The Natural Remedy in your Kitchen: Olive Oil and Lemon Juice

The fall and winter months are just ahead, and with that comes cold and flu season. During this time of year, keeping our bodies healthy and minds active can be difficult. One of the easiest homemade remedies for keeping your immune system healthy can be found right in your kitchen: Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) and lemon juice.

Blending EVOO with lemon juice and warm water is an easy way to boost your immune system, detox your body and fortify your body against illness.

Combining EVOO and lemon juice is a natural and easy way to keep your body and mind healthy and strong. The best time to take EVOO and lemon juice is with an empty stomach first thing in the morning. The benefits of this concoction are plentiful; we’ve outlined many of the health benefits below.

Health Benefit #1: Increased Liver Health and Protected Immune System

Liver health is vital to a properly functioning immune system. Mixing EVOO, lemon juice, and warm water boosts antioxidants, critical for cleansing toxins from your body and keeping your liver healthy. Another nutritional quality of EVOO and lemon juice is the dose of vitamin C it contains. Vitamin C is critical to fighting against cold and flu season, and a pinch of EVOO and a squeeze of lemon juice is one of the easiest ways to boost your immune system and protect your body from illness.

Health Benefit #2: Better Stomach Health and More Vitamins

Lemon and EVOO also contain properties vital to stomach health. EVOO helps keep you regular, while lemon juice is an excellent aid in digestion. The combination of lemon juice and EVOO is also packed with vitamin E and vitamin K, which helps energize your body and immune system. This mixture is also loaded with vitamin E, which is good for your skin and hair.

Health Benefit #3: A Healthy Heart and Body

Lemon juice and EVOO also help keep blood pressure lower with their natural mixture of minerals and antioxidants. EVOOs, like our Everyday Kitchen, Toscana, Puglia, and Sicilia EVOOs, are loaded with healthy fats. Vignoli’s EVOOs contain omega fatty acids and beneficial polyphenols (antioxidants) that help regulate insulin, protect against heart disease, boost digestion and reduce cholesterol.

Our Toscana and Puglia EVOOs are certified with nutraceuticals that help prevent chronic disease and illness and boost energy levels. Mixing lemon juice and warm water with our nutraceutical EVOOs is the best way to promote your health and keep your mind and body strong.

Here at Vignoli, we pride ourselves in making our EVOOs vegan, non-GMO, and with the finest and freshest olives straight from Italy. For everyday health and to protect yourself from illness, we recommend our Lemon Infused EVOO and Meyer Lemon Infused EVOO to keep your mind and body healthy this fall and winter.