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Rob (Kentucky) on 08/30/2024: 
British nurse, Margaret Hills, who developed rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and later osteoarthritis in the early 1960s, popularised using apple cider vinegar specifically to manage arthritis symptoms. Hills claimed that consuming apple cider vinegar helped her to lead a pain-free life.
She promoted the approach in a book and later established a clinic promoting apple cider vinegar’s effectiveness at helping to treat arthritis and the symptoms associated with the condition.
Many people believe that adding apple cider vinegar to your bath before bed can also help to relieve arthritis pain. “Add one cup of the vinegar to your evening bath and sit in the solution for 20 to 30 minutes. This can help reduce overnight stiffness and swelling.” https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1459197/arthritis-diet-drink-apple-cider-vinegar-reduce-painful-symptoms
Coventry nurse Margaret Hills and her cure for arthritis
Source: https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/coventry-nurse-margaret-hills-cure-3030082
British nurse Margaret Hills, who died in 2003, famously cured herself of chronic arthritis in just 12 months – using cider vinegar and honey, black molasses and an ‘acid-free’ diet.
She wrote a best-selling alternative medicine book and her ‘drug free’ treatment has brought relief to thousands around the world, including the explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes. Catherine Vonledebur visits the family-run Margaret Hills Clinic in Kenilworth, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year...
Margaret Hills was a carefree trainee nurse in 1940s London when she was first diagnosed with arthritis at 22-years-old.
Anchor She was in extreme pain and ordered complete bed rest for four months after a Harley Street consultant told her she had a “very enlarged heart”.
The eldest of seven children from Lixnaw in County Kerry, had to give up her three favourite pastimes: dancing, cycling and swimming.
Before leaving St Stephen’s Hospital in Fulham the Medical Superintendent told her she must never dance, cycle or run uphill again, give up her nurse’s training AND never have children. Margaret thought to herself: “If I am to live my life like this, I may as well be dead.”
She ignored the advice and finished her nurse’s training in London, got married, moved to Coventry and had eight children – five sons and three daughters.
But for 16 years she continued to suffer from chronic osteo-arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis – in every joint.
At its worst Margaret was taking 12 aspirins a day and wearing a surgical collar, surgical corset and splints on her fingers.
She set out to research a cure and read all the ‘natural cure’ books she could find until she hit upon the treatment aged 36 that cured her of all signs of arthritis and kept her totally pain-free.
MARGARET’S’ best-selling book came about after she wrote a letter about her cider vinegar cure to the Coventry Evening Telegraph in 1982.
In a 1994 interview, Margaret said: “It was a twist of fate which led me to open my clinic.”
Her daughter Christine Horner, aged 58, a nutritional therapist, recalls how the letter came about.
The mother-of-two said: “My mum read an article in the Coventry Evening Telegraph about the amount of money spent on drugs for arthritic diseases.
“She thought, ‘this is ridiculous – what a waste!’ and wrote a letter to the paper.
“She described how people could help themselves, she said it was not difficult, she had done it.
“Her life was about to change. The next day the postman delivered sacks of mail and the paper’s switchboard was jammed with callers about her letter. The local response was amazing.”
On June 16, a follow-up story reported how Margaret was inundated with more than 1,000 enquiries from across the country.
Christine said: “My mother printed out her treatment in the paper and it brought even more letters. Within a matter of weeks she decided to write a book.
“As well as looking after four children and her day job as a district nurse she was up at 3am to write.”
The book was originally called Curing Arthritis – The Drug-free Way.
Christine continued: “She found an agent in the area who said: ‘It’s very difficult to get a book published’.
“But every publisher she approached wanted to publish it.
“As Margaret was a Catholic, she chose the most Christian. It was a best-seller for them, and I updated it in 2004.
“At first people kept coming in to our home in Gibbet Hill, Coventry.
“After work mum would find people waiting for her to get some advice so she set up a clinic at home charging a small fee which was donated to her favourite charity, Baby Lifeline.
“It was set up by Judy Ledger, who my parents fostered when she was 15 years old.”
Margaret gave up nursing to focus on her arthritis clinic which later moved to Oaks Precinct, Caesar Road, Kenilworth.
In September 1988 she also opened the Margaret Hills Health Food Shop in Millar Court, Kenilworth.
Margaret wrote: “... day after day the letters arrive from people in various countries telling me how much they have benefitted from following the treatment... and thanking me... I feel so humble and grateful.”
One young woman even flew over from Sydney, Australia with her mother hoping for an appointment.
Margaret also did talks – her last was in her home town in Ireland where 900 people gathered.
“There were so many I had to give two talks, ” laughed Margaret in an interview on November 25 1994.
Margaret died peacefully at her Kenilworth home, aged 78, in May 2003.
Treating Arthritis – The Drug-free Way is currently translated into six languages – Portuguese, Polish, Italian, Romanian, Finnish and Arabic.
SINCE the family-run Margaret Hills’ Clinic opened 30 years ago it has helped thousands.
Christine Horner – the second eldest of Margaret’s eight children – and her daughter, Julia Davies, continue Margaret’s work.
They are both nutritional therapists and run a pain relief clinic.
Christine said: “We treat around 900 people at any given time these days, with the vast majority treated at a distance – by email, phone and post. We also carry out ten to 20 face-to-face consultations and treatments weekly.”
The mum-and-daughter team has received hundreds of grateful letters. In the hallway of the clinic is a map of the world with pins in all the countries where they have patients including Peru, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Tibet, Australia, the Falklands and Jamaica.
* A consultation is £66.50 ($87.38). For more information, call 01926 854783 or visit www.margarethillsclinic.com
MARGARET’S EIGHT-STEP GUIDE TO CURING ARTHRITIS...
The treatment aims to cleanse the body of too many toxic acids and strengthen the body’s immune system.
Hills believed arthritis is caused by the body building up acid, which crystallises and lodges between the joints. The acid crystals become surrounded by fluids, causing swelling, soreness and stiffness. So Hills concluded that the condition would be alleviated by cutting down on acid entering the body.
By controlling the amount of acid going in through diet we aim to increase the alkaline resources in the body that cause the crystals to break down.
The overall effect of apple cider vinegar and honey is alkalising and helps to create the right environment in the stomach to start off the digestive process.
* Dissolve one teaspoon of clear honey in a little hot water, add 300mls (10oz) of cold water and one dessertspoon of cider vinegar. Take three times a day
* One teaspoon of black molasses, three times a day
* A bath in Epsom salts three times a week
* A full range of vitamins, which can be supplied by the Clinic
* Gently exercise the joints
* An ‘acid free’ diet. No red meat, no citrus fruits, no dairy products except skimmed milk, cottage cheese and eggs, no sugar, chocolate, cakes, pastries, pickles, fried food or alcohol
* Eat a healthy diet - 100 per cent wholemeal bread, fresh white fish, poultry, rabbit, lamb, plenty of raw and cooked vegetables, non-citrus fruits, ie banana and apple
* Positive thinking. Avoid stress
Julia's Story - I suffered constant headaches and sore ribs until I was treated
MARGARET Hills’ grand-daughter Julia Davies was eight years old when she was diagnosed with juvenile arthritis.
The 30-year-old mum-to-be suffered from constant headaches and sore ribs.
She said: “I was never a fussy child and would have done anything to feel better.”
Julia treated under the guidance of her grandmother and within 18 months her symptoms had cleared up.
Mum Christine said: “Julia’s hands were so bad she could not straighten her fingers.
“There was bullying at school which was causing Julia emotional stress. We moved schools and she was so much happier.
“Stress causes excess acidity and the whole treatment we do relieves acidity. Cider vinegar neutralises it. We removed all acidic foods and kept Julia off processed foods.”
Julia was left with a mild curvature of her spine.
But having experienced arthritis so young Julia always knew what she wanted to be when she grew up – a therapist.
After passing three scientific ‘A’ levels she achieved a 2:1 in Human Physiology at the University of Hertfordshire.
Before joining the clinic Julia worked within the Civil Aviation Authority’s health unit for three years and then studied Nutritional Therapy at the College of Naturopathic Medicine.
Julia has worked with her mum for six years and runs the Margaret Hills Health and Lifestyle store, Millar Court Kenilworth.
Until her maternity leave she held a free drop-in health clinic every Thursday. “I love the shop and have tried-and-tested everything!”
While pregnant Julia finished writing her first book, Treating Arthritis – the Supplements Guide.
She said: “I really believe in my grandmother’s principles. I wanted to look at the science behind it and explain why the Margaret Hills treatment works.
“It is an update on everything that’s available for joint health - why they work or don’t work and how to use them.”
A new edition of Margaret Hills’ Treating Arthritis the Drug-Free Way and Julia’s new book, Treating Arthritis – the Supplements Guide are available this summer (Sheldon Press).
Success Story – Ranulph Fiennes cured thanks to Hills’ remedy
ONE of Margaret Hills’s most famous patients is the adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, who suffered arthritis in his hands and hips.
In his 1999 book, Fit for Life, the 67-year-old explorer describes how following Margaret’s remedy cured his arthritis.
He wrote: “After many years of Army and SAS activities, followed by decades of expedition work, I developed arthritic pains in both hands and a hip.
“My mother, 74-years-old at that time, was suffering from pains in her lower back which x-rays revealed to be arthritis-related.
“She read a book by Margaret Hills, Curing Arthritis the Drug-Free Way, and after six months of following the book’s food-control advice, her condition improved dramatically.
“I did not follow Margaret Hills’ instructions to the letter but I did take up two of her main remedies.
“I began to eat a dessertspoonful of black molasses daily and, every evening after supper, I drank a mug of cider vinegar with hot water instead of my habitual coffee, tea or hot chocolate.
“After a while I grew used to the unusual taste and within eight or nine months my arthritic pains disappeared.
“That was ten years ago, and I have been free of arthritic pain ever since, despite numerous old fractures, sprains, operations and a life of abusing every bone in my body as a soldier, parachutist, long-distance runner; sleeping on snow, ice and mud floors and, to top it all, living on Exmoor, which is famous for its damp climate.
“Proper food control can cure you by using balanced nutrients which neutralise excess uric acid. If you already have bad arthritis, I advise contacting the Margaret Hills Clinic.”
Four cups of vinegar a day cured my crippling arthritis
Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/150382/Four-cups-of-vinegar-a-day-cured-my-crippling-arthritis
An arthritic musician is back at the keys of her church organ – thanks to daily doses of honey and vinegar.
Mother-of-four Sarah Gall was left virtually housebound after arthritis spread to her spine, leaving her in constant agony.
But after drinking four cups of cider vinegar and honey every day for four years the condition has cleared up and Sarah, 55, is again playing the organ at St Stephen and All Martyr’s church near her home in Bolton, Greater Manchester.
Sarah decided to try the strange mixture after reading about its natural properties.
And after combining it with regular exercise, Epsom salts baths and a healthy diet, she says she has never felt better.
Sarah, who has written a booklet telling of her amazing recovery, said: “I haven’t suffered any adverse effects so I felt I needed to tell as many people as possible who are in the same situation.”
She was diagnosed with osteo-arthritis, which attacks the joints, in 2005 after antibiotics failed to cure a bout of bronchitis.
She said: “I didn’t realise that bronchitis is related to arthritis – it is a warning sign. Then my knee suddenly swelled up and it was agony.
“I was prescribed anti-inflammatory tablets and painkillers but nothing was working. Then one day my back was in agony and I couldn’t get out of bed.”
She and husband Alan, an electrical engineer, decided to try the cider vinegar cure after her daughter searched the internet and found a recipe from 1961 devised by a nurse called Margaret Hills.
Hills believed arthritis was caused by the body building up acid, which crystallized and lodged between the joints. The acid crystals would then become surrounded by fluids, causing swelling and stiffness. She concluded the ailment would be alleviated by using the alkalising effects of vinegar and honey to cut down on acid entering the body.
Sarah said: “It suggested drinking cider vinegar mixed with honey and hot water so I started to drink it four times a day. After only a week the pain started to lessen.
“I started to get gradually better and I began to start to exercise too. Eventually the arthritis had actually disappeared. I didn’t need to see the specialist again and didn’t take any medication. I was pain free.
“My doctor who had seen me when I was bed-bound was flabbergasted. He almost fell off his chair when I told him how I had got rid of it.
“I had no side effects from the cider vinegar and I was back playing the organ regularly for my local church after fearing I might not walk again, let alone play the organ.”
Janet S-D (San Diego Ca) on 09/22/2023:
9-22-2023 I'm an 78 yr old Caucasian woman in reasonable health for my age, although I do have Osteoporosis and low thyroid. From June 2023 till Sept 2023 I suffered with incredible knee pain, worse than natural child birth, to the point I could only get to the bathroom (only 15' from my bed, by using crutches. In early Sept. 2023 I looked up home remedies on Earth Clinic & found that many people used Apple Cider Vinegar with a bit of honey. I decided to try it as all the ER room at the hospital could offer me was very strong & addictive pain pills. So my 1st day I mixed up 4 tablespoons of Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar(with the mother) & a few drops of organic honey (from Florida I had on hand) with 6 oz of filtered spring water and I sipped that for a few hours. Within hours the pain started to dissipate.
By the end of the day I drank the full glass. (other posts said to drink 2 glasses, but I only drank 1 glass) I did the exact same thing for the next 2 days & each day the pain got less, but day 3 I could walk without the crutches, but still some pain...then I switched to honey from bees in Ca. and the pain level stayed the same(low, but still there)...I did that for a few days & no reduction in pain. 1 day I only drank 1/2 glass & the pain started to come back. What I read on here said to drink 2 glasses for 7 days with 1 added table of AVC each day. I learned, don't skip a day! Today I mixed 7 tbl of AVC & a few drips of the honey from Florida...that was a few hours ago & already I'm feeling less pain. I'm not sure if the progress in less pain is due to more AVC or the honey from Florida. I'm just so glad it's working and I wanted to share and hope this helps someone else as much as it does me.....because Western Medicine (that I was raised on) has no ways to get rid of the crystals in the joints that I've been able to find.
BackToNature (Brownville Me) on 08/01/2022:
Using a mix of 2/3 +/- plus 1/3 water in a spray bottle to relieve an itchy rash (and also a fever) decided to spray sore ankles/ feet. In minutes, my ankles snapped (normal for me except when swollen), relieving the pressure. Applied to my hands, my knuckles enjoyed the same fast relief.
Spritzing water alone never provided this kind of relief, so I'm holding vinegar accountable.
Erin (Calgary) on 05/15/2021:
I've taken Apple Cider Vinegar for 30 years. Took a break for 2 or three years, I just always felt amazing. Lately, I've been super stiff. Joints, body, etc. Groaning when getting up, all that stuff. I started using Apple Cider Vinegar on my fish sticks and fries (I like salt and vinegar on fish and chips). I use like 6 or 7 cap fulls at a time on it. A couple capfuls per stick. Of course, after like 3 days of doing that, I'm magically, completely NOT stiff anymore.
I don't like drinking it in water, but I will. I prefer to just put it in a shot glass and shoot it if it's not on fish or french fries. ACV doesn't care if it's mixed with food. It's not picky. But wow, does it work.
Bel1954 (Santa Fe, Nm) on 04/03/2017:
I had painful knee Arthritis with swelling and stiffness everyday. I tried a Cortisone shot helped for a month only and knee surgery was out of the question. I was desperate for relief! All I did was search on the internet for help. I found an article on benefits of drinking Organic Apple Cider Vinegar. Since last Summer I drink 1 tablespoon with 6 oz. warm water everyday faithfully! I no longer suffer with pain or swelling my stiffness is very minimal to none. I am also not a big fan of taking OTC pain relievers and definitely no prescribed drugs!! Today I am a healthy pain free camper and feel healthier Marla (Us) on 05/29/2016:
Robert Henry (Ten Mile , Tn) on 01/13/2016:
HI U OLE PATOOTS, , , , , , , , , got a wild and strange story to pass on via the lady who cuts our hair.
She is 74 and took in her 98 year old aunt 3 years ago. The aunt has an attitude problem, but is healthy as a horse now at 101. The Aunt worked in a school cafeteria until she was 92 and quit to care for her ailing husband. She takes no medicines or supplements. She started drinking ACV and honey at age 17 and does not miss her morning dose regardless.
Our hair lady says her aunt has no arthritis and will probably out live her.
I thought the EC bunch would appreciate this tale.
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Iowama (Pella, Ia) on 05/29/2013:
On the advice of a Doctor of Functional Medicine, I started an elimination diet and found that when I ate sugar or gluten, the inflammation would kick in again. This is not to say I'm cured. Sometimes I get carried away in the garden and suffer the consequences. I've read that arthritis can be a bit of a blessing in that even though it is caused by overuse, it can reveal an autoimmune problem. I do wish you success in finding out the source of your inflamation.
Lisa (Jarrell, Tx, Williamson) on 04/23/2013:
mix on high speed in blender for 60 seconds. Pour into a glass container. Seal & leave in the refrigerator for five days. Normal dosage is 2 tsp. In a glass of water or fruit juice, grape or orange juice is best before breakfast. I do this 3 times a day. it also has other benefits.
John (Windsor, Ontario, Canada) on 01/17/2012:
John GOD Bless
Muckracker1 (Evansville, In) on 12/01/2011:
One thing many people don't know about over the counter pain relievers; when used for arthritis, they wind up, over time, destroying cartilage. So, you wind up needing joint replacements because the pain reliever you used to banish the pain, banished the pain and destroyed your cartilage.
A friend of mine was very succussful using raw apple cider vinegar to alleivate gout, also.
Dr. Dinakar Madiman, M.d., Ph.d. (Bangalore, India) on 11/25/2011:
I feel however that Organic Unfiltered Unpasturated ACV ( so-called 'Mother'grade) will work much better and faster to give good results.
I want to know where this particular ACV (any brand) is available in Bangalore.
Elyn (Oklahoma City, Ok) on 10/17/2011:
Better But With Side Effects
Iowama (Pella, Ia/usa) on 08/16/2011:
Oppiesee (Cape Town, Sa) on 07/09/2011:
I was out of apple cider vinegar, but I had a really vinegary bottle of kombucha in the fridge (which I keep to seed new batches of kombucha) so I started with that. 2 tablespoons kombucha, 1 tablespoon honey, 1 teaspoon ginger, 1 teaspoon borax (after reading about the apples and borax on your site) but it was very sweet so I changed to 6 tablespoons kombucha. (now this is really yummy! ) I make it in the morning and drink it before mealtimes together with 3 capsules of odourless garlic. The last 3 days I am using 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar 1 tablespoon honey, 1 teaspoon ginger, 1 teaspoon borax, it is much more sour than the kombucha mixture so I dilute it with some kombucha and still take it 3 times a day with the 3 garlic capsules before mealtimes.
I also take biochemic tissue salt no 10 - Nat Phos - 2 tablets under the tongue - about 6 times a day.
An acid alkaline food table is pasted in the kitchen and I try to eat as many foods from the alkaline side as possible.
Margaret (Knoxville, Tn, Usa) on 05/05/2011:
Another good remedy for inflammation in the body is Turmeric. Since I do not care for the taste, I buy empty gelatin capsules from my local healthfood store and fill them myself. Be sure to wear gloves if you try this because the Turmeric will stain anything it touches yellow. I take about 2 teaspoons of Turmeric a day this way.
As far as weight loss - I'm perimenopausal at this time in my life and am fighting that belly bulge myself. Acai berry and Pilates seem to work the best for me. I take 1 teaspoon of Acai (powder that I put in capsules) each day and make myself hit the floor for Pilates several times a week.
Paul (Glasgow, Scotland) on 05/05/2011:
Gavin (Manganui, Northland, New Zealand) on 04/28/2011:
I has Heberden's nodes at my finger joints and I've been on ACV for a year and they have all gone but one, and that has definitely reduced.
I pour a capful of Apple Cider Vinegar into a glass and put about three times that amount of water with it.. Then take a spoonfull of honey and keep it in the side of my mouth whilst sipping the Apple Cider Vinegar I let the honey go down with each sip.. I think the Apple Cider Vinegar and honey must go down together to get the full benifit, as the vinegar cracks the honey in the stomach.. I'm taking it morning and evening for the last eighteen months. I have one last nodule left on my right hand second finger but that might have been joint damage due to an accident and not a nodule. They were on most of my finger joints to some degree.
I must say that after trying the stuff out at earthclinic my health has never been better.. Just about all the agues of age have cleared up. After not seeing my daughter for about four months when I started on the Apple Cider Vinegar she said "My god you look like you have lost twenty years".. I must admit I feel it as well.. Im on other stuff as well.. I smoke and drink moderately.
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Gavin (Manganui, New Zealand) on 01/30/2011:
San Diego Web Design (San Diego, Ca) on 01/25/2011:
If you are allergic to apples, than you may try ACV using only a small teaspoon a day to start, and observe closely if you have any reactions, because it's quite possible you dont have any reactions because it is fermented and organic, of course if you use the brand from B---. (Just don't touch anything that has acetic acid in it with metal, it pulls the metal out, its best to use wood such as a wooden spoon to measure it out.)
Otherwise if you have a reaction or you don't want to take any risks, than the other place to get the beneficial vitamins, nutrients, acetic acid and bacterias are from Kombucha. Which I made kombucha in my house for many months, and it did wonders for my digestive system, but you can also buy it in health stores as well. Just make sure it's raw and organic.
Larry C (Bartlett, Il, Usa) on 02/03/2010:
I broke my left elbow about 22 years ago in a motorcycle accident and the Dr. then told me it would give me trouble later in life. He was completely correct as over the past 1-1/2 years it has gone from a noticeable throb to outright excruciating PAIN! Some mornings I couldn't even extend it fully and certainly not do anything physically stressful. After reading about ACV and arthritis I began using it as directed with about two tablespoons in water, sipping it throughout the day. Within 10 minutes of the first sips the pain subsided. I'm now into the fourth day and I'm a new man. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
BTW Gave it to my 19YO daughter for a headache and it was gone in minutes...
Peter (Manila, Philippines) on 02/02/2010:
To explain how it works in arthritis, he uses the analogy of the tea kettle with the calcium build up, which when boiled with acv solution, the calcium deposit is dissolved. So it is this ability to precipitate "dead" calcium which is his explanation as to how it works with arthritis.
What caught my attention was the case of the acv fed calf which was dehorned at ten months of age and was found to have full calcium horns whereas others unfed with acv were hollow. That seems to show that it helps the fuller utilisation of calcium. Another example is the calves supplemented with acv being bigger boned and bodied than the unsupplemented ones.
Another example was that the butcher paid a higher price for dairy cows that were "vinigered" because the meat was more tender than that of others. This is interesting because it shows a good circulation throughout the animal not only indicating no arthritis but also no rheumatism - the hardening of the muscle tissues. He also says that the vinegar diet did away with mastitis and increased milk yields, the increase in milk yields being proof of better calcium metabolism by the animal. ACV also stopped spontaneous abortion and helped in calving.
So how does acv work in eliminating arthritis? Dr Jarvis's answer would be that it assists calcium metabolism and rids the body of badly utilised calcium which causes calcium buildups which is the cause of arthritic pain, and when the excess calcium goes, so does the pain.
Acv also helps the digestive process, as not only did the cows produce more milk, they also ate less feed were free of mastitis and healthier.
Nickieb (Ruislip, Middlesex Uk) on 01/28/2010:
I started using Apple Cider Vinegar with mother two weeks ago for arthritis. Four times a day I take 1/3 mug apple juice, 2/3 hot water with 1 tabsp vinegar. Tastes very acceptable rather like lemonade. You could make with cold water but it's winter here and this is comforting. In the last few days I've also tried adding a teaspoon of Blackstrap Molasses. Put that in mug first and then 2/3 fill with hot water to dissolve before adding apllejuice and vinegar. It's really nice and more importantly it has helped the arthritis no end. Scarcely any hip or knee pain after the first couple of days; still have some stiffness but haven't really started exercising yet so that could be the reason and solution. Shaun (York, England) on 01/17/2010:
Steve (Mesa, Az) on 12/29/2009: 
