Beware of Lemon Slices in Your Restaurant Drinks

re: Beware of Lemon Slices in Your Restaurant Drinks

enGAYge — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:58:08 GMT

Actually, lemons are the strongest natural detergent and blood cleanser in the world. AIDS research in Australia have been using lemons to combat the virus. Lemons squirted on the virus within a dish kill it within one second. I do not believe this article. Perhaps the skin of the lemon has all the bacteria on it, but there is no way it is inside the lemon. Even so, lemons are so powerful, they would immediately kill the bacteria upon contact. I wouldn't worry too much about it! Lemons are nature's natural bleach. If you fear bacteria on your hands don't use hand sanitizers. Just rub some lemon all over your hands and rinse with cold water. Plus, if you take probiotics on a consistent basis, you really don't need to worry about harmful bacteria getting into your system. The most important key is continually filtering your body with ph balanced water, 7.4 to 7.5. This will keep your body alkaline and free from menacing entities getting in and having their way.

re: Beware of Lemon Slices in Your Restaurant Drinks

Freedom — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:31:09 GMT

I am now very weary of going out to eat because, frankly, after watching Ramsey's program in the UK, you just don't know who is preparing you food, whether they wash their hands after a leak, wipe their noses, cross contaminate food...........and the list goes on.

One major Pizza company in the UK, Pizza Hut.......we stopped visiting them some years ago, warm salads under hot lightins and without fail the runs when we got home.

Personally, I always wash my hands without fail, particularly in the kitchen.

Apparently many men do not wash their hands after watering the horse, just how disgusting is that ?

No for me, the only safe cooking is either done by myself, my wife of mother.

People seem to forget that disease has no conscience.

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Danny Hawson — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:33:14 GMT

Cleanliness and hygene in preparation and cooking in prepared foods served to the public is of course important and we get more or less germs wherever we dine either in us or europe.

That is a fact!! Our public health departments in both jurisdictions are ever improvigng cleanliness and hygene as they should as all of us are either more or less susceptible to our planets bacteria good or bad.

A more serious poison sodas (coke and pepsi etc) marketed and fed to a big part of our world for massive profits to an industry that mixes sugar and water and a few root flavours and helps poor old Warren inflate his billions and the advertising agencies and diabetic clinical industry working.

The industry should be taxed to afford income to a counter ad agency to explain what is happenning healthwise by the intake of so much sugared water and by encouraging such an intake to be taken with care.

I take a jim beam and coke once or twice and a cold coke 6oz maybe twice a week.

I aaam not anti soda and coke .

I am anti excess promo of not very healthy drinks.

Alex D Hawson

re: Beware of Lemon Slices in Your Restaurant Drinks

alm260 — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:45:16 GMT

COME ON PEOPLE! If you are afraid of germs and bacteria, then don't go out to eat or shake anyone's hand. Everyone's paranoid about lemons now and I've used them in my water for over a decade and been fine. The thing is, I squeeze it in my water and then toss it aside. I was told a long time ago not to toss it in my water. Better yet, it's best to take your own filtered water in a glass bottle to the resturaunt and drink that (even if they bring some to you) I know people may feel silly or embarrassed doing this, but at least you know what you are drinking! This is something I'm trying to do more of. Most city water has so many parasites in it, that that is what can make you sick. Does anyone ever report on that?

If you want lemons in your water, buy organic and then bring them home and soak them in water with some vinegar or add a drop of hydrogen peroxide in the water and then scrub them with a vegetable brush.

re: Beware of Lemon Slices in Your Restaurant Drinks

Doug in Houston — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:49:40 GMT

Wait... aren't the people that put the lemon in my drink the same people that pour the ice tea into my glass and bring it to my table? Don't they also bring me my straw, my silverware, my napkin, my bottle of catsup, my plate of food? Aren't they in the back preparing my salad, making my dinner? Yet somehow requesting that they don't put a lemon in my drink will keep me safe from their fecal matter? Sheesh Dr. Mercola!!! Practice what you preach. Don't focus on the symptom (the poor defenseless lemon), zero in and attack the real problem (food service personell not practicing good hygiene and food preparation).

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sealharvey — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:53:13 GMT

You guys need to read Dr. Linus Pauling.

Asked many a Doctor after they were negative on Dr. Pauling's

Vit. C. Theory and if they had read his books? And the answer

was always no.

Now where is that dogs nose?

Do you see other mammals blowing their nose?

re: Beware of Lemon Slices in Your Restaurant Drinks

Rocksal — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:16:20 GMT

I think if a slice of whatever drop on the floor, I won't pick it up and put it in my mouth. It's a matter of GROSSness! Whether that piece of filth will promote my body's resistance or not. Unfortunate for me, my immunity is below average. Unlike the lucky few who enjoys healthy living without bouderies. Count your blessings then. But I can assure you, there're lots like me who need help to prevent disease so we too, could avoide disappointment in travel plans, family outings and business appointments.

For those with balls of steel! I can see your point, maybe more fecal bac or what not washed down your throat can theraputic.

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Haras — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:50:20 GMT

I bet if they tested the table surfaces at fast food restaurants for germs of fecal origin, they'd find just as many as on the lemon wedges from customers who visit the bathroom and neglect to wash their hands or even worse, place their handbags on the table after resting them on the floors or counters of the bathrooms.

As Dr Mercola says, a bit of bacteria on some lemon wedges is the probably the least of your concerns when eating out if you're not immunosuppressed. In many instances it's probably the healthiest part of some fast food meals - at least it will have a stimulating effect on most immune systems as opposed to suppressing them!

Sarah

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Duparc — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 23:40:29 GMT

Some interesting comment on this topic but returning to lemon slices, I frequently take the lemon slice from my wife's gin & tonic (I don't imbibe alcohol) and eat it but never felt any adverse side-effect. Armed with this research knowledge what then does one do; keep taking the lemon slices? Probably; but the knowledge is welcomed.

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pnorris_203 — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 17:26:36 GMT

Unless you're traveling, best to be eating at home anyway....and as others have said, a healthy immune system will deal with whatever comes along...

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WellnessMom — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 04:40:06 GMT

Wow...someone here doesn't like seeing all the comments about eating out and restaurant food...almost everyone who commented about it has negative points : (

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RickShalvoy — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:56:02 GMT

"Cancer and the Bacterial Connection" is the title of an article that appeared in this newsletter 2 days ago (March 6, 2008 - Issue # 1077). This article attacked the very basis of the germ theory of disease and reviewed evidence suggesting that exposure to infectious organisms may actually be therapeutic for cancer patients by strengthening the immune system. And now, 2 days later, we're reading this article; highlighting the "appalling" reality that our food is loaded with infectious organisms. OK, which is it, all you scientific purists out there? Does the available data tell us that the microbial organisms most of us fear are good for us or bad for us? You can't have it both ways!

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Dr Rik — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:30:44 GMT

Large areas of the world populations have serious problems with parasitic transmission through fruits and vegetables. China is very high due to use of "night soil" (fecal material) as fertilizer. Don't kid yourself about "immune stimulation". There is no high side for fecal-oral transmitted disease. Sanitation is the way to go here.

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MoniqueG — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:18:15 GMT

I doubt if the bacteria on lemons are going to hurt most of us but who wants to drink something that has lemons in it that hasn't been washed. I seldom eat out and I am healthier than most people my age. I have seen people that work in restaurants that don't wash their hands when coming out of the bathroom. I get a piece of paper, wash my hands and use the paper to cut the water off and to open the bathroom door. If I don't have any paper, I use my shirt. Lots of times I carry a paper towel with soap and water on it in a small snack bag. I wish the people handling my food was as careful. I also wash my hands continuously while cooking at home. I don't guess it is going to hurt people not taking these precautions. My friends don't wash their hands like I do, and nothing seems to happen to them. My children's friends wouldn't was their hands before eating. My son would tell them they couldn't eat until they did. It is just a good clean habit. I really wish I could be like most people and not worry.

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sunknee — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 21:36:13 GMT

I disagree with the observation on why foreigners get sick in Mexico or any country where sanitation is not a health code. Mexico citizens I am sure have amoeba's because it is in the water and it can be passed around. No Americans do not have amoeba's in their intestines hopefully. It has nothing to do with low immune systems in this instance.

I am quite surprised at how many disregard this article. it is a given we cannot keep ourselves from all germs but we can be aware. Where I live we disinfect shopping cart handles before entering a grocery store. if one were to come in here and read many of the posts here you would almost feel there isn't a problem. Okay, why isn't there one? Because we have strict guidelines on handling food and we send in the health department to make sure they are followed or they are shut down. No they are not always followed. Just think what it would be like if we did not have the guidelines? The US is like 1.5% for these types of outbreaks, where in other countries it is 5% or higher.

There are many harmful bacterias passed on by food handlers and in food themselves. Staphylococcal food poisoning, enterotoxins, HAV hepatitis A, cholerae, coli, typhoid fever and Salmonella.

And they can cause liver failure and even death. Dehydration and some need hospitalization.

I don't consider these articles a alarmist attitude at all. I consider them, be aware, know what is out there and try to take precautions. You may not die but from what my friends have told me you might want to and the hospital bills are not pretty.