Thanks for inquiring about my grandson. He is still having a tough time of it. Now his hemroids are acting up! If it isn't one thing its another!
Thanks pb4. You are very right! You should drink lemon water with a straw to protect you teeth. Even then, do wait an hour or two before brushing. If you have sensitive teeth you might not want to drink lemon water.
Mackster: I buy organic lemons from the food store. I wash them with dish detergent then keep them in ziplock baggies, and squeeze a teaspoon or two into a glass of water twice a day. One lemon goes a long ways! I have dentures and lemon juice has not had any effect on them except to leave my mouth feeling very clean. Sometimes I'll squeeze fresh lemon into a cup of hot water and have it that way. I don't catch colds or get the flu and haven't for years. The following gives a description of the medicinal properties of a lemon.
Is it good for UC & Crohn's patients? I don't know.
I read this somewhere:
“When life gives you a lemon... squeeze it, mix it with six ounces of distilled water and drink twice daily.”
The medicinal value of the lemon is as follows: It is an antiseptic, or is an agent that prevents sepsis [the presence of pathogenic bacteria] or putrefaction [decomposition of tissue]. It is also anti-scorbutic, a term meaning a remedy which will prevent disease and assist in cleansing the system of impurities.”
Due to the digestive qualities of lemon juice, symptoms of indigestion such as heartburn, bloating and belching are relieved. By drinking lemon juice regularly, the bowels are aided in eliminating waste more efficiently thus controlling constipation and diarrhea.
The lemon is a wonderful stimulant to the liver and is a dissolvent of uric acid and other poisons, liquefies the bile, and is very good in cases of malaria. Sufferers of chronic rheumatism and gout will benefit by taking lemon juice, also those who have a tendency to bleed, uterine hemorrhages, etc.; rickets and tuberculosis. In pregnancy, it will help to build bone in the child. We find that the lemon contains certain elements which will go to build up a healthy system and keep that system healthy and well. As a food, we find, owing to its potassium content, it will nourish the brain and nerve cells. Its calcium builds up the bony structure and makes healthy teeth.
Its magnesium, in conjunction with calcium, has an important part to play in the formation of albumen in the blood. The lemon contains potassium 48.3, calcium 29.9, phosphorus 11.1, magnesium 4.4. Lemons are useful in treating asthma, biliousness, colds, coughs, sore throat, diphtheria, la grippe [flu or influenza], heartburn, liver complaint[s], scurvy, fevers and rheumatism.”
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