Hot Water Lemon And Honey Recipe

Sipping a hot cup of water with honey and lemon is both tasty and soothing. Honey and lemons may also have many health benefits, such as melting fat, clearing up acne, or “flushing out” toxins from the body.

Honey is a thick, sweet liquid that is produced by honey bees and some other similar insects, though the type produced by honey bees is the most well known.

It is commonly used as a natural substitute for processed sugar and also has some therapeutic uses, such as treating skin wounds and burns (

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It is a common belief that combining these two ingredients in a drink can help with a long list of common ailments, including digestive issues, acne and weight gain.

While honey and lemons have many potential health benefits and useful applications, not all claims about honey lemon water are backed by science.

Summary Honey and lemon are popular ingredients that have some health benefits. However, not all health claims about combining honey and lemon are supported by science.

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Honey is one of the oldest foods in the world. It has been used as both a food and medicine for thousands of years, even as far back as the stone age.

It is often used as a natural substitute for processed sugar in baking, cooking and beverages, and it also has medicinal uses.

Honey has been linked to a few science-backed health benefits, but it’s important to note that most of these benefits are associated with the raw, unfiltered type.

Hot Lemon Ginger Water With Honey

In a review of 26 studies that included over 3, 000 people, honey was more effective at healing partial-thickness burns than conventional treatments (

Not only is honey a flavorful ingredient to add to teas and other drinks, but its use as a cough treatment in children is backed by science.

It can be difficult to convince a child to take a dose of unappealing cough medicine, making honey a tasty alternative treatment.

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One study found that a dose of honey was more effective than cough medicine at suppressing coughing and improving sleep in children and teens with upper respiratory infections (

While honey may be an effective and natural option for treating coughs in children, it should never be given to children under one year of age, due to the risk of botulism (

Summary Studies have shown that honey may treat wounds like burns and diabetic ulcers, as well as help reduce coughing in children with upper respiratory infections.

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Kidney stones are hard lumps that form in one or both kidneys when high levels of certain minerals accumulate in the urine (

One study in over 10, 000 people associated a higher intake of citrus fruits with a lower risk of heart disease and stroke (

A plant compound found in lemons called limonin has been shown to reduce triglycerides and “bad” LDL cholesterol in animal studies (19).

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Lemons are high in the antioxidant vitamin C and other plant compounds that may help reduce oxidative stress caused by free radicals.

A diet high in vitamin C may reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke and certain types of cancer like esophageal cancer (

Summary Lemons contain nutrients and beneficial compounds that may help reduce the risk of chronic illnesses like heart disease, esophageal cancer and diabetes. Lemons may also help prevent kidney stones.

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Several studies have shown that increasing your water intake can increase your metabolism and cause you to feel fuller, both of which can help you shed pounds (

One study including 10, 000 participants found that those who were not properly hydrated were more likely to be overweight or obese than participants who were adequately hydrated (30).

Swapping high-calorie, sugary sodas and other sweetened drinks for honey lemon water may also lead to a reduction in calories and sugar.

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On the other hand, a 12-ounce serving of honey lemon water made with one teaspoon of honey contains around 25 calories and 6 grams of sugar (32).

If your honey water contains less sugar than the beverages you would otherwise drink, it might help you consume fewer calories and lose weight. Importantly, it depends on how much honey you add to your water.

Due to the soothing qualities of honey and the high amount of vitamin C in lemons, drinking honey lemon water may be beneficial when you are feeling under the weather.

Is Drinking Lemon Water With Honey On An Empty Stomach Good?

Honey has been shown to reduce the severity and frequency of coughing in children with upper respiratory infections, though its effect on adults is unknown (

Plus, a warm mug of honey lemon water is a soothing remedy for a sore throat and pleasant to drink when you are feeling sick.

Some research suggests that raw honey may have a beneficial effect on the friendly gut bacteria that help keep your digestive system healthy and in balance (37).

Health Benefits Of Warm Water With Honey & Lemon

For example, one study found that mice who were supplemented with raw honey had increased amounts of the beneficial bacteria Bifidobacteria and Lactobacillius (

Summary Honey lemon water may benefit your digestive health and help you lose weight. It can also be a soothing drink when you are feeling under the weather.

While drinking honey lemon water may provide a few benefits, many claims about this drink have no scientific evidence to back them.

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Summary There is no scientific evidence to support claims that honey lemon water can improve cognitive performance, boost brain function, melt fat or clear up acne.

Just mix the juice from half of a lemon and a teaspoon of raw, high-quality honey into a cup of hot or warm water.

You can adjust the amounts of lemon juice or honey to suit your taste. However, remember that honey is a source of calories and added sugar.

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Because it contains lemon juice, rinsing your mouth with plain water after drinking this beverage is important to help neutralize the acid and prevent tooth enamel erosion.

However, there’s no scientific evidence to back claims promoting the use of honey lemon water to detoxify the body, melt fat, clear up acne or boost brain function.Honey and lemon tea is my solution to all ailments from sore throats to nausea to homesickness. This simple beverage takes less than 5 minutes to prepare and will perk you up instantly.

Growing up in New Zealand, we learned in school that this honey comes with specialanti-microbial properties. It was supposedly used in bandages during WWI when the Kiwi soldiers fought at the Gallipoli peninsula.

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With the invention of penicillin and other antibiotics, there’s no need to use honey to combat infection. That leaves more liquid gold to smear on toast, drizzle over yogurt, and combine with lemon juice to concoct a potent potion.

I love drinking lemon honey tea when I feel theonset of a cold, especially if I get a tickle in my throat. It’s a terrific beverage for soothing a sore throat and clearing my congested nose.

Not only has it settled my stomach but it’s also soothed my homesickness (along with eating Tim Tams, chocolate-covered hokey pokey, and L&P flavored Whittaker’s white chocolate).

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Even if the benefits are all due to the placebo effect, I’ll take it! There’s not much of a downside to drinking lemon honey water.

TIP: Avoid drinking the juice from 3+ lemons in one sitting. That could be too much acid and upset your stomach. If you have this issue, drink 1 teaspoon of baking soda mixed with ½ cup of water to neutralize the acid.

I enjoy drinking lemon honey water when I’m not sick but looking for quick rejuvenation. It’s a cozy hot beverage for cold winter days, a great substitute if I’m not feeling in the mood for a heavy cup of hot chocolate.

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You could also enjoy it cold with some ice cubes on a scorching summer day. You may even try adding some carbonated water to give it a fizz. It’ll taste like a fancy lemonade. 

Like most of my recipes, there’s dozens of ways you can modify this drink to satisfy your taste buds. While I like the original best, you can add a creative spin based on what’s in your pantry.

To qualify my full-throated recommendations of mānuka honey, I understand not everybody has access to pure, unadulterated mānuka. It’s expensive, and there is apparently counterfeit honey on the market these days trying to cash in on the mānuka bubble. 

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In light of this troubling development, I recommend you use the honey that tastes best to you. That could be a clover honey, wildflower honey, or acacia honey. Or honey from the local farmers market lovingly sold by a hobbyist beekeeper. 

For a mild dose of caffeine, you could brew your honey lemon water with tea. Add a tea bag with your hot water allow the tea leaves to steep before adding the honey. Once the honey is dissolved, you can add the lemon juice.

If you’re willing to go to the effort of steeping fresh muddled herbs (or dried herbs), you could make an interesting potion, similar tasting to the lemonade infusions. 

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Herbs that would work well with this honey lemon tea include peppermint, basil, sage, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaf, and any of your favorite herbs.

As someone who hates ginger tea, ginger polluting my delicious honey lemon tea doesn’t appeal to me. But my