The Reason Behind Apple Cider Vinegar

The miracle health benefits of organic, raw apple cider vinegar are endless – a natural detox, antibiotic and antiseptic that fights germs and bacteria.

Apple Cider Vinegar contains acetic acid, which is created as a byproduct after fermentation.  Acetic Acid can increase your body’s absorption of important minerals from the foods you eat. Acetic acid aids in digestion by making your stomach more acidic to breakdown the nutrients from your food. Therefore, it is possible that drinking apple cider vinegar might improve your body’s ability to absorb the essential minerals locked in foods.

I have worked side by side with Dr. Travis Illian for the past three years. He was our former strength and conditioning coach for The University of Alabama Gymnastics Team. He constantly shared his wisdom with us about natural ways the body can cure itself without the use of prescription medication. This is one quote that will always stick with me as Dr. Illain describes the benefits apple cider vinegar has on the body:

“I don’t necessarily think it is the cure for all diseases, but I ‘d say it is the cure for about 95% of diseases.”

– Dr. Travis Illian

Alkalinity

As the acetic acid in apple cider vinegar creates the proper acidic pH in your stomach, the “apple” part creates the ideal alkaline pH in the rest of your body. What is so good about having an alkaline pH throughout the rest of your body?

Parasites, viruses, bacteria, and cancer cells cannot survive in an alkaline environment. 

As I did my own research, this tidbit about apple cider vinegar had me sold. How easy is it to consume one serving of apple cider vinegar every day to get this kind of environment in your body?!

Not only that, but the alkalinity helps with the inflammation in joints, injuries, and is a great preventative for arthritis. Dr. Illian shared a story with me about his neighbor, Ms. B:

Ms. B is 82 years old and walks around the neighborhood most days of the week. The best part, is that she has been taking apple cider vinegar for the past 25 years. She is extremely healthy and does not experience joint pain, while all of her friends that are her age suffer from osteoarthritis and other diseases. Dr. Illian is convinced that Ms. B’s healthy condition is from her daily regiment with apple cider vinegar.

Proteolytic Enzymes

An ample amount of Proteolytic Enzymes are found in Apple Cider Vinegar. Proteolytic enzymes breakdown protein into amino acid form for your body to get the best nutritional absorption of those proteins.

You constantly hear people suffering from Acid Reflux, Heartburn, Indigestion, Diarrhea, and Constipation after consumption of food. And most people try to solve these discomforts by taking Antacids because they think they have too much stomach acid. Actually, it is the exact opposite. Most people do not produce enough stomach acid to aid in ideal digestion.

Digestive enzymes are needed to reduce these uncomfortable symptoms to give the body a chance to rest and recover to produce the sufficient amount of stomach acid needed for proper digestion. Proteolytic enzymes in apple cider vinegar helps with digestion immensely, and you can receive the best absorption from the foods you eat.

Tremors with Ashley Priess

Ashley Priess suffers from tremors that started out of the blue one morning while in the midst of her college gymnastics career. She went to several doctors, including three different neurologists, in search for an answer. There is no tremor or Parkinson’s Disease history in her family.

The best explanation Ashley received from the specialists was that the tremors resulted from an allergic reaction to the influenza vaccine that she received two weeks prior to the onset.

Dr. Travis Illian suggested Ashley to intake Apple Cider Vinegar, simply just to detox her body. So Ashley took a 1 Tbs of AVC three times a day and noticed gradual effects.

A year and a half later, Ashley still swears by Apple Cider Vinegar in order to feel comfortable and in control of her tremors.

Wart Treatment

Apple Cider Vinegar can make these stubborn things disappear. The research states to soak the warts in apple cider vinegar for 20 minutes then gently scrape off the dead skin with a pumice stone. After that, saturate a cotton ball in apple cider vinegar and secure it onto the wart. Sleep in these saturated cotton balls over night. Repeat this process daily. There will be a point where the warts turn black and the final removal of the warts should be as easy as them falling off. This treatment can cause mild pain or discomfort to the areas being treated.

Before treatment

Soaking

Progress

After three weeks of treatment

The warts should “fall off” after enough treatment. At this point, we are still continuing the treatment until we get to the “falling off” stage.

A Multipurpose Tool

There is a lengthy list of beneficial uses for Apple Cider Vinegar.

Improve your Health:

Detox to cleanse the kidneys
Preventative for viruses and colds
Reduce inflammation in joints and injury
Boost immunity and fight infection
Aid for weight loss
Relieve allergies and asthma symptoms
Relieve Gout
Balance the body’s pH level
Lower cholesterol
Reduce blood glucose level in diabetics
Remove nail fungus
Soothe bug bites, jellyfish stings, poison ivy, and other rashes
Improve digestion
Help with insomnia
Strengthen bones
Has anti-inflammatory properties
Promote bowel movements and eases constipation
Relieve heartburn
Promote sinus drainage
Treat ear infections
Helps control sugar cravings
Helps cure strep throat
Helps treat eczema
Increases energy and boosts metabolism
Relaxes sore muscles
Disinfects wounds
Boosts immunity
Lower blood pressure

Beauty and Hygiene:

Hair rinse to fight dandruff and add body and shine
Facial cleanser to boost the pH of your skin
Add to bath water to relieve the redness and pain of sunburn
Reduces buildup on the scalp
Helps in the removal of warts
Skin toner for blemishes
Reduces cellulite
Helps control bad breath
Whitens teeth and kills mouth bacteria
Reduces swelling and fades bruising
Overnight soak to clean dentures

Around the House:

Natural disinfectant cleanser
Wash windows and leave a streak free shine and clean scent
Natural deodorizer

Pets:

Deodorizes urine accidents

Flea and Tic treatment

 

Recommended Intake

You want to buy organic, unfiltered, unprocessed apple cider vinegar with the “mother” which is murky and brown. The “mother” is the pulpy stuff that floats around and this indicates that the apple cider vinegar is bountiful and nutritious.

A 32 oz. bottle like this is about $4.50 from Walmart.

 

As you do your body a great favor and decide to incorporate apple cider vinegar in your diet, it is recommended to take it diluted to protect your esophagus from the acetic acid. You can take 1 serving every day, or you can take 10. It’s all up to you and what you feel. I recommend increasing intake if you feel a cold or illness coming in.

The miracle concoction: 

1 Tbs of ACV

6-8 oz. of water

1 Tbs of raw honey (optional)

*Honey helps subside the sour flavor. It makes the taste much better! I learned this the hard way…ha ha