Lemonize your lockdown

Lemonize your lockdown

Rich in citric acid, lemon is a fruit with a truly sour taste. But did you know? Rich in calcium, magnesium, vitamin C and potassium and consisting of small amounts of vitamin A and iron, lemon has numerous health benefits. Having strong anti-bacteria properties and strong anti-viral properties, lemon were consumed long back by the Eygptians to improve their immunity. Consisting of 22 anti-cancer compounds including limonene which helps spread of cancer and growth of tumors. Squeeze some lemon juice onto your salad, drink some lemon juice with some ginger or honey added to it, this drink fills us with a new freshness and boosts our immunity. As it aids in digestion and helps cleanse the liver,  lemon is used in weight loss programs for many years. In this times of corona virus spread, lemon is truly beneficial to us due to its many benefits. So what are they?

Helps improve digestion

Citrus flavanoids helps improve digestion and hence drinking warm water mixed with lemon juice on an empty stomach early in the morning will help remove toxins and keep your body hydrated and also helps relieve heartburn and gastric problems.  The risk of peptic ulcer is reduced due to the vitamin C in lemon.   

Helps prevent vomiting sensation

Whether it is due to dehydration, motion sickness or food poisoning, nausea is a worrying situation. Smelling lemon can calm you and helps block the feeling of nausea. You can suck on a piece of lemon or drink some lemon juice and it will help block nausea.

 Helps reduce asthma

Rich in vitamin C, lemon helps fight allergens due to the anti-oxidants in it and also helps strengthen our immunity.  As lemon is a strong antiseptic, it can help kill bacteria in the body which causes build up of mucus which leads to asthma. Hence it helps fight asthma and helps easy breathing and helps strengthen our lungs. Lemon also helps fight cold and flu and helps heal runny nose or sore throat and as prevention is better than cure, try consuming lemon on a regular basis to help raise the defense of your body against dangerous virus and bacteria.

Helps in weight loss

Rich in pectin fibre, lemons help reduce the pangs of hunger. If you have a more alkaline diet pattern, you will lose weight fast. Your metabolism is elevated if you drink lemon water mixed with honey early in the morning. Vitamin C in lemon helps reduce weight.

Eliminates appearance of varicose veins

With the right combination of lemon oil and olive oil, you can improve blood flow and remove blood clots which cause varicose veins. Vessel strengthening properties in lemon oil helps  eliminate the appearance of varicose veins and drinking lemon water on a daily basis can help prevent the appearance of varicose veins itself.

Helps prevent kidney stones

In lemon, there is citrate which assists in making urine less acidic and helps break up kidney stones. So drink lemon water to help flush out those kidney stones.

Helps fight bad breath

Drinking a glass of lemon juice after meals or early in the morning will protect you from having bad breath. Hence if you have had some garlic or onions and you will to remove the strong odor, just drink some lemon juice and your mouth will smell fresh.

Helps cure acne and protects skin

Having anti-bacteria and anti-microbial properties, lemon helps cure acne. The alkaline nature of lemon helps kill bacteria and the citric acid in lemon helps give glowing skin. Lemon pack can help remove dead cells and removes excess oil from the skin which will make your skin clean, soft and fresh.

Helps in lowering blood pressure

Lemons help keep blood vessels soft and flexible and by removing any firmness high blood pressure will be reduced. Lemon helps reduce chances of heart failure due to the vitamin B in it. Hence those with blood pressure should drink one glass of lemon juice a day. It will be beneficial if you add some drops of lemon juice to water and drink it early in the morning on an empty stomach.

Helps in restoring the pH levels of the body

Disease can occur only when the body’s pH level is acidic. Though acidic, once inside body,  the citric acid in lemon alkalizes instead of being in an acid state after metabolism happens. In lemon there is citric and absorbic acid are easily metabolized in our digestive system and this allows mineral content to help alkalize blood. The overall acidity in the body is reduced by drinking lemon water and balances the pH levels of our blood.

Heals Arthritis and Rheumatism

When Uric acid is flushed out, immediately its excess will get deposited in the joints and can lead to rheumatism and arthritis. The citric acid in lemon juice can assist in alkalizing the body. It will also help stimulate the liver while simultaneously dissolving the uric acid accumulating within the joints.

More than anything, lemon juice is truly a refreshing drink. So after some exercise, just relax for sometime and drink some lemon juice and you will feel energized and refreshed. So who else now has a craving to drink lemon juice?