benefits of lemon

Benefits of Lemon

91. Purges The Blood
We consume a lot of junk food or food with a lot of preservatives and artificial flavours. This builds up a lot of toxins in the blood and body but daily consumption of lemon water helps to purify the blood.
92. Keep Guacamole Green
You have been making guacamole all day long for the big party, and you dont want it to turn brown on top before the guests arrive. The solution: Sprinkle a liberal amount of fresh lemon juice over it and it will stay fresh and green. The flavor of the lemon juice is a natural complement to the avocados in the guacamole. Make the fruit salad hours in advance too. Just squeeze some lemon juice onto the apple slices, and they will stay snowy white.
93. Deodorize Your Garbage
If your garbage is beginning to smell yucky, heres an easy way to deodorize it: Save leftover lemon and orange peels and toss them at the base under the bag. To keep it smelling fresh, repeat once every couple of weeks.
94. Treat Infections
Lemon water can fight throat infections thanks to its antibacterial property. If salt water does not work for you, try lime and water for gargling.
95. Keep rice from sticking
To keep your rice from sticking together in a gloppy mass, add a spoonful of lemon juice to the boiling water when cooking. When the rice is done, let it cool for a few minutes, then fluff with a fork before serving.
96. Create blonde highlights
For salon worthy highlights, add 1/4 cup lemon juice to 3/4 cup water and rinse your hair with the mixture. Then, sit in the sun until your hair dries. To maximize the effect, repeat once daily for up to a week. Dont forget to put on plenty of sunscreen before you sit out in the sun.
97. Remove unsightly underarm stains
Ditch the expensive dry cleaning bills (and harsh chemicals) with this homegrown trick. Simply scrub the stained area on shirts and blouses with equal parts lemon juice and water. Your pits will be good as new, and smell nice too.
98. Whiten clothes
To make your whites a little whiter, add diluted or straight lemon juice to your wash water. Your clothes will turn out brighter and also come out smelling lemon-fresh.
99. Lemon Pepper
One of my favorite seasonings, and easy to make. Check out Lemon Pepper Seasoning by Simply Scratch.
100. Lemon Olive Oil
Give your olive oil a yummy makeover for a bright flavor. Heres a simple recipe to get you started.