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Vinegar is perhaps one of the most trusted and yet misunderstood remedies of all time. All types of natural vinegar are made this way, but cider vinegar is preferred for medicinal uses because it is less acidic than wine vinegar so is easier to digest.
Function; Reasons For Use
Apple cider vinegar breaks down the body's fatty, mucous and phlegm therefore improving the health and function of your liver, bladder, and kidneys. Cider vinegar contains many key vitamins, minerals, amino acids and enzymes, as well as valuable fruit acids. Here are some uses, some more proven than others:- 1 tsp cider vinegar with one tsp honey three times daily helps with arthritis. It dissolves the crystal deposits of uric acid that form between joints, and also in muscles in cases of muscular rheumatism.
- A few tablespoons of cider vinegar a day help clear the body of toxins. It can also be used in a compress to reduce swelling and pain.
- Vinegar in drinking water is effective in eliminating the low-grade fevers that are present in Chronic Fatigue sufferers.
- It helps eliminate thrush in the mouth. Mix four tablespoons of apple cider vinegar to a gallon of drinking water. Drink up to one gallon each day.
- By changing the pH of the skin, Vinegar can create a hostile environment for Athlete's Foot.
- Use one part vinegar to one part warm water and soak your feet to treat toenail fungus. It may take 2 months for the fungus to disappear.
- For burning urination caused by bladder infection, drink 1 part vinegar to 2 parts water in a juice glass 3 times a day. Burning and infection will cease.
- Vinegar soothes the itching and burning of hemorrhoids. Just take a cotton ball and dab the affected area with full strength apple cider vinegar! Caution: some people find the full strength solution stings. If this happens to you, just dilute the vinegar half and half with water.
- Vinegar is effective against yeast infections. Mix with water in a douche or a bath.
- Treating ear infections.
- For restless leg syndrome, put full strength apple cider vinegar in a spray bottle and saturate legs. It takes itching and jerking away completely so you can sleep.
- For indigestion, gastic reflux, IBS, bad breath, diverticulus, fatty liver, lactose intolerance, allergies, fatigue... one tablespoon of apple cider vinegar in water drunk before meals helps digestion.
- Corn and callus remover - soak stale bread (a cloth would probably do as well) in vinegar, and tape over the callus or corn overnight.
- Age spot fader - Mix equal parts of onion juice and vinegar and use it daily on age spots. It will take a few weeks to work, just like its expensive relative from the store.
- Splash vinegar on your varicose veins. The vinegar is supposed to reduce the veins and relieve the pain and swelling.
- It's an ongoing battle as to whether vinegar can help you lose weight, but the ones who say it will, say to drink a glass of water before each meal in which you've added a tablespoon of vinegar and a tablespoon of honey.
- Try white vinegar on underarms and other areas of the body as a natural deodorant. Will not stop perspiration (which is not healthy anyway) but will neutralize odor.
- Add a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar to a quart of drinking water to deal with heat stress and repel mosquitos.
- For head lice, put warm vinegar on the hair, dip a nit comb in vinegar to help remove nits. It is supposed to be able to break down the glue the nits use to stay attached.
Directions
Note: Only apple cider vinegar should be used for anything personal, both inside and outside the body. Do not use white distilled vinegar as it can rob your body of essential minerals. Acid remaining on teeth will, over time, dissolve your teeth, as it does with calcium deposits around the sink.
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