Juicing lemons.
It is common knowledge that the rind of fruits offer nutrition, and juicing these fruits tends to retain the nutrients, providing an easier and sometimes more pleasurable way of consuming these fruits. In particular, the lemon offers a myriad of nutritional and health benefits when juiced with the rind,.
Dietary Nutrition
One lemon with the peel, or rind, is a good source of fiber--20 percent of the daily value, to be exact. Studies have shown that fiber assists with weight control, controlling diabetes, heart disease prevention and regulating the bowels.
Vitamins
Juicing the entire lemon provides vitamins including B6, potassium, folic acid and most importantly, vitamin C. In fact, one lemon with the peel provides vitamin C at 139 percent of the daily value. Vitamin C is important to the body for tissue growth and repair, healing of lacerations and maintaining the strength of the skeletal system.
An Important Phytochemical
Among the hundreds of phytochemicals (plant elements that provide disease protection and/or prevention) that have been identified by science, one phytochemical that is found in lemons with the rind is limonene. Limonene has been shown to remove poison from carcinogens and is said to have cancer-fighting properties.
Other Health Benefits
Juicing lemons with the rind will prove useful in aiding digestion, combating inflammatory ailments such as arthritis and fighting colds.
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