Health Benefits of Apple cider vinegar

Apple cider vinegar is absolutely indicated on several uses on the skin. It creates a vinegar absolutely delicious for salads, but also a precious liquid to be used in the manufacture of tonics, masks, hair rinse in (especially if you use soap, which tends to tarnish the hair and leave residues).

Obviously, apple cider is very acidic, it must be used sparingly if you have a tendency to react with fruit acids for example. I had the unpleasant experience of having my face puffy after all the post-shock treatment of cider vinegar: so be wise and dilute it in water.

Here follows an excellent text that I found on the subject:

Following is taken from the site Claudine Marichal (http://claudinemarichal.be), it has taken from the Bioinfo magazine, a magazine distributed free in all kind shops in Belgium.

There are several ways to use the cider vinegar. The most common is to drink it, as it is very refreshing: two tablespoons of cider vinegar for a large glass of water plus one or two tablespoons of honey (you can begin with one tablespoon of vinegar). There are also capsules of apple cider vinegar, sold in pharmacies or health food stores. Those who adopt this choice should be aware that it is important to drink at least one large glass of water after taking the pills.

Sinus problems, headaches and colds, can be healed by the inhaling of apple cider vinegar. Put two to three tablespoons of apple cider vinegar in a large bowl of boiling water. Cover your head above the bowl and breathe vapor. You can also use cider vinegar for a relaxation bath. Put a large glass of apple cider vinegar in the bath water.

Finally, here's the recipe for the famous vinegar. Legend has it that in France in 1726, four robbers steal the possessions of a person who succumbed to the dreaded contagious disease. When they were finally apprehended, the judge offered them a sentence less severe in exchange for the secrecy that had been immune to the contagion of this terrible disease. They told that apple cider vinegar protected them and they drank daily.

* 20 g of rosemary
* 20 grams of lavender
* 20 g sage
* 30 g ground cinnamon
* 20 g of thyme
* 20 g mint
* 30 g cloves
* 30 g garlic
* 5 grams of camphor
* 20 grams of citric acid
* 1 L of cider vinegar

Let it covered for at least 15 days. Then filter and kept it in the dark.

Can be used in cases of influenza, 1 teaspoon in a glass of water several times a day. Can be used to disinfect wounds and friction against the aches. It is an antiseptic in case of epidemic diseases. You can rub it all over your body (source: http://www.lepetitherboriste.net/affections/vinaigre4v.html).