Every person needs to drink a large amount of water every day, this is common knowledge that we all know. Drinking plenty of water is beneficial for the body, and some people don't like to drink plain water, they prefer to add lemon slices to it. Lemon has high nutritional value and is known for its whitening and weight loss effects. Do you know how to make lemon water at home?
[Lemon Water Recipe]
1. Cut fresh lemons into slices and soak them in water.
2. Use a transparent glass container, clean the fresh lemon fruit, and slice them thinly. Layer the bottom of the jar with a layer of white sugar, then a layer of lemon slices, another layer of sugar, and another layer of lemon until it is full. The ratio of white sugar to lemon is ten to one. (One kilogram of lemons to ten kilograms of sugar).
Leave it for a day or two, and the transparent lemon juice will be secreted. In another day or two, more lemon water will be marinated. When drinking, you can pour out a little and dilute it with boiling water. This method is rich in vitamin C, completely natural in flavor, and does not contain artificial colors or any additives.
[Nutritional Value of Lemons]
Lemons are rich in vitamin C, sugar, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, quinine acid, citric acid, malic acid, orange peel glycoside, grapefruit peel glycoside, coumarin, high potassium and low sodium elements, which are very beneficial to the human body.
Vitamin C can maintain the generation of various tissues and intercellular matrix in the human body, and keep their normal physiological functions. The matrix, adhesion, and gelatin in the human body all require vitamin C for protection. When there is a lack of vitamin C, the intercellular matrix, which is the gel-like substance, also decreases.
In this way, the cell tissue becomes brittle, losing the ability to resist external forces, and the body is prone to scurvy. Vitamin C also has more uses, such as preventing colds, stimulating hematopoiesis, and anti-cancer effects.
[Weight Loss Effects of Lemon Water]
Lemon water can quench thirst and dilute the desire to eat, so it can effectively suppress improper diet. Combined with 15 minutes of exercise every day, it is said to have significant effects.
The method is as follows:
Add half a lemon juice to one liter of water and refrigerate it. This weight loss method is to drink at least three liters of lemon water every day, without the need for special dieting or abstaining from snacks, but lemon water must be replenished at all times. In addition, it is necessary to do 15 minutes of exercise every day, it doesn't have to be continuous, and it can be done at different times, which can help sweating (excreting harmful substances from the body).
Of course, everything has its pros and cons, even the best things can have side effects if used excessively. The same applies to sour lemons. Eating too many sour lemons can damage the stomach and affect digestion. Additionally, sourness can affect the liver, so it is not advisable to eat too many lemons in spring, but they have better effects in summer and autumn.
[Precautions for Consuming Lemon Water]
1. Due to the high content of citric acid, it is not recommended to drink lemon water during menstruation to avoid abdominal pain.
2. Don't make it too sour to avoid damaging tooth enamel (you can cut 1-2 slices of lemon and add a spoonful of honey, then brew with cold or warm water).
3. Due to the low pH value of lemons (2.5), it is not recommended for people with excessive phlegm, colds, stomach cold and bloating, excessive gastric acid, and gastric ulcers. It is not suitable to be taken with aspirin.
4. Lemon water should be consumed in moderation, and should not exceed 1000 milliliters per day.
