Personally, I found it much easier to start by drinking, say, a tablespoon, than to pour a tablespoon into a cup of water and then drink that (dilution). The latter I found prolonged the grossness. Also, one can have a fairly strong reaction at first, so best to begin with a small dose anyway--about a tablespoon is good, I think, then a few sips, then a few bigger sips, and moving up to a full glass in the morning.
Now I barely notice any effect from it after doing it every morning for years, but I do notice that if I miss it I feel kind of tired or run down or something, so I think it continues to exert a subtle positive effect.