Lime Juice Advantages

Sep 12, 2011 | By Ashley Tyson

Lime is an easily accessible and inexpensive fruit that has several medicinal uses. Lime juice in particular has advantages for skin care, digestion and your weight loss goals. Despite its sour taste, lime juice adds a refreshing flavor to many of your favorite foods and beverages. Regularly adding it to your diet can easily benefit your health.

Skin

Topically applying lime juice to the skin or orally consuming it is quite beneficial to the skin. It helps to rejuvenate and eliminate dead skin cells, while maintaining the moisture content, according to Carolyn Levett in the book "Reclaim Your Life." The author recommends applying a mixture of lime juice and water to the skin with a cotton pad to relieve tired eyes and improve a dull and greasy complexion. When drinking the lime juice, the antioxidants present help to fight free radical damage that can lead to early onset aging and quickly progress already present wrinkles.

Digestive Tract

Lime juice helps to ease the symptoms of indigestion by producing a marked sedative effect in the stomach, due to a release of carbonic acid gas, according to H.K. Bakhru in the book "Foods that Heal." The flavonoids present in the oils of lime juice help to stimulate the digestive tract and the production of digestive juice, bile and other acids for digestive motions, Bakhru says.

Weight Loss

If you are aiming to lose weight, adding lemon juice to your water can help you reach your goal. Not only does lime juice promote regularity to keep your digestive tract optimal, it is also an excellent fat burning aid, according to Brian Davidson, et al, in the book "Weight Loss Surgery Cookbook for Dummies." Also, lime juice adds flavor to an otherwise boring glass of water, which can sometimes chip away at motivation for those used to drinking flavored beverages like soda and fruit juice.