Besides fighting the common cold, burning fat, and refreshing your breath, there are 5 hidden lemon health benefits that few talk about. Take a peek!
See five hidden lemon health benefits and how to incorporate them into your diet below!
Candida overgrowth has become a major concern with the modern US diet. Most of our food consists of refined sugars, grains, starches, and harmful preservatives. All of these lead to an imbalance of microbes in the gut. Thanks to lemon water, you can prevent many of the nasty side effects, like yeast infections, psoriasis, or dandruff. You should still aim to switch these inflammatory foods to greens, nuts, and lean proteins, though.
This study shows that lemon activates your serotonin and dopamine receptors. In plain English, that means you will feel generally happier after a glass of lemon water. A happier you will stop craving unhealthy foods as the days go by. It’s a win from every angle!
During the menstrual cycle, women need tons of iron to replace the amounts lost while bleeding. Lemon helps to absorb the iron in your food. It makes all the difference if you’re a woman on her period! The effects show as reduced cramps, normal blood flow levels, regular periods, less bloating, and minimized PMS symptoms.
In its natural form, lemon juice ranks as 2-3 on the pH scale. That is equivalent to the acid value of vinegar. However, as you digest the lemon water, its pH value converts to 8-9. Our diet promotes inflammation, in part, because it generates excess acid. If you must indulge that second bowl of pasta with extra tomato sauce, a bit of diluted lemon will help counteract some of the ill effects.
Babies absorb every ounce of vitamin C they can find in their mommy’s blood. Most doctors suggest vitamin C supplements, but the body doesn’t assimilate these the same as it does natural sources. You can boost the absorption of vitamin C from the supplements and from food, for both mommy and baby, with lemon water. That one tablespoon of lemon juice also adds about 9% of the required daily vitamin C intake.
Instead of giving illness a chance to strike, strengthen your body everyday with one tablespoon of lemon juice:
As the weeks go by, notice the changes in your body. Which of the lemon health benefits do you notice first? Your improved digestion? Your glowing skin? Your increased energy levels?
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