How to Stay Healthy with Apple Cider Vinegar

Apple cider vinegar offers a number of health benefits.

You can improve your physical health and appearance with the help of apple cider vinegar. This variety of vinegar comes with a wide assortment of little-known health-related perks. It may surprise you to learn that apple cider vinegar holds the key to healthier hair, skin and nutrition. So, if you want to feel healthy and look your best, head to your nearest grocer to pick up a bottle of apple cider vinegar on the double.

Things You'll Need

• Water
• Pumice stone
• Petroleum jelly
• Cotton balls
• Bandages

Instructions

1. Drink apple cider vinegar to clear up constipation. If you've had trouble doing your business, stir 1 tbsp. of apple cider vinegar into a glass of water. Consume this mixture thrice daily to bid farewell to constipation.

2. Drink apple cider vinegar to prevent heartburn. After every meal, combine 1 tbsp. of apple cider vinegar with 4 oz. of water, then drink the mixture to stop heartburn in its tracks.

3. Lower your blood pressure with apple cider vinegar. To help bring down high blood pressure, drink a glass of water combined with 1 tbsp. of apple cider vinegar every day.

4. Wash your hair with apple cider vinegar. If you're tired of abusing your hair with chemical-laden over-the-counter shampoos, add 1 tbsp. of apple cider vinegar to a cup of water, and shampoo with the mixture. Your hair will be left clean and nourished.

5. Clear up plantar warts with apple cider vinegar. If you have any unsightly plantar warts that you can't wait to get rid of, soak the wart in apple cider vinegar for 20 minutes. Afterward, use a pumice stone to carefully remove any dead skin. Spread petroleum jelly around the area, then use a bandage to secure an apple cider vinegar-soaked cotton ball over the wart you wish to remove. Repeat this process daily until you are free of plantar warts.

Tips & Warnings

• Exercise caution when shampooing with apple cider vinegar. Apple cider vinegar can sting if it gets into your eyes.

• If using apple cider vinegar to lower blood pressure, keep track of your progress with an at-home blood pressure machine.

References

• Simple Mom; How to Clean Your Hair Without Shampoo; Tsh Oxenreider; September 2009
• Organic Food for Everyone: Organic Apple Cider Vinegar
• Global Healing Center; The Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar; Dr. Edward Group; August 2008
• YouTube: Cure Constipation With Organic Food
• Mayo Clinic; Plantar Warts; May 2011