January 27, 2008 9:08 AM
Lemon juice for family health
Ran this here last year - but you need to hear the longterm (nearly two years) results which follow:
This is now the hot item in our kitchen - an electric juicer I recently bought from Amazon. A couple months ago I would have thought it was a completely unnecessary waste of money. Now I give thanks for finding something under $15 that has helped to dramatically improve the quality of our lives.
That's because at least four Curtises are now hooked on starting the day with the juice of a freshly squeezed lemon in a glass of warm water. You should have seen us all struggling with the lemons before - not to mention the pitiful results of our fervent squeezing.
Why lemon? Check out these benefits:
*Cleanses the digestive system.*Relieves symptoms of indigestion such as heartburn, bloating and belching.
*Controls constipation and diarrhea by eliminating waste more efficiently.
*Good Source of Vitamin C.
*Enhances the beauty of your skin, rejuvenating it from within.
*Cleanses and aids in eliminating waste in the liver.
Some claim that drinking lemon juice eliminates the need for deodorant. And lemon juice is a great astringent and hair rinse.
We're buying lots of bags of lemons from Costco now. Makes me long for our old lemon tree in Petaluma - but that was before I knew how valuable lemons are. So now when I use our little juicer each morning, I am grateful we found this really easy way to boost our health.
The four Curtises who were drinking lemon juice each morning were Tripp, Ben, Zach and I. Now that the boys are back at college, I don't know what they are doing, but Tripp and I have faithfully had our lemon juice first thing EVERY morning.
I made it through two winters without any illness - even when six members of our family had strep a few weeks ago. I am convinced that the lemon juice - along with losing weight - has kept me in vibrant health.
I've been trying to get Sophia and Maddy to add this to their daily routine - their immune systems seem so weak - constantly battling sore throats, sinusitis. strep. Not good for singers. They tend to be so busy, burning the candle at both ends (as a result they both recently decided to temporarily drop out of their three-nights-a-week theater prep company). And since they're eating on the fly, though they don't eat much junk food, their diets could be better. Yesterday I got Maddy to drink a glass of milk with whey by telling her her brothers use it every day while they're away at school.
This morning they both came downstairs looking so haggard I began my pitch - and guess what? They both drank a glass of warm water/lemon juice. I am so happy - and will definitely let you know whether we start seeing some results.
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Comments
I, too, do the lemon tea as I like to call it. According to the FF Plan. LOVE IT! I have dodged the flu this season, too. Thanks be to God!!
Posted by: suzanne | January 27, 2008 4:32 PM
Thanks for the update. I was actually wondering how that was working out for you guys recently as you never mentioned it again. Good stuff!
Posted by: Jennifer K. | January 27, 2008 5:31 PM
Can you give some sort of recipe? How much water, how much lemon juice?
Thanks.
Posted by: lisa | January 28, 2008 1:21 AM
Dear Lisa -
I am buying bags of lemons at Costco. What I read was recommended was the juice of 1/2 lemon - but because of my more-is-better personality I use a whole lemon each morning.
I do this first thing each morning:
I juice a lemon and pour the juice into an 8 ounce glass, which I then fill with hot water. I drink this quickly because I don't think the acid from the lemon juice should spend a lot of time on your teeth.
I then wait at least half an hour before eating or drinking anything else.
Posted by: barbara | January 28, 2008 1:28 PM
Thanks Barbara! I was not using enough water which probably explains why I was grimacing as I drank it. At least it was entertainment for my kids!
Posted by: Lisa | January 31, 2008 12:04 PM
I just wanted to try this out and not invest in another small kitchen appliance which might outlive my enthusiasm. Since there are only 2 of us, I bought a lovely little wooden hand tool called a reamer at Bed Bath and Beyond. It only cost $4 with the 20% coupon. Since I hate the sound of small appliances and love the feel of wood in my hand, I'm enjoying "reaming"!. Best of all it works like a charm. Thanks for a natural and simple health idea.
Posted by: Judy | February 2, 2008 2:43 PM
