Health Benefits of Lemon

Indigestion and Constipation  :- 

Lemon juice helps to cure problems related to indigestion and constipation. Add a few drops of lemon on your dish (take care, as lemon does not go well with milk), and it will aid in digestion. The recipe is lemon juice, cold water, soda, salts (common salt or rock salt) and sugar/honey for sweetness. You can also add some mint leaves or crushed fennel seeds for added flavor.

Help Reduce Sugar Intake:-

lemon juice can also replace added sugar in some foods. For example, skip the teaspoon of sugar you use in your tea and use lemon instead. This not only leads to fewer calories consumed, it also reduces your added sugar consumption, which can lead to weight gain. You can also use lemon juice to flavor water — either with slices of whole lemon or just a drop or two of the juice. This can replace a high-sugar beverage such as soda, which will reduce your calorie intake as well as keep your added sugar consumption low

Fever :- 

Lemon juice can treat a person who is suffering from a cold, flu or fever. It helps to break fevers by increasing perspiration.

Hair Care:-

Lemon juice has proven itself in the treatment of hair care on a wide scale. Lemon juice applied to the scalp can treat problems like dandruff, hair loss and other problems related to the hair and scalp.

Internal Bleeding :-

Lemon has antiseptic and coagulant properties, so it can stop internal bleeding. You can apply lemon juice to a small cotton ball and place it inside your nose to stop nose bleeds.

Skin Care:-

Lemon juice, being a natural antiseptic medicine, can also cure problems related to the skin. Lemon juice can be applied to reduce the pain of sun burn, and it helps to ease the pain from bee stings as well. Lemon juice can be applied on the skin for the treatment of acne and eczema. It acts as an anti-aging remedy and can remove wrinkles and blackheads.

High Blood Pressure:-

Drinking lemon juice is helpful for people suffering from heart problems, because it contains potassium. It controls high blood pressure, dizziness, and nausea, because it provides a calming sensation to both the mind and body. It is commonly employed to reduce mental stress and depression.

Boosting the immune system  :-

Foods that are high in vitamin C and other antioxidants can help the immune system battle germs that cause a cold or flu. Maintaining a healthy diet high in fruits and vegetables is especially important during the winter months when physical activity levels tend to drop.

Combating cancer  :-

As an excellent source of the powerful antioxidant vitamin C, lemons and lemon juice can help fight the formation of free radicals known to cause cancer.

Vitamin C Content and Weight Loss :-

Lemon juice is naturally a good source of vitamin C, with almost 6 milligrams per 1/2-ounce serving. According to a study published in 2005 in the “Journal of the American College of Nutrition,” vitamin C is related inversely to body weight, and people with low vitamin C levels burned less fat during exercise. MedlinePlus recommends that women consume 75 to 120 milligrams of vitamin C and men 90 milligrams per day, A 1/2-ounce serving of lemon juice provides 5 to 8 percent of the recommended intake of vitamin C

Low in Calories and Fat  :-

A 1/2-ounce serving of lemon juice, raw, has only 3 calories per serving and less than 1/4 gram of fat. In turn, a 1-tablespoon serving of Thousand Island salad dressing has 61 calories per serving and over 5 grams of fat, so switching out dressing for lemon juice reduces your calorie intake by 58 calories. Substituting lemon juice for higher-calorie foods on a regular basis can further increase the calorie deficit, which, over time, can lead to weight loss.