Dr. Ayelara Oni, an Alternative Therapy Medical Practitioner and Nutritionist, on Thursday said lemon was an anti-cancer food.

Oni made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

She said lemon was acidic in taste but was an alkaline-forming food, explaining that this was why it was good for balancing a highly acidic condition in the body, thereby balancing the body’s pH.

She added that lemon contained 22 anti-cancer compounds, including limonene, which is the natural oil that helps to slow or halt the growth of cancer.

Oni, who is also a Director at a herbal store, said lemon had a substance called flavonol glycosides, which could stop cell division in cancers.

She explained that the fruit could also be used to treat common cold and flu because it contained vitamin C and flavonoids that fight cold and flu.

She said: “As a nutrition food, the vitamin C, Citri acid, flavonoids, B-complex vitamins, calcium, copper, magnesium, phosphorus potassium and fibre in lemon help to improve healthy growth.


“Drinking fresh lemon juice added to a glass of water in the morning helps to detoxify the liver and, therefore, is a good way to treat and prevent liver disease.

“Lemon is a good bowel cleanser if mixed with water and taken first thing in the morning.”

The nutritionist said lemon was useful in the treatment of scurvy, a vitamin C deficiency disease, recalling the British Naval Surgeon, James Lind, who used fresh lemons to cure naval officers of scurvey.

She said: “Till today, the British Navy require ships to carry enough lemons so that every sailor can have one ounce of juice a day.”

Oni added that research had proven that symptoms of eye problems, including retinopathy, could be improved with consumption of lemon due to the rutin found in the fruit.

She then advised people to include the fruit in their diet as it has many health benefits in its totality.

“The juice, roughage and skin of lemon are all useful to the human body,” she said.

Source; https://www.today.ng/news/national/46836/lemon-is-an-anti-cancer-food-expert?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

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Today this, Tomorrow that...I don hear

Hehe deiziani go b lyk bring 2billion naira worth of lemon to my house, wish u quick recovery ma

hmmmm nature will always have it ways

nature is many light years ahead of us

Educative!... Nice post OP....



But trust Nigerians, if they know that lemon helps in preventing cancer, lemon of 5naira will automatically increase to 500 naira... Greed everywhere! May God help us

Seriously, lemon has lots of health benefit

Brilliant

awesome

Everything God made is beautiful, every plant has its purpose, we are only yet to find out because of our limited knowledge.

Ok..i have one on my table now

When someone makes you the happiest person and the saddest person at the same time, thats when its real. Thats when its worth something.

Ok

Very poor journalist, referring to lemon in past tenses 'was', 'had' etc. Since the properties of lemon are perpetual, grammarians in such cases use continuous tenses.

Great

Lemon and lime also burn fat for those looking to lose weight. Add a little to hot water or tea and drink up daily. Within a week you'd notice a difference.

Lemon grass?

saint047:
When someone makes you the happiest person and the saddest person at the same time, thats when its real. Thats when its worth something.

hmmmmmm!


EMOTIONAL

The fruit will soon become expensive.

Ok

Where that lemon hawker, make I buy enuff for Buchukwu

PHATE007:
Educative!... Nice post OP....



But trust Nigerians, if they know that lemon helps in preventing cancer, lemon of 5naira will automatically increase to 500 naira... Greed everywhere! May God help us

There is an app for that; it's called grow your own lemon tree.

PHATE007:
Educative!... Nice post OP....



But trust Nigerians, if they know that lemon helps in preventing cancer, lemon of 5naira will automatically increase to 500 naira... Greed everywhere! May God help us

no b today, lemon rite frm time is expensive.

saint047:
When someone makes you the happiest person and the saddest person at the same time, thats when its real. Thats when its worth something.

Dude are u hurting? This post is everywhere

How about taking it as juice and refrigerating it . Recently started doing that

Bitter Cola to Ebola, Apple to chase doctor, pineapple for menstrual cramps, lemon to cancer. God help us o

charix:
Lemon and lime also burn fat for those looking to lose weight. Add a little to hot water or tea and drink up daily. Within a week you'd notice a difference.

Lime isn't good for women who still want to bear children

m20208899:


There is an app for that; it's called grow your own lemon tree.

focus on the GREED and not the lemon dear... Then u'll get d picture.. *cheers*

the taste though..

Drank one before I saw this post. I don't joke with it ooo as I know it benefits.

kinah:





no b today, lemon rite frm time is expensive.

I know sir.... The point I was tryna make is lemon will be more expensive if para venture they know abt dis new function of lemon