COLDS AND SORE THROATS
Here are some proven remedies to relive cold symptoms,
* To banish a chest cold soak a large piece of a brown paper grocery bag in ACV. Sprinkle cayenne pepper over the saturated paper and bind to the chest with cloth stips. Make sure the pepper side is against the skin. Leave on for 20 minutes remove and wash with warm water
* You can ease a sore throat caused by a cold by mixing one quarter cup honey and one quarter cup apple cider vinegar. Take 1 tablespoon every four hours or as needed. A sore throat heals faster if you sip a tonic made of one half cup ACV to one half cup water and three tablespoons honey and 1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper.
Gargling wit ACV also helps soothe a sore throat. Use a tablespoon of ACV added to a glass of warm water and gargle a mouthful of the solution every hour. I also put two drops of betidine as well to this.
*gargling with ACV kills strep germs, Dr Jarvis observes this treatment has cured a streptococci sore throat in 4 hours. The patient became free of symptoms even before the state laboratory confirmed that the culture showed the presence of streptococci.
Also try this Place a thin cloth soaked in ACV over the throat. Cover the cloth with a hot, damp towel to heat the throat and neck so the ACV is absorbed throuh the skin. If a dry night cough keeps you awake, try sprinkling your pillow with apple cider vinegar before going to bed.
DIGESTION
Good health often depends on good digestion. 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar (honey optional) in a glass of water at each meal can keep your digestive system in top shape. ACV destroys the bacteria, fungi and viruses that make us sick.
*Making ACV a daily havit can even protect you from accidental food poisioning from tainted fish, meat or bad mayonaise based salads.
UPSET STOMACH
Summertime with its picnics and other outdoor activities is prime time for diarrhea or upset stomach caused by foods that are left to long with out refrigeration. Apple cider vinegar can mean the difference between a bad or a mild case of food poisoning. A teaspoon of apple cider vinegar added to a glass of water miraculously soothes the digestive tract even after the symptoms appear.
NAUSEA
Others claim you can relieve the discomfort of nausea if you soad a cloth in warm ACV wring it out and place it on your stomach. Replace with anotehr warm cloth as the first one cools.
* If you awake with nausea or vomiting, stick with apple cider vinegar and water throughout the day. By evening you should be able to keep light food down. Continue to take vinegar and water five times a day for the next three days to make sure the bacteria is completely out of your system.
DIARRHEA
Some experts believe that apple cider vinegar can prevent food poisiong or travelers diarrhea. If you are traveling outside the US bring your own supply of ACV and honey. Thirty minutes before meals, take the usual dosage, 1 teasppon of each, Just make sure you use bottled water or some other sealed beverage with the mixture.
* Sometimes diarrhea strikes at home, mild food poisoning allergic reaction monor bacterial infection fatigue, stress or overeating many bring it on. Whatever the cause depletion and dehydration are the results. Drink lots of water throughout the bout and after mineral water is best. The same prevention advice applies if you know you are going to be eating a large meal that may give you indigestion. Drink the standard ACV cocktail 15 minutes before you sit down to eat. Experts advise that if the diarrhea hasnt cleared up after three days, you should see your doctor.
OTHER DIGESTION PROBLEMS
The regular ACV treatment before each meal or three times a day accomplishes three things, it destroys the harmful bacteria thats causing the condition it supplies lost fluids and it replaces the valuable potassium that your system loses. Nutrutionists have discovered that ACV is remarkabley like the stomach acids that keep digestion flowing naturally and evenly. And its well known that good digestion means the body is metabolizing foods and nutrients in the way thats necessary to keep the body well oiled and fueled for action.
* Many folk remidies suggest ACV for a variety of tummy problems including hiccups and excess gas. Other advocates of apple cider vinegar recommend taking a teaspoon of ACV before meals as a digestive aid. Hold the solution in your mouth for a few seconds before swallowing. This will start the saliva flowing. Which then turns on the stomachs digestive fluid faucet. The result better digestion...
* To avoid heartburn mix 1 teaspoon of ACV in half glass water and sip it throughout the meal.
FEET AND LEGS
The next time you have sore, aching feet fill the bathtub with ankle deep warm water. Add half cup of ACV and walk back and forth in the solution for five mintues. Do this in the morning and just before going to bed at night your sore feet will feel cool, soothed and relaxed.
ATHLETES FOOT
Apple cider Vinegar is also beneficial for treating athletes foot. If the infection is severe, you may want to soak your feet in undiluted apple cider vinegar for ten minutes. It may sting, but it only lasts for a few seconds. Afterward, moisten gauze with the cider vinegar and apply it to the infected area. Then cover with a dry sock. Kep the pads on overnight and soak your feet again the next morning. The infection should clear up in about two weeks. Athletes foot is a fungal infection that thrives in dark, warm moist places such as your shoes. To avoid reinfecting your feet swab the inside of your shoes with ACV and then let them dry. Its a good idea to scrub the tub and bathroom floor with an ACV solution. To remove ferms from your socks or pantyhose, soak in a mixture ofone part ACV and 5 parts water. Soak for 30 minutes vefore washing as usual.
One home remedy requires soaking a slice of bread in apple cider vinegar. Secure it in place with a gauze bandage overnight. By morning the corns or calluses should have disappeared.
* to soften and dissolve corns, soak the affected areas in a solution of warm water and half cup ACV for 30 minutes. Dry with a course towel and gently rub with a pumice stone. Wrap the corns in a gauze bandage saturated with full strength AVC and leave on overnight.
VARICOSE VEINS
Some people use ACV to relieve the discomfort and unsighliness of varicose veins. Soak a cloth in ACV and wring it out. Wrap the cloth around your legs and leave it on for about 30 minutes. Keep your legs propped up repeat once in the miorning and again at night.