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Apple Cider Vinegar – Stomach Remedy

What is Apple Cider Vinegar?

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Apple Cider Vinegar is made through the fermentation process of apple cider.  The juice of apples are squeezed out.  Bacteria and yeast are used to break down the sugars into alcohol, turning it into vinegar.  You can recognize ACV by its orangish color and cloudy nature.  It is considered a “living food” because of the healthy bacteria that remains after the fermentation process.  It is one of the richest sources of potassium, which helps rid the body of excess sodium that causes water retention in the body.  It contains many important vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and essential amino acids including vitamins A, E, C, B1, B2, B6, P, and Beta Carotene and minerals copper, iron, silicon, fluorine, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, chlorine, sodium, and sulfur.

The Apple Cider Vinegar Remedy.

The health benefits of ACV are numerous.  It can provide aide with weight loss, digestion, high blood pressure,dandruff, split ends, metabolism, arthritis, and rheumatism, as well as some different stomach-related illnesses.

Using Apple Cider Vinegar daily will aide in weight loss.  It will be a progressive loss, which means it will stay off.  People who crash diet often gain all the weight back very quickly.  ACV stimulates metabolism and the potassium content ensures proper chemical balance, so more fat is burned.  In fact, because it is stored in the body in the form of glycogen, which has a time-release effect, it washes fat out of your body over an extended period of time.  It also acts as a natural appetite suppressant.  Try taking one tablespoon of ACV and two tablespoons of raw honey in unsweetened grapefruit juice 30 minutes before every meal – it will curb your appetite and regulate the thryroid.  If grapefruit juice is not readily available, just drinking water with one tablespoon of ACV and one tablespoon of raw honey once or twice a day will provide you with energy for the day and aide in burning fat.

ACV for Stomach problems.

Apple cider vinegar is very helpful in a variety of stomach-related illnesses.  The reason being that it destroys bacteria, fungi, and viruses that make us sick.  A daily drink of ACV may help prevent mild cases of food poisoning.  In the case of food poisoning, one teaspoon of ACV with some water will help ease the symptoms if taken throughout the day.  If you are experiencing nausea or vomiting, try taking a mixture of apple cider vinegar and water, about one tablespoon of the cider vinegar should do the trick.  Drink a glass of this mixture throughout the day until you are able to take light food down.  Drink it at least five times a day for three days to really cleanse the body of whatever toxin made you ill.  Apple cider vinegar can also be taken as a preventative action.  Drink a mixture of water and apple cider vinegar about thirty minutes before eating a meal that may cause indigestion.  To avoid heartburn, mix one teaspoon of ACV with water and sip it slowly while you eat your meal. Apple cider vinegar contains maltic acid, a natural component of apples, which helps create stimulation to your body’s digestive processes.  Drink of glass of one tablespoon ACV (add honey if you wish) with water and drink before any meal.  It will aide in the digestion of the meal.

Apple cider vinegar also aides in problems related to aging.  Two tablespoons of ACV mixed with two tablespoons of raw honey with warm water will help flush acid crystals in the body that occur as a result of potassium deficiency.  These acid crystals could result in conditions such as bursitis, arthritis, and rheumatism.  Drinking this tonic will help treat and prevent these conditions.  It is also loaded with pectin, a potent soluble fiber that sweeps through your bloodstream, cleaning out bad cholesterol that clogs arteries.

Apple cider vinegar is also a very good home remedy for your hair!  Rinsing your hair in apple cider vinegar will help prevent and treat hair conditions like dandruff and split ends.  If you have dandruff, trying rinsing your hair in apple cider vinegar and leaving it for a half hour.  Do this three times a week until the dandruff disappears.  For an aromatic hair tonic, mix a small amount of apple cider vinegar with some aloe vera juice and purified water.  Add a couple drops of rosemary and lavendar essential oils.  Also try adding just one drop of peppermint essential oil.  You can spray this mix in your hair daily to keep your hair and scalp healthy without smelling like vinegar!

Apple cider vinegar is a very healthy household item to have around, and many people swear by it.  You can buy it in pill form as a supplement either on the internet or in a local natural foods store.  It also comes in liquid form.  The best way to use its healing properties is to buy the liquid form that is completely organic and unpasturized.  This is the form where it is the least acidic and usable by the body.

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