Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Health Benefits of Drinking Lemon Water



Actually, lemonade or lemon helps your body to expel built-up toxins, gets the kidneys and entire digestive track to optimum health and performance, it also eliminates joint and muscle aches, and most importantly helps eliminate fats reducing unwanted weight and giving your body a firmer tone.

However, you must first seek your doctor’s advice for proper administration.

Who Can Benefit From Lemon Water

Lemon water is used in every person that can tolerate it. That is, if there is no allergy to lemon (a very few have a true allergy to lemon) and no active ulcers, then all adults and most children should use the lemon water. It is recommended that drinking lemon water early in the morning, before brushing your teeth, empty stomach gives outstanding results.

The purpose of the lemon is to:

*provide a natural strengthening agent to the liver enzymes when they are too dilute.

*The liver can make more enzymes out of fresh lemon juice than any other food element.

*The lemon helps fix oxygen and calciums in the liver because it regulates blood carbohydrate levels which affect the blood oxygen levels.”

Pregnant women
Yes, pregnant women can take lime juice regularly since citrus fruits like lemon or lime is a good source of vitamin C that acts as antioxidants and helps body fight colds. It is also a liver stimulant which controls irritable bowel movement and control conditions such as constipation and diarrhea.

It helps prevent heart burn, bloating and subsides pains. As for pregnant women, this also proves beneficial because it helps build the bones in the unborn child and at the same time helps the brain and nerve cells due to it’s high potassium level. Lemon juice also contains calcium and magnesium that treats ailments like asthma, colds, scurvy, fever and heart burn.

Cardiovascular diseases
There have been reports that involving oneself in a lemon juice fast can be very effective and is a fast-acting method to help clean out congested arteries. This is done by doing a lemon juice fast for several days, 10 to 12 times during the day at hourly intervals combined with purified water or herb tea. This method also helps lose weight, restore sensitivity to insulin and normalize blood sugar.

A teaspoon of lemon juice in half a glass of water relieves heartburn.

But to ensure safety, especially if there are cardiovascular diseases or cholesterol problems, it is best to consult a doctor for further evaluation and render proper medications. Avoid stress, eat low-fat foods, and exercise may also help.

Weight Loss
It has been reported that lemon water helped dramatically those who have included it in their weight loss diet, for maximum results its best to drink in the morning empty stomach.

Excellent for skin
Lemon is a vitamin C rich citrus fruit that enhances your beauty, by rejuvenating skin from within and thus bringing a glow on your face. Daily consumption of lemon water can make a huge difference in the appearance of your skin. It acts as an anti-aging remedy and can remove wrinkles and blackheads. Lemon water if applied on the areas of burns can fade the scars. As lemon is a cooling agent, it reduces the burning sensation on the skin.

Throat Infections
Lemon is an excellent fruit that aids in fighting problems related to throat infections, sore throat and tonsillitis as it has an antibacterial property. For sore throat, dilute one-half lemon juice with one-half water and gargle frequently.

Blood Pruification
The diseases like cholera or malaria can be treated with lemon water as it can act as a blood purifier.

How much lemon to use 

If you are in good health and weigh less than 150 pounds, squeeze the juice of one half a lemon (one ounce) into a glass of purified water and drink this mixture twice a day (one whole lemon a day.) If you weigh over 150 pounds, squeeze the juice out of an entire lemon (two ounces) into a glass of purified water and drink this mixture twice a day (two whole lemons a day.) The lemon juice can be diluted more according to taste.

To help your body get the energy from the food you are eating, drink lemon water regularly. Next to drinking plain purified water, drinking lemon water daily is the most important thing you can do for your health.

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