Apple Cider Vinegar for Health & Wellness

According to Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College in Berkeley, CA, apple cider vinegar has lots of healing benefits. It has been used for hundreds of years by traditional healers.  It's acidic property assists your body in restoring proper pH levels and brings health and balance back to your digestive system. 

Rich in potassium apple cider vinegar helps to prevent brittle teeth, hair loss and runny noses. The pectin (from the apples) helps to regulate blood pressure and Malic Acid gives apple cider vinegar the healing properties of being anti-viral, anti-bacterial & anti-fungal.

According to Jess Ainsough in her article "7 Reasons to Love Apple Cider Vinegar", it can help with the following:

• Detoxification
  
• Promotes weight loss
  
• Helps with digestion
  
• Alleviates skin problems
  
• Gets rid of warts
  
• Helps ward of sickness
  
• Helps produce soft and shiny hair

She recommends to always use the organic raw, unpasteurized and unfermented apple cider vinegar and suggest looking for it in a glass container, (preferably dark glass), to protect it’s nutritional qualities from sunlight.  Once opened, it is important to keep your apple cider vinegar ‘alive’ by storing it in the refrigerator.

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