Calamansi or Calamonding
(Citrus Microcarpal) is very abundant in the Philippines, not to mention its affordability and
accessibility as these can be found everywhere, so there’s no reason for any
Filipino not to preserve health in a reasonably priced approach. Quite the reverse,
human cannot attain quality life because of abuse on health (drunkenness,
smoking, food supplement, etc,). The
Catholic Church keeps on reminding of its people that, "The virtue of temperance disposes us to avoid
every kind of excess: the abuse of food, alcohol, tobacco, or medicine. Those
incur grave guilt who, by drunkenness or the likes, endanger their own (Catechism of the Catholic Church CCC 2290).
Taken as a daily
regimen, drink 28 pieces of Calamansi and take it pure. Here are the 4 rules on
how:[1]
- Drink it first thing as you wake up in the morning while with an empty stomach.
- Don’t put anything to put taste on it but take it pure. Adding water and sugar would make it acidic.
- Take the green ones than yellow ones.
- Don't grab any chow for another hour. Wait for an hour before consuming anything else. Take your breakfast later after an hour
- Rinse Calamansi properly
- Cut at the side.
- Squeeze its juice
- Take a fork and mix the juice as if beating an egg.
- Take out the seeds using fork.
- Take it as your Morning Power Drink!
Regular Intake of Calamansi Juice Prevents Cancer
Cancer cells live in
acidic environment!
Calamansi is alkaline once taken pure/without mixture even of water or sugar. It turns to be acidic when mixing it
with water and sugar. Therefore, drinking Calamansi juice daily prevents
cancer.
Aside from which, Calamansi
is a good source of Vitamin C which is a great antioxidant, a great immune
system booster, a great wound healer and a great toxin cleaner!
Calamansi tastes sourly
which may not suitable to one’s sense of taste. Nonetheless, if it's your first
time taking it, you may take it gradually in this manner:
Day 1
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4 pieces
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Day 2
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8 pieces
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Day 3
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12 pieces
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Day 4
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16 pieces
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Day 5
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20 pieces
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Day 6
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24 pieces
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Day 7
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28 pieces
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Thenceforth, make it a
habit to take 28 pieces on a daily basis!
This is just a small
price to pay for your health as Calamansi is affordable. In the Philippines, it’s only about 40 pesos
per kilo depending on location perhaps.
On the other hand, Lemon (Citrus Limon) can also be another option if afforded. Again, in the Philippines it's not expensive which can be bought at 20 pesos per piece while other peddlers sell it at 3 pieces for 50 pesos.
Just the same, it is
best to drink lemon juice on an empty stomach, as soon as you wake up in the
morning and/or 30 minutes before meals.
Take a
lemon (organic would be a best choice) and cut it into half. Squeeze the juice into a large mug or
heat-proof cup. Put warm, purified water
in the mug. Note that boiling water eliminates
some of the vitamins and enzymatic properties of lemon so warm is preferred. Drink it gradually and wait for thirty minutes
before taking breakfast, as this process guarantees the absorption of many
nutrients as possible into the body.
Drinking lemon juice 30 minutes before a meal[2] not only provides additional
enzymes but assist produce sufficient stomach acid to help digestion and to get
the most nutrients out of one’s food.
Taking lemon juice or
any fluid right after meals (or during meals) slows down the digestive process
by diluting body's digestive juices.
Depending on what meal
is taken, the digestive process can take several hours, but the major part of
the meal is digested within the first hour or so. Hence, it is best for at
least an hour interval after meals before taking water or lemon juice or any
other beverage.
Further, digestion is a
chemical process in the body that generates heat therefore drinking any cold
beverage during, right before, or right after eating suspends digestion. Optimal
digestion is critical for good health.
For individuals who
feel to drink during or right after meals, sipping small amounts of filtered
water or warm tea is recommended.
Generally, when we are
very thirsty during or after meals, it is because our body is dehydrated or
because of eating foods with too much refined salt.
1. As it is rich in Vitamin C, lemon[3] assists in shielding the body against the immune system
deficiencies.
2. Taking lemon juice
helps in maintaining the pH levels in the body.
3. It acts as a strong antibacterial
as it contains pectin fibers helpful for colon.
4. Drinking lemon water
in morning empty stomach aids in flushing out of toxins.
5. Warm water with
lemon assists digestion as lemon contains citric acid. It interacts with other
enzymes and acids which effortlessly stimulate the secretion of gastric juice
and digestion.
6. The liver generates
more enzymes from water with lemon than from any other food.
7. Water with lemon
cleanses the liver. Lemon juice stimulates the liver to discharge toxins.
8. Brought by the
anti-inflammatory properties of lemon, water with Lemon aids to combat
infections of the respiratory tract, inflammation of the tonsils and sore throats.
9. Lemon contains great
source of calcium, citric acid, phosphorus magnesium, potassium, etc.
10. Drinking lemon juice
assists in preventing the multiplication and growth of pathogenic bacteria that
causes disease and infections.
11. Water with lemon
provides the body with electrolytes which hydrate the body. Lemons contain good
amount of electrolytes which includes potassium, calcium and magnesium.
12. Water with lemon is
helpful for the joints, diminishing pain in the joints and muscles.
13. Water with lemon is
significant in weight loss. Lemons contain pectin fiber, which helps suppress hunger cravings. People
with a better alkaline diet lose weight faster.
14. Water with lemon aids
with tooth pain and gingivitis.
15. Considering that it
is highly alkaline food, water with lemon prevents cancer. As discussed previously, cancer cannot thrive
in an alkaline environment.
16. Warm water with
lemon assists in regulating natural bowel movement.
17. Human immune system
protects the body by fighting sickness. Weak immune system makes the body vulnerable
to sickness and infections. Warm lemon water has anti-bacterial and anti-viral
properties which combat damaging bacteria, fungus, and virus that cause
diseases and infections. Lemon’s antioxidant property aids in removing toxins
from the body.
18. Brought by its high
content of potassium, water with lemon helps in proper functioning of the
nervous system. Basically, depression and anxiety are caused by low levels of
potassium in the blood. The nervous system needs an adequate amount of
potassium to safeguard sustainable signals to the heart.
19. Water with lemon
can assist to lower blood pressure. A daily intake of one lemon can lessen high
blood pressure by 10%.
20. Water with lemon generates
an alkalizing effect in the body. Even when taken immediately before a meal, it
can help body maintain a higher level of pH. The higher the pH, the more the
body is able to combat diseases.
21. Water with lemon is
good for the skin. Vitamin C in lemon, improves the skin by refreshing the body. Drinking water
with lemon habitually (every morning) improves the skin’s condition.
22. Water with lemon
assists in diluting uric acid, the built up of which leads to pain in the
joints and gout. In short this is good
for me to control my arthritis.
23. Water with lemon is
favorable for pregnant women. As it is rich in Vitamin C, it acts as
an adaptogen assisting the body cope with viruses like colds. Moreover, vitamin
C helps the formation of bone tissue of the unborn baby. Together, brought by
its high content of potassium, a mixture of water with lemon helps in forming
cells of the brain and nervous system of the baby.
24. Water with lemon alleviates
heartburn. In this area, mix a teaspoon of lemon juice in half a glass of
water.
25. Water with lemon assists
melt gallstones, kidney stones, pancreatic stones, and calcium deposits.
Make every effort to
supplement your faith with virtue, virtue with knowledge, knowledge with
self-control, SELF-CONTROL with endurance, endurance with devotion, devotion with mutual
affection, mutual affection with love. If these are yours and increase in
abundance, they will keep you from being idle or unfruitful in the knowledge
of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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References:
[1] Lianne Martha Laroya , Why you should drink pure Calamansi in the
morning, http://www.thewiseliving.com/2011/09/wise-living-habit-3-morning-power-drink.html?m=1
[2] Kerryswan (Delhi), Drinking
lemon water right after meals, http://www.waterbenefitshealth.com/drinking-lemon-water-right-after-meals.html
[3] Jeery Park, http://www.naturalnewsblogs.com/24-reason-drinking-lemon-water-morning-empty-stomach/,
Posted Friday, January 9, 2015 at 10:31am EDT
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