People do some pretty strange things at different times, even when it comes to their health. When we get a cough, we sometimes drink that crazy Buckley’s stuff—“it tastes awful, but it works.” When we get a head cold, our grandmother might tell us to place our head over a boiling pot of water with a towel draped over us. In an effort to stay healthy, people have tried plenty of different things, including fruit juice concoctions, magic powders, pills, exercises, and diet fads—the list goes on and on. These methods include both home remedies and scientifically proven tonics that people use to keep themselves healthy or to cure what ails them.
Some of these methods are actually quite interesting. They often involve exotic fruits and other foods that can taste delicious. Sometimes, they even encourage people to try new exercises that turn out to be a lot of fun. However, there are also a number of ways to stay healthy that don’t seem enjoyable at all. One of these is the surprisingly popular idea of drinking apple cider vinegar. Through my research, it appears that this old-time remedy can actually fight and cure more ailments than any other folk remedy.
Whenever we heard the old saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” whoever told us wasn’t kidding around. The truth is that apples are near the top of the list when it comes to health-boosting fruits. They contain a wealth of nutritious properties, including potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, sulfur, silicon, fluorine, iron, chlorine, and many other trace elements. Believe it or not, all of these same health-enhancing properties are found in good old pure apple cider vinegar.
One of the main benefits of apple cider vinegar is its ability to detoxify both the bloodstream and various organs in the body. Certain aspects of apple cider vinegar act as a purifier, breaking down fatty mucus and phlegm deposits. In turn, this promotes the healthy functioning of the body’s vital organs by preventing urine from becoming excessively alkaline. It assists organs such as the kidneys, bladder, and liver. Apple cider vinegar also helps oxygenate the blood, preventing it from becoming too thick—reducing pressure on the heart and blood vessels and lowering blood pressure. This “magic” vinegar also aids digestion and neutralizes toxic substances that enter the body. When taken before meals, it can even help neutralize harmful substances in food, preventing issues like diarrhea.
One key ingredient in apple cider vinegar is potassium. This essential mineral plays a vital role in numerous bodily functions, from preventing runny noses to supporting normal growth, replacing worn-out tissues, and assisting soft tissues much like calcium supports bones and teeth.
In all honesty, the taste of apple cider vinegar is its biggest downfall. However, if you can get past its strong flavor, the benefits seem almost limitless. Over the years, apple cider vinegar has been recorded as helping or curing a variety of ailments, including allergies, arthritis, asthma, coughs, diarrhea, dizziness, fatigue, food poisoning, gas, gout, hair loss, headaches, heartburn, hiccups, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, insomnia, menstruation issues, nail problems, nervousness, nosebleeds, obesity, shingles, and sore throats—just to name a few. The full list is even more extensive.
So next time you suffer from one of these common annoyances, give apple cider vinegar a try and see what you discover!
