Why You Should Drink Apple Cider Vinager (Page 3)

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You don’t have to drink ACV to reap its benefits. It’s also a natural moisturizer and toner with many uses for face, hair, and body.

• Combine one-half tablespoon of ACV with one cup of cold water for a natural dandruff remedy that will also add body and shine to your hair, as long as you don’t mind the smell. (It will fade … eventually.)

• If you’re prone to acne or age spots, use some ACV on your face as a nightly toner. It will clear up the oil and work as a natural antibacterial, as well as lighten discoloration.

• Whiten teeth on the cheap by brushing them with ACV. The acid will help break up stains. But don’t do this too often, or you’ll wear away the tooth enamel (and the stains will get worse).

• Claims that ACV also cures lice and warts are untrue, but it does do plenty. You can come up with a longer list if you think creatively.

Beware of Snake Oil Salesmen
As with all supplements, you should ask your doctor before beginning to take ACV. It’s not for everyone. Pure vinegar is very acidic and can damage tooth enamel and the tissues in your mouth and esophagus if it’s not diluted. It can even cause contact burns on the skin. Long-term use of ACV can lower potassium levels, contributing to osteoporosis, and may interact with certain medications. ACV contains chromium, too, which affects insulin levels, so people with diabetes need to be especially careful when taking it.

Despite its acidity, opt for (diluted) liquid vinegar. You can purchase ACV tablets, but since the Food and Drug Administration doesn’t regulate supplements, there’s no way to know for sure what you’re getting. A 2005 study of eight different brands revealed wide discrepancies among their ingredients, and some didn’t contain any ACV at all.

No Miracle Cure
Though sorting through conflicting information about ACV can be confusing, adding a tablespoon or two to your salad dressing will probably do you more good than harm. Only now are researchers starting to confirm the liquid’s age-old reputation as a restorer and maintainer of health, but while we should all retain some degree of skepticism about its supposed cure-all properties, centuries of history assure us that ACV is no fad.

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nora m b.

5:39PM PST on Feb 1, 2013

Thank you so much.

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2:32AM PST on Jan 31, 2013

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9:39AM PDT on Mar 27, 2012

Thank you!

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health t.

2:32AM PDT on Mar 27, 2012

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9:01AM PDT on Sep 30, 2011

This has been the best remedy for acid reflux in me ! I was suffering so much, no doctors were able to help (medications) till I read about 2 teaspoons of ACV with 1 teaspoon of honey in a cup of warm water and in a week its gone ! TG!! I noticed my sweet does not smell anymore and I will keep trying it till se more with my artritis...!

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Caitlin F.

2:30AM PDT on Jul 28, 2011

Good article, however you stated "claims that ACV also cures lice and warts are untrue". I don't know about that lice, but I tried everything, and ACV was the only thing that cured my warts.
Soak a cottonball in ACV then tape to the wart overnight. remove in the morning, and do this each night. Within a few days the wart started to go back and within two weeks I was able to pick it off and it was gone completely. Keep up for a bit after the warts gone, to ensure it won't come back. It does work!!

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Blueberry M.

4:21PM PDT on Mar 26, 2011

thanks!

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Linda G.

11:20PM PDT on Mar 24, 2011

Great information. I have been leaning to a more alkaline diet and so have not considered ACV to be beneficial. I start my mornings with a half squeezed lemon in a cup of water as lemon is alkalizing in the body. Learning that ACV also acts that way was good news to me. Thanks.

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Carolyn D.

4:36PM PDT on Mar 23, 2011

I used to drink it every morning with honey, cinnamon and hot water instead of a cup of tea. I got out of the habit for a while but I might just get back into it before winter gets here.