Wellness - Detox Water

Detox Water - Lemon Cucumber

You must have heard or seen images or read about Detox Water on Facebook or Instagram. A huge jar filled with vegetables, fruits filled with only water. 

I got myself hooked into the colourful water that promised to Detox.

Before i get started to how it benefits us, allow me to share with you why i started this journey....

For as long as i can remember i have a bad habit of not drinking water. And by water i mean clear plain water, which supposedly doctors say we have to drink 8 glasses per day. What i drank was bottle beverages or sodas.  Every morning i would fish for a bottle of milk tea or green tea. Till the day i watched Dr Oz show. 

In that particular episode, DrOz was explaining about losing weight and one of the factors was drinking sweet beverages. I vagely remember him saying no matter how much we exercise , if we do not drink WATER, our body cannot function well enough to accelerate weight loss. And of course the follow up would be diabetes and high blood pressure....

                                                           this image change my life

source from foodgirluk.com

The measurements of sugar in the picture is measured in teaspoon!!!!!

Vitamin Water (something i thought is good for when i exercise) has 8 teaspoon of sugar.

Check out Mountain Dew, 19.25 teaspoon. 

I dont even add sugar in my tea and the amount of sugar in these beverages is astoundingly high.

From that day on, I stop buying any sweet beverages and switch to drinking ONLY WATER.

AND then I chance upon Detox Water ...

Lemon and Cucumber Water

Benefits of Lemon:

• Stimulate & regulate digestive track (Constipation etc.)
• Boost immune system, Full of Vitamin C
• Lowers blood pressure
• Promotes weight loss

source from jeremyscottfitness.com  

Benefits of Cucumber:

• Full of Vitamin K, helps to heal injuries
• Supplies Potassium, encourages proper function of cells, muscles , heart
• Skin stays clear and SEXY!

source from livestrong.com

Both put together helps flatten belly, flush impurities out of your system.

Here's how to concoct the water:

1. Thinly slice up 1 lemon & half of a cucumber
2. Add into a jar of 1litre
3. Fill it up with water
4. Refrigerate overnight

My view on Lemon Cucumber Detox Water:

• It has a refreshing taste, not sour or bitter
• Best taken after meals, you will notice the water eliminates the food odour in your mouth almost instantly
• If you are eating something fried, this water stops you from feeling you just drank a bottle of oil
• Trips to toilet is very frequent, i think it's the work of flushing toxins out

In the 3 months i drank this, i lost 5kg (not bad for just drinking water huh). Dont get me wrong, i am not the kind of girl who wants to be super skinny. I love my curves. As long as im healthy, that's fine by me.

So do not think drinking this water alone could help you acheive your dream weight loss.

Do give it a try and share with me your views...

Let Lemon Cucumber Detox Water be your bestfriend

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