Many people believe that by constantly drinking tea with lemon, they strengthen their immunity.
This is justified as follows: lemon is considered a source of vitamin C.
However, as the Zen channel “Family Health” reports, this vitamin is one of the most volatile.
What's wrong with the vitamin
It disappears when you cut a lemon, and if the citrus fruit is exposed to high temperatures (that same tea), you can forget about the vitamin altogether.
So, as experts say, there is no particular benefit from adding a slice of lemon to tea, we are just used to this ritual procedure.
There is no benefit, but there is harm. Alzheimer's disease may develop.
Metal
The fact is that the main disadvantage of tea is the presence of aluminum in it, “acquired” in places of growth, where the soil is abundant in this light metal.
The amount of aluminum in tea leaves depends on the type of plant, but the highest content of the metal is found in young shoots.
In principle, this does not pose a danger to humans, since only a tiny fraction of aluminum passes into the brewed tea (the majority remains in the leaves, poured with boiling water, which is called the grounds).
A dangerous combination
There is no danger until you add lemon to the drink. In this case, the citrus juice interacts with the hot tea, generating aluminum citrate.
But it is already toxic and accumulates in tissues and cells, especially in the cells of the central nervous system.
That's why some scientists say that tea with lemon can trigger Alzheimer's disease.
There is a way out
However, not everything is so sad for those who like to drink a drink with lemon. There is a solution to the problem.
Experts recommend adding the juice to already brewed tea (with the leaves removed and it has already cooled down a bit).
This reduces the chance of being exposed to aluminum citrate to zero, but increases the chances of not destroying all of the vitamin C.
