Here are some of the benefits of a warm water and lemon juice blend.

- It promotes regular bowel movements and controls constipation and diarrhea by eliminating waste more efficiently. This helps reduce bloating.

- It’s good source of vitamin C and helps rejuvenate the skin. Water enhances the skin’s beauty and drinking the lemon juice helps rejuvenate the skin from within.

- It’s soothing to sip. It can help slow you down and take the edge off your hunger, simply by filling you.

Caveat One thing to keep in mind: Too much lemon juice may eat away at your tooth enamel.

ANSWERED BY:
Heidi Skolnik, MS, CDN, Women's Sports Medicine Center at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City and co-author of The Reverse Diet (Wiley 2007).