Monday, May 25, 2009

Why lemons are good for you

SHOOT: Lemon juice on chicken is very nice, and on salads, with a little olive oil, it gives it a juicy tang. I usually suck the fruit out of a slice of lemon when I've downed a glass of sparkling water a restaurant. :-* Yum!
clipped from www.sowetan.co.za

Lemon, a fruit popular for its therapeutic properties, helps promote your immune system and thus protects you from most infections. It is also a blood purifier. Lemons are Mother Nature’s antiseptics.

Lemon water works wonders for people with heart problems because of its high potassium content. So, if you know what is good for you, you will make it a part of your daily routine.

Due to the digestive qualities of lemon juice, symptoms of indigestion such as heartburn, bloating and belching are relieved.

The lemon is a wonderful stimulant to the liver and is a dissolvent of uric acid and other poisons, liquefies the bile and is very good for treating malaria.

Sufferers of chronic rheumatism and gout will benefit by taking lemon juice, as will those who suffer from uterine haemorrhages, rickets and tuberculosis. In pregnancy, lemon water helps to build the baby’ s bones.

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