These days we are all very lucky, as we can benefit hugely from modern medicine and can also freely use natural remedies and complimentary medicines to improve our health.  The dark days have gone when the women and men health who brewed up natural remedies risked being denounced as a witch and we can now buy the old natural remedies in health food shops and online. One of these old natural remedies is apple cider vinegar. Vinegar and apple cider vinegar have been used to treat various ailments and conditions for thousands of years.  The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates advocated the use of a vinegar and honey tonic for increased energy and greater healing.

Cider vinegar is produced by fermenting apple juice to create cider, and then fermenting the cider a second time so that apple cider vinegar is produced.  The resulting cider vinegar contains all of the vitamins and nutritional benefits of the fresh apples, and also some important enzymes and acids that are created during the two stage fermentation process.To obtain the maximum health benefits from taking cider vinegar as a natural remedy, you need to buy organic apple cider vinegar. health Organic apple cider vinegar should be labelled as such, but you can also tell that it is organic by its appearance.

Commercially produced cider vinegars tend to be clear, amber liquids, but organic cider vinegar tends to be cloudier and darker with sediment at the bottom of the bottle.  This is because it contains a substance called ‘mother’. The presence of mother shows that the most nutritious parts of the apple are still present and have not been destroyed. The mother forms from pectin and apple residues, and contains important enzymes and minerals that may have been lost due to overheating, pasteurisation and filtration in non-organic cider vinegars.  When shopping, also look for cider vinegar that has been cold pressed and made from whole organic apples, rather than cider vinegar that has been pasteurised. Organic cider vinegar does not contain any nasty chemicals that can damage your body, and as it is a natural product it is biodegradable and causes no damage to the environment.Cider vinegar contains many different vitamins, minerals and enzymes, such as potassium, sulphur, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, copper, calcium, and silicon.

Cider vinegar also contains beta-carotene, pectin,health malic acid, acetic acid and amino acids. Apple is a natural way to destroy bacteria and can be used as an alternative to antiseptic.  Cider vinegar can also be used externally on the skin to soothe insect bites and sunburn. Using apple cider vinegar on your hair can also help to treat dandruff and makes your hair smooth and shiny.