Lemon Peel: The Cheapest Investment In Your Health?

Lemons are blessed with many natural health benefits, and no part of them should go to waste. Here are the major advantages of using the whole lemon (especially the peel!).

Lemon peels contain as much as five to 10 times more vitamins than the lemon juice itself1. To name a few: Vitamin C, Vitamin A, beta carotene, folate, calcium, magnesium, and potassium.

Lemon peels are great for helping your organs eliminate waste from the body, especially carcinogenic elements. Lemon peels also consist of components known as salvestrol Q40 and limonene, which are known to have antioxidant properties2. Also, the flavonoids present in the peel are known to be effective when it comes to curbing the division of cancerous cells3. A rat study also revealed that consumption of hot tea with lemon peel can be beneficial in preventing the development of cancer cells (although, much more research is needed before the same could be said for humans).

Lemon peels have lots of calcium and Vitamin C, which are bone-healthy nutrients. Studies have shown that consuming lemon peels can also help prevent osteoporosis4, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory polyarthritis5, and other bone conditions.

That’s what we’ve been wasting!

Enjoy your lemon peels!