| Honestly, natural apple cider vinegar is one of nature's | | | | With regular and continued use, this wonderful liquid |
| own, true miracle health elixirs. The long history of its | | | | helps restore and balance the body's pH, taking it |
| use demonstrates, rather clearly, that using vinegar | | | | from acidic to neutral in a short amount of time. |
| was once highly revered as a practical medical | | | | Normally, it would be hard to believe that such an |
| application long before Johnny Appleseed graced | | | | acidic substance could normalize, or lower our pH so |
| North America by planting apple trees. | | | | easily. As far as I know, this only applies to vinegar, |
| The healing powers of vinegar has been traced back | | | | as our digestive system will naturally convert it to an |
| as far as 3000 BC, Hippocrates, Babylonia, and to | | | | alkaline based substance. |
| 15th century England as a means to ward off | | | | An acidic internal system is directly caused from |
| dangerous and infectious diseases, to keep one's | | | | eating excessive amounts of meat, grains, and sugar |
| general health fit and strong, and used as a simple | | | | by eating and drinking too many processed foods |
| antiseptic/disinfectant. | | | | and beverages. This will provide an invitation, |
| When deciding to use ACV for medicinal purposes, | | | | internally, for unwanted illness or disease to set up |
| be sure to select only a raw, non-distilled vinegar. You | | | | house. Otherwise, a neutral or more alkaline system |
| may be able to find this type of vinegar in your | | | | will promote an enhanced emotional and physical |
| regular grocery store. But more likely than not, you | | | | health state. |
| will probably need to look for it at a local health food | | | | Raw, ACV contains over 40 different naturally |
| store. | | | | occurring substances from vitamins and minerals, to |
| Clear distilled vinegar is easy to find in any food store | | | | enzymes and beneficial bacteria. It has been used for |
| and is relatively inexpensive. This type of vinegar is | | | | generations to treat a variety of different human |
| great for regular household cleaning chores, but it is | | | | health conditions such as, |
| not so wonderful for your internal health. Non-distilled | | | | 1.arthritis |
| vinegars are definitely going to be more expensive | | | | 2.high blood pressure |
| and nutritionally potent than the distilled varieties, but | | | | 3.all types of skin problems |
| isn't your health worth the price difference? Plus, you | | | | 4.chronic fatigue and insomnia |
| are going to have the satisfaction of knowing that | | | | 5.heartburn and other digestive abnormalities |
| you have chosen the right mixture that will work | | | | 6.high cholesterol and blood sugar |
| hard to enhance your health. | | | | 7.maintaining normal body weight |
| Most commercial brands (whether white or brown) | | | | This is not exhaustive list, by far, of common health |
| have been pasteurized, filtered, and refined or distilled | | | | maladies that ACV has been known to eliminate. As |
| in order to make the final product look more | | | | with any new diet addition, your expectations may |
| attractive to please the consumer. The | | | | be too high in the healing effects of vinegar. Keep in |
| manufacturers are only giving the consumer what | | | | mind that it is not to be considered a panacea for all |
| they apparently seem to want. Unfortunately, | | | | ill health evils. |
| unbeknown to the average consumer, this extra | | | | Although many individuals have achieved a more |
| processing actually destroys much of the natural | | | | improved physical state by using vinegar, without |
| health restorative properties of the end product. | | | | modifying their daily dietary habits, serious diet |
| Look for ACVs that have been cold pressed and | | | | modifications need to be considered in some |
| made from whole, organically grown apples, with no | | | | hard-core cases. Doing so would further enhance a |
| added chemical preservatives, and in which the | | | | partial response when combined with a healthier diet. |
| 'mother' of vinegar liquid has been retained. This | | | | This is, especially, a key factor when using vinegar |
| 'mother' substance, as it is lovingly known, is the | | | | for serious weight loss. You simply must reduce or |
| gelatinous liqueur that is naturally formed during the | | | | eliminate your consumption of over processed foods, |
| final fermentation process. | | | | eat more raw plant foods, eat smaller meals more |
| This milky, cloudy, and stringy looking stuff at the | | | | often, and step up your effort in getting regular and |
| bottom of the container is what contains the | | | | moderate physical exertion. These strategies |
| healthiest part of the mixture. It also lets you know | | | | combined with ACV will take you a long way in |
| that the important vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and | | | | seeing the results you are hoping for, and quicker. It |
| naturally occurring good bacteria have not been | | | | is possible to lose up to one to three pounds a week. |
| compromised due to over processing, filtration, or | | | | Remember too...that diet modifications include |
| excessive heating. Before consuming, shake the the | | | | increasing daily liquid intake. Apple cider vinegar works |
| bottle gently to thoroughly distribute all of the | | | | best when adequate liquids are supplied to help carry |
| nutrients, pour, and serve. | | | | out the toxins we ingest and are exposed to every |
| An energy boosting way to drink ACV, without it | | | | day. |
| taking your breath away, is to mix about 2 | | | | Not just any liquids, but read this to mean WATER |
| teaspoons with an equal amount of raw honey in a | | | | exclusively. Start reducing the amounts of other |
| small glass of warm water. Stir to dissolve the honey | | | | beverages you may be drinking instead, such as soft |
| and drink one to three times a day. You can sip on | | | | drinks, coffee, tea, fruit juices, and alcohol. |
| this drink during a meal for extra digestive power, or | | | | Moderation, in occasionally consuming these, is |
| you can drink this ahead of a meal. Refrain from | | | | absolutely crucial in maintaining a healthy body weight |
| drinking to much water or any other beverage during | | | | (even if your underweight), or if you are trying to |
| your meal, and for up to an hour afterward. Give | | | | lose weight. |
| your gastric stomach juices enough time to fully | | | | When used as a flavor seasoning, or drinking as a |
| break down the food you just ate, on its own, | | | | healthy tonic, ACV could have your current health |
| without weakening their effects with added liquids. | | | | issue becoming a thing of the past. As with any type |
| Why use apple cider vinegar? Because, when it is | | | | of natural or conventional health treatment, be |
| used medicinally it helps the body rid itself of harmful | | | | realistic. Expect a reasonable amount of time for |
| toxins, has wonderful disinfecting properties as a | | | | vinegar to take affect. This may be only a few days, |
| natural bad germ fighter, and is a very biodegradable | | | | a week, or it could be longer. |
| substance that does not pollute the environment. | | | | |