After hearing some testimonies from a few people i know and researching on the internet i've been trying-out morning lime for about 3 months now. It's hard to find a good & cheap lemons here, so limes are a good alternative.
Onto the benefits:
- Vitamin C powerhouse! Vitamin C is extremely essential for a strong immune system. Both lemon and lime are a moderately good source of vitamin C, with lemons containing about one-third more vitamin C than limes. A glass of warm water with lime/lemon juice and a teaspoonful of honey is an ideal remedy to keep yourself cold and cough free.
- Good for your stomach. Lemon/lime juice aids the digestion process. The acids in lemons/limes are also good for flushing out the toxins from the bowel tracts that keeps constipation.
- Helps maintain normal blood pressure: Lime juice is a good source of potassium which is important for regulating the heart rhythm and keeping the blood vessels relaxed thus reducing the risk of hypertension.
- Weight loss: Yes! lemon water first thing in the morning. It is an excellent fat burner as well as a brilliant refresher and antioxidant drink.
- Beneficial for hair: Lemon juice if applied on the scalp can treat problems like dandruff, hair fall and oily hair.
- Beneficial for the skin: Lime juice has been used as a bleaching agent for centuries. The antioxidant, antibiotic and disinfectant properties of lime helps rejuvenate the skin and protect it from infections.
- Gum problems: A deficiency of Vitamin C causes a lot of gum diseases (like scurvy which is characterized by swollen and bleeding gums). Regular consumption of lemons and limes, in some form or another, is a brilliant way to keep gum diseases away.
there are many more benefits, but i feel like those represents my experience :) i go to the bathroom more regularly now, although i don't loose any weight but it seems that i don't gain either now that i eat like crazy and don't exercise T.T (pants still fit! :p) i don't weigh myself because the truth hurts :p
how do i prepare this:
every morning, lime water is the 1st thing i drink/eat before anything else. I know-I know some people concern about heartburn(which i do have too) but interesting fact: Lime and lemon taste acidic and sourish but when consumed, they are really alkaline-forming in the stomach. So it's not gonna cause you heartburn! :)
1 lime mix with water and then *gulp gulp gulp* you might not be comfortable with the sour-ness when trying for the 1st time, but the benefit keeps me motivated! :D and after, i have my breakfast as usual.
If you're interested to try this, let me know how it turns out!
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