Lemon skin to prevent cáncer

What is limonene?

Limonene, whose chemical formula is C10H6, is a monoterpene contained in lemon and orange skin, and that gives a special aroma.

Which are its important characteristics for health?

Cancer is a disease in which abnormal cells grow and divide without control, and they can invade other tissues.

This compound seems to have a preventive effect from cancer through the induction of detoxifying enzymes.

Some scientific studies reveals that limonene has reduced breast tumors in laboratory animals.

This nutrient and the citric acid of the lemon prevent the development of cancer when the organism is exposed to high levels of chemical substances that produce cancer.

Studies conclude that limonene is capable of reducing breast, colon and lung cancers in a 55%.

How can we eat lemon?

To benefit from limonene properties we have to eat the skin.

We can prepare a lemonade, lemon juice or just eat the skin in strips, with some sugar or honey.

For this we have to be sure that the lemon skin is not full of pesticides. Otherwise it may be toxic.