Lemon: A Potent Weight Reducing Fruit

by Sri Regine Lherisson-Bey

Lemon is capable of assisting the body with reducing excess fat rather quickly and effectively. It provides humans with much more than just refreshing drinks during torrid summer days. A small but potent fruit known worldwide for its cleansing, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and mood-uplifting properties, lemon is more versatile than many people think.

Somehow, lemon can be considered to be a mind-bender: even though it is very acidic, it acts as a powerful alkalizer to heal the body from the damages of excess acidity. Due to its highly acidic pH (between 2 and 3 on the pH scale), lemon has the power to neutralize harmful bodily acids, therefore protecting the organs and tissues such as bones, tendons, ligaments, and teeth from systemic deterioration.

Nutrition facts about lemon:

Water: 89%

Fiber: 2.8 gr

Sugar: 2.5 gr

Carbohydrates: 9 gr

Calories: 28

Vitamin C: 44.5 mg

Besides its high level of vitamin C, lemon also contains large amount of bioflavonoids, enzymes, and hesperidin, a nutrient that protects blood vessels from clotting.

By virtue of the above nutrients and many more beneficial phytochemical compounds that it contains, lemon provides numerous health benefits some of which are known as:

De-acidifying/alkalizing
Anti-inflammatory
Supportive of the digestive system
Immune enhancing
Cleansing/purifying for the blood
Uplifting for the mind
Stress relieving.

Lemon is a very valuable remedy for people afflicted by obesity and overweight problems because one of the main underlying causes of excess body fat often is over-acidity/ hyperacidity.

Millions of people with life-threatening obesity and excessive fat-related health problems could get their issues resolved with a simple regimen consisting of ingesting a pleasant-tasting lemon drink. The said drink is called lemon water cleanse aka master cleanse. It is usually ingested every morning before breakfast. Some master cleanse enthusiasts also drink it at bedtime for additional benefits.

Lemon Cleanse

1 lemon (well washed/scrubbed)

Press the cleansed lemon into 1 cup of hot water

Add: 1 tablespoon of honey; one pinch of salt; and one pinch of cayenne pepper.

Drink immediately.

Researchers who have reported the results of their studies about the anti-acidic and anti-inflammatory benefits of lemon for weight reduction have posited that no one needs to be overweight and/or obese if they commit to the daily use of lemon as a natural remedy.

Some of the material presented in this article can be found in my books GET SLIM EFFORTLESSLYand HOW TO DETOXIFY YOUR LIFE NATURALLY. For more information:

Sri Regine Lherisson-Bey with International Life Coach Rene Kamstra

on WBAI RADIO, New York, NY. International Working Women’s Day. April 2002.

Sri Regine Lherisson-Bey, Ph.D. and doctorate degree candidate in Natural Medicine, is a Mind-Body Therapist, Wellness Coach, and published Author voted Wellness Expert by peer consensus in 2005. Therapist Lherisson-Bey is the author of the Kindle bestseller HOW TO DETOXIFY YOUR LIFE NATURALLY as well as the weight management program GET SLIM EFFORTLESSLY. From an original CD, the publication has evolved into an instructional picture book, an eBook, and an effective weight management program. Therapist Lherisson-Bey’s works have been featured on TV, radio, and in several magazines in the past 30 years.

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In my books HOW TO DETOXIFY YOUR LIFE NATURALLY and GET SLIM EFFORTLESSLY, I provide valuable information on sensible nutrition, preventative health, as well as awareness of natural remedies for the wellness of body and mind.