The lemon, known more for its juice, is used in cooking, making
beverages like lemonade, and for household cleaning. Ancient Egyptians
believed that eating lemons and drinking lemon juice was an effective
protection against a variety of poisons.
Adding lemon to water
not only quenches thirst better than any other beverages, but it also
nourishes human body with vitamins, minerals and trace elements which
the body absolutely need it.
Lemons are high in vitamin C, which
is great for fighting colds. Consuming the vitamin daily (via lemon
water) can help keep human body healthy and stave off infection.
They’re
high in potassium. Potassium helps control blood pressure. It’s
necessary for nerve-muscle communication, and transporting nutrients and
waste. Potassium also can counter some of the effects of salt on blood
pressure.
Lemons contain phytonutrients, or sub-stances that
protect body against disease. These phytonutrients have powerful
antioxidant properties, which prevent us from oxidizing or essentially
rusting from the inside out.
Lemons are high in pectin fiber,
which helps fight hunger cravings. It also has been shown that people
who maintain a more alkaline diet lose weight faster.
Drink the
juice of 1 freshly squeezed lemon in a glass of lukewarm water after
each meal. Acid helps break down food. That’s why there is so much of it
in our stomachs. The acid in lemons may be especially helpful to help
supplement stomach acids, which decline as we get older. The lemon acid
will stimulate the production of stomach acid and the activity of
stomach muscles. Lemon also helps change the pH blood and the
urinarytract so harmful bacteria can't stick around.
Taking in
plenty of water is helpful for constipation in general, and the citrus
can give some help to get things moving inside. . By drinking lemon
juice regularly, the bowels are aided in eliminating waste more
efficiently thus controlling constipation and diarrhea.
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