Everyone has heard the adage, an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Indeed it proves to be true. In varying forms ingested or used externally, apples can help cure various ailments without having to use OTC drugs or even prescriptions.
Dating back to ancient times, Apples have been utilized as a medicinal health resource, cleaning agent and even a food preservative. You often hear from an older relative how they may have used an apple slice to keep cake fresh or used apple cider vinegar to treat a sore throat.
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You can help promote your health and reduce your costs at the pharmacy or local drug store by keeping your kitchen stocked with fresh apples and medicine cabinet complete with apple cider vinegar. Use apple cider vinegar at the onset of a cold, sore throat, relieve asthma, control blood sugar, address nighttime leg cramps, decrease mild depression, stop hiccups, lower blood pressure, treat indigestion, address arthritis or use as a daily tonic.
Personally, I use organic apple cider vinegar for just about everything; especially as we approach the changing of the time and temperature that typically triggers the cold and flu season. I am a huge proponent of utilizing this form of apples since the fermented vinegar is rich in vitamins, minerals and trace elements like potassium, magnesium, calcium, iron, sulfur, phosphorus and healthy acids and enzymes. It is more concentrated and I prefer the brands that have a significant amount of sediment that rests at the bottom of the bottle...this is the good stuff.
It seems apple cider vinegar can address many of the reasons you would commonly make a run to your local CVS or Walgreens to buy a drug that may only just mask the symptoms and pain your feel. The benefit of apple cider vinegar is that you can treat the cause of your ailment thereby decreasing or completely eliminating your symptoms entirely.
How exactly does apple cider vinegar work? Or more importantly, why does apple cider vinegar work in remedy common ailments? In many cases, it's status as a miracle natural remedy is due in part to the result of the fermentation process: healthy enzymes, amino acids and the ability to balance PH levels in the body.
Internal Benefits & Treatments of Apple Cider Vinegar:
Reduces Lactic Acid buildup: muscle cramping,
Reduces inflammation of joints: arthritis
Maintains bone mass: osteoporosis and post-menopausal bone loss
Restores pH levels: colds, coughs, reduces headaches, indigestion, nasal congestion, ulcers, reduces yeast infections, promotes digestion and underweight condition
Adds Fiber via Pectin to body: lowers cholesterol, treats constipation and diarrhea, controls blood sugar levels,
Cleanses and detoxifies liver: treats mild depression, helps with weight loss
Contains antioxidants: protects eyes from cataracts and slows aging process
Antiseptic and disinfectant properties: kills harmful bacteria in the digestive tract related to food poisoning
External Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar:
Promotes healing of skin: burns, cuts, rashes, sores from herpes, athlete's foot,
Controls ear infections or "swimmer's ear"
Reduces foot odor
Controls itching of skin, scalp: insect bites, dandruff, ringworm, herpes/cold sores, poison ivy and poison oak,
Prevents acne and blemishes on the face
Decrease appearance of varicose veins (wrap legs in apple cider soaked cloth for 30 minutes twice a day--shrinks veins in 6 weeks)
Brightens blond and dark hair (vinegar and water rinse)
Once you start using apple cider vinegar as a natural remedy daily or just to address sore throat; you will find that your trips to the store and doctor will decrease and will be as big a fan as I of this amazing, natural remedy.
Amazing Healing Uses of Apples - Medicinal Miracle Fruit
Melissa Gallagher is the founder and president of Healthy Being, LLC. She is currently completing her Doctorate of Naturopathy and CNHP (Certification for Natural Health Practitioner) and fell upon natural health and healing as a means to combat a severe case of mono she had over 4 years ago. Ms. Gallagher's passion is in her ability to coach and council her clients in best practices for superior healthy. Currently undergoing the trademark process is her Healthy Living Consulting business where Ms. Gallagher works with clients in their offices or homes and sculpts individualized, targeted programs that address their health concerns. In addition to individualized health consulting Heatlhy Being launched Healthy Being in a Box: a product line that produces specific kits that contain a variety of specific vitamins and supplements, homeopathic products and herbal remedies that target various ailments and health covncerns. For more details please visit our blog at http://healthybeings.blogspot.com