#MySuperFood. Citrus Fruits.

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✅Helps Prevent kidny stones
✅Helps lower cholesterol
✅Aids healthy digestion
✅helps remove accumulated toxins

This family of juicy fruits not only includes lemons,oranges,and grapefruit, but also tangerines,mandarins, and less widely eaten fruits, such as pomellos and kumquats. Their vitamin C content is a legendary, and regular consumption can help reduce the risk of heart disease,kidney stones, and __infections__of all kinds. They also boost good digestion and have alkalizing and detoxifying properties.

• Lemons.

• Lemons have antibacterial properties proven to fight the Vibrio species of bacteria, responsible for cholera.

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• Limes

• The vitamin K in limes is essential for healthy blood clotting.

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• Oranges

• Orange juice may help prevent kidney stones(calcium oxalate stone formation).

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• Grapefruits

High in vitamin C, these fruits can help reduce the severity of inflammatory conditions, such as asthma.

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What is good for?

• Kidney Stones
  Lemons have the highest concentration of citrate;consuming dilute lemon juice or unsweetened lemonade daily has been shown to decrease the rate of stone formation. Orange juice may also help.
  

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• Heart Health
  Contain hesperidin, which can reduce symptoms of hypertension, and pectin (fiber) and limonoid compounds, which can slow atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) and reduce "unhealthy" (LDL) cholesterol in the blood. Antioxidant flavones can also lower the risk of strokes in women.
  

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• Relieves indigestion
  Mixed with hot water, lemon juice can relieve heartburn, nausea, acid indigestion, and stomach aches. It may also have an antiparasitic effect.
  

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• Alkalizing and detoxifying
  Lemons are a natural diuretic and can help reduce swelling,inflammation, and edema (water retention).
  Also antibacterial,they flush out the bacteria that cause urinary tract infections (UTIs).
  

How do i get the best from it?

• Use the peel
  Citrus peel is full of beneficial antioxidants and has a high concentration of fruit's limonoids. Modern science shows citrus peel fights free radicals, balances blood sugar levels, and supports thyroid health.
• Food synergy
  The vitamin C in citrus fruits helps the body absorb non-heme iron, a form of iron from plant sources, such as vegetables.

How do i use it?

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• A jeweled salad
• Chop the fruit of 5 large peeled oranges and place in a bowl.
• Add the seeds of 1 pomegranate and its juice.
• Add the juice of 1 orange, 3 tbsp olive oil, flaxseed oil.
• Add chopped fresh mint, and pepper, and mix gently.
  

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• Mix with water
• Start the day with a glass of warm water and lemon juice to alkalize and cleanse your system
  

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