Facts of Lemons

How much water and lemon?

A glass of water approximately about 120ml to 150ml with half a lemon squeezed into the glass. This is best taken 15 minutes to 30 minutes before breakfast.

Benefits:

Gives your immune system a boost

• Packed with nutrients; Vitamin C, B-complex vitamins, calcium, iron, magnesium & fiber
• It has excellent source of potassium
• It contains more potassium than apples or grapes

Aids digestions

• Lemon acts as a cleansing agent in your body
• Aids in production of digestive juices

Cleanses your system

• Helps flush out the toxins
• May assist in weight loss

Helps to keep you skin blemish free & more

• Helps decrease blemishes / pimples and wrinkles
• Can be applied to sun burns to reduce the burning sensations
• If you have a small cut… to heal it faster; wash your hand with some lemon. Why? This is because lemon has antiseptic and coagulant properties. Does it hurts? Yes. 
• Personal Story: How I happen to know this? I had a cut a few years back, not knowing that I had a small cut. Also I was working behind the bar, so handling of lemons and other fruits are pretty common. While squeezing the lemon, I felt a major sting that I immediately drop the lemon. And does it hurt? Oh ya!! Very! (Tried that, done that & still doing that).
  A normal cut will averagely take about a week plus to heal. After this incident, to me, it healed within 3 to 5 days. Amazing!!

Mood Enhancer

• The lemony scent has a calming effect
• Helps to reduce anxiety or depression

Helps to cut out caffeine

• Morning cup coffee is good
• Having coffee after lunch, may cause you to be unable to sleep well in the night. Lemon water would be a great substitute to perk you up in the afternoon, and not having the problem of sleeping at night.

Helps fight viral infections

• Warm lemon water is an effective way to diminish viral infections
• Such as cold, throat infections, fever & etc

Please take note: Do not consume too much lemon. Lemon is very acidic, if you eat lemon; direct contact with the teeth, please drink a lot of water or rinse your mouth thoroughly. 

Easier & fun way to consume it: Make it into a lemonade. 

Recipe for a simple lemonade (by glass) 

Items needed: Lemons, Soda Water & Sprite

Methods:

1. Squeeze 1 lemon juice into the glass
2. Add in ice
3. Fill up the glass with 50:50 soda water and Sprite
4. Stir the mixture

For garnish: Place a lemon slice on the rim of the glass or into the glass and mint leaf. 

And you are ready to enjoy your cup of Lemonade =) 

Sources: lifehack.org, organicfacts, Wikipedia, foodmatters