Benefits of Lemon
I got one nice informative mail today morning, thought to share it here.
Lemon acts as blood purifier and improves the body’s ability to get rid of toxins.
It is a fix-all solution for weight loss. The lemon detox diet consists of fresh water, pure lemon juice, cayenne pepper and natural maple syrup. The acid in the lemons assists the cleansing process, and the cayenne pepper helps speed up your metabolism, promoting circulation of toxins from our bodies. The detox helps cleanse the body, lose weight quickly and increase overall health and beauty. As a routine habit, we consume much processed and junk food, that we add very little nutrition to our bodies. During the course of normal living too, the human body breathes and ingests numerous chemicals and toxins each day, which does nothing for the health of the body. It is here that lemon can aid our bodies by helping them cleanse naturally.
Consuming anything sour (like lemon) makes the liver and gallbladder purge stored toxins. The liver is especially important for weight loss and overall health. When the liver is filled with toxins, it cannot do its critical tasks in metabolising fat.
Lemon’s essential oil is very good for cooling the body. This use can be extended to the employment of lemon juice with water and sugar as the best drink to take when you have a fever. Lemon contains vitamin C which cures scurvy. There is little sodium, so the fruit is good as a flavouring for those on a low salt diet . The pulp left from the juicing is excellent for the skin and can also soothe the bites and stings of insects. If you add equal parts of toilet water and of glycerin to the residue, the mixture can be made to keep the hands smooth.
Lemon has been known for its therapeutic properties for generations. It is also a root of any home remedy and is normally used to help the stomach (because it has a special cleansing effect). Not only does it cleanse your system, but also strengthens the immune system to help protect the body against diseases. In case of ailments like flu or colds, lemon juice mixed with honey or plain lemon juice is the best remedy. It immediately relieves the symptoms as well as halts the progress of most infections because of its antibacterial and antiviral properties.
Lemon juice diluted with water can be very beneficial for pregnant women as well. It actually helps build the bones in the unborn child.
Lemon juice is useful for people with heart problem because of its high potassium content, which the health benefits are that they help the brain and nerve cells. Believe it or not, lemons and , in turn, lemon juice also contain calcium, which is great.
Lemon juice is excellent in fighting disease that is related to infection. Lemon works as a great antiseptic and can be directly applied on the skin to relieve pain and infection. Not only that, because of its styptics property, it is said that lemon could be applied on cuts to stop bleeding.
Lemon juice mixed with olive oil may help to dissolve gallstones.Regular intake of fresh lemons may be useful in treating cases of kidney stones.
