Lemons & Oranges

It was Monday, the last holiday of the #summer in #America and we were heading out to a family day. My husband had woke up under the weather… what? not feeling good — I was upset at God, how could my husband be sick on a family day and be fine throughout the week. My husband, bless his #soul, hammered through the day in order to grant me happiness.

As the week progressed he showed more signs of getting sick tried to distance himself from me but I really did believe that my #American #immune system was stronger than his… after-all I’m the one that lives through seasons. Last evening was the worst of my week, burning in my chest, bubbles in my cough and a headache around the top of my head.

My husband made me lemon juice in the #Ninja. It was so tart and hard to drink, he made the case that it’s important and to drink it. He even served it over ice with a straw. I drank it but couldn’t help to wonder why no one has ever told me about the cure-all lemon vs. the delicious orange… so I decided to investigate — What is better when your sick, lemon juice or orange juice.

For Vitamin C Oranges are better — 100 gram of either equate to 53 ml of Vitamin C. But what other benefits do they both serve?

Decreasing the strength of the cold and flu virus in the body and reduce phlegm — Lemon juice wins this battle. Oranges are good for lots of things but assisting in curing the common cold or flu are not on that list.

And this is just an example why I’ve learned to just trust him to begin with. Lemons win this one!