Let me ask you people a question; (1) when did you last go to the market to buy lemon? When did you last have food poisoning?
Am sure the answer to first question is…..rarely…. especially with today’s food trends, no time for lemons. Answer to second question from most of you…quite often…especially for my dear bachelors who just drop into any joint and grab some bites.
Well I have good news for all those who want to defeat food poisoning and other funny ailments; but first you have to go to the market.
Lemon juice is well known as a refreshing drink and has been used since dawn of mankind. Lemon juice with water and sugar is undeniably the best drink to take when you have a fever. When the temperature of the body is high, whether from the effects of the sun or from the results of illness, it is necessary to take regular drinks in order to prevent dehydration. Sugar is not normally a desirable part of a healthy diet, nonetheless it has its part to play with lemons, and although there is no doubt that the addition of honey if available is very much to be preferred.
The high vitamin C content of the lemon has been used for hundreds of years to treat and ward off scurvy. The fruit also contains little sodium, so the fruit is good as a flavoring for those on a low salt diet.
The pulp left from the juicing experience is excellent for the skin and can also soothe the bites and stings of insects. If you add equal parts of distilled water and of glycerin to the lemon pulp residue the mixture can be made to keep the hands smooth.
Scientists have demonstrated that the extract of lemon when vaporized will neutralize the bacteria of meningococcus (that causes meningitis), typhoid, pneumococcus (pneumonia causing) and staphylococcus (that causes food poisoning) in 15 to 180 minutes. When you add lemon juice to raw food before eating destroys 92% of the bacteria present within 15 minutes. A good reason to wait before you eat!
This information is relevant to the idea that lemon juice is a most important therapy to be used in all cases of infection of the respiratory tract and as a general tonic.Provided that the juice is diluted with water, there is no danger in taking any reasonable quantity of lemon juice.
Be sure to choose firm, clear colored lemons that have not begun to wither and we are sure going to have a sick-free nation.
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Kemmy thanks for the eye opener. I always keep lemons in my house and I consume them daily because I know they are good. But I never knew they were all this good! More reason I will eat them more.
Here's a recipe I got from Susan Kamau's TV show. Take a whole lemon, un-peeled, unseeded. Wash it thoroughly blend it with a little olive oil, honey and a little water. Drink this every once in a while and you're sure on your way to good health. It takes some getting used to coz the taste is rather strong but after some time it gets easier.
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