add a pinch or three of a whole, unrefined salt to that... "Real Salt" is perhaps the best available, at a reasonable cost, in the states... however, there are many others such as Celtic, Himalayan, etc.

It should not be salty to taste... that may be too much, though initially you may need more.

I play with my water to make it *sweet* with minerals - (in many cases a bit of MSM makes this happen as sulfur is missing big time from municipal water - unless you have a sulfur rich well water)... the native Americans used to complain about water once they were on the American water *systems* and craved their *sweet water*.

The cool thing about this is that it is simple... and just takes a pinch of salt, MSM, what-have-you (dependent upon the starting water source) per large (24 ounce) glass...

Of course... most of that is forgotten knowledge now.

grz-

Hi! I also got dehydrated from to much lemon in my water, also if I eat to much raw Celery and cooked asparagus...acts like a diuretic for me. The lemon juice made my sodium drop pretty quickly, so I myself only take a thin slice in my water once in a while or a little lime slice. I use a salt called Hawaiian Jade Sea Salt and was able to get off fludrocortisone , I am unable to keep my sodium up with out this salt...no other slat worked for me..I only put it on my foods..eat plenty of cooked veggies with the salt on helps in a big way.

Marie

Lemon water are very good for health as compared to normal water. Lemons can also stimulate and aid elimination in the digestive system and help purify the liver by eliminating toxins and waste products.
So i think you should take it occasionaly.

I neutralize the acidity with a few pinches of baking soda and add water once it stops fizzing. Lemon juice water is very bad for tooth enamel.

Also be sure you are getting certified organic lemons to avoid pesticides (this is true of all fruits and veggies).

Like the other posters noted, adding unprocessed Sea Salt is critical. Water alone will not hydrate your cells and drinking water but still feeling thirsty is electrolyte imbalance easily corrected with adding simple Sea Salt .

Hey, I too have been drinking lemon water quite a bit of late and found it only refreshing. You must be consuming something along with it. I'll get back to you on this one, for how and when should it be consumed.