Lemon (Citrus) is a miraculous product that kills cancer cells. It is 10,000
times stronger than chemotherapy.
Why do we not know about that? Because there are laboratories interested in
making a synthetic version that will bring them huge profits. You can now
help a friend in need by letting him/her know that lemon juice is beneficial in
preventing the disease. Its taste is pleasant and it does not produce the
horrific effects of chemotherapy. How many people will die while this closely
guarded secret is kept, so as not to jeopardize the beneficial multimillionaires
large corporations? As you know, the lemon tree is known for its varieties of
lemons and limes. You can eat the fruit in different ways: you can eat the
pulp, juice press, prepare drinks, sorbets, pastries, etc... It is credited with
many virtues, but the most interesting is the effect it produces on cysts and
tumors. This plant is a proven remedy against cancers of all types. Some say
it is very useful in all variants of cancer. It is considered also as an anti
microbial spectrum against bacterial infections and fungi, effective against
internal parasites and worms, it regulates blood pressure which is too high
and an antidepressant, combats stress and nervous disorders.
The source of this information is fascinating: it comes from one of the largest
drug manufacturers in the world, says that after more
than 20 laboratorytests since 1970, the extracts revealed that: It destroys
the malignant cells in12 cancers, including colon, breast, prostate, lung and
pancreas ... The compounds of this tree showed 10,000 times better than the
product Adriamycin, a drug normally used chemotherapeutic in the world,
slowing the growth of cancer cells. And what is even more astonishing: this
type of therapy with lemon extract only destroys malignant cancer cells and it
does not affect healthy cells.
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Origins: Although this item about the supposed cancercuring properties of lemons was
originally circulated with a tag line suggesting that it had been issued by Baltimore's Health
Sciences Institute (a subsidiary of Newmarket Health, which is located at 819 N. Charles Street
in Baltimore), that agency has denied any connection to this piece.
It is true in a general sense that lemons (and citrus fruits in general) provide a number of useful
nutritional and health benefits, as described in the Encyclopedia of Healing Foods:
The fruit juice contains mainly sugars and fruit acids, which are made
mainly of citric acid. Lemon peel consists of two layers: the outermost
layer ("zest"), which contains essential oils (6 percent) that are composed
mostly of limonene (90 percent) and citral (5 percent), plus a small amount
of cintronellal, alphaterpineol, linayl, and geranyl acetate. The inner layer
contains no essential oil but instead houses a variety of bitter flavone
glycosides and coumarin derivatives.
Lemons are an excellent source of vitamin C. In addition, they are a good
source of vitamin B6, potassium, folic acid, flavonoids, and the important
phytochemical limonene. A 3½ounce (100 gram) serving is
about2 medium lemons and provides 29 calories, 1.1 grams of
protein,0.3 grams of fat, and 9.3 grams of carbohydrate, with 2.8 grams of
fiber and 2.5 grams of natural sugars.
The phytochemical limonene, which is extracted from lemons, is currently
being used in clinical trials to dissolve gallstones and is showing extremely
promising anticancer activities.
Several academic papers published in the last decade have also suggested that lemons, as well
as other citrus fruits, might possess some substantial anticancer properties. For example, a
2002 report on the medicinal use of citrus issued by the University of Florida's Institute of
Food and Agricultural Sciences noted that:
Recent research has focused on the biological activity of compounds found
in citrus species, including compounds called flavanoids, carotenoids and
limonoids, especially in terms of their effects on citrus palatability and anti
cancer activity. Citrus flavonoids have potential antioxidant (prevents
aging), anticancer, antiviral, antiinflammatory activities, effects on
capillarity, and cholesterollowering ability. The principal carotenoids in
pink grapefruit are lycopene and betacarotene. Lycopenecontaining fruits
and vegetables have been shown to contribute to a significant reduction in
prostate and mammary cancer risk.
Recent studies have further shown that limonoids inhibit the development of
cancer in laboratory animals and in human breast cancer cells as well as
reducing cholesterol. Researchers have also suggested that, if ingested,
limonoids may not be absorbed in the large intestine, and therefore could
be distributed throughout the body, with beneficial effects.
Likewise, a 2000 paper from University of California Davis on "The Potential of Citrus
Limonoids as Anticancer Agents" observed that:
Vitamin C and flavonoids are antioxidants, substances that neutralize active
oxygen species which can damage body cells and contribute to chronic
diseases including cancer. Carotenoids, colored pigments in fruits and
vegetables such as betacarotene, lycopene, and lutein, also provide some
antioxidant protection, but have other beneficial actions involving cell
growth and vision. Folate is a B vitamin that is needed for the synthesis of
DNA, and therefore is important for the integrity of genetic material in cells
and the healthy growth of tissues. Recent information indicates that mild
folate deficiency alters the structure of DNA in a way that may decrease
the expression of tumor suppressor proteins. A survey of food folate
sources showed that orange juice is the largest contributor to the food
folate intake in the U.S. population. Recent research suggests that U.S.
consumers may be getting another health benefit from orange juice and
other citrus products — phytochemicals called limonoids — which appear to
possess substantial anticancer activity.
And a 2004 ScienceDaily article reported on similar research from Texas A&MUniversity's
Kingsville Citrus Center:
Research by Texas Agriculture Experiment Station scientists has shown that
citrus compounds called limonoids targeted and stopped neuroblastoma
cells in the lab. They now hope to learn the reasons for the stopaction
behavior and eventually try the citrus concoction in humans.
Neuroblastomas account for about 10 percent of all cancer in children,
Harris said, and is usually a solid tumor in the neck, chest, spinal cord or
adrenal gland. The finding in citrus is promising not only for its potential to
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arrest cancer, but because limonoids induce no side affects, according
toDr. Ed Harris, Experiment Station biochemist who collaborated on the
study with Dr. Bhimu Patil, a plant physiologist at the Texas A&M
UniversityKingsville Citrus Center in Weslaco.
"Limonoids are naturally occurring compounds," Harris said. "Unlike other
anticancer drugs that are toxic, limonoids apparently do not hurt a person.
That's the beautiful potential."
Patil calls citrus fruit "a vast reservoir of anticarcinogens." As a plant
physiologist, he has succeeded in isolating and purifying a number of
limonoids from citrus so that the biochemists could evaluate and compare
their anticancer abilities at the molecular level.
"Limonoids are unique to citrus," Patil said. "They are not present in any
other fruits or vegetables. My goal is to find the direct benefits of citrus on
human health."
However, the best that can be said at this point is that citrus fruits may potentially harbor anti
cancer properties that could help ward off cancer. No reputable scientific or medical studies
have reported that lemons have definitively been found to be a "proven remedy against
cancers of all types," nor has any of the (conveniently unnamed) "world's largest drug
manufacturers" reported discovering that lemons are "10,000 times stronger than
chemotherapy" and that their ingestion can "destroy malignant [cancer] cells." All of those
claims are hyperbole and exaggeration not supported by facts.
Variations: By May 2012, this preface about sprinkling frozen lemon rind on one's food had
come to be added to the preceding item:
Many professionals in restaurants and eateries are using or consuming the
entire lemon and nothing is wasted.
How can you use the whole lemon without waste? Simple.. place the washed
lemon in the freezer section of your refrigerator. Once the lemon is frozen,
get your grater, and shred the whole lemon (no need to peel it) and sprinkle it
on top of your foods.
Sprinkle it to your vegetable salad, ice cream, soup, cereals, noodles,
spaghetti sauce, rice, sushi, fish dishes, whisky, wine.... the list is endless. All
of the foods will unexpectedly have a wonderful taste, something that you
may have never tasted before. Most likely, you only think of lemon juice
andvitamin C. Not anymore. Now that you've learned this lemon secret, you
can use lemon even in instant cup noodles.
What's the major advantage of using the whole lemon other than preventing
waste and adding new taste to your dishes? Well, you see lemon peels
contain as much as 5 to 10 times more vitamins than the lemon juice itself.
And yes, that's what you've been wasting. But from now on, by following this
simple procedure of freezing the whole lemon, then grating it on top of your
dishes, you can consume all of those nutrients and get even healthier. It's
also good that lemon peels are health rejuvenators in eradicating toxic
elements in the body.
So place your washed lemon in your freezer, and then grate it on your meal
every day. It is a key to make your foods tastier and you get to live healthier
and longer! That's the lemon secret! Better late than never, right? The
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New York: Bantam Books, 1988. ISBN 0553345249 (p. 222223).
Ferguson, J.J. and Timothy M. Spann. "Medicinal Use of Citrus."
University of Florida. October 2002.
Jacob, Robert, et al. "The Potential of Citrus Limonoids as Anticancer Agents."
Perishables Handling Quarterly. May 2000.
Murray, Michael. The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods.
New York: Atria Books, 2005. ISBN 074348052X (pp. 286287).
ScienceDaily. "Citrus Shows Promise for Certain Childhood Cancer."
1 December 2004.