Summer Special – Lemon and its Health benefits

[FONT=&quot]Many of us have no idea on various health uses of lemon juice. This commonly available sour and juicy fruit can benefit us from losing weight to controlling blood pressure. If you like the sour taste of lemon juice, then you can simply have it. But many people will not prefer this extreme tartness, for them the best thing is to squeeze fresh lemon into a glass of water and then drink it.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Health benefits of lemon are due to many nourishing elements like vitamin C, vitamin B, phosphorous, proteins, and carbohydrates present in it. Lemon is a fruit that contains flavonoid, a composite that holds antioxidant and anti-cancer properties.
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[FONT=&quot]Lemon juice as it is works on the accumulated fat of your body. Regular intake of lemon juice and honey mixed with lukewarm water can do a magic to the shape of your body.[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]

Health benefits of lemon include treatment of throat infections, indigestion, constipation, dental problems, fever, hair care, skin care, internal bleeding, rheumatism, burns, respiratory disorders, cholera and high blood pressure. Known for its therapeutic property since generations, lemon helps to strengthen your immunity system and cleanses your stomach. It is not only a blood purifier but also enables body to fight diseases. Lemon juice, especially, has several health benefits associated with it. Useful for treating kidney stones, curing heart strokes and reducing the body temperature, lemonade helps you to stay calm and cool.[/FONT]
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[/FONT][FONT=&quot]A cool technique while buying a sweet lemon
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Some lemons are more sweet than others. A rule of thumb for selecting a lemon that is both sweet and high in mineral content, is to pick one that has a high specific gravity measurement and is heavy for its size. By comparing equal-sized fruit, the one with the greatest weight will have the most mineral content and sugar. A thick skinned lemon will not be as heavy as a thin skinned lemon and will not have the desired sweetness or mineral content.

[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]The method to ensure during the purchase of sweet lemons is to look at the stem end of the lemon. There are two ends on the lemon. One end has a point where the blossom started to grow; the other end has a stem or a dimple where the stem used to be located. On the stem end of a highly mineralized, sweet lemon, you will see little lines radiating out of the stem like sunbeams. These little lines can look like a star shaped structure and is called a calyx. The calyx may have three, four, five or more points to the star. The greater the number of points on the calyx, the higher the mineral content of the lemon.[/FONT]
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[/FONT][FONT=&quot]How much lemon to use
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]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. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]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.[/FONT]


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