LEMON BENFITS

Hidden secrets of LEMON

Did you know the Ancient Egyptians believed that eating lemons and drinking lemon juice was an effective protection against a variety of poisons, and that recent research has confirmed this belief?

There are many health benefits of lemons that have been known for centuries. The two biggest are lemons’ strong antibacterial, antiviral, and immune-boosting powers and their use as a weight loss aid because lemon juice is a digestive aid and liver cleanser. Lemons contain many substances--notably citric acid, calcium, magnesium, vitamin C, bioflavonoids, pectin, and limonene--that promote immunity and fight infection.

Lemon juice is an aid for constipation and diarrhea relief. It also helps to cleanse the digestive track & allow food to digest properly.

These are well-known health facts about lemons. But there’s so much more to this little yellow fruit. Here are 15 that I’ll bet you didn’t know. Whether you use them in the form of juice, teas, drinks, dressing, poultices or in the bath, take advantage of lemons’ natural healing power.

Lemon is also known as an excellent treatment for acne. Squeeze lemon juice into a bowl. Use cotton wool, dab some lemon juice on the areas of your face that has breakouts. Leave on for 10-15mins & wash with warm luke water.

On a warm sunny day, a chilled lemon juice or honey lemon juice will cool you down, as lemon juice is very refreshing.

The list goes on and on if you look into how lemons can benefit us. So, cut down on your carbonated drinks & switch to lemon based drinks. Whenever you have consumed an oily meal, be sure to have lemon juice to flush out the oil & cholesterol that you may have consumed. 

Till then, stay tuned for many more upcoming Health & Beauty Tips.

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