The Amazing Lemon

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From the July 2004 Idaho Observer:

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The Amazing Health Benefits of Drinking Lemon Water

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.â€

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.â€

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.â€

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.â€

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 negative 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:

a) 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.

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

blood carbohydrate levels which affect the blood oxygen levels.â€

In the above book, Dr. Beddoe also cites an article by Dr. 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.â€

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.â€

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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