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Apple Cider Vinegar Benefits

Health Benefits Of Acidic Apple Cider Vinegar

Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) is a health tonic with multitude of benefits including weight loss, skin and hair care, indigestion, diabetes and cholesterol management. The only drawback of ACV is the sour taste and strong smell that it gets due to the presence of yeast and bacteria. 

Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar for different ailments

Obesity

ACV controls appetite and boost fat metabolism that further increases weight loss. The acetic acid present in ACV activates the fat burning enzyme AMPK in the liver, slows down breaking down of starch to sugar and prevents accumulation of fat.

Apple Cider Vinegar Benefits

Diabetes Mellitus (Type 1&2)

Studies on ACV indicate that acetic acid slows down the process of breaking down of carbohydrates to sugar in the blood stream. It is for this reason that ACV is considered a great drink after having a carbohydrate rich meal. If taken at bedtime, ACV can reduce the fasting blood glucose level in the morning.

High Cholesterol

ACV contains an antioxidant called chlorogenic that can prevent cholesterol level from increasing. This antioxidant inhibits oxidation of LDL and increases HDL or the good cholesterol. 

Hypertension

ACD when taken in right amount can help in controlling high blood pressure. In a study, it is found that ACV can reduce activity of renin, an … Read More

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Gallstones Treatment with Wild Fruits, Yoga & Acupuncture: Claims And Scientific Studies

It is difficult to tell whether gallstones could be removed naturally but there are many people that claim to have flushed their gallstones with traditional home therapies.

 

The solid formation in gallbladder called gallstones. It could be excess deposit of cholesterol or excess bilirubin. Surgery is a common treatment for gallstones but people keep trying conventional ways and some people even claim to have flushed gallstones in a natural way.

 

Let’s discuss the natural treatment of gallstones and see what medical science has to say about these treatments

 

  1. Gallbladder cleanse

 

Gallstones formed for three reasons

 

  1. a) Liver secrets more bile than it can dissolve
  2. b) Excess pigments called bilirubin remain undissolved
  3. c) Gallbladder not able to empty completely

The body is able to clean the necessary parts but there is no scientific evidence to show that gallbladder could be cleaned of gallstones. But still people believe that a gallstone flush out is possible.

 

Formula: Drinking a mixture of olive oil, juice and some herbs for two days can flush gallstones out of gallbladder. The patient is kept on the oil mixture for the duration of the treatment. It is a raw mixture with little information available on the juice and herbs used for making the drink.

 

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