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A Natural Remedy - Apple Cider Vinegar

9/28/2012

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Apple cider vinegar draws out lactic acid from your muscles after exercise. A natural remedy to relieve sore muscles is to saturate a cloth with apple cider vinegar and wrap it around the sore muscle for 20 minutes. The pain should be relieved within a couple of hours.


Natural Cleansing, Skin Detox and Health Tonic

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Cider Vinegar is rather strong and so is best diluted with water. Add a little honey to the mix if you find it easier to drink. If you want to neutralize the mix slightly add about a ¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda). Rinse out your mouth afterwards to remove any excess acid that may cause damage to your teeth enamel in the long term. Choose a tonic mix from the recipes below and drink three times a day.

2 Teaspoons apple cider vinegar in 1 cup water (honey can be added if desired).

Dilute 1 tbs 5% ACV in a cup of hot strong green tea with 1 tbs of honey and drink this once in the morning when you get up and again just before bed.

Notes on Apple Cider Vinegar Skin Treatments
  • The smell can be unpleasant to some.
  • If you have a sensitive skin then do not apply the undiluted AVC to your skin as it will burn and irritate. Try it on a small patch of skin (maybe a pimple) to test your skin’s reaction.
  • It is important to note that all skin types react differently and acne treatments that work for some might not work for others. Apple Cider vinegar is safe to try and it may be your answer.
  • The evidence suggests that Apple Cider Vinegar is one of the best detox and health tonics for the body and a great remedy for many ailments including weight loss, acid reflux, cholesterol, constipation and heartburn among others
  • AVC is also said to work wonders for your overall health and can even help fight diseases such as osteoporosis, cancer, memory problems and aging.
If you can get used to it then taking it orally as a general health tonic is a great idea and highly recommended by many natural health experts.

Apple Cider Vinegar Cures List

Acid Reflux Syndrome
If you suffer from acid reflux syndrome you should take a little apple cider vinegar in water with each meal as it helps to prevent the symptoms and cure acid reflux syndrome.

Arthritis
One area where apple cider vinegar may be used is for arthritic pain. When using it to relieve this pain it is best used externally either by creating an apple cider vinegar poultice (dip in a mixture of ACV and water) or by soaking aching hands or feet in an ACV and warm water solution.

Athlete’s Foot
If you have athlete’s foot you can also find relief by applying either a cotton ball or cloth soaked in ACV to the foot and then allowing it to dry before putting back on shoes or socks.

Asthma
Sipping a solution of apple cider vinegar and water (approximately 1 tablespoon of ACV to a glass of water) can help to relieve the wheezing of asthma and can be repeated if necessary.

Candida
Create a douche using 2 tablespoons of ACV to 4 cups of warm water.

Cholesterol
If you have problems with high cholesterol you can get help by using the general recommended dosage of ACV with a healthy diet and lifestyle.

Coughs and Colds
1-2 teaspoons of ACV can be used in ½-1 glass of water for colds and coughs; for colds drink half a cup several times a day and for coughs drink when the throat is irritated or before meals.

Dandruff
A solution of ACV in a spray bottle of water that is sprayed onto the hair once or twice a week and then left for about fifteen minutes before rinsing thoroughly can also help to get rid of dandruff.

Diabetes
A number of studies have also shown that apple cider vinegar may be beneficial in treating diabetes and helping to lower glucose levels. Two tablespoons of ACV taken at bedtime (with water) can help reduce glucose levels by about 6% in the morning. You could also try the generally recommended dosage to help lower blood glucose levels.

Eczema
If you suffer from eczema you can use apple cider vinegar both internally and externally. Take the generally recommended dosage three times a day and then also apply diluted ACV to the skin externally.

Fatigue
Taking the generally recommended dosage of ACV three times a day, with meals, can help to relieve fatigue.

Food Poisoning
Regularly taking ACV may also help to prevent food poisoning. There are testimonies of people who drink Apple Cider Vinegar with meals and don't suffer from food poison when others who ate the same food did get the food poisoning.

Hay Fever and Allergies
Hay fever and allergy sufferers can also benefit from taking regular doses of apple cider vinegar (the generally recommended dosage. 

Headaches
I haven't tried this and pain relief would depend on what is causing your headache. If you are suffering from a headache you may find it a relief to inhale ACV vapours. This can either be done by boiling ACV in water on the stove, using a vaporizer or simply inhaling from a small bottle.

Weight Loss
This is a bit of a controversial topic but apple cider vinegar for weight loss has been used for centuries. Some report amazing resulted and for others it's ineffective. The claims are that the regular dose of apple cider vinegar with your meals can help increase your metabolism and so help your body to burn more fat and calories as well as suppress your appetite naturally.

Menstrual and Menopausal Problems
Some women have found that regular dosage of ACV tonic can also be used to help alleviate symptoms of heavy and painful periods, as well as the hot flushes and sweats associated with menopause.

Apple Cider Vinegar for your Pets
Apart from being good for humans, apple cider vinegar is also good for your cats, dogs and horses. For dogs it can be used to prevent fleas and ticks, for itchy skin, smelly ears, and lack of appetite or dogs colds (watery discharge from eyes, runny nose and a coughing sound). For cats it can be used for skin problems, upper respiratory or ear infections, and itchy skin (scratching).

Apple Cider Vinegar and Your Teeth
When using apple cider vinegar cures it is important to realize that in its undiluted form ACV can harm your teeth and dental enamel. As an extra precaution, you can rinse out your mouth after drinking your ACV tonic.


Apple Cider Vinegar and Your Digestive Tract
You should never take ACV in undiluted form as the acid can harm the digestive tract. The benefits of Apple cider vinegar cures and natural remedies are quite vast but as I mentioned before it is best incorporated into a healthy lifestyle for best results.
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Heart Facts 101

9/23/2012

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Sure, you must know how to steal hearts, win hearts, and break hearts...
But how much do you really know about your heart and how it works? 
Read on to understand simple facts and or until your heart's content!


  • Put your hand on your heart. Did you place your hand on the left side of your chest? Many people do, but the heart is actually located almost in the center of the chest, between the lungs. It's tipped slightly so that a part of it sticks out and taps against the left side of the chest, which is what makes it seem as though it is located there.

  • Hold out your hand and make a fist. If you're a kid, your heart is about the same size as your fist, and if you're an adult, it's about the same size as two fists.

  • Your heart beats about 100,000 times in one day and about 35 million times in a year. During an average lifetime, the human heart will beat more than 2.5 billion times.

  • Give a tennis ball a good, hard squeeze. You're using about the same amount of force your heart uses to pump blood out to the body. Even at rest, the muscles of the heart work hard—twice as hard as the leg muscles of a person sprinting.

  • Feel your pulse by placing two fingers at pulse points on your neck or wrists. The pulse you feel is blood stopping and starting as it moves through your arteries. As a kid, your resting pulse might range from 90 to 120 beats per minute. As an adult, your pulse rate slows to an average of 72 beats per minute.

  • The aorta, the largest artery in the body, is almost the diameter of a garden hose. Capillaries, on the other hand, are so small that it takes ten of them to equal the thickness of a human hair.

  • Your body has about 5.6 liters (6 quarts) of blood. This 5.6 liters of blood circulates through the body three times every minute. In one day, the blood travels a total of 19,000 km (12,000 miles)—that's four times the distance across the US from coast to coast.

  • The heart pumps about 1 million barrels of blood during an average lifetime—that's enough to fill more than 3 super tankers.

  • lub-DUB, lub-DUB, lub-DUB. Sound familiar? If you listen to your heart beat, you'll hear two sounds. These "lub" and "DUB" sounds are made by the heart valves as they open and close. See the valves in action.
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Natural Goodness!

9/18/2012

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Forever Aloe Vera Gel is Bursting Full of Natural Goodness!
With over 200 trace minerals and vitamins including calcium, sodium, iron, potassium, chromium, magnesium, manganese, copper, zinc, vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, B12, C, E, Folic Acid, and Niacin, it’s packed with a punch to help naturally build the body’s defense system against oxidative stress.
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"The Unhealthy Truth: How our food is making us sick & what we can do about it."

9/9/2012

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Robyn shares her personal story and how it inspired her current path as a "Real Food" evangelist. Grounded in a successful Wall Street career that was more interested in food as good business than good-for-you, this mother of four was shaken awake by the dangerous allergic reaction of one of her children to a "typical" breakfast. Her mission to unearth the cause revealed more about the food industry than she could stomach, and impelled her to share her findings with others. Informative and inspiring.

About this speaker
Robyn authored "The Unhealthy Truth: How Our Food Is Making Us Sick and What We Can Do About It." A former Wall Street food industry analyst, Robyn brings insight, compassion and detailed analysis to her research into the impact that the global food system is having on the health of our children. She founded allergykidsfoundation.org and was named by Forbes as one of "20 Inspiring Women to Follow on Twitter." The New York Times has passionately described her as "Food's Erin Brockovich."


http://allergykidsfoundation.org    |   http://twitter.com/unhealthytruth

Category: Nonprofits & Activism    |    License: Standard YouTube License
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Eating and Food Tips

9/1/2012

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PictureFood for Thought...
The food you eat can be either the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison.
Dr. Ann Wigmore


To accurately monitor your food consumption, consider keeping a food journal. This is especially important for people starting a new dietary routine.

To ensure the best digestion and absorption of all the nutrition at a meal, sit at a table in a pleasant, quiet environment.

Lying down after a meal tends to turn off or reduce the rate of digestion. Walking or light-exercise after meals keep the blood circulating and organs active.

When craving sweets, rinse your mouth with one teaspoon of baking soda dissolved in a glass of warm water. Do not swallow. Cravings should disappear quickly. Another tip for Food Cravings...


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    Sonia is an advocate for 'Natural Alternatives' while sharing easy everyday solutions.
    Her goal is to introduce  practical and natural strategies in our lives as opposed to the accessible conventional ways that our society has so adapted to. She is determined and continuously researching alternatives to cultivate healthier wellness methods. Her life has not been an easy one but she persevered and is truly empathetic in nature and completely interrelates with others. Due to her experiences Sonia has a real understanding of the difficulties that our busy lifestyles and culture bring and wants to help.
    Sonia maintains years of business knowledge, holistic passion and enthusiasm for change. Here on her blog you will meet some of her discoveries and revelations.

    Sonia's Blog is produced to offer information for natural wellness solutions with an easy to follow blueprint for living well and enjoying life!

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