Is lemon water really the elixir it’s touted to be?

For years, lemon water has been a staple of the celebrity morning routine, an appealingly approachable symbol of aspirational wellness.

 Its supposed benefits are myriad, according to dubiously sourced online articles and AI-narrated TikToks: it is detoxifying! It improves your skin! It balances your body’s pH and promotes weight loss! 

The touted advantages of this simple elixir are so comprehensive that it boggles the mind to imagine that any human on Earth is ever experiencing anything less than peak physical health, save perhaps those with citrus allergies. Is any of it true, though? 

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