The Amazing Health Benefits of Drinking Lemon Water

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After visiting some friends recently who drank copious amounts of water

spiked with fresh organic limes and lemons from trees in their yard and

freely offered this delicious concoction to all their guests, the following

article reminded me of the value of our mutual dedication to planetary

health and wellness through simple healthful remedies.

 

There are basic lifestyle habits that are important to incorporate into your

daily life, and this is certainly one of them. However, we are talking about

organic lemons that are tree ripened. If you are buying commercial lemons

from the store, learn kinesiology and muscle test the lemons you buy so that

you know one way or another whether the lemons you are purchasing are

actually therapeutic for you.

by Ann Heustad, R.N.

 

“When life gives you a lemon... squeeze it, mix it with six ounces of

distilled water and drink twice daily.”

 

The value of eating lemons is reported by Jethro Kloss in his book Back to

Eden:

“The medicinal value of the lemon is as follows: It is an antiseptic, or is

an agent that prevents sepsis [the presence of pathogenic bacteria] or

putrefaction [decomposition of tissue]. It is also anti-scorbutic, a term

meaning a remedy which will prevent disease and assist in cleansing the

system of impurities.”

 

Due to the digestive qualities of lemon juice, symptoms of indigestion such

as heartburn, bloating and belching are relieved. By drinking lemon juice

regularly, the bowels are aided in eliminating waste more efficiently thus

controlling constipation and diarrhea.

 

On page 659 of Back to Eden, Mr. Kloss points out that, “The lemon is a

wonderful stimulant to the liver and is a dissolvent of uric acid and other

poisons, liquefies the bile, and is very good in cases of malaria. Sufferers

of chronic rheumatism and gout will benefit by taking lemon juice, also

those who have a tendency to bleed, uterine hemorrhages, etc.; rickets and

tuberculosis. In pregnancy, it will help to build bone in the child. We find

that the lemon contains certain elements which will go to build up a healthy

system and keep that system healthy and well. As a food, we find, owing to

its potassium content, it will nourish the brain and nerve cells. Its

calcium builds up the bony structure and makes healthy teeth.

 

“Its magnesium, in conjunction with calcium, has an important part to play

in the formation of albumen in the blood. The lemon contains potassium 48.3,

calcium 29.9, phosphorus 11.1, magnesium 4.4. Lemons are useful in treating

asthma, biliousness, colds, coughs, sore throat, diphtheria, la grippe [flu

or influenza], heartburn, liver complaint, scurvy, fevers and rheumatism

”

Since many people today suffer from what they used to call biliousness, it

is important to edify our readers to the definition.

Biliousness -- 1. A symptom of a disorder of the liver causing constipation,

headache, loss of appetite and vomiting of bile. 2. excess of bile; a

bilious fever.

Why the lemon works so well

On page 19 of A.F. Beddoe's book “Biological Ionization in Human Nutrition,”

he states that: “Man does not live off the food he eats but off of the

energy that is produced from the food he eats.”

The energy you get from your food comes from the atoms and molecules of

energy in your food. A reaction takes place as cationic food enters the

digestive tract and encounters anionic digestive enzymes.

To explain further, an ion is part of a molecule con-atom or a group of

atoms that carry an electrical charge. Ions which carry positive charges are

“anions.” Lemons are considered to be anionic, having more anions

(negatively charged ions) of energy as compared to cations (positively

charged ions) in their atomic structure. Saliva, hydrochloric acid, bile and

the stomach's other digestive juices are also anionic.

Lemon is one of the only foods on the planet that has more anions than

cations in its atomic structure.

When considering the electromagnetic properties of food Dr. Beddoe points

out that all foods are considered cationic with the exception of fresh, raw

lemon juice. Some have suggested that the reason fresh lemon juice is

similar to digestive enzymes is due to the low amount of sulfur in lemons.

It should be noted that pasteurized and packaged lemon juice is cationic and

therefore, ineffective as a health remedy.

Who Can Benefit From Lemon Water

Dr. Beddoe continues on page 194: “Lemon water is used in every person that

can tolerate it. That is, if there is no allergy to lemon (a very few have a

true allergy to lemon) and no active ulcers, then all adults and most

children should use the lemon water. The purpose of the lemon is to:

provide a natural strengthening agent to the liver enzymes when they are too

dilute.

The liver can make more enzymes out of fresh lemon juice than any other food

element.

The lemon helps fix oxygen and calciums in the liver because it regulates

blood carbohydrate levels which affect the blood oxygen levels.”

In the above book, Dr. Beddoe also cites an article by Dr. Michael Lesser on

the medical promise of citric acid in “Anabolism, Journal of Preventive

Medicine.” He uses this article to validate the value of using fresh lemon

juice daily: “It appears that citric acid, the major carrier of biochemicals

in the body's energy system, shows important promise, primarily because of

its excellent properties as a chelator. Its ability to form soluble

complexes with calcium offers major promise in the successful treatment of

pancreatic stones and has also been employed to dissolve kidney stones.

Since calcium deposits are of major significance in the much greater problem

of hardening of the arteries, citric acid may possibly contribute to a safe

and effective reversal of this widespread degenerative disease.”

Even though medical doctors are not currently employing lemon juice in the

treatment of the above conditions, this article substantiates the fact that

one of the benefits of fresh lemon water is the way the citric acid is able

to act upon the body's systems differently than any other food.

Lemon Remedies Published by Jethro Kloss in Back to Eden

For sore throat, dilute lemon juice with water and gargle frequently. Dilute

one-half lemon juice with one-half water. It is even better to use straight

lemon juice.

A slice of lemon bound over a corn overnight will greatly relieve the pain.

A slice of lemon bound over a felon [pus formation on a finger joint] will

not fail to bring the pus to the surface where it can be easily removed.

To relieve asthma, take a tablespoon of lemon juice one hour before each

meal.

For liver complaints, the juice of the lemon should be taken in a glass of

hot water one hour before breakfast every morning.

To break up la grippe [flu or influenza], drink a large glass of hot water

with the juice of a lemon added, while at the same time have the feet in a

deep bucket or other vessel of water with mustard added to it. The water

should be deep enough to where it comes nearly up to the knees. Keep adding

hot water to the patient's tolerance and until the patient begins to

perspire freely (about 20-30 minutes). Be sure there is no draft on the

person while this is done. The patient should be near a bed so he can get in

it easily and avoid any danger of getting chilled. If convenient, a full hot

bathtub would be good in place of the foot-bath. The lemon water should be

taken every hour until the patient feels that all the symptoms of the cold

are gone.

A teaspoon of lemon juice in half a glass of water relieves heartburn.

For rheumatism, one or two ounces of lemon juice diluted in water should be

taken three times a day: one hour before meals and at bedtime.

In cases of hemorrhage, lemon juice diluted in water and taken as cold as

possible will stop it.

Scurvy is treated by giving one to two ounces of lemon juice diluted with

water every two to four hours.

In excessive menstruation the juice of three to four lemons a day will help

check it. Best to take the juice of one lemon at a time in a glass of cold

water.

Mr. Kloss explains how lemon juice can even help someone with stomach

ulcers:

“How can one with an inflamed or ulcerated stomach partake in the juice?

Would not a strong acid like that of the lemon act as an irritant? That

would depend on how it was taken. If in quantity, yes. But to take it very

weak at first [diluted sufficiently in water], it will cease to burn. The

sufferer afflicted with ulcerated stomach has to use great perseverance to

affect a cure, and it can be cured if care and patience is used. The gastric

juice in the stomach is four times as strong as lemon juice.”

In these cases, I recommend one to two tablespoons of Aloe Vera Gel before

the lemon water. Taking 500 mg. of Bromelin has also proven to be helpful.

Buying a sweet lemon

Some lemons are more sweet than others. A rule of thumb for selecting a

lemon that is both sweet and high in mineral content, is to pick one that

has a high specific gravity measurement and is heavy for its size. By

comparing equal-sized fruit, the one with the greatest weight will have the

most mineral content and sugar. A thick skinned lemon will not be as heavy

as a thin skinned lemon and will not have the desired sweetness or mineral

content.

The method I use to ensure the purchase of sweet lemons is to look at the

stem end of the lemon. There are two ends on the lemon. One end has a point

where the blossom started to grow; the other end has a stem or a dimple

where the stem used to be located. On the stem end of a highly mineralized,

sweet lemon, you will see little lines radiating out of the stem like

sunbeams. These little lines can look like a star shaped structure and is

called a calyx. The calyx may have three, four, five or more points to the

star. The greater the number of points on the calyx, the higher the mineral

content of the lemon.

How much lemon to use

If you are in good health and weigh less than 150 pounds, squeeze the juice

of one half a lemon (one ounce) into a glass of purified water and drink

this mixture twice a day (one whole lemon a day.) If you weigh over 150

pounds, squeeze the juice out of an entire lemon (two ounces) into a glass

of purified water and drink this mixture twice a day (two whole lemons a day

) The lemon juice can be diluted more according to taste.

To help your body get the energy from the food you are eating, drink lemon

water regularly. Next to drinking plain purified water, drinking lemon water

daily is the most important thing you can do for your health.

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