In this article we will not only speak about a lemon diet but we will also see that this diet has detox properties.

Everybody knows that lemon juice is an extraordinary source of vitamin C. A cup of warm water mixed with juice from a lemon, drink in the morning on an empty stomach, it stimulates digestion and speeds up the burning of fat.

The lemon diet does not stop you from enjoying other meals, eat like every normal day but include peeled lemon or lemon juice.

Vitamin C of the lemon helps eliminate cellulite and stimulates fast weight loss by rushing the process of burning fat, and it is also a powerful antioxidant, it is very effective in treating obesity, varicose veins and lung diseases. The lemon diet lasts 16 days, and the results are more than satisfactory.

What does the lemon detox diet consist of?

It begins on the first day by drinking the juice from one lemon.

The second day you will drink the juice of two lemons, and so on until the seventh day when you drink the juice of seven lemons. After you have passed the seventh day you will take a two-three days break, and then continue to cure the opposite way.

Attention! Do not drink concentrated juice. Dilute it with water or with tea.

Tips that will help in the fight against excess weight:

- Eat at least five servings of fruits a day because they are rich in vitamins, low in calories, they sooth the nervous system, ease digestion and help weight loss.

- Give up flour and foods that are rich in sugar

- Eliminate saturated fats as they do not have any nutritional value and they increase the risk of heart diseases

- Eat slowly

Like any diet, it has some contraindications. Lemon juice is contraindicated in people suffering from gastritis and ulcer hyperacidity.