Many people often love the tarty flavor of lemon juice in their dishes. But have you ever wondered that you can put this lemon juice to many more good uses than this? Yes! There are enormous benefits of lemon juice and water in your everyday life. You simply need to arm yourself with relevant knowledge and you would soon start valuing this amalgamation more than ever.
Lemon is an inexpensive, easily available citrus fruit, popular for its culinary and medicinal uses. It is used to prepare a variety of food recipes such as lemon cakes, lemon chicken and beverages like lemonade and lemon-flavored drinks. It is also used for garnishing. Lemon juice consists of about 5% citric acid that gives a tarty taste to lemon. Lemon is a rich source of vitamin C. It also contains vitamins like vitamin B, riboflavin and minerals like calcium, phosphorus, magnesium as well as proteins and carbohydrates. Lemon is generally consumed in the form of lemon juice or lemon water. Lemon water makes a healthy drink, especially when taken in the morning. Daily consumption of lemon water provides a number of health benefits like:
- Good for stomach
Lemon can help relieve many digestion problems when mixed with hot water. These include nausea, heartburn and parasites. Due to the digestive qualities of lemon juice, symptoms of indigestion such as heartburn, bloating and belching are relieved. By drinking lemon juice regularly, the bowels are aided in eliminating waste more efficiently. Lemon acts as a blood purifier and as a cleansing agent. The intake of lemon juice can cure constipation. It is even known to help relieve hiccups when consumed as a juice. Lemon juice acts as a liver tonic and helps you digest your food by helping your liver produce more bile. It decreases the amount of phlegm produced by your body. It is also thought to help dissolve gallstones.
- Excellent for Skin Care
Lemon, being a natural antiseptic medicine, can participate to cure problems related to skin. Lemon is a vitamin C rich citrus fruit that enhances your beauty, by rejuvenating skin from within and thus bringing a glow on your face. Daily consumption of lemon water can make a huge difference in the appearance of your skin. It acts as an anti-aging remedy and can remove wrinkles and blackheads. Lemon water if applied on the areas of burns can fade the scars. As lemon is a cooling agent, it reduces the burning sensation on the skin.
- Aids in Dental Care
Lemon water is used in dental care also. If fresh lemon juice is applied on the areas of toothache, it can assist in getting rid of the pain. The massages of lemon juice on gums can stop gum bleeding. It gives relief from bad smell and other problems related to gums.
- Cures Throat Infections
Lemon is an excellent fruit that aids in fighting problems related to throat infections, sore throat and tonsillitis as it has an antibacterial property. For sore throat, dilute one-half lemon juice with one-half water and gargle frequently.
- Good for Weight Loss
One of the major health benefits of drinking lemon water is that it paves way for losing weight faster, thus acting as a great weight loss remedy. If a person takes lemon juice mixed with lukewarm water and honey, it can reduce the body weight as well.
- Controls High Blood Pressure
Lemon water works wonders for people having heart problem, owing to its high potassium content. It controls high blood pressure, dizziness, nausea as well as provides relaxation to mind and body. It also reduces mental stress and depression.
- Assist in curing Respiratory Disorders
Lemon water assists in curing respiratory problems, along with breathing problems and revives a person suffering from asthma.
- Good for treating Rheumatism
Lemon is also a diuretic and hence lemon water can treat rheumatism and arthritis. It helps to flush out bacteria and toxins out of the body.
- Reduces Fever
Lemon water can treat a person who is suffering from cold, flu or fever. It helps to break fever by increasing perspiration.
- Acts as a blood purifier
The diseases like cholera or malaria can be treated with lemon water as it can act as a blood purifier.
How much should I drink?
In case you are in good health and weigh 70 kg or less, it is advisable for you to have juice of one-half of the lemon squeezed into one glass of water, twice daily. However, if you weigh more than 70 kg, juice of one whole lemon in a glass of water should be preferred. For maximum benefit, this mixture should also be taken two times a day, though you may dilute more lemon juice according to your taste if you wish.
Do not just remain oblivious to the gifts of nature such as this, for you should always try to make the most of them. So, make it a part of your daily routine to drink a glass of warm lemon water in the morning and then open your gateway to enjoy its health benefits.
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We are also going to change the picture to make it clear that in this article we are talking about Lemon.
However, the health benefits of Lime and Lemon are same! You can have Lime as well instead of Lemon.
Addition of honey does not affect the benefits of lemon water. However, you should always prefer honey over sugar. Honey has many medicinal, antibacterial properties and is a mild laxative as well.
P.S. I have been taking lemon tea in the morning empty stomach and i managed to loose some wt and also i've been running two times a day..
will swimming be better option too??? i want to start swimming too along with running.. please give me your valuable suggestions....
Please do not opt for such crash diet programs as they are bad for health and may cause irreversible damage to the human body such as weakness, dullness,sagging skin, stretch marks and also slowing down of basal metabolic rate.
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neither i am askin for crash diet plan nor i m on such kind of diet.. i m takin lots of vegetables, furits and salad.. drinkin plenty of water and lemon tea too.. i m just looking for something extra which can put cherry on the cake.. you know what i sayin??? smthing which can speed up the wt reduction in a good way..
When it comes to workout what i am following and getting real good results is.....HIIT (high Intensity Interval training) or Tabata protocol (practiced by japanese olympic cycling team to burn the fat and build speed).....Swimming will not help you for what you are looking at it right now, probably cycling is much better....!!!
It is more of maths than anything else for you...u got to burn 1750 cal per day, u really need to understand what it takes to do that....why am i telling that is.... just for calculation purpose assume u run for an hour with 12 kms/hr speed u will burn 1080 cals....however for u what is equally relivent is fat burning.....!!!
For that what i recommend is apart from HIIT.....cross training.....very high intensity for a shorter period of time (i feel it is good if u have heart rate monitor...just to make sure u know what u are doing...).....lower body and upper body combination alternatively....(skipping, shadow boxing, dips, sit-ups, pull-ups...each looking at ur fitness level....starting any where 100 to 300 each....not doing skipping only and then moving to other, do skipping and dips and then shadow boxing and then pull ups...and again repeating in a different order....not giving even 5 secs break in between....should be continuous one after another...)...!!!
Share ur experiences and results will tell you if any changes required....ALSO MAKE IT ONE POINT VERY CLEAR WHAT U WANTED ACHIEVE HERE IS, THERE IS NO HEALTHY WAY OF ACHIEVING IT, JUST GOT TO DO IT AND SHOULD BE READY TO FACE THE CONSEQUENCES, WISH FOR THE GOOD.....all the very best.....!!!
could you please tell me about HIIT little bit more..nd how many kms do i need to run each day to burn out half kg a day... nd also about shadow boxing... i dont know bout this.. nd one more thing i need to ask you i was thinkin of join GYM.. will it help??
nd to burn 1750 calrs per day how long do i need to work out??? please show me the way.. thank you very much anil..
nd i am 5 feet 8-9 inches tall..
To give u very simple calculations for calculating cal burnt while running is 90 cal/km (it works like this u will burn 1 cal per kg of body weight...ur weight is 90 kg, that mean u will burn 90 cals for every km....3 km in the morning and 3 in the evening ie. 6* 90=540 cal) that is how u can go on calculating....now u know where do u stand when it comes to burning 1750 cals/day....!!!
HIIT is a wonderful tool to build ur fitness, speed and to burn fat in a best possible shortest time....it is called High Intensity Interval Training....first u do warm up and then 100 or 200 mtrs at maximum possible speed and then u stop once ur heart rate becomes normal again u sprint 100 or 200 mtrs....u do this repetition for 7 to 8 times....initially u may find it difficult to practice (even 4 to 5 time is also ok....then u can build it...)....!!!!
Now joining about the GYM.....couple of point to remember.....very very few instructors are aware of the latest in the field of fitness.....all they know is how to have big biceps and many a times they hv tummy also, it looks so odd (no offence to anyone here....fact is...).....next is what happens there...u need to really balance very well to loose weight with the help of the zym...let me tell u why.....(the moment u start working out with the weight....u will start building the muscle and that leads to weight gain....and most of the zym's suggest u to do cardio first and then working with the weight, in ur case that doesn't help u r looking at weight loss...what u need to do is workout with the weight first then do the cardio that does wonders for u....it is so difficult make them understand, by that u just loose time and u dnt hv one....) in way when u work out with the weights (cardio last....ie. running on treadmill or cycling...) the advantage is u keep burning more cal for next 30 hrs (ie even when u sleep....)....hope i made a point clear...!!!!
Shadow boxing there a post by me in the same title in section Fitness and Exercise...pls refer that....!!!
Now how to burn 1750 cal/day....this is how i feel u should divide ur week as far as workout is concerned....5 kms running in the morning and 5 kms in the evening(approx 30 mnts each for morning and evening...)...2 times a week HIIT (it takes 5 mnts warm-up, 13 mnts and 5 mnts cool down...it can also be done with cycling also....) cross training what i mentioned earlier probably every day (it will not take more than 12 to 13 mnts/session.....)...and one long run on the weekend (probably depending on ur fitness any where between 10 to 15 kms...here dnt push urself too much right now....u will be able to do that in less than 3 weeks time....)....now u calculate how much time it takes...!!!
Hope i hv clarified most of ur doubts....also keep recording ur workouts in this web page, in case need be able to fine tune it further.....all the very best....!!!!
i have managed to reduce my waist from 38" to 36" within 4 days just coz of ur tips.. now daily i run for 3 kms in mrning and 3 in evening and i have been increasing distance day by day.. nd after running i do cardio and aerobic exercise like stepping, standing sprint, situps... along with it gud diet plan... lemon tea twice a day.. fruits n vegetable al the time whenever i feel hungry... lots of water...
Now.. i want to ask you smthin
1. bout situps, dips n pullups.. won't they build muscles nd give me extra weight as muscle weighs more than fat..
2. won't it be good if i practice HIIT daily in morning...
3. what kind of weight should i do in gym...means Light or heavy nd how much reps??
4. should i do weight first and then cardio or vice-versa???
please clarify this..
Point 1......small change right now u are doing all this as u said after u completing the running....first u do situps, dips...etc and run. when u do this way u will not gain muscle u will burn more fat and feel strong while running and ur core becomes very strong...!!!
Point 2....sure u can do HIIT in the morning....!!!
Point 3....At zym for weight loss do light weight more repetitions very very less gap between the sets.....!!!
Point 4.....U should do weight first and then cardio....!!!
One day of the week whenever u get time play a group sport whatever u like for at least 90 mnts.....that builds whatever muscle group u have nt worked and for the co-ordination between different muscle groups....one point to remember....record ur workout, weight, measurement of different parts of the body and time taken for workout on a daily basis....simply bcz for u time is very critical may be after a 7 or 10 days need to change the plan to make it very effective...keep rocking.....all the very best....!!!