Lemon is full of Vitamin C. Just one cup of lemon and I mean fresh lemon juice can provide you with more than what you need from vit. c on a daily base.
Lemon contains lots of other vitamins and minerals, such as potassium, calcium and copper
Lemon benefits:
1- Balances your blood pressure: Blood pressure is a silent killer, it leads to heart attacks and kidney failure. since it has good amount of potassium, it can regulate your blood pressure and prevent dizziness which result from low blood pressure.
2- Boost your immune system: vit. c acts like an energy drink, it fights flu and chronic fatigue.
3- Cleans your liver: lemon works as a filter in your body, remove the residuals that are in some foods as well as preservatives.
4- Help you to lose weight: pactin in lemon makes you feel fuller, according to the Journal of the American College. But for good effect you need to soak the lemon in a water with its skin and pulp. Add to this the polypheno will suppress the fat accumulation.
5- Delay aging and lighten blemishes: its fullness of antioxidant prevent the production of free radicals which help to delay aging and also lighten your skin.