5 Health Conditions That Lemon Mixture Can Perfectly Cure

By Cami Ezenwa

Do not be deceived by elegant outward appearance, there are many health conditions that people are carrying about, afflicting them and affecting their total wellbeing.

The good news however is that God, in His goodness has made natural provisions for those ailments and health conditions.

He has created plants, fruits and seeds with curative powers that can perfectly handle some nagging health conditions.

One of such fruits with high curative ingredients is lemon.

Known botanically as Citrus Limon, lemon is a citrus with a pleasant smell and distinctive sour taste loaded with natural ingredients to counter some negative health conditions.

-It is a member of the Rutaceae family, and has an enticing look coupled with an interesting smell.

-Lemon has a unique flavour and is used to enhance drinks and meals

Culinary experts have an ally in lemon as it helps them to add variety and exotic taste to their menus.  

-The above account to why lemon is also present in desserts.

In some localities in Igboland, lemon effectively alternates for lime in removing slime from snails .

Health conditions that lemon can effectively and perfectly cure

1. Ill-health resulting from poor diet

A healthy diet is one that contains the essential nutrients that the body needs to function perfectly. The nutrients include protein, vitamins and fiber,.

The good news is that such essential nutrients, especially the last two are present in lemon.

Researches validated overtime, have proven

Lemon having as much as 50 milligrams of vitamin C. This becomes interesting when it is remembered how critical Vitamin C is to the task of protecting the body’s cells.

2. Weight control             

Weight control is increasingly an issue of personal and societal concern these days. If not for anything else, for associated health risks. The connection to lemon here is that it can be of assistance to weight watchers.

Pectin fiber which is present in lemon expands once it is ingested, making you feel full faster.

This way, it checkmates the propensity to want to consume more, which may result in overweight..

3. Kidney Stone Prevention 

Studies have shown that people living in hotter climes are likely to sweat more, and are also more likely to be dehydrated.

“And, being chronically dehydrated is a well-established risk factor for kidney stones”, according to researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine in California. Lemon has a response to this. It has a sour taste that results from an abundance of citric acid, and some studies suggest that citric acid may help prevent the formation of kidney stones.

4. Prevention from anemia

The World Health Organisation (WHO) lists Nigeria as one of the countries with high prevalence of anaemia.

In fact 40 per cent of her population is classified anaemic.

However, lemon’s ability to help the body’s  absorption  of more iron from plant-based foods in maintaining proper iron levels helps prevent anemia. This, by the way, is a lower-than-average number of red blood cells, often as a result of iron deficiency.

5. Antibacterial checkmating

In a number of Nigerian settings, it has been used to strengthen natural cough mixtures for quick enduring results

This is because it has been discovered that lemon juice has antibacterial and antifungal properties. Experts say such compounds prohibit the growth of salmonella, staphylococcus, and candida infections.

In addition to addressing unfavorable health conditions such as above, there is also a therapeutic release that comes from sipping the lemon juice, with its slightly sour, rather than sugary taste.

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