Submitted by Maria Dowling

Turn AM grogginess into get-up-and-go by trading your morning coffee for a cup of hot water with a wedge of lemon. The potassium in the citrus fruit helps to convert blood sugar into glucose, which is your body’s main source of energy. Plus, lemon encourages the liver to produce the antioxidant glutathione, which speeds the breakdown of trapped fat, another source of sluggishness. You may find yourself losing a new pounds by drinking your hot lemon drink in the AM.