Amazing Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar

Preserving Food to Fighting Scurvy

 

While vinegar is a mainstay in many homes, it may surprise you to find it’s much more than salad dressing. Once you know how useful and versatile it is, you’ll want to stock plenty in your home.

Hundreds of Health Benefits

 

Apple cider vinegar was discovered thousands of years ago, and is used for everything from preserving food to fighting scurvy. Today we use it for its powerful deodorizing and antimicrobial cleaning properties.  And while its applications are numerous in DYI cleaning products, its well documented health benefits will amaze you.

 

White vinegar is perfect for cleaning, however, for medicinal purposes it's best to use Bragg’s Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV), with the Mother. The “Mother” is a term referred to the connected strand-like chain of protein enzyme molecules, its benefits are considered highly beneficial for health and nutrition.

 

There are perhaps hundreds, if not thousands of health benefits related to ACV and many are well documented. For those of you that would like to learn more, visit the links at the end of this article.

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This is a sample list of its remarkable 

health benefits:

 

Burn Wounds - According to researchers at the University of Birmingham and the National Institute for Health Research, it is effective in preventing infection and kills bacteria in burn wounds.

 

PH balance – Absolutely critical in maintaining good health 

 

Weight Loss – One to two tablespoons diluted in water before meals

 

Diabetes -  A study conducted at Arizona State University Department of Nutrition headed by Carol Johnson, Ph.D., R.D. and her colleagues showed that when Apple Cider Vinegar is taken with a meal, it is effective in helping improve blood glucose and insulin levels by reducing the Glycemic Index of foods.

 

Digestive Aid – One teaspoon in a small amount of water before meals

 

Acid Reflux - You can easily improve the acid content of your stomach by taking one tablespoon of raw unfiltered apple cider vinegar in a large glass of water.

 

Body Detox - Combine 1 ½ c. apple cider vinegar with one gallon of water and drink for 1-3 days.

 

Heartburn - The hallmark symptom of acid reflux is "heartburn"—a burning sensation behind your breastbone that sometimes travels up your throat.

 

Beauty Aid – Skin & Hair Tonic

 

Hair Rinse – I found this useful while living in the Midwest where well water is commonly “hard.”

 

Cleaning Agent

 

Salad Dressing - Perfect for Salads, Veggies, Dips or as a Delicious Marinade

Fruit and Veggie Wash

 

Remember to wash all your produce before consuming. Organic produce obviously has fewer contaminants on the surface, but it is still very important that you wash it. Even small doses of pesticides can adversely affect your health, especially that of children, according to the Environmental Working Group. 

 

Vinegar is one of the best natural agents for removing certain pesticides and bacteria from your fresh produce. Use a solution of 10 percent vinegar (1c.)  to 90 percent water (9c.). Briefly soak produce. Swish it around and rinse with water. Do not use on fragile fruits such as berries.

Sources:

 

University of Washington - Apple Cider Vinegar Alternative Therapy

 

Dr. Group & Global Healing Center - Learn the Astonishing Power of Organic Raw Apple Cider Vinegar and How You Can Benefit Today!

 

EurekAlert! The Global Source for Science News - Acetic acid, found in vinegar, shown to be effective against bacteria found in burn wounds

 

Journal of the American Diabetes Association

 

The Hearty Soul - 22 Science-Backed, Evidence-Based Uses for Apple Cider Vinegar That Will Change Your Life

 

Mercola M.D. - 15 Natural Remedies for the Treatment of Acid Reflux and Ulcers

 

Dr. Jarvis -  American physician from Vermont. He is best known for his writings on the subject of folk medicine.

 

 

And Its Fruit Shall Be For Food And Its Leaf For Medicine

Ezekiel 47:12