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Lemon helps in digestion and diet

Lemon helps in digestion and diet

Lemon is considered one of the most potent detox foods, as it helps in the elimination of accumulated toxins (environmental and food), has an alkalizing action, as well as aid in digestion. By being rich in vitamin C and flavonoids it prevents against cancer, strengthens the immune system, is a natural anti-inflammatory, protects cellular DNA, lowers blood pressure and leaves blood vessels elastic and resistant. It helps you lose weight because, in addition to fewer calories (20 per unit), it has many important nutrients to metabolize glucose and oxidize fats. Frequent consumption promotes health.

Lemon types and nutrients

In all, it is estimated that there are about 100 species in the world. In Brazil we find four main types: Tahiti, Galician, Sicilian and clove. Lemon contains vitamin C, citric acid, various bioflavonoids, B vitamins, folate, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and fiber. There are no big differences between the nutritional values ​​present in the various types of lemon.

Alkaline

Lemon is acidic in taste, but has an alkalizing action on the body. In fact lemon is one of the most alkaline foods and this is great for neutralizing the tendency to acidity in the body. Lemon induces the production of alkaline agents in body fluids, helping to restore a balanced pH, which contributes to vitality and longevity.

Powerful antioxidant

Lemon is an excellent source of vitamin C and flavonoids (hesperidin , polyphenols, ellagic acid), with antioxidant and immunostimulatory action, helping the body to fight colds and flu, and other infections.

Digestive system

Lemon helps in digestion because it stimulates the liver to produce more digestive enzymes, improves the action of bile (which digests fats), has a chemical composition similar to that of saliva and hydrochloric acid produced by the stomach acting on the digestion of starches and proteins, and also stimulates intestinal function, helping the body eliminate waste with greater efficiency.

Stone break

Citric acid in lemon juice helps to dissolve gallstones, calcium deposits in blood vessels and feet in the kidneys, in addition to diluting and eliminating uric acid (a crystal that causes gout).

Anti-cancer effect

The fruit contains 22 different anticancer compounds, including limonene, an oil that slows or paralyzes growth of tumors in animals, and flavonol glycosides that stop cell division in cancerous cells.

Neuroprotector

Lemon peel contains a potent phytochemical, tangeretin, which has been shown to be effective in preventing brain disorders, such as Parkinson. An animal study has shown that tangeretin has neuroprotective action and raises levels of dopamine, a neurotransmitter that has reduced levels in Parkinson's. Tangeretine still helps reduce cholesterol and has an antitumor effect on leukemia.

Lemon helps to lose weight

Naringenin, a flavonoid found in citrus fruits, has great potential for obesity and metabolic syndrome prevention (where in the recent study by Canadian researchers and published in the Diabetes journal of the American Diabetes Association.

The study with mice showed that animals who had nerve enriched diet had an improvement in cholesterol and triglyceride levels, as well as a reduction in insulin resistance and normalized glucose metabolism, one of the factors that directly influence weight loss. There was no calorie restriction or fat administered to guinea pigs. Two groups of mice were fed in the same manner, but only one of them had flavonoid added to feed and this group did not develop obesity and other metabolic dysfunctions.Vitamin C detonates fat

Several studies have correlated a low level of vitamin C circulating in the blood with the increase of body fat and the measurement of the waist circumference. A 2006 study at the University of Arizona found that circulating vitamin C is directly linked to fat oxidation, which is the body's ability to use fat as fuel during physical activity and at rest, that is, with levels adequate amounts of vitamin C the body most efficiently burns stored fat.

Daily Dose

To be healthy one lemon per day is sufficient, but nothing prevents you from consuming two or three. Take lemon water for a quick detox, make a lemonade (enjoy the peel), add in other juices (combine with everything), season salads and vegetables, squeeze in the soup or the ready plate (fish and meat). An alert: Avoid sucking the lemon so as not to damage the tooth enamel because of its high content of citric acid.


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