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Category: > Remedies > Take 1 TBSP of Apple Cider Vinegar For 60 Days To Eliminate These Common Health Problems

Take 1 TBSP of Apple Cider Vinegar For 60 Days To Eliminate These Common Health Problems

Dec 28, 2016 Carly Fraser Post contains aAffiliate links Save For Later Print

Last Updated: Feb 19, 2020

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Vinegar has been used for centuries for various purposes, whether to clean the house, sanitize or to make delicious pickled vegetables. For health, however, apple cider vinegar (ACV) is the best.

The Father of Medicine, Hippocrates (c. 420 BC), used ACV for different health ailments like coughs and colds. Now, it is being used to help alleviate hiccups, as well as help with health concerns surrounding diabetes, cancer, heart problems, weight issues, and high cholesterol.

What makes ACV so healing to the body is that it is made from apples. When apples undergo the fermentation process, the result is beneficial enzymes and other life-sustaining nutrients. Apple cider vinegar is one of the only vinegars that contains a “mother”, a cobweb-like amino acid-based substance that is only found in unprocessed and unfiltered ACV’s. This mother can actually be used to make new batches of vinegar to quick-start the fermentation process.

The mother gives off powerful antioxidant, antimicrobial and antiviral properties to the rest of the vinegar, which we then drink. Sometimes you might even catch a swig of pieces of the mother as you drink ACV (but don’t worry – it’s completely safe!). It will make your vinegar look murky, but this is what you want. It means your ACV is a quality brew.

Health Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar

Here are 8 common health benefits of consuming at least a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar every day:

1. Weight Loss

Because apple cider vinegar helps lower blood sugar and insulin levels, it also aids in helping you shed a few pounds, too. Different studies have found vinegar to increase satiety, which results in fewer calories eaten throughout the day. One study found acetic acid in vinegar actually suppresses body fat accumulation (1). Groups that took in at least 1 tablespoon of vinegar a day had significantly lower body weight, BMI, visceral fat, waist circumference, and serum triglyceride levels than the placebo group.

2. Kills Bacteria And Prevents Infections

Vinegar is one of the best all-natural cleaners out there (2). It has powerful sanitizing effects and is used in many home disinfectants. It inhibits bacteria (like E. coli) from growing on food and spoiling it (3) and is, therefore, a great food preservative. The acetic acid in vinegar can kill bacteria and prevent them from reproducing. It has been shown to be effective against bacteria found in burn wounds (4).

3. Lowers Cholesterol

Studies done with rats have shown that ACV can lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels (5). ACV also contains special antioxidants, such as chlorogenic acid, which protects LDL cholesterol particles from becoming oxidized (normally, when oxidized, these particles become a major cause of heart disease). Consuming ACV will also lower cholesterol by increasing bile production in the liver (6).

4. Lowers Blood Pressure

The acetic acid in apple cider vinegar helps lower blood pressure, as well as the activity of a plasma enzyme called renin, which plays a major role in the body in regulation of blood pressure, thirst and urine output (7). It also helps lower elevated blood sugar levels, which is extremely beneficial to those who have type 2 diabetes.

5. Prevents Cancer

Vinegar possesses strong anti-tumor properties. It can help repress the growth of human leukemia cells (8) and has also been shown to stop the growth of colon, lung, breast, bladder, and prostate cancer cells (9). Apple cider vinegar, specifically, however, is the best option when trying to fight cancer. It contains a variety of cancer-fighting polyphenols, which are potent antioxidants that cause apoptosis (cell death) in cancer cells.

6. Relieves Allergies

Seasonal allergies can be a pain, but ACV can help. It is an all-natural antihistamine that can help with symptoms like wheezing and hives. According to Melissa Gallagher, M.S., CWC, SNHP, apple cider vinegar is just as effective in treating allergic reactions as anti-histamine medications like Zyrtec. ACV can help prevent symptoms of allergies like nasal congestion, sneezing, itchy, red and swollen eyes, itchy sensations in the nose, ears, lips, mouth and/or throat, headache, nosebleed, cough, and asthma. I have personally used ACV to treat symptoms of a nut allergy I had this previous year in Costa Rica.

7. Improves Lymphatic Function

Living enzymes and acetic acid in ACV help break up mucus in the body and cleanses the lymph nodes. Keeping the lymphatic system clean can help you prevent over 80% of chronic diseases that plague modern society today. Make sure you combine taking ACV with rebounding, dancing, yoga, or swimming to help pump out stagnant lymph once it has been dislodged with ACV.

8. Excellent Anti-Inflammatory

Apple cider vinegar is high in vitamin K2, a lesser-known vitamin essential for good health. Vitamin K2 is found only in animal products, or fermented products like kombucha, ACV, and sauerkrauts. This vitamin is important in reducing inflammation, especially in those who have asthma. ACV is also high in minerals like potassium, which is essential when wanting to reduce swelling and bulging veins (such as varicose veins).

How To Start Using Apple Cider Vinegar

If you want to start using apple cider vinegar, make sure you keep the following tips in mind:

1. Make sure the brand you are buying is organic, unpasteurized (aka. raw), and unfiltered. You want ACV with the “mother” – any vinegar that is clear and not murky will not produce the same bodily effects.

2. You don’t just want to drink ACV straight. Mix 1 tbsp. of ACV with 1 cup of water. You can also add a little bit of honey if you’d like to help cut the bitterness.

3. Don’t want to drink ACV? Add it to your salads or other veggie dishes. Any way to get it into your body is great. A simple ACV salad dressing is 1 minced garlic clove, 1 tbsp. dijon mustard, 1/4 cup raw apple cider vinegar, 2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice, 2 tsp. raw honey, 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil (or room-temp coconut oil) and some salt and pepper to taste. Put in a small mason jar and shake until well combined.

Best Apple Cider Vinegar Brands

There are many brands of apple cider vinegar out there, but if they aren’t raw and unpasteurized, you likely won’t be receiving all the health benefits this supplement has to offer. 

Here are some great brands of apple cider vinegar that are raw, unpasteurized, and contain “the mother”:

  1. Bragg Organic Raw Apple Cider Vinegar
  2. Eden Foods Organic Apple Cider Vinegar
  3. Filsinger’s Organic Apple Cider Vinegar
  4. Spectrum Organic Apple Cider Vinegar
  5. Dynamic Health Organic Apple Cider Vinegar

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Carly Fraser has her BSc (Hons.) Degree in Neuroscience, and is the owner and founder at Live Love Fruit. She currently lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with a determined life mission to help inspire and motivate individuals to critically think about what they put in their bodies and to find balance through nutrition and lifestyle. She has helped hundreds of thousands of individuals to re-connect with their bodies and learn self-love through proper eating habits and natural living. She loves to do yoga, dance, and immerse herself in nature.

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Comments

  1. Mike Stephens says

    Feb 3, 2018 at 9:41 am

    does acv interfere with other meds?

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    • Carly Fraser says

      Feb 3, 2018 at 3:09 pm

      Not that I know of, but I think it can interact with insulin levels. Always check with your doctor to be sure.

      Reply
  2. Dusan Aunicky says

    May 4, 2018 at 10:16 am

    In numbers, what is the approximate ammount of vitamin K2 in apple vinegar? „High” amount is a bit vague 🙂

    Reply
    • Carly Fraser says

      May 4, 2018 at 2:29 pm

      Hmm, I am not totally sure Dusan, I just know that fermented products have vitamin K2 (like sauerkraut, kombucha, etc.) – maybe contact the company to see what the levels might be, as I am sure they vary across companies.

      Reply
  3. Agneta says

    Aug 9, 2019 at 5:12 pm

    I have been using ACV for six months. I have been gaining allot of body fat since then. Can this be explained?

    I know limit my carbs only to breakfast, and I stay away from sugar. Also doing allot of cardio to burn all the execive fat.

    Reply
    • Carly Fraser says

      Aug 10, 2019 at 11:31 am

      Weird – I have never heard of ACV causing that, it is likely something else. I know restrictive dieting is often the cause of weight gain, as has been my own personal experience. Carbs are not your enemy – only the bad kind of carbs. Stick with plenty of fresh fruit, veggies, greens, nuts and seeds.

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