BENEFITS OF LEMON JUICE

LEMON JUICE

6 benefits of lemon juice for your health

How to prepare lemon juice

Lemon juice is the juice that is extracted from the pulp of the lemon when squeezed.

We recommend using organic lemons whenever possible. Thus, we can also consume its bark, which is very rich in nutrients. If the lemon is not organic, we can not use it. Otherwise, we would be ingesting a significant amount of pesticides and waxes.

If the lemon is organic, we will beat the whole citrus fruit for a few minutes. Previously, we will cut it into four pieces and add 1 glass of water (200 ml). Next, we will filter the resulting liquid. By then, we will have our medicinal lemon juice ready.

When we use the lemon with its peeling, it is inevitable that the drink has a slight bitter taste. If it were too strong, we could add a little pure stevia. Remember to avoid sugar, as it would reduce the quality of our drink.

1. Powerful antioxidant

Lemon juice is a powerful antioxidant. Hence, it is an excellent remedy to prevent the action of free radicals on our body. Basically, it contains vitamin C, flavonoids and beta-carotene.

Its action on our organism helps, therefore, to counteract bad habits. Among them, we can mention inadequate nutrition and stress, partly also associated with environmental pollution.

This is why consuming antioxidant foods such as lemon juice helps us to be healthy. By the way, we will be delaying aging. Do not forget.

2. Lemon is one of the most depurative fruits that exist.

 This means that it helps us eliminate the toxins that accumulate in our body. It favors the function of the liver and the gallbladder. All this indirectly improves the intestinal transit.

On the other hand, its high content of calcium and potassium facilitates the filtering of toxins and waste substances carried out by the kidneys. This explains that it helps us fight the retention of fluids in the body. And, therefore, favors the regulation of blood pressure.

3. Alkalizes the organism

Despite being acidic, lemon has the ability to neutralize excess acids in the stomach. Contributes, therefore, to the alkalization of blood and the body in general.

It is good to know that the acid medium makes our body more vulnerable. Among the diseases that could develop in an acidic environment, cancer is found. Some studies show, even, that the daily consumption of lemon juice can be of help in its prevention.

4. Cardiovascular protector

As mentioned before, lemon contains important amounts of vitamin C and antioxidants. In this case, hesperidin and routine are of special interest. As a whole, they help the veins and arteries to be more elastic.

This makes the lemon juice useful to prevent diseases such as hypertension, varicose veins, hemorrhoids or arteriosclerosis.

5. Help to lose weight

As if that were not enough, the lemon has the property of stimulating metabolism and dissolving fats.

This is possible thanks to its high content of vitamin C, pectins and caffeine. This, coupled with its ability to eliminate excess fluid, favors weight loss gradually and healthy.

On the other hand, lemon juice has a satiating effect. Hence, it is an effective remedy to control appetite, especially if we take it between meals.

6. Improves digestion

Paradoxical as it may seem, this citrus helps prevent heartburn and digest fats and proteins. As we have seen, it also regulates the appetite, whether we have too little or too much.

We could consume it by adding it to an infusion or as dressing of many of our dishes. We could also take your juice on an empty stomach. Do not forget to add your zest to the desserts.

Remember: In general, seasoning our meals with lemon also improves the assimilation of iron. And, it helps fight, in addition, anemia naturally.