Apple Cider Vinegar

by hbhs07, posted in Health and Wellness

What is Apple Cider Vinegar?

Apple cider vinegar is an acidic, sour-tasting liquid that is made from fermented apples and water. It has been used for centuries in cooking, for flavoring or preserving food and as medicine. Taking organic, row vinegar with the mother has a lot of health benefits.

What are the Health Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar

The main active ingredient is acetic acid, which is responsible for its many health benefits that include:

  • Improves digestion – Accelerates digestion by activating enzymes
  • Controls intestinal pathogens – Prevents excessive growth of pathogen bacteria 
  • Helps the absorption of minerals – Creates a certain pH necessary for the absorption of minerals like calcium, magnesium and iron and vitamins like vitamin K, C and B12
  • Reduces bloating – Helps break down the food by ensuring more complete digestion, thus reducing gas
  • Reduces acid reflux – Increases acidity in the stomach
  • Helps to release bile – The release of the bile from the gall bladder is done after receiving a signal from the stomach that there is a certain amount of acid
  • Helps breakdown of proteins – Activates the enzymes necessary for breaking down proteins
  • Improves blood sugar level – Helps glucose become more sensitive, so you have less insulin resistance
  • Improves cholesterol levels – Reduces cholesterol by reducing insulin
  • Helps lower blood pressure – Lowers blood pressure by reducing insulin
  • Helps weight loss – Helps to make glucose more sensitive, so less insulin is produced, which can directly cause more weight loss
  • Improves immune system – Stimulates the white blood cells to speed up and help fight infection
  • Antifungal properties – Helps fight fungal infections in the mouth, skin and nails

Other uses of Apple Cider Vinegar

Apple cider vinegar is used to treat various skin and hair conditions. Other uses of apple cider vinegar include hair and skin care.

There are many benefits of the apple cider vinegar in health and skin care, such as:

  • Treatment of scalp itching
  • Hair rinsing to improve the shine and smoothness of the hair
  • Prevention of hair loss
  • Facial cleansing and skin tonic
  • Removal of pimples and blackheads
  • Treatment of acne
  • Improvement of wrinkles and fine lines
  • Improves the appearance of age spots
  • Helps reduce the symptoms of insect bites
  • It has anti-inflammatory properties
  • Fights against cellulite
  • Helps with ingrown hairs
  • Helps prevent skin infections

So, if you are thinking about including it in your diet or daily hair or skin care, be sure to buy organic unfiltered vinegar – with the “mother”.

Talk with your doctor before trying new remedies, especially on damaged skin. Avoid applying undiluted vinegar to the skin, as it can cause burns.

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➥ DISCLAIMER: This post is not intended to replace medical treatment. The information provided is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice.