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3 reasons to eat more lemon

Lemon is a great ingredient to make fresh dishes, which you prefer to eat outside on hot days. We have listed 3 healthy reasons to eat more lemon for you.

1. Lemon is a super detoxifier
Lemon juice neutralizes bad bacteria, cleanses your intestines, dissolves limescale and is one of the best remedies against infections.

2. A lemon provides beautiful skin Citrus juice removes toxins faster as it is a diuretic. This gives you a radiant skin and reduces spots, fine lines and pimples in no time.

3. Lemons alkalize your body
Alkalization means that your body becomes less acidic. Many people suffer from acidification by eating (too much) sugars and drinking little water. Although lemon juice is acidic, the juice neutralizes the acids in your body.

Enough reasons to eat more lemon. Do you find them a bit too sour to eat on their own? You will find delicious recipes with lemon in the June issue of Santé.