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Recipes with Lemon: Lemon, Carrot & Ginger Juice Zinger
Stimulating & Juicy
Lemons have a strong sour flavor, a vivid zing that puckers the lips. The potent lemon flavor has an equally strong effect on the body. Consuming the juice encourages saliva in your mouth which makes your mouth watery. It also encourages secretions in stomach and digestive tract organs, improving taste and digestion while freshening the breath. Lemon Juice softens stools as well, aiding regular elimination. The juice in hot water is a mild morning laxative choice for many, helping to keep your gut clean. Lemons nourish deficient blood plasma and help rebuild fluids.
Lemon & Cleansing
The fresh scent of lemon evokes the very icon of cleanliness and purity. The sour taste of lemon increases the flow of bile, flushing the liver and gall bladder. Since bile stores many blood born toxins, lemons also detoxify the blood. Flushing bile also helps to prevent gallstones, and improves fat metabolism. Every drink lemonade in the summer? Lemons have a cooling effect on the skin because they help you sweat. Sweat facilitates the elimination of toxins through the skin.
Lemon & the Lungs
The fruit has an effect on other body systems as well. Lemons promote fluid secretions in the lungs and blood plasma. The thick, muzzy mucus buildup of a spring Kapha imbalance can be broken up by consuming lemon juice. The juice aids in liquefying and expectorating the dense mucus. Dry and dehydrated Vata conditions, like Dry Stomach Syndrome, exacerbated by the crisp autumn months, are also aided by the fluid-giving nature of lemons. You may also turn to the sour fruit for cold and flu relief - lemons are loaded with vitamin C.
A Panacea?
Lemon juice is in fact an excellent remedy to have around for many complaints. For instance, lemon juice may be applied to sores to help the healing process, and relieve itching from bug bites. It may be used as a antibacterial gargle for sore throats. Lemons reduce acidity in the stomach. They reduce bleeding of the gums and internal mucus membranes, and reduce output of urinary calcium which helps to prevent kidney stones. They also reduce uric acid. Where limes soothe the lining of your digestive tract, lemons can aggravate Pitta when the digestive tract is already inflamed.
Recipes with Lemon: Asparagus with Mustard & Tarragon
About Lemon
The origin of lemons are a mystery. Do they come from southern india? burma? or china? Speculation abounds. Genetic study reveals lemons are a hybrid of a sour orange and a citron.
Cooking Lemon
Many food cultures, such as Moroccan cuisine, are in love with the sour juice and zingy zest, so in love that an excellent meal will include several lemons no matter the season. Lemons bring the sun-kissed brightness that is an indescribable factor, transforming a meal from blah to beautiful. California cuisine, a popular way of preparing fresh and seasonal food simply, relies heavily on good olive oil, quality sea salt, fresh herbs, and of course, lots of lemon juice, to great acclaim.
Lemons may be eaten raw by the brave, squeezed into drinks to lighten up sweet juices, as a finishing touch in a bean dish, or in fish and tofu marinades. Many would not consider a cup of tea proper without a wedge of lemon. The juice is favored in salad dressing and the essence of the American favorite, lemonade. Lemon zest appears in unlikely places, like in apple pie filling, or in more likely preparations, adding a lightness to aioli. Lemon tenderizes meat by breaking collagen fibers. Salty and sour preserved lemons are popular in Moroccan cuisine, elevating stew dishes from heavy into heavenly.
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AYURVEDA'S GUIDE TO VITALITY & WHOLESOME NOURISHMENT
Your Ayurvedic diet is tailored to your individual body and your specific imbalances.
With an Ayurvedic diet you feel joy and satisfaction because what you are eating truly nourishes and balances you.
Disease results from diets and lifestyles that are incompatible with your nature.
By eating a personalized diet matched to your body, you experience optimal health.
See How it Works.
Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics
(gunas).
Aggravating them weakens your body and causes imbalance.
By knowing which biocharacteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct metabolic imbalances before you get sick.
Every biocharacteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold).
You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite biocharacteristic.
Taste is used to sense the most basic properties and effects of food.
Each taste has a specific medicinal effect on your body.
Cravings for food with certain tastes indicate your body is craving specific medicinal results from food.
Taste is experienced on the tongue and represents your body's reaction to foods.
Sweet taste causes physical satisfaction and attraction whereas bitter taste causes discomfort and aversion.
Kapha should use less sweet taste while Vata and Pitta would benefit from using more sweet taste.
One of the first signs of illness is that your taste and appetite for food changes.
The six tastes are sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent.
Do you crave foods with any of the tastes below?
Ayurveda is a metabolic theory of medicine that explains individual health, tendencies, and disease patterns through the concept of doshas, which can be understood as your metabolic patterns and tendencies.
Each dosha reflects a distinct metabolic nature and describes strengths & weaknesses in bodily function, and how these affect energy levels, digestion, susceptibility to disease, and many other tendencies.
Your metabolic nature not only affects your physical characteristics, but also influences your mental thought patterns, confidence, and enthusiasm.
Ayurveda balances these metabolic strengths & weaknesses to support your body's vitality and prevent recurrent disease cycles. This support is a critical aid, especially in chronic or incurable disease conditions.
The 3 metabolic body types
(doshas),
are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).
Through dosha, Ayurveda empowers people to identify metabolic imbalances early, break repetitive patterns of disease, and cultivate habits that support long-term vitality and well-being.
Ultimately, these metabolic patterns also provide a framework for understanding yourself, including body, mind, and spiritual tendencies.
Ayurveda & Greek Medicine were the dominant form of medicine along the Silk Road from England to China and South Asia.
They work by assessing your metabolic type, patterns, and nature.
Greek medicine recognizes 4 metabolic temperaments, Melancholic, Choleric, Sanguine, and Phlegmatic.
Cold and dry with a slow, variable or erratic metabolism. Colicky, tense. Withdrawn, pensive, anxious, and hesitant. Analytical, intelligent, detail oriented and creative. Prone to ojas depletion, dehydration, an overactive nervous system, and depression.
Has a hot and dry metabolic nature. Enthusiastic, vibrant and bright. In excess burns up fluids and ojas, irritable. Corresponds to high bilirubin in the blood that irritates and heats up the body and liver.
Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Lemon
Experiences are Personal
Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary.
The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.
STRONG SIALOGOGUE
A sialogogue increases saliva. Sour foods are often great sialogogues, and increase output of all exocrine glands. Salty taste is very moistening as well. Bitter, pungent and sweettastes also increase salivary output but to a
lesser degree. Astringents.
Stimulates the release of gas. Helpful for bloating or cramping abdominal pain. Propels food downward. Carminatives typically expel gas by relaxing the muscles of the intestines.
Expectorants help you eliminate mucus from the lungs. These herbs often work by increasing the quantity of mucus, or thinning the mucus. Expectorants are indicated when phlegm congests the lower respiratory tract.
An agent that kills microorganisms or inhibits their growth. Antimicrobial is an umbrella term that can be broken down into specific categories of target microorganism, such as anti-bacterials, fungals, and virals.
An herb that literally calms the heart. These herbs are helpful in the treatment of anxiety, sadness, depression, or other emotional imbalances in the heart. Related to the Chinese Herbal Category 'calms spirit.'
Restores the proper function of the body by cleansing the blood and balancing blood chemistry. In Ayurveda terms, they pacify Pitta in rakta. They were traditionally used to revitalize and detoxify after a long winter.
STRONG CHOLAGOGUE
Cholagogues stimulate the production & release of bile from the liver & gallbladder. This refreshes and cleanses these organs, as well as increases bile in the small intestines.
STRONG RUTIN
Rutin is a flavonoid with anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. Commonly used to treat conditions such as varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and high blood pressure.
Flavonoids are a colorful type of polyphenol. As all polyphenols, they have a strong antioxidant effect. Many flavonoids have an anti-inflammatory, and/or antiallergen effect.
In each study below, students from the
Joyful Belly College of Ayurveda ate the selected food for 3 days and reported the effects.
See other studies of food & herbs at Joyful Belly.
TEMPERATURE/CIRCULATION
How did Lemon affect your temperature?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
3
12
16
1
Much colder
Slightly colder
Same
Slightly warmer
Much warmer
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect your ear temperature?
27
22
17
12
7
2
7
22
3
Hotter
No Change
Cooler
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect your sweat quantity?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
2
24
5
1
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect the color of your skin?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
3
7
0
22
Yellower/Greener
Paler
Redder
Grayer
No Change
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect the color of your tongue body?
25
20
15
10
5
0
3
10
0
19
Paler
Redder
Bluer
No Change
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect the swelling of your tongue body?
30
24
18
12
6
0
1
5
26
More Swelling
Less Swelling
No Change
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect your appetite/hunger?
15
12
9
6
3
0
0
8
9
13
2
Much less hungry
Slightly less hungry
Same
Slightly hungrier
Much hungrier
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect your digestion speed?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
19
12
1
0
Much faster
Slightly faster
Same
Slightly slower
Much slower
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
TOXINS
How did Lemon affect the amount of gas & bloating?
20
16
12
8
4
0
1
11
17
3
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect your stool smell?
35
28
21
14
7
0
0
0
29
3
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?
20
16
12
8
4
0
1
15
15
1
0
Much smaller
Slightly less
Same
Slightly larger coating
Much larger
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect the color of your tongue coating?
30
24
18
12
6
0
1
2
2
3
24
Yellower
Browner
Grayer
Whiter
No Change
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect your throat soreness?
29
24
19
14
9
4
5
22
5
More sore
No Change
Less sore
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect your urine smell?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
3
27
2
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?
30
24
18
12
6
0
1
2
26
3
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Many more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect your sweat smell?
35
28
21
14
7
0
0
2
29
1
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect your acne?
35
28
21
14
7
0
0
28
4
More acne
No Change
Less acne
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect your freckles/moles?
40
32
24
16
8
0
0
32
0
Darker
No Change
Lighter
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect the color of your sclera (white part of eye)?
35
28
21
14
7
0
0
0
0
0
3
Redder/Bloodshot
Yellower
Grayer
Browner
Whiter
29
No Change
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect the color of the lower eye lid?
35
28
21
14
7
0
0
0
31
1
More green/dark green
More purple
No Change
Less green/purple
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
HYDRATION
How did Lemon affect your urine frequency/quantity?
20
16
12
8
4
0
1
5
17
8
1
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect the dryness of your skin?
27
22
17
12
7
2
3
5
24
Drier
Oilier
No Change
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect the puffiness of lower eye lid?
30
24
18
12
6
0
1
27
4
Puffier
No Change
Less Puffy
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect the cracks on your tongue?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
4
20
8
0
Larger/longer/more cracks
Slightly more
Same
Slightly less/smaller/shorter
Much less
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
FLUID-THICKNESS
How did Lemon affect your ear pressure?
31
25
19
13
7
1
2
25
5
More pressure
No Change
Less pressure
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect your congestion?
21
17
13
9
5
1
2
14
16
More congestion
No Change
Less congestion
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?
21
17
13
9
5
1
2
14
16
More thick
No Change
Less thick
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
NERVOUS-SYSTEM
How did Lemon affect your energy levels?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
1
12
17
2
Much less energy
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more energy
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect your muscle tension?
30
24
18
12
6
0
1
6
24
1
0
Much less tension
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more tension
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect your anxiety?
25
20
15
10
5
0
1
7
21
3
0
Much less anxiety
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more anxiety
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect the stillness of your tongue?
32
26
20
14
8
2
3
26
3
More still
No Change
More Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
DIGESTION
How did Lemon affect your digestion speed?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
19
12
1
0
Much faster
Slightly faster
Same
Slightly slower
Much slower
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect the amount of gas & bloating?
20
16
12
8
4
0
1
11
17
3
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect your appetite/hunger?
15
12
9
6
3
0
0
8
9
13
2
Much less hungry
Slightly less hungry
Same
Slightly hungrier
Much hungrier
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect burning sensations in digestive tract (do not include acid reflux)?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
4
22
4
2
Much relief
Slight relief
Same
Slightly more burning
Much more burning
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
TONGUE
How did Lemon affect the color of your tongue coating?
30
24
18
12
6
0
1
2
2
3
24
Yellower
Browner
Grayer
Whiter
No Change
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect the swelling of your tongue body?
30
24
18
12
6
0
1
5
26
More Swelling
Less Swelling
No Change
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect the stillness of your tongue?
32
26
20
14
8
2
3
26
3
More still
No Change
More Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?
20
16
12
8
4
0
1
15
15
1
0
Much smaller
Slightly less
Same
Slightly larger coating
Much larger
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect the cracks on your tongue?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
4
20
8
0
Larger/longer/more cracks
Slightly more
Same
Slightly less/smaller/shorter
Much less
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect the color of your tongue body?
25
20
15
10
5
0
3
10
0
19
Paler
Redder
Bluer
No Change
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
STOOL
How did Lemon affect your stool lightness?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
5
24
3
0
Much lighter
Slightly lighter
Same
Slightly darker
Much darker
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect your stool smell?
35
28
21
14
7
0
0
0
29
3
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect your stool consistency?
15
12
9
6
3
0
1
13
13
5
0
Much softer
Slightly softer
Same
Slightly harder
Much harder
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect your stool frequency/quantity?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
4
19
9
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect your stool color?
35
28
21
14
7
0
1
1
0
1
29
More yellow
More gray
More green
More orange
Same
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
URINE
How did Lemon affect your urine clarity?
26
21
16
11
6
1
2
23
7
More cloudy
Same
More clear
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect your urine smell?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
3
27
2
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect your urine lightness?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
10
21
1
0
Much lighter
Slightly lighter
Same
Slightly Darker
Much Darker
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect your urine frequency/quantity?
20
16
12
8
4
0
1
5
17
8
1
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?
30
24
18
12
6
0
1
2
26
3
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Many more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
SWEAT
How did Lemon affect your sweat quantity?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
2
24
5
1
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect your sweat smell?
35
28
21
14
7
0
0
2
29
1
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
SKIN
How did Lemon affect your freckles/moles?
40
32
24
16
8
0
0
32
0
Darker
No Change
Lighter
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect your acne?
35
28
21
14
7
0
0
28
4
More acne
No Change
Less acne
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect the dryness of your skin?
27
22
17
12
7
2
3
5
24
Drier
Oilier
No Change
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect the color of your skin?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
3
7
0
22
Yellower/Greener
Paler
Redder
Grayer
No Change
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
EYE
How did Lemon affect the color of your sclera (white part of eye)?
35
28
21
14
7
0
0
0
0
0
3
Redder/Bloodshot
Yellower
Grayer
Browner
Whiter
29
No Change
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect the color of the lower eye lid?
35
28
21
14
7
0
0
0
31
1
More green/dark green
More purple
No Change
Less green/purple
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect the puffiness of lower eye lid?
30
24
18
12
6
0
1
27
4
Puffier
No Change
Less Puffy
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
ENT
How did Lemon affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?
21
17
13
9
5
1
2
14
16
More thick
No Change
Less thick
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect your ear temperature?
27
22
17
12
7
2
7
22
3
Hotter
No Change
Cooler
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect your congestion?
21
17
13
9
5
1
2
14
16
More congestion
No Change
Less congestion
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect your ear pressure?
31
25
19
13
7
1
2
25
5
More pressure
No Change
Less pressure
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect your throat soreness?
29
24
19
14
9
4
5
22
5
More sore
No Change
Less sore
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
SYSTEMIC
How did Lemon affect your muscle tension?
30
24
18
12
6
0
1
6
24
1
0
Much less tension
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more tension
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect your anxiety?
25
20
15
10
5
0
1
7
21
3
0
Much less anxiety
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more anxiety
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect your temperature?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
3
12
16
1
Much colder
Slightly colder
Same
Slightly warmer
Much warmer
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect your energy levels?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
1
12
17
2
Much less energy
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more energy
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
HEART
How did Lemon affect your heart pain/pressure/cramping?
40
32
24
16
8
0
0
0
32
0
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect your heart rate?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
4
25
3
0
Much slower
Slightly slower
Same
Slightly faster
Much faster
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
How did Lemon affect your heart rhythm?
35
28
21
14
7
0
0
28
4
More palpitations
Same
Less palpitations
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:138 (2022-04-30 - 2023-06-20)
Lemon may be beneficial for these symptoms.
The suitability of any food for a condition is highly dependent on the individual.
Please see your doctor before using this food to treat a medical condition.
We will use this information to better predict food that helps you.
CONTRAINDICATED FOR THESE SYMPTOMS
Lemon may be harmful or contraindicated for these symptoms.
Note this is not a complete list of all possible contraindications.
Please see your doctor before using this food to treat a medical condition.
Herb Drug Interaction Risk
Here are some potential herb drug interactions with Lemon. Please see your health care provider for more information.
Alterative: Anything that strengthens or cleanses the liver can clear drugs more quickly, requiring a higher dose.
Antitussive: Many anti-tussives are sedatives - so caution when combining with other sedatives, stimulants, or antihistamines.
Cholagogue: Anything that strengthens or cleanses the liver can clear drugs more quickly, requiring a higher dose.
Decongestant: For decongestants whose mechanism is vasoconstriction, could potentially increase blood pressure.
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right for your body type (dosha). Healthy digestion is seen as the cornerstone of well-being in
Ayurveda. Healthy digestion generally prevents illness. If you do get sick, a strong digestive fire
reduces the severity of illness and increases your resilience. It also improves your mood. Once
you begin eating Ayurvedically, you will feel refreshed, vital and strong.
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“Why is lemon and cucumber an incompatible combination? I see some recipes that call for lemon and cucumber (as in the tea) but read very often on Ayurvedic websites that these two ingredients do not combine well. Why is that?"
“Hi Dahlia, while both lemon and lime are sour in taste there's some important differences between them. You can see the qualities of lime here: https://www.joyfulbelly.com/Ayurveda/ingredient/Lime/40"
“Lemon, superb medicine fruit. Great cleaning agent too. Careful how much cleaning agent you consume and how. Protect the teeth. If not for that caution point, Lemon for sure would be 5 stars. So many ailments alleviated with the help of adding lemon into remedy concoctions, such that it's an easy first go-to, for almost whatever ails."
“Thank you so much for your thoughtful and insightful feedback on lemon—it truly is a superstar in so many remedies! You're absolutely right about its powerful cleansing properties and versatility in supporting a wide range of ailments.
And yes, such a great reminder about protecting the teeth—it's always about balance and mindful use. We really appreciate you sharing both the benefits and the caution so clearly."
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