{"id":323,"date":"2017-01-04T09:00:52","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T17:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthiermama.com\/?p=323"},"modified":"2017-01-01T14:23:52","modified_gmt":"2017-01-01T22:23:52","slug":"6-reasons-you-should-be-drinking-water-first-thing-in-the-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthiermama.com\/6-reasons-you-should-be-drinking-water-first-thing-in-the-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Reasons You Should Be Drinking Water First Thing In The Morning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One healthy habit we picked up in our home is drinking 32 oz of water first thing in the morning. \u00a0When we first wake up in the morning we feel naturally dehydrated since we haven&#8217;t drank any water for at about 8-9 hours. \u00a0Our bodies are 72% water after all, so re-hydrating first thing in the morning will give you a great start to your day. \u00a0Here are some of the benefits of drinking water first thing in the morning:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/healthiermama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/water-1585192_1280.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-367 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/healthiermama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/water-1585192_1280-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healthiermama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/water-1585192_1280-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/healthiermama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/water-1585192_1280-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/healthiermama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/water-1585192_1280-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/healthiermama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/water-1585192_1280-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/healthiermama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/water-1585192_1280.jpg 854w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>It fires up your metabolism.<\/strong>\u00a0Drinking water helps boost your metabolism by up to 30% for up to 90 minutes according to a study published in\u00a0<i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webmd.com\/diet\/20040105\/drinking-water-may-speed-weight-loss\" target=\"_blank\">The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism<\/a>.<\/i><sup id=\"rf1-5573\"><\/sup><\/li>\n<li><strong>Water helps your body flush out toxins.<\/strong> \u201cYour kidneys do an amazing job of cleansing and ridding your body of toxins as long as your intake of fluids is adequate\u201d, according to Kenneth Ellner, an Atlanta-based dermatologist. Getting fluids into your body right after your wake up will help your body flush out toxins first thing in the morning.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Your brain tissue is 70-80% water.<\/strong>\u00a0If you are dehydrated you are putting stress on your body and your brain and you may experience brain fog, or fatigue. \u00a0<sup id=\"rf3-5573\"><\/sup><\/li>\n<li><strong>Water makes your skin healthier<\/strong>. Water can remove toxins from the blood and this can result to better looking and glowing skin. It actually hydrates your skin cells and helps plump them up and reduces the visibility of fine lines and wrinkles.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Get a more balanced lymph system<\/strong>. Drinking water first thing in the morning every day can balance your lymph system.\u00a0Lymph glands help you to fight infection so it will help you to fight off whatever bugs are going around.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Get your bowels moving. \u00a0<\/strong>Having water first thing in the morning helps wake up your digestion and gets your bowels moving.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To get an extra boost from our morning water I make a pitcher full for my husband and myself and add the juice of one lemon, along with 2 tsp of <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1Xk2s3u\" target=\"_blank\">MSM<\/a>, 2 tsp of apple cider vinegar and dash of cayenne pepper.<\/p>\n<p>If you have never heard of MSM <a href=\"http:\/\/theshawnstevensonmodel.com\/7-benefits-of-msm-the-miracle-supplement\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> is a great article on it. \u00a0The skinny is it improves skin health and complexion, improves flexibility, detoxifies the body, strengthens hair and nails, accelerates healing, naturally increases energy and its anti-inflammatory. \u00a0It will start detoxing you right away so I highly recommend starting with only 1tsp and working your way up to higher amounts.<\/p>\n<p>Even you you just have plain water first thing in the morning you will see great benefits so get started today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One healthy habit we picked up in our home is drinking 32 oz of water first thing in the morning. \u00a0When we first wake up in the morning we feel naturally dehydrated since we haven&#8217;t drank any water for at about 8-9 hours. \u00a0Our bodies are 72% water after all, so re-hydrating first thing in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":367,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[52,49,34,53],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.4 - 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