*It assists in cleansing the system of impurities, and will help prevent disease
* It helps to prevent the growth of pathogenic bacteria, and the decomposition of tissue
* It is effective at dissolving uric acid (often the cause of pain and inflammation in joints) and other poisons in the body
*It can help reduce symptoms of malaria, rheumatism, gout, rickets and tuberculosis
Liver Benefits:
Lemon is a wonderful liver stimulant. Lemon liquifies the bile, and helps control excess bile flow. The liver can make more enzymes out of fresh lemon juice than any other food!*Provides a natural strengthening agent to liver enzymes, when they are too diluted
*Helps to fix oxygen and calcium levels in the liver, which ultimately affects blood oxygen levels
Digestive Benefits:
One of the most important benefits of drinking lemon water, is the affect it has on the digestive system. Lemon assists in the process of digestion and elimination. Lemon juice is very similar in atomic structure to saliva, hydrochloric acid, bile and the stomach's other digestive juices.* Lemon helps to relieve symptoms of indigestion, such as heartburn, belching and bloating
* Lemon water will also help to eliminate waste through the bowels more efficiantly, thus preventing or alleviating constipation, diarrhea and other gastrointestinal disorders.
Lemon water has an alkalizing effect on the body. Increasing body alkalinity is one of the key benefits of drinking lemon water. In turn, unhealthy bacteria and virus are eliminated because they are unable to survive in alkaline enviroments. For a sore throat- gargle with lemon juice diluted half and half with pure water.
I drink 1 quart of lemon water every morning, before anything else. Thus the lemon's purifying abilities are at it's best- when your stomach is empty. Here's what I do:
In 1 quart of pure water, mix the juice of 1 fresh lemon, and 8-10 drops of pure stevia leaf extract.
The stevia leaf extract is optional...adding stevia leaf makes it taste more like lemonade, and lemon water without sweetener is often too sour for most people.
