixture but he said the baking soda is better for you. Any thoughts?
34 Reena // Jun 6, 2007 at 7:13 am
I would like to reduce my weight,Is it safe to take honey & lemon juice early morning?If so in what quantity?Will it reduce weight?
35 Terrie // Jun 6, 2007 at 7:53 pm
Hi Ross,
I did my first saltwater flush yesterday and it really did not produce anything major in the bathroom(if you know what I mean), However, as the night went on I got so very sick with chills and body aches and weakness as though I had the flu..(it was awful!) Is this normal for a first flush? Maybe I need to get more toxins out but I am so scared to try this again. I feel as though I poisoned myself!
36 ethel // Jun 9, 2007 at 3:33 am
hi rose
i want to loose 20kgs and was adviced to eat 3x a day since i usually ate when i felt like it and mostly missed breakfast. i was thinking of taking a lemon/lime either before or after each meal will this help in any way?
37 ethel // Jun 9, 2007 at 3:35 am
hi rose
i want to loose 20kgs and was adviced to eat 3x a day since i usually ate when i felt like it and mostly missed breakfast. i was thinking of taking a lemon/lime either before or after each meal will this help in any way?
tanx 4 ur help God bless!
38 neetu // Jul 2, 2007 at 4:41 am
Hi Ross,
Allow me to congratulate you. Its a great blog!
I just wanted to point out one thing…Lots of people here when talking about weight loss with honey and lemon juice are worried that honey is sugar. Honey while sweet is not the same as the sugar we use in daily life. Honey is natural as you know and for the same reason has a lot of benefits that artificial, factory processed sugar doesn’t. The sugar that we use in daily life is good for nothing other than taste. Honey on the other hand is beneficial in a lot more ways than just taste.
Coming to lemon water and honey, anything in the excess harms your body. If anyone really wants to go for this treatment, I would suggest one/half glass of warm water with a spoon of lemon juice and honey each, first thing in the morning. It is very beneficial on an empty stomach. If you want to repeat this treatment, do so a few more times in the day. I do it 4-5 times a day and it doesn’t affect me in adversely.
I cannot say for sure that this helps in reducing weight but it is said that honey works as a fat burner. One more thing, one cannot stop this treatment after a few days. You need to keep up for atleast a couple of months. I just started this treatment and will give an update in a few days.
I am confident though, that even if it doesn’t work for weight reduction, it will help my body in other ways. So, I am not really fussed about how if might act negatively on my body.
Cheers
39 Ross // Jul 2, 2007 at 6:17 am
Hi neetu
Thanks for your thoughtful post! I agree with every point you make regarding the benefits of honey over sugar and also the point about how regularly and consistently one should drink lemony water.
However, I have to highlight that despite the advantages of honey over sugar (of which there are many), honey is still very acidifying. Obviously this isn’t of concern if you don’t subscribe to the alkaline balance approach to health. It is similar to spirulina - spirulina has exceptional health qualities, but is unfortunately highly acidifying due to it being an algae.
Regarding the weight loss subject - you’re right - drinking water with lemon in alone will not cause you to lose weight. A wholistic approach involving diet and exercise is necessary for healthy weight loss. Anything along the lines of the lemonade diet is just not a good idea as it is calorie and nutrient deficient and only serves to trick your body to go into starvation mode (in which you only burn muscle, not fat - the body clings on to fat if you diet like this).
Anyway, thanks again - your comment was a great contribution to this post.
Have a great day
Ross
40 Luna // Jul 5, 2007 at 4:24 am
Ross, I feel so sorry for you, posting such a popular topic with all the information we really need, yet all these questions still! People, the answers that you seek are on this page! Trust me on this, I read it properly! anyway, thanks for your help Ross, my doctor recomended lemon and water for problems I have with my stomach and intestines and I just wondered what the other effects of it would be, apparently its all weight loss and general improvement in health, so its all for the good lol
41 Ross // Jul 5, 2007 at 5:31 am
Hey Luna!
Heh, it’s cool - I really enjoy answering everyones questions!
The other effects all derive from the fact that lemon water is a nice, gentle cleanser and alkaliser. In essence, this helps to remove toxins and such like from your system and gently alkalise you. If there are less toxins, then there will be less problems, particularly in the stomach and intestines. Being overweight is a symptom of being over acid too - BUT…DRINKING LEMON WATER ALONE WILL NOT MAKE YOU LOSE WEIGHT (the caps are for others, I know you know). It will help - but it is part of a bigger picture including your entire diet and exercise.
So many people have come on here or emailed me saying ‘I need to lose 5kg, how much lemon water will I need to drink and how quickly will I lose weight?’
It doesn’t work like that - there are no cheats/quick fixes!
So yeah, more specifically in answer to your question - it will help to cleanse and alkalise you, removing toxins and acid wastes such as yeasts and fungi which will have an energising and purifying effect overall.
Sound good?
It’s also just a lovely tasty, refreshing drink to start the day!
Hope this helps! Have a great weekend!
Ross
42 Merlin // Jul 25, 2007 at 11:04 pm
I see many people have asked about adding honey to the lemon juice mixture. Just wanted to point out that a good substitute for simple sugars is stevia, which has health benefits on its own. It is a herbal sweetener that is 200 to 300 times sweeter than sugar, so you would use only a minute amount in a cup of water & lemon juice. I use this in herbal & green teas, as well as, in baking. There’s a lot of great info here. Keep up the good work.
43 deni // Jul 26, 2007 at 4:09 pm
Hi guys , i want to ask something about water with lemon, is it good to drink it if you are with thalasemia ?
44 papi // Aug 1, 2007 at 1:49 pm
hi
i had a doubt regarding weight loss. can i have cool lime water with honey.I will be in hostel so i can’t get warm water.
45 kirsty // Sep 6, 2007 at 3:20 am
havein lemon n honey drink see if i loose weight in next week
46 kirsty // Sep 6, 2007 at 3:21 am
eat nothing but lemon grass n honey for two weeks it might work
47 karthik // Sep 15, 2007 at 8:54 pm
Honey is an excellent home remedy for obesity. It mobilizes the extra deposited fat in the body allowing it to be utilized as energy for normal functions.
Dosage: One should start with small quantity of about 10 grams or a tablespoon, taken with hot water early in the morning. A teaspoonful of fresh lemon juice may also be added.
48 rohan // Sep 30, 2007 at 2:13 pm
will cold water and honey and lemon make me fat or thin?????
49 rohan // Sep 30, 2007 at 2:15 pm
i’m very thin.i use cold water and honey and lemon for bringing up a glow in ma face.but does it make me more thin??
50 mamatha // Oct 13, 2007 at 1:06 am
after taking lemon water can i have coffee immediately.
51 Marisa // Oct 15, 2007 at 3:24 pm
Thank you for running this blog, I am sure that it has touched the lives of many people around the world in positive ways.
I have been drinking lemon water on and off for the past 3 years but I have never really been sure about the amount and I want to maximize the effectiveness.
1) How much lemon should I be squeezing into my water…I need a step-by-step recipe (I know it’s easy but I wanna make sure I’m doing it properly)
2) Can I make a pitcher of lemon water evey few days instead of squeezing it fresh every day (trying to save time)
3) cold or lukewarm or boiling lemon water????
THANKS and I look forward to hearing from you, keep up the great work.
52 Jen // Jan 3, 2008 at 5:10 pm
I’d just like to say that although I am a fan of lemon water, it is NOT alkaline!! Lemon juice is clearly an acid- hence citric ACID! Duh!
53 Ross // Jan 4, 2008 at 1:54 am
Hi Jen
Lemons are acid, but they have an alkalising effect on the body.
Cheers
Ross
54 jenny // Jan 6, 2008 at 8:17 pm
does the lemon cause ulsers
55 nadia // Jan 7, 2008 at 9:47 pm
i just wanted to ask if lemon and honey wud make me loose weight, av tryed everyting and this seems to be safer than anything. i need an answer ASAP. thanks
56 zarah // Jan 8, 2008 at 7:22 pm
hey i was just wondreing does honey lemon and cold water really help you lose weight????
57 Neha // Jan 18, 2008 at 10:37 am
Hey Ross,
First of all, I must say this is a great blog and you are doing a coool job.
I was wondering can I take milk immediately before/after taking lemon water?
I have this notion that it will make cheese in my tummy if I do that..Have seen my mom prepare cheese out of milk by squeezing a lemon in it
58 Jatin // Jan 28, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Hi Ross,
First of all, let me thank you for all the nice work you have done in running a blog like this.
Great Job, mate.
My queries are almost same as what others have asked but I want some more precise answers to my questions if possible to you.
1. What else we can add with lime water in our diet to burn fat more effectively.
2. My weight is 85 Kgs/185 lbs, how much of lemon water is good enough on daily basis.
Thanks.
59 veena shenoy // Jan 30, 2008 at 6:53 am
i want to know how does honey and lemon water help in waight loss
60 Vivek // Jan 30, 2008 at 3:24 pm
Hi Just an off note little bit of honey in warm water will bring ur weight down it also helps when you have sore throat… but it dosent mean u can have a double wapper from McDonalds with diet coke and expect it to work.
the Honey has to be pure btw. Lime water helps too (not sure of Lemon).
This is an age old medicine that we use in India.. We are loosing some of these with the age of modernization.
61 Alex // Feb 1, 2008 at 9:29 am
Hi Ross. I just want to know how many lemon should i squeeze into a glass/cup of water everytime
62 Marie // Feb 2, 2008 at 4:22 pm
Lemon juice is acidic, not alkaline (or basic). The only way I can think it might have an alkalizing effect on the body is that it would attempt to neutralize the acid, especially if the acid levels increased in the stomach. The body always goes for balance.
63 kankani // Feb 7, 2008 at 11:43 pm
hi…somebody told me..that one shud drink warm water and lemon juice empty to loose weight…is that right?and i wanna increase my breast and decrease my love handles….please help???and also wanna reduse weight??
64 kankani // Feb 7, 2008 at 11:49 pm
i mean empty stomach…
65 Kayla // Feb 8, 2008 at 5:56 am
Hi Ross,
I had just discovered your website here and was wondering if drinking lemon with water everyday will help me lose weight? or if drinking hot green tea is better? I have been drinking lemon w/water for about a week now and at least one glass each day. I want to lose about 10 pounds…
Please reply as soon as possible…thanks =]
66 nisha // Feb 18, 2008 at 7:07 pm
cool blog………….i need to lose 20kgs as well.am trying aerobics, but from now am gonna start lemon honey as well…………thank u for such nice info..
67 nisha // Feb 18, 2008 at 7:09 pm
iam 25 years with a 2 year girl baby….after delivery i was diagnosed with thyroid and am really exerting myself to aerobics all the time cuz my weight has gone up from 52kgs to 80 kgs now. i am always on the hunt for home remedies to loose weight and i found this excellent…..
68 shruti // Feb 18, 2008 at 9:23 pm
Hi Ross,
I have been drinking lemon with luke warm water for about a month twice a day and now have started adding spoon full of honey to it.will this help me in reducing weight upto 12 pounds?If so how long do i need to drink it?Thanx please reply…
69 Kayla // Feb 19, 2008 at 6:15 am
Ross,
please reply back to me as soon as possible! thanks
70 Shazzom // Feb 19, 2008 at 6:36 pm
Hi.
Great info here by the way!
I tried the lemon punishment - no, sorry - “DETOX” as favoured by Miss Knowles last year. I looked excellent for the party I did it for (although I pretty much spent the entire night hogging the buffet I was so hungry), but then noticed I actually put on more weight than I lost in the first place afterwards.
Since this time I have since lost 14llbs since January, but healthily this time. I hit the treadmill for 30 minutes everyday, try to walk to as many places as possible and eat healthily. Feel loads better for it, and knowing I’m getting all the proper nutrients I need and making my heart and body healthier and fitter too is a great feeling.
I also drink lemon water. I drink 1 litre of pure water daily, and then I juice 1 whole lemon, and add that to a litre of water and drink that too (this is all drank throughout the day). It certainly hasn’t done me any harm, and I like to think that it’s doing me some good!
I would recommend it - but also can’t shout enough about the exercise. It really has made me feel good about myself, and I was a proper couch potato who went on every diet going before I had this epiphany.
It’s great to see sites like this giving proper information out rather than “get thin fast” tricks - which never work in the long term.
Thanks
71 anitha // Feb 19, 2008 at 10:38 pm
i think honey and lime water works to loss weight. and i also tried honey with coconut water .it works faster. but i am not doing anything now.becos i am suffering from hormone problem.
72 Kat // Feb 26, 2008 at 5:27 pm
I drink 1 lemon juiced with a little bit of honey for weight loss and to to help my digestion every morning. I have also noticee that since taking the lemon tea my bowels have seemed to regulate. This is a wonderful and very healthful drink. Honey is the healthiest sweetner in the world, and it is a very good cleasner. I don’t understand why it is said above that you should not use honey.
73 NEELUM // Mar 1, 2008 at 1:39 am
fresh lemon and honey in water can help with weight but i have a jelly belly will it help pull my belly in
74 jacqueline // Mar 10, 2008 at 5:26 pm
Is honey n lime better OR honey n cinnamon better for losing weight n overall health without any side effects. Is anyone sure of the answer?????
75 Cathy // Mar 11, 2008 at 2:06 pm
Thanks for the the tips. My body is so screwed up between weight gain, hidradenitis in my groin, very bad ezcema, 3o pages worth of food allergies, high blood pressure, constipation, hemmoroids, …shoot, I’ll try anything to make “Anything” better. I am going to start this morning. Will let you know how things go.
76 Armeet Kaur // Mar 13, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Ross,
Thanks for the tips. They were interesting and sounding beneficial. If u can always mail me tips like this to get slim, I’ll be very grateful to u.
Thanks / Regards,
Armeet
77 Armeet Kaur // Mar 13, 2008 at 3:37 pm
I would await ur special tips through mails
Thanx
78 sameera // Mar 29, 2008 at 3:42 am
how hot should the water be??thnks
79 Debbie // Mar 31, 2008 at 7:46 pm
Hi Ross,
is it ok to drink the lemon water cold instead of hot? I prefer cold water.
thanks Debbie
80 Ross // Apr 1, 2008 at 5:51 am
Hey guys
Generally, honey does not work if you are trying to alkalise (search this forum for alkaline diet if you don’t know what I mean!). Honey does have some health benefits, but generally the cons outweigh the pro’s I’m afraid!
With regards to water temp - just luke warm or room temperature is best, but don’t worry too much about it. Anything too hot or too cold will require energy from the body to digest so just slightly warmed is recommended. But it is not essential.
Thanks for your kind words and contributions everyone! Makes my day a million times happier!
Ross
81 Rajib // Apr 1, 2008 at 8:21 am
Hi Ross,
First of all, let me congratulate you for this nice blog. You are doing a great job!!!
Please tell me whether adding a pinch of salt to the lukewarm lime water instead of honey/sugar has the same positive effect. I have been adding salt and not honey or sugar in the lime water as you have been repeatedly telling that honey has its adverse effects too. Please suggest.
Once again, thank you for your kind effort!!!
82 NIki // Apr 1, 2008 at 10:38 pm
Hi Ross,
Ok im trying to lose weight i am traning alot and i drink lemon water but i dring cold water + lemon its different from 2-4 lemons . I drink it 2 times a day .Am im doing something wrong ? And Is cold water + lemon juice help me lose weight
83 Mike // Apr 3, 2008 at 12:38 am
Ross,
DON’T ignore Tom!
Answer his question!
I’m also curious as to why you say lemon is alkaline. Lemon has citric acid! So what are you on about? You’re replying to everyone else. What’s up with that?
Your stomach is full of acid for digestion. Seriously, if you eat something too acidic the worse thing that could happen is you get too much acid in your stomach, and maybe some reflux.
There is no basis for truth in this acid vs alkaline diet.
84 Ross // Apr 5, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Mike
Firstly, I run this blog in my own time and have a full time job which is quite demanding on my time. Have some patience - I don’t owe you anything so don’t be so rude.
Secondly, as I have pointed out time and time again - you are right, lemons are acid - but they have an alkalising effect on the body. There is a big difference.
I really haven’t got the time now to answer your comment fully, but when I can, I will.
In fact, it has inspired another blog post about dispelling the common myths about the alkaline approach to health.
Have a great weekend
Ross
85 Manisha // Apr 9, 2008 at 11:01 am
Hi Ross,
I have a small question which is already asked here by Rajib…please let us know whether its ok to mix a lil bit of salt in lukewarm limewater ??? and yeh another lil one..:)…can one drink limewater immediately after doin aerobics or anyother sort of excercise or not??? if not then when is it recommended??
Thanks in advace for ur help!!
Wish u a good week ahead….
Manisha
86 Ross // Apr 13, 2008 at 2:53 am
Hi Manisha!
You can definitely drink lemon or lime water after aerobics - that would be great! You can drink it whenever you like!
As for the salt - salt does get a bad rep and the right salts can be incredibly health-giving. I currently am using Dr Young’s pHour Salts which is a mixture of sodium bicarbonate, magnesium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate and calcium bicarbonate.
I have only been using it a while and so far the effects are good!
As for a pinch of table salt, I would be wary of this - what is your reason for adding it? Is it taste?
Hope to hear from you soon
Ross
87 pooja // Apr 14, 2008 at 1:18 pm
if u stop drinking lemon and honey in water..will we get fat??
88 Ross // Apr 15, 2008 at 6:39 am
Hi Pooja
I absolutely do NOT recommend honey either way, but the simple consumption of lemon water will neither make you lose or gain weight. It is not as straight forward as that.
Weight loss is about your WHOLE diet and lifestyle.
Good luck and have a great day
Ross
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