The truth about frozen lemon information prevents many cancers

Recently, many readers share on social networks of information about frozen lemon can prevent many types of cancer such as colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, liver cancer and leukemia.

This information comes from Health, which confirms that many studies have shown that lemons are good for health.

Uses include detoxifying the body by activating the function of the liver and kidneys, strengthening the immune system and reducing the effects of free radicals.

In lemon contains up to 22 anticancer substances including: limonene, citrus pectin, flavonnol glycosides, vitamin C .

However, scientists especially emphasize the prevention and support of cancer treatment of lemon peels , which contains limonoids with anti-cancer properties.

Australia's Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) said that a lemon is also effective against 50% of cancers and recommends that each person consume at least 150g frozen orange or lemon peels each week. to achieve the above effect.

The information above, right from the appearance has caused a stir. Many people hope this will be the solution to prevent cancer that is still considered a "death sentence" for unfortunate people.

Use 75g of lemon a day to prevent cancer.

Dr. Pham Dinh Tuan - Internal Medicine - Thai Ha Labor Health Center: "It is recommended to use about 75g of lemon a day to maximize the ability to prevent cancer".

There are studies on the benefits of a lemon that show, this is a fruit that can cure many diseases. Lemon contains antioxidants like catechin and flavonoids.

However, studies of the effect on cancer cells are still in an initial stage with preliminary evaluations. In Europe, a study was conducted to assess the effects of lemons on different types of cancer.

Accordingly, participants were asked to use lemon 4-5 times / week, using about 150mg each time. The results show that nutrients in lemon bring positive effects.

But to get the benefits of preventing breast cancer, women have not used hormone replacement therapy before.
Scientists also emphasized the use of whole lemon peels and intestines.

Nutrition in lemon contains ingredients: catechin, Q40 salvestrol and flavonoids limonoids capable of destroying cancer-causing cells of breast, colon and lungs.

According to a study by Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, America added lemon to tea to absorb up to 80% after digesting catechins. Thus, the effectiveness of cancer prevention increases.

Normally, natural antioxidants are not stable to temperature, light and metal ions, so they easily decompose to form other free radicals or they initiate other chain reactions.

Therefore, the use of lemon with cold storage, then drinking water is not sure that the active ingredients have anti-cancer effects as published studies.

If used, it should be noted, do not drink concentrated lemon juice directly because the amount of acid in the lemon can increase the pH in the stomach.

Hopefully, in the future, natural active ingredients with anti-cancer effects will be more researched and more fair in assessing the effectiveness of cancer treatment.

Doctor Dong y Hoang Hai - Vietnam Traditional Medicine Academy: "It is still best to use fresh".

Q: Doctor, in the information given by the Australian Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), lemon can be frozen to best preserve the anti-cancer active ingredients in the lemon peel.

Do you have to do that? Is this preservation method optimal as shown in the study?

Answer : The active ingredients in lemon peel are mainly essential oils, so it is easy to decompose by light and high temperature. To say how optimal it is to use, it is still best to follow fresh uses.

However, not every season has lemon to use, so people have come up with methods to store and preserve long-term and use all year round.

Ancient people choose to preserve herbs by means of exposure to the catheter to ensure that the active ingredients in the essential oil are not decomposed by temperature and light (meaning that it is dried, negative means at low temperature, in the shade Cool, no direct light).

Today, science is more modern, so it has a refrigerator for storage. Frozen storage will preserve all the active ingredients in essential oils.

Thus, freezing is a very good preservation method in case it is not available for fresh use, ensuring there are herbs for year-round use.