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Apple Cider Vinegar: A Complete Guide to Benefits, Uses, and How to Take It

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Sprains

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Posted by Susan (USA)
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I thought I had broken my ankle. It was so bad I had to crawl on my knee and my leg and foot were one! My grandmother told me to soak a brown paper bag in vinegar and wrap it around my foot all night. Incredible results. The swelling had gone down two thirds and in three full days I was walking on it again.

Sprains
Posted by Susan (USA)
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As a child I was plagued with sprains. My grandmother mixed apple cider vinegar with red clay, heated it and made a paste. It was placed on the sprain and then wrapped with strips of an old sheet. After an hour the paste was soaked off with warm water and my sprain was healed.

Storing Apple Cider Vinegar

Posted by Sunny (Los Angeles, Ca, Usa) on 06/30/2013

I have an Apple Cider Vinegar bottle opened and I was wondering if I can store it room temperature or is it better to store in the the refrigerator?? Thanks!!

Replied by Kelly
(Cambridge, Ma)
07/01/2013

You don't have to store ACV in the fridge. I keep all of my vinegars in my kitchen cabinet. I don't know anyone else who stores theirs in the fridge, either.

Replied by Carly
(Pnw, Wa, Usa)
07/01/2013

I store my Mother's ACV in the refrigerator.... But you don't need to. It is fine either way. I just like the taste better in a cold drink, so I keep mine cold. :-)

Storing Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Chorisia (Ipswich, Suffolk, England) on 10/12/2011

I have been using Aplle cider vinegar (UK) for years bought in 25ltr plastic containers. No mother forms in the plastic container, shortly after transferring into a glass container a thick mother forms. In small plastic containers no mother forms ether. So, is there some leaching from plastic inhibiting the formation of the mother? If so then it is wise not to keep cider vinegar in plastic containers?

Storing Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Tara (Los Angeles, Ca) on 05/01/2011

I bought a bottle of organic apple cider vinegar from Trade Joe's. Does it matter if it's refrigerated or not? Does it ever expire? TIA!

Replied by Liz
(Boston, Ma)
05/02/2011

No, apple cider vinegar does not require refrigeration. The bottle I have (the popular B's brand that's often mentioned here) says right on the bottle; Refrigeration not necessary. Shake well before using.

Storing Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Brenda (Mesa, Az) on 04/12/2010

Does ACV Lose Nutritional Effect if Frozen?

I just recently started taking a daily maintenance dose of ACV in water. My question is--here in AZ it's a mite warm a good chunk of the year and I must have ice cold water. So I freeze water bottles the night before to take to work.

My question is--does freezing the ACV mixed in water kill the "good stuff" in ACV? I hope not. I could do the ice cube thing, but that's so much more tedious and I already have enough chores to do.

Thanks.

Replied by Debbie
(Okanogan, Wa)
04/14/2010

Hey Brenda, I just read your post, I don't know if you're freezing plastic water bottles, if so, don't, by freezing the plastic bottles, it causes the bottle to release dioxine, I believe that's what its called, which causes cancer. Don't freeze plastic bottles, use glass. I use old peanut butter jars. Bye for now, debbie

Replied by Ben
(Baltimore, Md, Usa)
04/19/2010

Regarding dioxins in plastics and freezing or heating them, do a google for "dioxins in plastic hoax" for hundreds of web sites on the topic. Apparently, it is not something to be concerned about.

EC: Here's a good article from that search: http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/articles/halden_dioxins2.html

Triglyceride Levels

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Posted by Cvbhossain (Doha) on 04/27/2012
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Hi, Few months I googled and found this site for Apple cider vinegar to reduced my trigleceride level. I am 48 and took medicines for reducing. Then I took risk and took one tablespoon daily for 4 months within two months to my & doctor surprise my triglercite level went down.. Thanks for the person who created this site and the contirbutors for sharing their own personal effect and experience.....

Ulcers

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Posted by William (Las Vegas, NV)
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It just stopped the the abdominal pain caused by my stomach ulcer. I thought I might have to go on antibiotics. I guess I won't.

Replied by Glenda
(Phoenix, Az)
08/02/2010

I CANT TAKE EXCEDRIN OR ASPIRIN PRODUCTS. HOW MUCH AND HOW LONG SHOULD I USE APPLE CIDER VINEGAR FOR ULCERS?

Replied by Grace
(Abuja)
08/12/2020

Pls, what is the process to cure ulcer?

beverly
(Texas)
02/04/2022

ACV has tremendous benefits but I suspect I have a histamine issue with all my allergies and find things like ACV, high histamine foods and fermented things seem to bother me more than help me. A lot of people swear by it for GERD but it just makes my stomach hurt. Just be aware.

Vaginal Odor

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Posted by Earthlover777 (Georgia) on 04/30/2016
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I have found a simple treatment for vaginal odor. This is not odor caused by infection! This treatment worked for everyday bacteria related odor. I started taking a bath in apple cider vinegar and noticed my vaginal body odor completely disappeared. This would only last about 2 days so using so many baths was getting expensive! I decided to make wipes. I use fragrance free, natural wipes or you can use paper towels. Add 1 cup of Apple Cider Vinegar with one cup of water and pour into container of wipes! Wipe your entire "downtown" area and let sit 2 or 3 minutes before showering. Wash area as usual. Easy peezy!

To make things even more simple I just decided to make a 50/50 solution in a spray bottle and just spray area before bathing. Repeat as needed. Hope this helps! It's been a life changer for me! 😉😉

Varicose Veins

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Posted by Catherine (Nairobi, Kenya)
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[she has, to her amazement, found her varicose veins disappearing after taking apple cider vinegar daily!]

Replied by Yellogurl121
(Baton Rouge, La)
11/10/2014
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OMG, please give more details on ACV and spider/varicose veins. I've been searching for a home treatment for yrs. I'm a ACV fan and do use it for other health issues.

Varicose Veins
Posted by Elma (UK)
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After having my children 'I had a distended vien between my legs, to one side. I suddenly noticed it had gone after taking cider vinegar for about three months, twice a day.

EC: Click here for more varicose vein cures.

Warnings

Posted by Anon (Anon) on 09/28/2014

ACV consumption can remove iodine from the body, and can result in thyroid problems.

info from cure zone

Replied by beverly
(Texas)
02/04/2022

Are you absolutely sure about this? I have researched and cannot confirm this.

Warnings
Posted by C. Jones (Cleveland, Oh) on 08/28/2012

Warning! I took apple cider vinegar (ACV) with lunch and dinner daily for about four years and developed ever-worsening fatigue. I never put the two together until I came across a book about copper toxicity and zinc deficiency. ACV is stored in copper vessels. Taking it daily can increase your copper levels and subsequently decrease your zinc levels. If your copper levels get high enough, you will develop thyroid and adrenal issues and be plagued with fatigue. Since cutting out the apple cider vinegar and taking a zinc capsule I cannot believe how much better I feel. I can exercise again and not be exhausted for days. I had tried EVERYTHING (dietary changes, medication, supplements) and nothing helped until I added zinc AND eliminated ACV (adding zinc only did not help).

Warnings
Posted by Sangeetha (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands) on 05/10/2009

*** THYROID MEDICATION AND APPLE CIDER VINEGAR WARNING!

Deirdre, apple cider vinegar (ACV) is wonderful, but may be you should post a warning for people with thyroid (and may be other conditions) to give a gap of at least 4 hours between taking thyroid medication and ACV, because otherwise ACV seems to interfere with the absorption of thyroid medicine and the results are not what we would like to see. This might also be true for iron supplements.

Regards, Sangeetha

EC: *** APPLE CIDER VINEGAR SIDE EFFECTS

We have compiled a list of ACV side effects here.

Warts

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Posted by Jay(sc) (Sumter, Sc) on 01/19/2012
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I had warts, and tried the duct tape with the cotton balls with some success. I started taking a quick swig from the bottle at night and in the morning, and now my hands have cleared up. I have also noticed that when I do take it at night, I don't have heartburn. This is my exp. though.


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