Ginger root is a powerful medicinal spice that has been used for over 5000 years in India and China for its healing properties, and it’s unique flavour. Lemon juice is also well known to help purify the body, including the blood and the digestive system as it's rich in antioxidants and citric acid. When you combine the fresh ginger juice with fresh lemon juice, you create a powerful health tonic that can strengthen your body, against all different kinds of ailments and diseases. pecially when it comes to detoxifying harmful substances from your body and lowering body fat percentage. Recipe (You Will Need) 4 Inch of Fresh Ginger (1oz/30g) 1 Whole Lemon (or 2 limes) 500ml Mineral Water (18oz) (around 18 fluid ounce) Method Use a cheese grater to shred your ginger finely.
Do not remove the skin. Add this to the water, stir and refrigerate for 1-2 hours, allowing the ginger juice to fully infuse into the water. Use a fine cheesecloth or a strainer to remove the ginger fiber, leaving you with pure ginger water. Slice & squeeze the juice from the whole lemon into the ginger water. Drink this mixture on an empty stomach once a day to begin experiencing some major improvements in your health. Make sure that you DO NOT use hot/warm water for this recipe. Heating the water can destroy delicate/healing antioxidants that we need in-tact. I also recommend using only fresh lemon juice, as bottled varieties tend to be pasteurised and lack the REAL vitamin C and antioxidants Feel free to make a larger batch to store up to 3-4 days in the refrigerator, but the fresher the better.
Health Benefits: Just a quick reminder, this article is for educational purposes only, so do speak to a doctor if you have any genuine medical concerns.
1. Digestion: Drinking this mixture on an empty stomach helps to clean out the digestive system and help you to absorb more nutrients from your food. This tonic is excellent for those who suffer with bloating, gas, indigestion, acid reflux, GERD and other digestive issues. Ginger helps to improve the function of your liver by boosting glutathione, the master antioxidant. Your liver then releases more concentrated bile which cleans out your intestines, helps to carry away waste through your colon and detoxifies harmful substances from your body. Likewise the citric acid in lemons helps your natural stomach acids to break down food better, allowing you to absorb more vitamins and minerals like Vitamin A, E, zinc, iron, calcium etc.. This is very helpful for those with suffer with anaemia, as the Vitamin C helps your body absorb more iron to make haemoglobin for your blood. Citric acid can also help to prevent the formation of kidney stones by binding to calcium oxalates (by binding to calcium oxalates and preventing them from crystallising in your kidneys. )
2. Blood Circulation: Ginger & Lemon water is also one of the best remedies for boosting the circulation of blood around your body. The gingerols that give ginger it's 'spicy zing' help to block certain enzymes (ACE) that are making your arteries narrow and tight. This helps the arteries to become more flexible, allowing for better blood flow and lower blood pressure. This naturally improves the health of your heart, lowering the risks of heart attacks, strokes and blood clots. The lemon juice also provides Vitamin C, hesperidin and diosmin. All of which help to strengthen the blood vessels, and prevent cholesterol from oxidising and sticking to the walls of your arteries.
3. Reduced Pain & Inflammation Ginger juice has been scientifically shown to be stronger than over the counter pain relief such as acetaminophen and ibuprofen, without the side effects. When you combine this with the anti-inflammatory properties of lemon you get a powerhouse natural pain relief tonic.
After drinking this for a few days, you may notice less aches and pains, especially in your joints and muscles because of the increased blood flow. This will reduce swelling and inflammation, helping your body to flush out excess fluids that could be backing up into your tissues, and triggering pain. This drink is actually one of the most powerful menstrual pain remedies for women who suffer with heavy periods. It works by lowering prostaglandins, in the same way that ibuprofen would. So if you suffer with any type of arthritis, chronic pain or headaches, try this mixture out for a week and see how you feel.
4. Boosts Immunity: Ginger has been used for thousands of years to treat cold and flu, and is very effective at speeding up the lifecycle of an infection. For example, if you have a cough, sinus infection, cold or a virus you can double the dose and drink this twice per day. The powerful antioxidants, plant compounds and vitamins found in both lemon juice and ginger help to speed up immune cells in your body. The immune cells then attack harmful invaders like viruses and bacteria in your body faster, so that you can heal at a rapid rate. Before the birth of modern medicine, these remedies were necessary in ancient cultures to help fight off disease.
5. Anti-Cancer: Studies also show that consuming ginger on a regular basis helps to induce autophagy, a process where your body cleans out damaged cells and proteins, and recycles them into new healthy cells. This can reduce the risk of cells becoming cancerous. As this drink also boosts antioxidants in your body, this further protects the DNA in your cells from free radical damage. In fact the gingerols, shogaol and paradols from ginger, along with the citrus juice from lemon has all been shown to cause existing cancer cells to commit suicide (apoptosis), without harming the healthy cells.
6. Weight Loss: If you are looking to lose weight, you must focus on lowering the fat-storage hormone in your body called insulin. You can do this by following a low carb diet, fasting, eating less frequently and also getting more antioxidants into your diet. The antioxidant effect of ginger and lemon juice helps to lower the need for insulin in your body, by improving insulin sensitivity. Drinking this helps more energy get into your cells, naturally lowering your hunger and helping your body tap into its fat stores for energy. By reducing insulin resistance, this drink can also help to prevent or manage type 2 diabetes. Other Ginger & Lemon Tips: In addition to the 6 key health benefits we have already talked about, you may also notice other changes when you drink this regularly. Ginger juice for example is one of the best nausea remedies, and can naturally prevent morning sickness, travel sickness, motion sickness and a general feeling of nausea. The lemon water also works with the ginger to improve the breakdown of toxins in your liver (stage 1 and stage 2) detoxification.
This naturally has an anti-aging effect because your liver produces more glutathione and antioxidants that protect trillions of cells from free radical damage and oxidation. This drink contains trace amounts of copper and lots of the REAL Vitamin C complex, which boosts collagen synthesis, This will make your skin look healthier, younger and smoother and strengthen the ligaments, tendons and cartilage in your joints. When you drink it, you may notice a warming effect in your stomach. This is the zingiberene and gingerols from the ginger and is very normal. Other Ways To Use These Ingredients: If you are in a hurry, you may not always have time to produce a fresh batch of ginger and lemon juice, so try adding these into your diet in other ways. Add some ginger powder to your stir fries, soups, marinates and curries for a quick hit of flavour and health benefits. Squeeze raw lemon juice using your hands over a salad, to help you absorb more minerals and digest vegetables better. Take ginger capsules on a long journey if you have travel sickness, these are very effective. Use ginger essential oil directly on aching joints and muscles, as the warming effect helps to decrease pain beneath the skin. Or simply use an electric juicer to make a 'ginger shot' with a quick squeeze of lemon If you can tolerate the strong 'kick' without water. Remember that these natural remedies work best when you follow a healthy lifestyle which is low in processed foods and high in whole fruits, veggies, meats and fish. Eating refined foods like sugar, flour and vegetable oils all cause massive amounts of inflammation and will block you from getting healthy.
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