Medicinal Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar

When I was a kid, my grandma would have me drink 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar every morning mixed with a full glass of water. While I didn’t understand then why she did this (she said it would cleanse my body), as an adult I’ve learned the massive medicinal benefits of drinking apple cider vinegar, and the other uses for this popular cooking aide.

My grandma would soak a cloth in apple cider vinegar and place the soaked cloth on her varicose veins to bring them relief from pressure and pain. Apple cider vinegar actually works to improve circulation in the affected veins, and over time can actually make minor varicose and spider veins fade drastically. Applying apple cider vinegar in a cloth to a varicose or spider vein for half an hour daily helps improve the structure of the vein and relieve pressure and pain and swelling of the affected vein, and with diligence, my grandma made many of her varicose veins disappear from sight using apple cider vinegar alone.

Drinking apple cider vinegar daily via applying 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar to a glass and then filling the glass with water, or mixing apple cider vinegar with honey and consuming by the tablespoonful also detoxifies the body, cleaning out the bacteria and toxins within the body and improving circulation and strengthening vein walls for better blood flow in the body. Apple cider vinegar is best taken first thing in the morning once a day, twice a day at the onset of illness.

Apple cider vinegar is also a natural cure for acid reflux and heartburn. Consuming apple cider vinegar when heartburn or acid reflux attacks are prevalent neutralizes acids in the stomach and keeps symptoms at bay. With long term use of drinking apple cider vinegar daily, you can eradicate heartburn and acid reflux completely. A friend of mine swears by apple cider vinegar as her cure for her daily heartburn, and she claims she has not had heartburn at all for years as she drinks apple cider vinegar every day.

Apple cider vinegar contains malic acid, which when consumed dissolves uric acid that forms around joints and relieves joint pain. Furthermore, apple cider vinegar, due in part to its malic acid content, is a great tool for fighting fungal and bacterial infections, which is what makes it so great at cleansing toxins out of the body. Peptin in apple cider vinegar helps lower bad cholesterol and lower blood pressure. It’s also a great weight-loss tool, as apple cider vinegar helps flush fats out of the body by breaking the fats down.

While few medical studies actively verify the medicinal qualities of apple cider vinegar, the benefits that apple cider vinegar are hard to ignore. My grandma swore by the product, and the more pure (as in cloudy and dark brown) you buy apple cider vinegar, the more effective it can be to help ease your pains and improve your health, from headaches to constipation to fatigue. A glass of apple cider vinegar a day can keep the doctor away!

Sources:

my grandma and friends who use and benefit from apple cider vinegar

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/health-benefits-apple-cider-vinegar.html