Your health and apple cider vinegar

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Apple nutrition is widely known. While many throw away the core when they eat an apple, I eat the whole apple and leave nothing out, as the core contains the most important and beneficial part of the apple. Apple cider vinegar is an amber-colored liquid made from apples and is a powerful cleansing and detoxifying agent. It contains minerals and trace elements such as magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, sulfur, sodium, chlorine, calcium, copper and iron. Cider vinegar is very effective in breaking down mucus, phlegm, and fatty deposits in the body. With this process it improves vital organs such as the liver, bladder and kidneys as it prevents excess alkalinity in the urine. Cider vinegar possesses antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral properties and is very effective in neutralizing toxic substances that enter the body, thinning the blood through oxidation, and improving digestion. Cider vinegar, when taken orally, helps with acid reflux problems, as well as high cholesterol, constipation, and heartburn.

Apple cider vinegar (or ACV) is a potent source of potassium. Potassium helps replace immobile, worn and fatigued tissue within the body and has been researched to help relieve cold and allergy symptoms. This is ideal if you live in a highly polluted area where allergies and sinus infections are rampant. Since ACV is rich in potassium, it can also help with cavities and split nails that are due to potassium deficiency. It also helps with blood clotting and cleansing. Ill health can occur due to a lack of salts or minerals which can lead to the build up of toxins that cause acne, boils and blisters. Cider vinegar helps eliminate this process with its potassium-rich properties.

As a drink or by absorption, cider vinegar is believed to help with arthritis (applied topically with a warm vinegar-soaked compress applied to joints). It has a very strong and bitter taste/smell, so be careful and use a sweetener like honey when drinking vinegar. I like to warm it up by adding honey and a lemon wedge to drink as a tea. Most of the time I use a teaspoon of vinegar with at least two teaspoons of honey when making this tea.

With most plants, potassium deficiency in the soil can be a problem leading to anemia that affects growth. Cider vinegar is known to be a useful source of potassium which helps with health and size. The acidic properties can only help detect pests and insects. Flies and insects do not like the smell and if used as a mist spray (ACV medium to full strength) it can detect these pests. I have seen and heard of successful results where medium strength ACV is used on the coat of dogs and horses, which leads me to believe that it would be effective on any pet when it comes to repelling insects, ticks, fleas and bacteria or simply creating a shiny coat Also, pets benefit from ACV consumption. For example, I would give a small (toy) dog about 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar three times a day and a larger one two to three teaspoons. Of course, with the bad taste, it would be necessary to mix it very well into the food or drink.

Apple cider vinegar gives new meaning to the term “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” The reported cures for the consumption of apple cider vinegar are numerous and I am completely convinced of its positive effects on and within the body. It makes sense that apple cider vinegar would reduce the effects of aging and promote a healthy lifestyle. You can make ACV at home using apples, yeast fermentation, and acetic acid fermentation. The following site offers a detailed description of how to do this:

http://www.earthclinic.com/Remedies/how_to_make_apple_cider_vinegar.html

All content in this article and all articles I post should be considered for educational and informational purposes. As always, I suggest that before you adopt, use or apply any of this content and information, do your own research and find out if it works or will work for you. I have not adequately researched the combined effects of prescription drugs and/or unnatural chemicals with apple cider vinegar or any other natural remedies discussed in this article or on this website. Although I have known cases and people who have used ACV while taking prescription drugs with no negative reactions, this does not mean that the same applies to everyone.