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Top 10 Reasons to Use Apple Cider Vinegar for Your Health

Copyright (c) 2008 Hope Pope
Here are top 10 reasons to use Raw Apple Cider Vinegar for your health. (However, don’t use anything but “Raw apple cider vinegar. Braggs is a great brand.)
1. Energy. Take 1 tablespoon, 2 times a day in 8 ounces to 16 ounces of water. This is especially helpful if you have a baby or little children… and you need the energy to keep up with them.
2. Bug bites. To take away the itching and the bites quickly, dab the bites with straight ACV or mix it with half water, half vinegar.
3. Slows down bleeding during menstrual cycle. To lessen the bleeding each period, take 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar in a glass of water… 2 times a day.
4. Cuts. Hippocrates used raw apple cider vinegar to treat cuts. It was helpful years ago and it is helpful now. It stops the bleeding rather quickly and heals cuts as well. Put a compress of straight ACV or mix it with half vinegar and half water. Does it sting? Yes, it typically does… just like any other treatment would. But it will only typically sting for a few seconds.
5. Shiny hair. Use apple cider vinegar after shampooing for a beautiful shine. Mix one half of a cup of ACV with one half of a cup of water… and then rinse the hair with this. Then rinse again to get it all out of the hair.
6. Fever. Put 1 cup of APPLE CIDER VINEGAR in the tub and soak in it for 10 to 20 minutes. If the fever is extra high, it is recommended to do this two times a day. This is the only thing that worked to bring my child’s fever down… on more than a few occasions.
7. Cysts. Dab ACV on the cyst for a few minutes (if the cyst is really big, a longer time is suggested… such as 10 minutes). Putting ACV on a bandaid … and applying a bandaid on the cyst all night … is often helpful.
8. Earache. Using ACV in the ear has shown to help an earache. Make a mixture of ½ tsp ACV and ½ tsp distilled water… and put a few drops in the ear.
9. Toothache. Swish the Vinegar in the mouth… especially the area where it is affected. Keep it in the mouth as long as possible. ACV has a very strong smell … so some people might not be able to do this… but if it is possible, it can be very helpful.
10. It’s cheap! It costs less than $6 (in most health stores) and it cures so many things.

The Apple Cider Vinegar Flu Remedy: Bitter, Then Better

Apple cider vinegar has been used to treat various illnesses for centuries. If one can get past its bitter taste, one can find relief in its healing attributes. It has been known to aid in the treatment of arthritis, gout, acne, high cholesterol, chronic fatigue, and acid reflux.

One of its more common purposes is to stave off a cold or flu. It is said to help cure a sore throat, soothe a stubborn cough, and treat a sinus infection, the usual symptoms that accompany a cold or flu. Using an apple cider vinegar flu remedy is easy, natural, and safe for most individuals.How it works

When you contract a cold, your body’s pH factor becomes slightly more alkaline. Apple cider vinegar, which is acidic, helps to rebalance the body’s acid level.Sinus Infection

In the case of a sinus infection, the apple cider vinegar remedy slows down mucus production and most often eliminates watery eyes because it contains high amounts of potassium. It will rapidly thin the mucous, turning it from thick green or white to clear and runny. Apple cider vinegar contains many vitamins, nutrients and trace elements of copper, iron, silicon, magnesium, phosphorous, and calcium.How to take it

There are several ways to integrate apple cider vinegar into your diet in order to benefit from its remedial effects. The degree of effectiveness of an apple cider vinegar flu remedy is not solely based on how you take it, but also on when you take it. Some use it as a daily tonic, while others ingest it at the very first sign of a cold or sinus infection.