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Health and Wellness Tip 2 – Hot Water and Fresh Lemon

One of the key elements to leading a healthier lifestyle is having a healthy Liver

A Top Tip for achieving this is to introduce a cup of warm/hot water each day with at least half a fresh lemon squeezed into it.
You can also add ginger and/or Honey to it to sweeten it (this is also great if you are run down)

Your Liver is the organ in your body that is in charge of removing toxins

The healthier your liver, the quicker it will be able to carry out this job and in turn the better you will feel

 

On top of aiding the Liver, Hot water and Lemon has huge health benefits, here is our Top Pick

 

Drink and Detoxify

Lemons are a great source of d-limonene antioxidants, which work to flush out any nasty toxins in your liver. So if you’ve had a few heavy nights out on the tiles, hot water is the ideal drink to cleanse your body and rid yourself of any niggling hangovers. Lemons are also considered a surprisingly good alkaline food, so will also balance the pH levels in the body.

Aids Digestion

Hot water and lemon works as an invigorating tonic that stimulates the digestive tract, helping food to pass through your system quickly and seamlessly. A few cups will also help your body to soak up all the food’s good, healthy nutrients.

Tackles an Upset Stomach

Drinking hot water and lemon will flush out and cleanse your system, whilst the flavonoids found in lemons can also help to reduce the levels of acidity in your stomach, so if you’re suffering with an upset tummy hot water and lemon will gently soothe any sickness or cramps.

Soothes a Sore Throat

The anti-bacterial qualities contained in natural lemon juice will help to soothe a sore throat. Mix it up with some honey if it tastes a little too tart, as this will give it a pleasant natural sweetness.

Helps with Weight Loss

Lemons are a natural diuretic, so will help to release water retention and reduce any signs of bloating. Diuretics are the Holy Grail of cleansing, so not only will you feel slimmer, your skin, liver and tummy will start look and feel healthier too.

Relieves Aches and Pains

A shock to us too! As well as soothing and clearing out the body of unwanted, damaging toxins, lemon water can also help to alleviate niggling aches and pains by dissolving uric acid.

Immune Boosting

Lemon is an excellent source of vitamin C – an essential, hardworking nutrient that boosts the immune system and protects the body against illness. Supping on lemon water can also stop bacteria from spreading, preventing against infection and disease.

 

Take your cup of Hot Water and Lemon straight after your wheatgrass powder first thing in the morning

Read more about wheatgrass powder here – https://www.liveyoungbootcamp.co.uk/2015/09/07/health-and-wellness-tip-1-wheatgrass-powder/

Health and Wellness Tip 1 – Wheatgrass Powder

This is one of the only supplements we ask our clients to use.

 

I was first introduced to Wheatgrass Powder by a PT i was networking with over 3 years ago in Ireland called Pat Divilly.

I followed an online program which used the Powder and have not looked back since.
I take this everyday and my clients are instructed to do the same.

Wheatgrass Powder is an organic product that will give you huge health benefits.

To give you an honest review of when i took it

The first 3-4 days it tasted awful, a bit like cold tea. This down to the body being very acidic through poor diet.
As the body alkalizes the taste will get better.

I wil be honest though, it will never taste like chocolate!

After the 4th day it actually became part of my routine and i started finding it easier to take, i was literally mixing it with water and down the hatch!

After 6 days i felt like a new person. Now i was cleaning up my diet anyway so this would have also had a huge effect on how i was feeling however i had this inner glow and my skin felt amazing.

From that day forward i added it into all my plans with clients and still to this day 3 years on have all clients implement it.

The taste, well it takes  a bit of getting used too, it tastes like cold tea. However, you are only taking 1tsp of powder each day in as much or as little water as you like.

I guarantee you will have had worse tasting alcoholic shots on a night out than wheatgrass powder!

We call it the 15 seconds of focus each morning. Literally take it on an empty stomach.

If it doesnt happen for you, you can mix it into a smoothie and you wont notice it at all.

If you are looking to clean up your diet and implement a healthy lifestyle, i recommend you get some organic wheatgrass powder and implement into your daily routine.

 

Its packed with nutrients and also fibre and if you ever suffer from a common cold, double the dosage to 2tsp each day and the nutrients will have that sorted in no time!

The pouch we recommend is the 200g Light Green Organic Puch in Holland Barrett for £7.99

The pouch should easily last you 6 weeks so its a bargain!

The Benefits?

Well you can read about them below

http://www.wheatgrasspowderbenefits.org/

 

I cannot recommend this product highly enough!