Juice Fasting + Warm Lemon Water

Lovin’ Lemon

Lemons may have a tart taste but they’re a sweet sensation as far as your body is concerned. Why? Bursting its citrusy seams with Vitamin C, the lemon is more than just a juicy accessory for your iced tea or homemade hot flu remedy—it also contains cancer-fighting compounds such as limonin and promotes a healthy heart.




Lemon water flushes your kidneys and bladder and it’s very cleansing to your body. Lemons lower histamine levels, fight inflammation, help arthritis, neutralize free radicals, enhance your immune system, and even give your skin that overall healthy glow you often admire in others!



Lotsa Lemon

Lemons should always be on your shopping list. If you’re fortunate enough to have a lemon tree growing in your yard, take advantage of it! Drink warm lemon water every single morning—whether you’re on a juice fast or not. And add a half or whole lemon to your raw juices. Experiment, play around, and come up with lemon/juice concoctions that tickle your taste buds.



Lemon for Life

If you’re sick and tired of feeling sick and tired, then you should definitely give lemons a try. You don’t have to limit yourself to warm lemon water, lemonade, or lemon in your raw juices: Squeeze fresh lemon juice over your salad or fruit, make a lemon-herb vinegraitte with your favorite herb(s) and healthy oil. Use your imagination.

The low-down on warm lemon water: If you want a healthy, alkaline body and you want to live a long, active life, drink up!


Fun Fact: During the Gold Rush in California, fresh produce were hard to come by, so the miners would pay high prices to get their hands on lemons!

 


 
Copyright 2009 Michele L. Tune All Rights Reserved
 
 
These statements have not been evaluated by the food and drug administration.  The preceding information and/or products are for educational purposes only and are not meant to diagnose, prescribe, or treat illness. Please consult your doctor before making any changes or before starting ANY exercise or nutritional supplement program or before using this information or any product during pregnancy or if you have a serious medical condition.
 

References:

McKeith, Gillian. Gillian McKeith’s Boot Camp Diet: Fourteen Days To A New You. England: Penguin Publishing, 2009

Rose, Natalia. Author and Certified Clinical Nutritionist. Detox 4 Women (First Edition). New York: Harper Collins, 2009, Pg. 182

Yeager, Selene. The Doctors Book of Food Remedies, Rodale Inc., 1998

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