Lemon Health Benefits
Lemons are highly antibacterial. Lemons are antiseptic. Lemons are simply amazing and can do wonders for your health. - Lemons are rich in vitamin C, calcium, potassium and magnesium.
Lemon to Treat Colds and the Flu
When suffering from a cold, lemons are essential. Lemons strengthen your immune system. Lemon combined with honey is a well known remedy. Add a few tablespoons of fresh lemon juice and a teaspoon of honey to a cup of boiling water.
You can also try a mixture of juice from one lemon, hot water, a couple tablespoons of honey. Add a half inch piece of cinnamon or a few cloves. Drink a glass every 3-4 hours.
To help fight fever make a mixture of lemon juice (about 3-4 tablespoons) and cod liver
oil (about 1 teaspoon) finally add a little honey. Take a teaspoon full of this mixture when you suspect fever is coming your way.
Lemons for Restless Legs
Those who are troubled with cramps and restless legs syndrome at night will benefit from drinking lemon juice. Drink lemon juice in hot water right before you go to bed. This will help you get a peaceful night without the hassles of leg cramps.
Lemon and the Hangover Headache
Having a headache after a hefty night out is never desirable, especially if you have an important appointment you simply can’t cancel. Make a very strong cup of coffee and add the juice of half a lemon. Drink this mixture. That should help. If you are more of a tea person, you need to add three tablespoons of lemon to your tea.
Before going to bed after having a couple drinks too many it is a good idea to drink a glass of water with lemon juice. The lemon is rich with vitamin C which will help decrease the alcohol in your liver.
Lemons on Insect Bites and Poison Ivy Burns
If you have been bitten by mosquitoes or fleas, be sure to dab some lemon juice directly on the area of the skin that has been bitten. This is a wonderful natural remedy and will help ease the itching and swelling caused by the insect bite.
Lemons also work wonders on poison ivy burns. Your skin will heal faster if you rub slices of lemons on the rash. Continue using lemons on your on infected skin until it as good as new.
Lemons to Prevent Memory Loss
Tests have newly been done on mice concerning lemons and memory. It showed that lemons have a positive effect to prevent memory loss. Lemons should be part of your daily diet.
Lemons and Stress
Lemons are known to help reduce stress. People who are suffering stress will benefit from a larger intake of vitamin C. Drinking a glass of lemon water daily when you get up in the morning should be an advantage. Drinking tea with lemon before you go sleep will also help to relax.
Lemons to Reduce Cholesterol
Studies have proven that one way of reducing cholesterol is to consume lemons as pectin and vitamin C lowers the level of cholesterol. Lemons contain both pectin and vitamin C. By including a lemon and lemon zest in your daily diet, the cholesterol level will be reduced. Please also consult with your doctor.
Lemons and Kidney Stones
Drink a glass of water containing a teaspoon of lemon juice daily. This will help prevent kidney stones. Drinking lemon water will also assist the curing of the most common kidney stones.
Lemons For fast Healing of Paper Cuts
Paper cuts can be painful. To relieve the pain pour a little lemon juice, that will take care of cleaning the cut thoroughly. Wet the cut in a little water and then stick it in powered cloves. That should do the trick. The pain should go away and the cut certainly will heal a whole lot faster.
Lemons and Bladder Infections
For those who suffer from bladder infections, lemons are certainly a must. Drink plenty of water adding lemon juice in each glass of water you drink. A couple teaspoons of lemon juice in each glass of water should do it.
Lemon and Warts
There are countless remedies for getting rid of warts. Here is one involving lemons, obviously. Rub lemon juice on the wart every day until the wart dissolves. Not a very complicated treatment, but if you are not allergic it may be well worth a try.
Lemon and Corns
Corns are really no fun. They can be painful and a real nuisance. Take some fresh lemon rind and place the inside of lemon peel over the corn. Fasten the lemon rind with a plaster or whatever. Do it before you go to bed. Make sure the lemon rind is fastened securely so that it doesn’t fall off during the night. Repeat this treatment every night. You should be getting great results within a week, maybe sooner.
Lemon Water
Lemons are extremely rich in Vitamin C. A lemon holds between 60 -100 mg of vitamin C depending on the quality and size. The recommended daily dosage of vitamin C is somewhere between 75 mg and 90 mg. Include one lemon in your diet every day and your body’s need for vitamin C will be taken care of.
A wonderful way to strengthen your body is to drink warm lemon water. For the best results use only freshly squeezed lemons in your water. Keep in mind that lemon water stored in the refrigerator will lose about 20 % of the vitamin C after 24 hours. The lemon qualities changes as it is exposed to oxygen.
Drinking warm lemon water will give your immune system a real boost. Lemons help cleanse your liver.
Lemon water will help your digestive system work properly. People who suffer from digestive difficulties should try drinking a glass of warm lemon water before each meal.
Lemons are also great for your skin. Drinking lemon water on a regular basis will make your skin glow and definitely look healthier.
thank God for lemons it works wonder for the body.
This is a really great article on lemon, I live in Cameroon where it is common to see lemon but it is quite unfortunate here, that most people don’t know the value of Lemon. I’ll try educating as many people as i can on Lemon.
Unfortunately not very many people know about the awesome benefits of the gifts of nature, in this case lemons. Lemons truly are a gift to mankind that few truly appreciate. Bless you for informing others about how lemons can have huge benefits to their health. That is truly an act of unselfishness and caring.
I have my own lemon plant of the Argentinian variety for the past 30 odd years. I haven been drinking the pure lemon juice almost daily and to my surprise many of my sport friends always remark that I am youthful in my looks, It is absolutely true that lemon is a miracle herb of the citric variey.
Many of my sports friends, new as well as old ones, always asked me how was I able to maintain my youthful look although I am now 83 years of age. The secret is that I planted my own lemon tree the Argentinian seedless variety. I have been having this plant for the past 30 odd years and I have been drinking the pure lemon juice daily. That is how I look youthful. It is absolutely true that lemon is indeed a miracle herbal plant..
until i tried the use of lemon, i never knew it is works miracle. in my village, we use it to clean our buckets, not knowing we were using it for a wrong purpose. i really thank God for unveiling this hidden miracle fruit to me.
can i use bottled 100% lemon juice or it has to be fresh lemon juice?
Thank you for all the information. I have got very bad arthritis in my knee. I thought that lemons gave one acid. I love lemons and have all my life eaten them just like that. I read one of the replies saying that lemons are good for arthritis. Please could you tell me me about the acid in lemons and also can one take the bottled lemon juice. Thank you
can i put real honey in lemon with hot water
You sure can. I have used lemon and honey in hot water for years. Tastes great and has awesome health benefits! Enjoy a cup of lemon and honey in your hot water daily.
I start the day with fresh lemon juice, dessert spoon of mannuka honey in hot water, tastes great and makes me feel good.
WHEN I GET A BAD COLD, SORETHROAT AND COUGH I DRINK THIS COMBINATION. IT SOOTHES THE SORETHROAT AND HELPS STOP THAT NASTY NIGHT COUGH.
I was very glad to find this website because I have been drinking lemon water for inflamation in my arthritic
knees, and it works wonders for me. Now I know other health benefits of lemons.
Thank you
Lemons are the absolute best. I started eating 2 to 4 lemons a day about 3 years ago. My doctor wanted me to take lipitor for high cholestorol and I was a little overweight. 6’2″ at 260 pounds. I found the master cleanse diet
and decided to try it out for the 10 days. It was hard at first but after 2days,I had no hunger. Day 7 was real hard because of all the toxins in my blood leaving my cells. Two days later I felt a lot better. I lost 20 pounds and to my surprize and my doctor’s my cholestorol dropped from 235 to 200. Thats when I started eating 2-4 lemons a day. After 6 months I went on the master cleanse diet again for 10 days and had the same experience as the first time. I lost another 22 pounds and my cholestorol dropped again to 166. Now I do the master cleanse diet every 4 months and I still eat 2-4 lemons a day. My weight is 200 today and my last cholestorol check was 99.
THANKS FOR YOUR POST!!!
THIS IS SOMETHING I WANT TO TRY. I AM OVERWEIGHT AND HAVE HIGH CHOLESTRAL(260). I AM ON A STATIN DRUG BUT NEED TO TRY TO GET OFF OF IT, GET MY WEIGHT DOWN AND B/P TOO. I WANT TO GO THE NATURAL AND LESS $$ WAY IF I CAN.
Great article. I have been using lemon for a very long time now without actually knowing its health benefits. After reading this wonderful article, i will consume this fruit now with more conviction and share its benefits with friends and relations. Thank you
The closer we get to nature d more we discover its wonders . I was just drinking my lemon in warm water as a habbit and decided to google an innocently cultivated great habit. Your article has been very educative. I can add that regular intake of lemon juice also helps to control excess body weight. Thanks a million
This is one of the most helpful sites in the internet. I am definitely bookmarking this and share this with my friends and loved ones. The information you have here are valuable and helpful. Keep it up!
I was diagnosed with Kidney stones last month and I am worried, because I know how delicate and important the Kidneys are. So, my doctor gave me this very bitter supplement for my Kidneys, and after reading your article I will lemon to my daily regimen. Thank you for this article.
I remember during my high school days, my family and I would go to the mountain and go hiking, then we would camp out and spend the night. I recall my dad bringing half a dozen of lemons in case we got too close to poison ivy’s or get insect bites. My dad died three years ago and his practical survive skills are just one of the most valuable lessons I learned from him. Your article reminded me of him. Thank you.
This article is amazing! Totally useful! Thank you for giving a recipe on how to cure hang over! You, people are awesome!
Wow! I never thought that Lemons can help cramps. I am one of those people who have restless legs. Ever since I was in high school I suffer from cramps thus preventing me from joining any kinds of sports. I am glad to know that there is a remedy for this. Thanks guys!
This article is very helpful. I have 2 kids and with the winter coming, it’s unavoidable to prevent colds and flu and it worries me tremendously to have my kids take pharmaceutical medicines every time they are sick. I am planning to go natural prevention and medication for my children and I am glad to have come across your article about lemons, now I know what to do and where to begin in treating colds and flu the natural way.
I never knew how healthy lemons were, just thought that they were there for seasoning fish and such. I guess I’m going to start to eat more lemons now. Thanks.
I never knew how helpful lemon really was. I thought it was only good for lemonade, never in my dreams would I think that it could cure warts.
We get a lot of mosquitoes where I live, especially in summer, so I think it will be worth trying your lemon remedy on the bites this summer. Lemon are a great cold and flu cure.
I have recently decided to pursue a natural path towards healing, rather than pharmaceutical. Putting chemicals created by a company that is only concerned with its bottom is a very scary prospect for me and my family
Thank you for the insight!
Wow! I have always been a firm believer in the healing powers of nature. I had no idea the health benefits from lemons! I will use this information to start practicing alternative medicine.
Wow, that is a huge list of benefits you can get from lemons, I do love a good lemon and honey drink when I have a cold. I had never considered Lemon as a Hangover Headache cure.
I’ve always believed that you could find a cure for almost anything in nature…. lemon is just another excellent example of a completely organic antibiotic.
I really want to try the lemon juice and honey in water now when I get sick! Thank you for sharing!
In South Africa we have a product called med-lemon which works almost instantly for colds and flu. With this great article I will definitely start making my own remedies!
My wife is a firm believer in using lemon juice to cure almost everything except those paper cuts! Working in an office with filing she gets loads of paper cuts and always complains. Now I can share this great information with her. Thanks!