Lemon water is alkaline.

While lemon tastes sour, it is in fact one of the foods that alkalize the body. Ascorbic acid and citric acid in lemons alkalize the blood and boost the body's metabolism.

While there is citric acid in hot lemon water, hot citric acid can be completely metabolized in the body to produce carbon dioxide and water, and as the carbon dioxide is exhaled out of the body, the acidity is eliminated. And hot lemon in the potassium, calcium and other ions, but in the form of metal cations to stay in the body.

These ions can be combined with acid ions, which can reduce the acidity of urine, so it is known as "alkaline food". Not only lemons, but also most fruits are alkalizing foods.

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Lemon efficacy and nutritional value:

1, lemon zhengxin summer appetizer

Lemon rind is rich in aromatic volatile components, can be zhengxin summer, appetizing wake up the spleen. Summer summer humidity is heavy, many people are tired, often after a long time of work or study appetite, a cup of lemon water, fresh and sour flavor of people's spirits, but also can open the appetite.

2, refreshing?

Add a few drops of lemon oil to the slightly cool water, soak a compress in the water, and then put it on your forehead. The cool and refreshing flavor will immediately have a refreshing effect.

3, help memory?

Drop a few drops of lemon juice on a handkerchief and smell it as you memorize. When remembering what you memorized, smell the lemon juice as well, and your brain will associate this pleasant taste with the information to be memorized.

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