Hot water and lemon

[Greenland21]

Does anyone else drink this regularly? Is it as good for you as some people say?

It’s terrible for your teeth. My dentist told me to stop.

I’ve tried to a few times, as it’s meant to be so good for you, but I found it really unpleasant. I can’t seem to get on with any hot drinks besides regular tea and coffee - I’ve tried peppermint and other teas and they just taste like mud to me

Every morning. Helps my water intake and a bit extra vitamin C. Brush your teeth first though as it can damage the enamel.

I drink it every morning first thing, through a straw to minimise the contact with my teeth. Been doing this for years and have good teeth. Makes me feel so good every morning and I'd recommend it I'm still a cow until I've had my first coffee though.

I did til the dentist told me how bad it was for my teeth. Now I don’t.

I have it every morning with ginger & honey added. Drink it through a straw. Not sure if it does me any good but its very comforting.

I really like it and used to have it every morning but stopped because apparently it’s awful for your teeth. Might try it with a straw though - great idea!

Love it! It's my favourite hot drink

Bad for your teeth.

Probably no worse than soft drinks etc though.

I love it but also stopped as bad for teeth. Now boring boring boring herbal tea or plain boiled water

Please don’t. You’re bathing your teeth in hot acid.

Use some sugar free lemon squash instead?

I don't think the health benefits of hot water with JUST lemon are really that great even without taking into account the effect on teeth. If you wsnt a really healthy mprnkng deink, look into turmeric milk. It's been used in India for hundreds of years and is now catching on in the West with celebs etc because of the health benefits.

Another one who used to before it was thought about how bad for your teeth it is! It has to be nice lemons though! Now I just have hot water as I can't drink herbal teas.

Then it's a couple of cups of coffee and then water. Hot or cold.

I do miss the lemon water though.

With honey. Oh yes food of the gods for all sorts. Except dental issues.
Pineapple is even worse for teeth apparently.

I do. Had no idea it was bad for your teeth!

Maybe lemon oil would be less acidic than a whole lemon?

It’s a hot acid bath for your teeth. Only good thing is vitamin C and a bit of hydration which you can get many other ways. I would not recommend.

I drink it if I'm very congested with a cold, but wouldn't otherwise. It's just dilute fruit juice really, so not particularly healthy, no.

There is no evidence that it has any kind of health benefit beyond having a glass of water.

This is really interesting. I love hot water and lemon, but had no idea it was so bad for teeth! Shame as it took me ages to find a hot drink that I liked which didn't have caffeine. Is it really worse for teeth than say coffee, or juice, or fizzy drinks?

Only if I have a tummy ache or sore throat (I put sugar in it for a tummy ache or honey for a sore throat)

If you are looking for a healthy hot drink I really like barley 'coffee' from the health food shop. I think the brand is called 'yannoh'

I drink it a lot in winter with manuka honey.
Almost 49 years old, my enamel's perfect and I have no fillings... so. I'm not about to stop. DH was on ICU with covid in December/January. I didn't get covid and neither did the kids (that we know of). I drank my hot lemon and honey, as I call it, had my zinc. Who knows if it helped but certainly I think it does no harm. As I said, I have great teeth (shit everything else but my teeth are stellar! ).

Nope, but I like ginger and lemon herbal tea mid-morning.

I'm working my way through weaning myself off coffee... I drink lemon and ginger herbal tea (is this better then fresh lemon?), also like Tumeric... I struggle because I don't like fruity or too herbal so any suggestions would be great ha ha