Tea with lemon: properties and tips for use

When it comes to the benefits of lemon tea, most people remember that it is rich in vitamin C.But this is not the only or even the main merit of a drink with a sunny fruit. What other properties has tea with lemon, how to properly prepare and apply it in certain diseases, as well as a strengthening composition, we will tell in this article.

Available and well-known to all lemon boasts a truly rich chemical composition - it includes about 300 useful elements and biologically active substances. Sour taste cause organic acids in large quantities contained in citrus. Tannins are responsible for astringency, which are also present in tea in the form of tannin.

It is believed that lemons are champions in vitamin C content. However, this is not true, although the amount of ascorbic acid in these fruits is quite high. But on the level of vitamin P lemon, indeed, can be considered a champion. Few fruits and vegetables can boast a large amount of this vitamin in the composition. He is included in a fairly large number in the composition of a good leaf tea.

Among other vitamins - those that belong to the B vitamins, as well as tocopherol, or vitamin E.

In the pulp, juice, and especially the skin of citrus, the content of flavonoids and phytoncides is high, which are biologically active substances that are involved in almost all vital processes of the body. Speaking about the composition, mention should be made of alkaloids, fiber, and pectins.

The mineral composition is represented by potassium, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, fluorine.

A high content of vitamins, minerals, biologically active substances provides lemon tonic and immunostimulating action. Regular consumption of fruit allows you to increase the body's resistance to the effects of bacteria and viruses, negative environmental factors. This allows us to speak about the anti-cold action of citrus.

Also, if you have lemon in your diet, you should not worry about the deficiency of vitamins, micro and macro elements in the body. This makes the fruit one of the effective agents in the fight against avitaminosis, scurvy, and also a prophylactic against these diseases.

Flavonoids and natural antioxidants, which are vitamins C and E, contribute to the binding of radionuclides in the body. Those are "defective" molecules that cause malfunction of healthy cells, provoking the development of cancer. This suggests the antitumor effect of lemon.

In addition, these vitamins remove toxins and help slow the aging of body cells. That is why lemon tea, especially cool, brings relief from a hangover. In combination with vitamin P, they ensure the health of blood vessels, increasing their elasticity and reducing brittleness, as well as improving the permeability of the capillary walls. Considering that lemon is capable of lowering the level of “bad” cholesterol, we can say that it prevents the formation of cholesterol plaques, atherosclerosis, cleans blood vessels, reduces the risk of varicose veins.

Included in the composition of citrus and potassium with magnesium, which are essential minerals necessary for heart health. They strengthen the heart muscle, increase conductivity, eliminate tachycardia and help normalize blood pressure.

Organic acids, fiber and pectin make lemon useful for the digestive organs. The first ones help to break down food faster, which helps to assimilate it more efficiently and efficiently. Dietary fibers demonstrate the same effect, but already due to increased intestinal motility. The latter, as is well known, has the form of a flexible tube with moving segments.

Getting into the intestines, coarse fiber increases peristalsis (that is, the movement of these "segments"), so the food begins to grind and break down into components and slags that are useful for the body.The first are absorbed into the blood and rush to the organs and tissues.

Having forced the intestines to work a little more actively, the fiber itself is not absorbed by the body, but continues to move along the intestines, scraping slags and toxins from its surfaces and bringing them out. Pectins contained in the composition contribute to purification.

Lemon has antibacterial and disinfectant action, therefore, its regular consumption can reduce the risk of intestinal infections. In the role of a disinfecting product, fruit is especially useful in diseases of the oral cavity, upper respiratory tract (sore throat, pharyngitis, etc.). In the latter case, it also contributes to sputum discharge, soothes the sore throat.

Lemon improves the absorption of calcium and iron, the deficiency of which is especially strongly observed during pregnancy, HB (during lactation). Low levels of hemoglobin (iron deficiency in the blood) provoke the development of anemia.

Lemon blends well with most known varieties of tea. The most useful drink is obtained from green tea and citrus, since the first is subjected to minimal fermentation. This drink has a pronounced antioxidant effect, since green tea itself is a powerful antioxidant.

Added to chamomile or lime tea, lemon will enhance their anti-bacterial and anti-cough effects. Drink based on black tea, ginger and lemon quickly put on his feet in case of poisoning, diseases of the digestive tract.

Like any product, lemon is harmful if you are allergic to it and citrus fruits in general. Due to the high level of acids in the composition of tea with lemon can be dangerous with increased acidity of gastric juice and in some cases may even provoke erosion of the gastric mucosa. Consumption of the drink with the addition of solar fruit should be abandoned during the period of inflammation of gastritis, ulcers, as well as in acute cholelithiasis of the urinary tract.

Despite the positive effect on blood vessels and the ability of tea with lemon to lower blood pressure, with severe and persistent hypertension, it is better to refuse to consume tea with lemon. The components of tea contribute to an increase in pressure, which levels the effect of lemon. Citrus itself can provoke an increase in the tone of the vascular walls and, as a result, a sharp increase in pressure.

Not only the pulp and juice of lemon, but also its skin can boast a large number of healing components, therefore, for a more pronounced therapeutic effect, citrus should be added to tea with a rind. An important point: vitamin C is destroyed in a hot liquid, so you should put the lemon in the tea, after waiting for the drink to cool.

Most people prefer to add sweeteners to the drink, usually sugar. However, to obtain a therapeutic and immunostimulating drink, sugar is better to replace with honey.

In pregnancy, tea with lemon helps provide the body with essential vitamins, minerals and other beneficial substances, as well as strengthen the immune system. This is important because it is recommended that a woman reduce the number of colds and other infectious diseases, many of which are able to complicate the course of pregnancy and even negatively affect the condition of the fetus, while the child is waiting

Another reason why you should include lemon tea in your diet is the high content of vitamin B9, or folic acid, in a lemon. It is involved in the formation of the neural tube of the fetus, it is necessary for the placement of the brain and spinal cord.Since the internal organs are laid in the first weeks of the “interesting position”, lemon drink is especially useful in the first trimester.

With proper brewing, tea with lemon contains a lot of ascorbic acid, which increases the absorption of calcium and iron. These elements are often in short supply in the body of a pregnant woman. Thus, the lemon acts as an assistant milk and dairy, as well as iron-containing products.

These properties allow us to conclude that tea with lemon is useful for women in the waiting period for the baby. However, it is only provided that it does not have serious problems with the heart and blood vessels, is not prone to hypertension, and does not suffer from other dangerous pathologies.

In addition, during pregnancy, the hormonal background of a woman changes dramatically and strongly, which sometimes provokes the appearance of an allergic reaction even to well-known products. In this regard, lemon should be consumed with caution and in a small dosage.

Late consumption of lemon can cause heartburn. This is due to the fact that the stomach, oppressed by the enlarged uterus, changes its position. As a result, the pancreas throws bile directly into the stomach, which provokes a feeling of heartburn. If something like this happens to you, simply refuse to consume tea for a while until the baby is born. After that, the authorities will take the appropriate place and heartburn will pass on their own.

In the absence of contraindications and if it brings pleasure to the pregnant, You can drink daily black tea with lemon, but not more than 1-2 cups a day. It is better if tea drinking falls on the first half of the day, as the caffeine in the drink can cause problems with sleep. Instead of sugar, it is better to use honey, provided there is no allergy, of course.

The richness of the chemical composition of lemon makes this product one of the most beneficial for the female body, depleted by pregnancy, childbirth and further care of the newborn. A large amount of vitamin C helps to strengthen the immune system and prevent colds in a nursing mother.

In addition, lemon normalizes metabolic processes in the body, removes excess moisture, strengthens the heart and increases the tone of the vascular walls. In the process of childbirth, significant blood loss occurs, so the newly-made mother usually suffers from anemia. The situation is exacerbated by breastfeeding - the newborn takes the iron along with the mother's milk.

The vitamins of group B which are a part of a lemon participate in blood formation process, help to increase level of erythrocytes, and also improve absorption of iron from other products.

For the growth and development of the child needs a large amount of calcium, which he receives from the mother's milk. However, with its lack of blood, the woman’s body begins to “extract” it from her bones and teeth, which is why many women complain that their teeth literally crumble during lactation. Lemon contains calcium, and vitamin C contained in it improves the absorption of this trace element from other foods.

Despite the indicated benefits, women rarely drink tea with lemon during breastfeeding, especially in the first 1.5-2 months after the baby is born. The composition of the drink is a high content of tannins, which usually causes a violation of the chair and abdominal pain in the newborn.

If there is no negative reaction from the side of the baby, then mother can drink 1-2 cups of tea with lemon once a day or every other day. Preference is better to give weakly fermented varieties (green, white) or suitable herbal drinks. If after the consumption of tea the child has a worsening state of health, it is necessary to postpone its reception until the crumbs are 2-3 months old.

Diabetes mellitus is a disease in which the pancreas does not produce or produces insulin in insufficient quantities. As a result, sugar from food is not processed by the body and remains in large quantities in the blood. At the same time, the body itself suffers from a shortage of sugars, which affects the functioning of all organs and systems.

There are type 1 and type 2 diabetes. In the first case, insulin in the body is not produced at all, but is administered by regular injections. In the second case, it is not medication, but diet. The body must receive exactly the amount of sugar, how much can produce produced insulin.

In this regard, each consumed product and drink are considered in terms of indicators of the glycemic index. In diabetes of the second level, it should not exceed 55 units.

Since this disease provokes metabolic and endocrine disorders, it is often associated with the problem of excess weight, so the calorie content of food is also an important factor.

Finally, there are certain failures in the body - a deficit or an excess of individual elements, so it is advisable to inject the missing ingredients with food or to level excess.

Lemon itself has a low glycemic index (25 units) and the same low calorie content. It improves the functioning of the heart and blood vessels, relieves swelling, usually occurring in the early stages of the disease, helps to speed up the metabolism. Moreover, the acid contained in the fruit helps to reduce blood sugar levels.

Tea with lemon is allowed for diabetes, even more benefit from rosehip decoction with citrus slices. However, it is better not to add sugar and similar sweeteners to the drink. Eliminate excess acid will help to resolve alternatives for the disease.

Lemon has a pronounced antiseptic, immunostimulating and anti-cold effects, so it is useful for flu and cold. As you know, during this period, a person needs to drink plenty of water to “flush out” pathogenic bacteria and maintain the body's water balance. Black and green tea, as well as a drink with the addition of wild rose, is a great option for a warm drink.

Enhance the effect of lemon allows the addition to the drink of honey, better than lime. This drink can not be drunk if you are going to go out because it has a diaphoretic effect. It is best to drink hot honey-lemon tea, while in bed, then take cover and sweat well.

For pain in the throat and rhinitis, it is useful to inhale the aroma of such a drink, since volatile compounds, phytoncides, will have an antibacterial effect. In addition, lemon helps sputum discharge. But too sour drink with a sore throat is not recommended to drink, it can lead to even more inflammation.

You can twist 1 lemon with a crust through a meat grinder and combine with half a glass of liquid honey.Leave to infuse overnight, and in the morning add 1-2 tablespoons of the drug in teas, herbal teas and even just in warm water.

In the absence of contraindications, tea with lemon with a cold can drink 3-4 cups a day. In the afternoon, it is better to replace the tea leaves with herbal preparations, rosehip infusion. Rosehip brew preferably in a thermos and insist at least 30 minutes, you can leave overnight.

The easiest way to make tea with lemon is to brew the drink in the usual way and put a slice of lemon in it. You can freeze the fruit and add the right amount of it to the tea when brewing. To do this, the lemon, along with the skin, is washed and scalded with boiling water, then placed in the freezer for 5-6 hours. When the citrus hardens, it is quickly rubbed on a grater and placed back in the cold.

Strengthening those or other properties of lemon, as well as to diversify the familiar taste of tea allows the addition of herbs and spices to it. So, tea with lemon and cinnamon has a pronounced effect for weight loss.

To cook it, you should put 1-1.5 teaspoons of cinnamon in the teapot and pour 500 ml of boiling water over it. Let it brew for a quarter of an hour, pour into cups, and after a couple of minutes add a slice of lemon. If the taste of the drink you do not like, you can add cinnamon to the usual brew.

Lemon and ginger tea will also help in the fight against overweight. To do this, fresh ginger root is poured with boiling water, and lemon zest, taken immediately before brewing the drink, is also put there. Before use, put a slice of citrus. Ginger tea is better to brew in a thermos, and insist at least 30-40 minutes.

The effect of slimming teas is based on the processes of thermogenesis, that is, raising the temperature of certain processes in the body, which leads to the acceleration of lipid and metabolic metabolism. To achieve this, you can also use tea with red pepper. Naturally, putting sugar in slimming teas is impossible.

Very tasty is green tea with the addition of mint and lemon. In the kettle you need to brew tea at the rate of 1 teaspoon of raw materials per 1 cup of tea. Sprigs of mint (4-5 pieces) a little rub in the hands, to enhance the flavor, and also throw in the kettle. Insist the drink for 3-4 minutes and pour into cups. Add lemon. The drink is especially good when it is cold; it quenches thirst perfectly.

Hot lemon tea can be made more spicy, "winter", if you add ground ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, star anise, cloves. Cold drink is harmoniously combined with vanilla sugar, mint, basil and melissa.

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