Lemon is called a fruit but in reality it is a medicine. Photo: File
Karachi: Lemon is one of the precious gifts of nature. Summer is here and lemon water has many benefits for you. This is why summers provide the best opportunity to consume lemons.
A treasure trove of vitamin C
Lemon is rich in vitamin C and thus protects our body from oxidative stress and protects against many diseases including cancer. Countless scientific studies have been conducted on lemons in which it has also been shown to be beneficial for the heart.
A study found that consuming 24 grams of lemon water daily for a month can lower blood cholesterol levels. It is this cholesterol that causes stroke and heart disease by thickening the blood.
Lose weight
Some studies suggest that regular consumption of lemons is very helpful in weight loss. For example, one idea is that the soluble fiber (fiber) pectin is also found in lemons. When this fiber enters the stomach, it expands and makes us feel full. In this way we are saved from eating indiscriminately.
Another idea is that squeezing lemon in lukewarm water helps in dissolving belly fat in particular. Another study found that when obese mice were given the chemical polyphenols from lemons, they lost weight faster than other mice.
Kidney stones and lemons
We know that even when kidney stones are treated, the risk of recurrence remains. In this regard, lemon juice is known as a healing remedy.
The stearic acid in lemons on the one hand increases urine and increases its pH. In both these cases, the possibility of kidney stone formation is reduced. This is scientifically proven.
If you drink half a cup or 125 ml of lemon juice daily or mix it with water to make lemon water, you get enough stearic acid to prevent the growth of kidney stones.
Interestingly, this process does not cause many harmful effects on the body.
Keep cancer at bay
The most recent benefit of lemon from modern research is that it has an extraordinary ability to prevent cancer. Several studies and meta-surveys have previously shown that people who regularly consume lemons have lower rates of cancer.
The reason is that two compounds called limonene and naringenin have been shown to be effective against cancer and repel the invasion of many types of cancer.
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