National Lemon Juice Day!

When Life Gifts You Lemons, Make Lemonade!  Today isNational Lemon Juice Day, let’s celebrate!

·         Health: Lemon juice has several health benefits such as alleviating indigestion, constipation and throat infections. To cut the soar tastes, squeeze lemon juice into a cup of water (warm or cold);

·         Beauty: Naturally highlight your hair with lemons. Instead of using chemical-packed dyes, use fresh lemons or lemon juice to lighten up your stresses. On unwashed hair, apply lemon juice to the hair you want highlighted, then stand in the sun for at least 30 minutes. Be sure to use sunscreen to prevent skin damage. After highlights are complete, use a moisturizing conditioner on hair to keep it from drying out;

·         Make Tasty Drinks: Give your traditional lemonade some flavor by adding additional vegetables and fruits. Using a high-performance juicer like Omega, you can create detoxifying and tasty juices by adding kale, ginger or carrots;

·         Household Cleaning: Lemons can be used for removing rust from kitchen and bathroom faucets as well as desanitize sponges. The remove rust, simply combine lemon juice and salt until it reaches a toothpaste consistency. Scrub onto stainless steel and copper fixtures. To remove odors and bacteria from sponges, soak in vinegar and lemon juice for 2 minutes.

how to make a green lemonade!

1 Green Apple
2-3 handfuls of Spinach or Kale
1/2 Lemon (yellow peel removed)
1/2 inch of Ginger Root (unpeeled)
*Optional: sprinkle of Cayenne Pepper
Directions

Step 1: Wash all produce

Step 2: Juice all ingredients in your Omega VRT Juicer

Step 3: Pour into a glass and enjoy!

Step 4: Note: Would you prefer a Green Lemonade smoothie? Add all ingredients to your Omega Blender with 1/2 cup of ice. Blend until smooth.