Detox water!!

zahra1975
zahra1975 Posts: 19 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Has anyone been consuming water with lemon, mint and ginger or anything similar? Or anyone tried cinnamon tea?
is it making any difference?
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  • ValGogo
    ValGogo Posts: 2,168 Member
    Has anyone been consuming water with lemon, mint and ginger or anything similar? Or anyone tried cinnamon tea?
    is it making any difference?

    I like the way water with lemon tastes. that's it.
  • natashaingrid
    natashaingrid Posts: 4
    I drink one glass of water in the morning with 2 tsp of apple cider vinegar. This is great for blood pressure. The rest of the time I add lemon to my water. I can't say that the lemon itself has has helped me lose weight, but lemon enhances the flavor and I do drink more water as a result. Drinking more water HAS helped me lose weight so whatever makes you drink more water, is a good thing.
  • natashaingrid
    natashaingrid Posts: 4
    One last mention, I find that hot water does serve as an appetite suppressant, so cinnamon tea should work. I lost 10 lbs by changing nothing in my diet but adding two cups of hot green tea a day. They say green tea boosts metabolism - for me the hot calorie-free liquid (and maybe the caffeine) reduced my appetite.
  • richardheath
    richardheath Posts: 1,276 Member
    Why do you want to detox lemons? Lemons wont kill you.




    Or am I missing something here?
  • _Resolve_
    _Resolve_ Posts: 735 Member
    What toxins are you specifically trying to eliminate?
  • timadotcom
    timadotcom Posts: 653 Member
    I have been on a 'ginger tea with lemon' kick for the past couple of days and let me tell you it's a great detox. I didn't know they use it as a detox, I was just trying to get rid of this cold without having to resort to antibiotics. Works really well.

    Tazo has an organic chai with a blend of spices, but I don't find it works that well.
  • zahra1975
    zahra1975 Posts: 19 Member
    I just heard it would help reduce belly fat! It's something I am trying to include in my diet.
  • QueenMaryam04
    QueenMaryam04 Posts: 43 Member
    Health Benefits of Lemon Water
    Promotes hydration
    Natural energy boost
    Promotes an alkaline pH
    Promotes Elimination
    Aids digestion
    Boosts immune system
    Boosts hydrochloric acid production
    Natural diuretic
    Antibacterial properties
    Aids with gastric upsets such as heartburn and indigestion
    Purifies the blood
    Promotes healthy liver enzyme levels
    Promotes circulation in the liver
    Helps dissolve uric acid in the joints
    Acts as a natural solvent for calcium deposits, kidney stones, pancreatic stones, and gallstones
    The vitamin C nourishes and rejuvenates your skin from the inside, bringing you a healthy glow

    Energy Boost & Hydration
    Citric acid in lemon is highly electrically active, and pure water acts as a conductor to deliver electrolytes directly to your cells. It’s liken to a liquid sunshine burst that boosts cell energy and nourishes your adrenals for a clean energy output that sustains you throughout your day. This is why lemon water is so effective with helping people kick the coffee habit. Coffee is dehydrating and stresses your adrenals. Although you’re temporarily energized, this kind of dirty energy is actually very draining and depletes your body’s energy reserves.
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    . Coffee is dehydrating and stresses your adrenals. Although you’re temporarily energized, this kind of dirty energy is actually very draining and depletes your body’s energy reserves.
    Err nonsense I'm afraid. Unless you drink excessive amount of coffee it's as dehydrating as water.
    http://www.runnersworld.com/drinks-hydration/study-moderate-caffeine-intake-doesnt-lead-to-dehydration

    Also what the hell is 'dirt energy'? Energy is an energy I'm afraid
  • FireOpalCO
    FireOpalCO Posts: 641 Member
    Health Benefits of Lemon Water
    Promotes hydration
    ...
    Promotes an alkaline pH

    So does water.
    Promotes Elimination

    So does coffee, water, beans, and exercise.
    Antibacterial properties

    Even if true, killing bacteria in a healthy body is a bad thing. Bacteria is what is keeping you alive. It digests your food for you. The only bacteria where I could see this as a possible benefit (and have a realistic shot of succeeding) is in your mouth. Mouthwash and drinking straight water would do a better job.
    Purifies the blood

    Is this holy lemon water?
    The vitamin C nourishes and rejuvenates your skin from the inside, bringing you a healthy glow

    Won't give you nearly enough vitamin C, and you can also get it from plenty of other sources, including vitamin pills.
  • ASKyle
    ASKyle Posts: 1,475 Member
    I just heard it would help reduce belly fat! It's something I am trying to include in my diet.
    No. Caloric deficit reduces belly fat.

    This.

    You don't need to detox, your kidneys take care of that.

    If flavored water makes you drink more water, great! Otherwise no.
  • ASKyle
    ASKyle Posts: 1,475 Member
    Health Benefits of Lemon Water
    Promotes hydration
    Natural energy boost
    Promotes an alkaline pH
    Promotes Elimination
    Aids digestion
    Boosts immune system
    Boosts hydrochloric acid production
    Natural diuretic
    Antibacterial properties
    Aids with gastric upsets such as heartburn and indigestion
    Purifies the blood
    Promotes healthy liver enzyme levels
    Promotes circulation in the liver
    Helps dissolve uric acid in the joints
    Acts as a natural solvent for calcium deposits, kidney stones, pancreatic stones, and gallstones
    The vitamin C nourishes and rejuvenates your skin from the inside, bringing you a healthy glow

    Energy Boost & Hydration
    Citric acid in lemon is highly electrically active, and pure water acts as a conductor to deliver electrolytes directly to your cells. It’s liken to a liquid sunshine burst that boosts cell energy and nourishes your adrenals for a clean energy output that sustains you throughout your day. This is why lemon water is so effective with helping people kick the coffee habit. Coffee is dehydrating and stresses your adrenals. Although you’re temporarily energized, this kind of dirty energy is actually very draining and depletes your body’s energy reserves.

    No... No... again, NO.

    There is no magical infused water that will make you healthy and skinny.
  • Christizzzle
    Christizzzle Posts: 454 Member
    Has anyone been consuming water with lemon, mint and ginger or anything similar? Or anyone tried cinnamon tea?
    is it making any difference?

    I like the way water with lemon tastes. that's it.

    Same here.
  • Faye_Anderson
    Faye_Anderson Posts: 1,495 Member
    Health Benefits of Lemon Water
    Promotes hydration
    Natural energy boost
    Promotes an alkaline pH
    Promotes Elimination
    Aids digestion
    Boosts immune system
    Boosts hydrochloric acid production
    Natural diuretic
    Antibacterial properties
    Aids with gastric upsets such as heartburn and indigestion
    Purifies the blood
    Promotes healthy liver enzyme levels
    Promotes circulation in the liver
    Helps dissolve uric acid in the joints
    Acts as a natural solvent for calcium deposits, kidney stones, pancreatic stones, and gallstones
    The vitamin C nourishes and rejuvenates your skin from the inside, bringing you a healthy glow

    Energy Boost & Hydration
    Citric acid in lemon is highly electrically active, and pure water acts as a conductor to deliver electrolytes directly to your cells. It’s liken to a liquid sunshine burst that boosts cell energy and nourishes your adrenals for a clean energy output that sustains you throughout your day. This is why lemon water is so effective with helping people kick the coffee habit. Coffee is dehydrating and stresses your adrenals. Although you’re temporarily energized, this kind of dirty energy is actually very draining and depletes your body’s energy reserves.

    :laugh: :laugh: :sad:
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    Purifies the blood

    Oh good...can't have a proper sacrifice without the blood of the pure.
  • Lauren8239
    Lauren8239 Posts: 1,039 Member
    I have been on a 'ginger tea with lemon' kick for the past couple of days and let me tell you it's a great detox. I didn't know they use it as a detox, I was just trying to get rid of this cold without having to resort to antibiotics. Works really well.

    Tazo has an organic chai with a blend of spices, but I don't find it works that well.


    Colds are viral...they do not give antibiotics for a virus. Take some zinc, that will help.
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    I have been on a 'ginger tea with lemon' kick for the past couple of days and let me tell you it's a great detox. I didn't know they use it as a detox, I was just trying to get rid of this cold without having to resort to antibiotics. Works really well.

    Tazo has an organic chai with a blend of spices, but I don't find it works that well.


    Colds are viral...they do not give antibiotics for a virus. Take some zinc, that will help.

    Seriously...if your Doctor prescribed you antibiotics for a cold...time to get a new doctor.
  • ew_david
    ew_david Posts: 3,473 Member
    I certainly hope my water is detoxed at the plant before it gets to me. I don't want no floaters in my agua!
  • fooninie
    fooninie Posts: 291 Member
    THIS!!!
    Health Benefits of Lemon Water
    Promotes hydration
    Natural energy boost
    Promotes an alkaline pH
    Promotes Elimination
    Aids digestion
    Boosts immune system
    Boosts hydrochloric acid production
    Natural diuretic
    Antibacterial properties
    Aids with gastric upsets such as heartburn and indigestion
    Purifies the blood
    Promotes healthy liver enzyme levels
    Promotes circulation in the liver
    Helps dissolve uric acid in the joints
    Acts as a natural solvent for calcium deposits, kidney stones, pancreatic stones, and gallstones
    The vitamin C nourishes and rejuvenates your skin from the inside, bringing you a healthy glow

    Energy Boost & Hydration
    Citric acid in lemon is highly electrically active, and pure water acts as a conductor to deliver electrolytes directly to your cells. It’s liken to a liquid sunshine burst that boosts cell energy and nourishes your adrenals for a clean energy output that sustains you throughout your day. This is why lemon water is so effective with helping people kick the coffee habit. Coffee is dehydrating and stresses your adrenals. Although you’re temporarily energized, this kind of dirty energy is actually very draining and depletes your body’s energy reserves.
  • kmbweber2014
    kmbweber2014 Posts: 680 Member
    I just heard it would help reduce belly fat! It's something I am trying to include in my diet.

    It wont reduce belly fat. However, I drink a ton of water and have started putting mint and lime in it just to switch things up, it tastes good and refreshing.
  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    I certainly hope my water is detoxed at the plant before it gets to me. I don't want no floaters in my agua!

    your mandated chlorine residual means that your water almost certainly contains trihalomethanes which can cause cancers..

    I suggest active carbon filtration at a minimum. I can sell you a whole house filter for 2K+...

    (joke post)
  • elsie0o0
    elsie0o0 Posts: 59 Member
    I think that plain water is a good detox. You could add something for flavor but I don't think it would be better than water.
  • billbrendan
    billbrendan Posts: 8
    Health Benefits of Lemon Water
    [...]
    Promotes an alkaline pH
    Boosts hydrochloric acid production

    How on earth are you increasing stomach acid production while simultaneously increasing pH levels? Also the blood purification bit.. seriously??
  • richardheath
    richardheath Posts: 1,276 Member
    Coffee is dehydrating and stresses your adrenals. Although you’re temporarily energized, this kind of dirty energy is actually very draining and depletes your body’s energy reserves.

    Wait, so coffee is a magic weight loss agent too now? Because, I don't know about you, but my energy reserves are glycogen and fat. How many calories worth of fat does one cup burn through?
  • ew_david
    ew_david Posts: 3,473 Member
    I certainly hope my water is detoxed at the plant before it gets to me. I don't want no floaters in my agua!

    your mandated chlorine residual means that your water almost certainly contains trihalomethanes which can cause cancers..

    I suggest active carbon filtration at a minimum. I can sell you a whole house filter for 2K+...

    (joke post)

    Stahhhhp it with all your brainz
  • richardheath
    richardheath Posts: 1,276 Member
    Health Benefits of Lemon Water
    [...]
    Promotes an alkaline pH
    Boosts hydrochloric acid production

    How on earth are you increasing stomach acid production while simultaneously increasing pH levels? Also the blood purification bit.. seriously??

    The claim (from the woo-mongers) is that lemon magically raises the pH of BLOOD, not the stomach. Although how a small amount of lemon juice is going to affect the pH of my carbonate-buffered blood is beyond me. In fact, it would be very worrying if true, as I like my blood to be at the correct pH (hence why we have the buffering system in the first place).
  • Factory_Reset
    Factory_Reset Posts: 1,651 Member
    Health Benefits of Lemon Water
    Promotes hydration
    Natural energy boost
    Promotes an alkaline pH
    Promotes Elimination
    Aids digestion
    Boosts immune system
    Boosts hydrochloric acid production
    Natural diuretic
    Antibacterial properties
    Aids with gastric upsets such as heartburn and indigestion
    Purifies the blood
    Promotes healthy liver enzyme levels
    Promotes circulation in the liver
    Helps dissolve uric acid in the joints
    Acts as a natural solvent for calcium deposits, kidney stones, pancreatic stones, and gallstones
    The vitamin C nourishes and rejuvenates your skin from the inside, bringing you a healthy glow

    Energy Boost & Hydration
    Citric acid in lemon is highly electrically active, and pure water acts as a conductor to deliver electrolytes directly to your cells. It’s liken to a liquid sunshine burst that boosts cell energy and nourishes your adrenals for a clean energy output that sustains you throughout your day. This is why lemon water is so effective with helping people kick the coffee habit. Coffee is dehydrating and stresses your adrenals. Although you’re temporarily energized, this kind of dirty energy is actually very draining and depletes your body’s energy reserves.

    WHOA

    someone drank the kool-aid
  • CorlissaEats
    CorlissaEats Posts: 493 Member
    Has anyone been consuming water with lemon, mint and ginger or anything similar? Or anyone tried cinnamon tea?
    is it making any difference?

    Was the person telling you about detox water overweight?-- because I usually find its the fat ones who swear by it. I have yet to have a person who has sucessfully lost weight and kept it off try and convince me to try this gimick.

    If anything these types of drinks will increase your water intake and that has a positive impact on your weightloss goals. Its not the detoxifying ingredients like lemon, mint, ginger or cinnamon. They won't do anything for you though if you arent also at a caloric deficit. Go ahead and add them, they wont harm you but dont expect them to act like magic weightloss beans.
  • livinatthegym
    livinatthegym Posts: 81 Member
    I drink lemon water, orange water. etc. I drink it to hydrate as I do with plain old water. I use it because I only drink water, coffee, and tea,(for the most part), so it just adds a little flavor. It's not some kind of magic potion that will benefit you in any real way...adds a little vitamin C to water but nothing significant.
  • ihad
    ihad Posts: 7,463 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/ihad/view/napkin-math-621617

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