Lemon Met Turmeric, Ginger and Honey

Let's fall in love with lemon. Lemon has so much to offer and has many benefits rather than it's acidic taste.

Medicinal value of eating lemons :-  

  

• antiseptic or agent that prevents the presence of pathogenic bacteria that helps prevents disease.
• relieves symptoms of indigestion such as heartburn, belching and bloating. By drinking lemon juice, our bowel are aided in eliminating waste more efficiently.  
• help liver to dissolve uric acid and other poisons.
• ease people who suffers from rheumatism, gout, asthma, colds, coughs, scurvy and fever.
• For pregnant woman, it's calcium contain will help to build bone, while it's potassium will help to nourish brain and nerve cells for the baby.
• reduce the risk for cancers, arthritis and coronary heart diseases.
• helps reduce fat and prevent obesity. 

  

I learn to love lemon after watching Jamie Oliver's TV show Jamie at Home. I learnt how to make salad dressing from the episode Summer Salad. At one time, I was obsessed to prepare salads for my breakfast, lunch and dinner. I love the smell and taste of lemon combined with olive oil.

Well, here are tips to better health from lemon with love :-

• sore throat - gargle frequently with lemon juice

• asthma - take a tablespoon of lemon juice one hour before each meal.

• liver problems - drink glass of hot lemon juice one hour before breakfast every morning.

• heartburn - take a teaspoon of lemon juice in half glass of water.

• rheumatism - drink lemon juice three times a day (2 ounces of lemon diluted in water), one hour before meals and at bedtime.

• excessive menstruation - drink one lemon in a glass of cold water and take 3 to 4 lemons a day.

• Stomach ulcer - drink lemon juice with 2 tablespoon of Aloe Vera gel.

And here are tips to buy lemons, opps..I have to try this, just found out about this latest tips -

Look at the two end of the lemon, one end has a point and the other end has a stem. On the stem, you will find little lines look like a star shape structure called calyx. The more the number of points on the calyx, the greater the mineral content of the lemon. 

I say to myself, why not try to blend lemon with other herbs. I remember my mother always prepare turmeric + fragrant wild ginger or Zingiber Aromaticum (Lempoyang) as her special drink.

So here is my special drink, mixture of lemon, turmeric, ginger, honey and cold water. The freshness tickled my tongue, feels like carbonated drink without the gas.