| Lemon juice is widely recognized for its medicinal | | | | protects your body against germs and bacteria. The |
| properties. In fact, it has been used for hundreds of | | | | juice is also effective for people suffering from acid |
| years for medicinal purposes. It is a natural | | | | reflux because it stimulates the flow of saliva and |
| antihistamine and will reduce congestion. Very | | | | gastric juice and is an excellent digestive agent. |
| effective for all gastric problems, it helps to | | | | Lemon juice will help constipation, liver disorders, |
| strengthen your immune system. | | | | reduce mucus accumulation, improve digestion, |
| When taken regularly first thing in the morning, the | | | | reduce infections, and help to clear skin disorders like |
| fresh juice acts as a tonic to the liver and stimulates | | | | acne. It can even boost immunity and brain function, |
| it to produce bile making it ready to digest the day's | | | | fight cholesterol and fire up your metabolism. |
| food. It helps to lower blood sugar and can lower the | | | | Cleansing the lymphatic system, invigorating skin |
| glycemic impact of any meal. | | | | tissue and increasing blood flow. |
| Lemon juice is excellent as a cleanser because it | | | | It is a potential detoxifier for you and can drain away |
| affects the efficiency of the body's digestive | | | | all toxins out of your body. it is a most potent |
| system. Years of eating fried and processed foods | | | | solvent for breaking up the calcified formations |
| means your digestive system can become sluggish | | | | existing in the body. Mixing the juice of a fresh lemon |
| and inefficient. It is a tremendous natural metabolizer, | | | | with water easily relieves heartburn. |
| breaking down the mucus and fat that can build up in | | | | I am a great believer in freshly squeezed juice. Nearly |
| the body, helping to break up hardened material in | | | | all of the store bought juices are filled with chemicals, |
| the joints and muscles, it clears the kidneys, dissolves | | | | pasteurized and not fresh at all. Processing lemon |
| toxins and congestion all throughout your body and | | | | juice can seriously damage its health benefits. I like to |
| lymphatic system. | | | | make my own juice as it's really easy and quick. |
| It breaks up and dislodges the sticky mucus deposits | | | | Pick up an electric citrus press, they are very |
| that tend to clog up the system. Full of powerful | | | | inexpensive. Cut one or two lemons in half and juice |
| enzymes and with a high vitamin-C content, the juice | | | | them yourself. That way you can include the pulp |
| will flush your system of toxic wastes. Which is why | | | | which is a great source of natural fibre in your juice |
| it is said to help to prevent and cure osteoarthritis | | | | as well. I like to add a some hot water, it makes the |
| and the development and progression of | | | | juice easier to drink and it will be closer to the |
| atherosclerosis. | | | | temperature of your body. It takes me no more |
| Another great health benefit is that the juice of a | | | | than 5 minutes in the morning to prepare my juice. I |
| lemon can protect your body against germs and | | | | do it while I am brewing some nice decaf coffee. |
| bacteria. When used as part of a cleansing process it | | | | Don't be tempted to add anything else to the pure |
| helps to rid the body of gallstones. It helps make | | | | juice and pulp such as sugar, honey or sweetners. If |
| colds less toxic in the body and can reduce the | | | | you do this then you are not drinking pure home |
| length of a cold. It is also one of the best alkalizing | | | | made lemon juice and the health benefits I have |
| foods for the body. | | | | written about here will not apply. In just a couple of |
| The fresh juice can lower blood sugar and lower the | | | | days your taste buds will become used to the taste |
| glycemic impact of any meal. Supplying one of the | | | | of lemon juice and you will have no problem drinking |
| richest and most concentrated food sources of | | | | a glass or two per day. |
| vitamin C. Recent research suggests that people who | | | | The very first thing I take every morning is freshly |
| include more fresh citrus fruits and juices in their diet | | | | squeezed home made lemon juice with a good dash |
| are more likely to lose weight and are less likely to | | | | of hot water. I really enjoy it and wouldn't miss it, |
| suffer from obesity as they generally are less | | | | especially now that I know about all the amazing |
| hungry, therefore consume less food. The citric acid | | | | health benefits it is giving me. |
| in lemons helps to stimulate gastric juices and saliva, | | | | I like to follow my juice with a glass of warm water, |
| helping the digestive process. | | | | I swish it around my mouth and teeth before |
| It helps to control Blood Pressure, purifies blood, | | | | swallowing it. This way I have washed away any |
| reduces swollen spleen and strengthens immune | | | | residues of the lemon juice from my teeth and gums. |
| system as it has vitamin C, B, B2, calcium and iron. It | | | | |