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Health Benefits of Lemons for Kids


Unravel the health benefits of lemon juice for kids and give them a healthy body and glowing skin. Find out how lemon juice is a panacea of many problems.

While offering lemons to very young kids may not be a very wise option, it can be added to different recipes to add a tangy taste and also ensure your kid gets all the benefits. Lemons today are added in cookies, cereal mixes and chicken to offer a unique taste.
Apart from its use in recipes, lemons have also found place in our bathrooms these days. This citrus fruit is a rich source of potassium, magnesium and vitamin C that helps improving the nails, skin and hair of your little one.
However, you need to be careful and ensure lemons are not left over her skin for long. Also she must not be exposed to the direct rays of sun after applying lemon juice. Moreover, you must always get in touch with your doctor if you have any serious concerns.

Health Benefits of Lemon Juice for Kids

Have a quick look at the health benefits of lemons for kids.

Helps to Keep Child’s Skin Clean

Good health starts with hygiene. So, it is very important that you take care to keep your child’s body and face clean. What can be better than a homemade cleanser? Lemon juice can be a highly effective way of removing bacteria and dirt from your child’s skin. It shall also keep her moisturised all day long.

Takes Care of Chapped Lips

Chapped lips and dead skin can also be cured with lemon juice. Kids have the habit of biting their skin on lips that might eventually lead to bleeding as well. You can avoid this by keeping her lips soft and supple.

Helps Take Care of the Brittle Nails

Even though the drugstore may have shelved over hundred products to harden the nails; you would always want to rely on the natural methods. Combination of olive oil and lemon juice shall be the best way to take care of child’s brittle nails.

Prevents Dehydration

You can add lemon juice in different recipes and offer your kid during the summer months. Lemon juice helps restoring water levels and offer necessary minerals and vitamins that your kid needs.

Helps to Avoid Scurvy

Scurvy is a condition that results from oral disease and skin disease. This happens due to lack of vitamin C and ascorbic acid. Doctors recommend diluted lemon juice twice every day to avoid such conditions.

Helps to Cure for Digestive Disorders

Lemon juice contains anthelmintic properties that help killing intestinal worms. If you think your child has digestive disorders, lemon juice might help. You can offer immense relief from biliousness and constipation with lemon juice.

Helps to Boost Immune System

Lemon juice containing vitamin C helps improving the immune system. Kids generally have delicate immune system and are susceptible to different diseases. Offering diluted form of lemon juice may help protecting against viruses and bacteria.

Prevents Cholera

Lemon juice is known to be highly effective against cholera. Acid contained in lemon juice kills the bacteria causing cholera very fast. You can prevent spread of cholera by offering lemon juice in diluted form daily.

Fights against Cold

Is your baby suffering from cold very often? In case you are looking for a natural cure, lemon juice can be a very effective option. In 1931 most of the doctors cured influenza epidemic with lemon juice.
However, even though there are plenty of benefits of lemon juice, you need to ensure your child is more than a year old. To cover up the sour taste in the beginning, you can add sugar to it. As discussed before, make sure to offer the diluted form, as ascorbic acid can completely damage the enamel in her teeth.
You must also be careful of any family history of citric acid allergies. If you find the similar symptoms in your child, discontinue the lemon juice immediately.

What diseases can be prevented with intake of lemon juice? How can lemon be made a part of kid’s diet? What precautions should be taken while giving lemon to small kids? Discuss here.


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Krishna
Krishna.8 years ago
Lemon juice can be mixed with any other juice that we make for kids.
 
 
 
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Pooja
Pooja.8 years ago
Lemon juice can be used in salads and other recipes that we make for kids.
 
 
 
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Abhishek
Abhishek.8 years ago
Lemon are also very good in taste. Making lemonade is a good option to include it in the diet of kids.
 
 
 
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