Lemon stimulates the action of the hepatic glands and thus tends to increase the liver activity.
There is a prevalent thought that eggs and milk cause sluggish liver action. There is no physiological reason for this if too much food is not eaten. One often loses sight of the fact that milk is a food as well as a beverage, and that when milk constitutes an appreciable part of the diet other foods should be limited accordingly.
The DIET may be selected from the following:[10]
Soups.—Light broths and vegetable soup with a little bread toasted in the oven.
Fish.—Raw oysters, fresh white fish.
Meats.—Mutton, lamb, chicken or game.
Farinaceous.—Whole wheat or graham bread and butter, toast buttered or dry, toasted crackers, cereals in small portions.
Vegetables.—Fresh vegetables, plain salads of watercress, lettuce, and celery.
Desserts.—Gelatins, fruits, cornstarch, ice cream, junket, simple puddings,—all with very little sugar.
Liquids.—Hot water, lemonade, orangeade, toast water, buttermilk, loppard milk and unfermented grape juice,—not too sweet.