Apple Cider Vinegar Experiment

I have been drinking apple cider vinegar mixed with water 3 times a day for about a month now. The outcome is good. My skin is clearer, I am sleeping better, and my sugar craving are not as severe. I did discover that it isn't a good idea to drink the stuff straight. My friends mother is a nurse and had suggested to my friend that she drink it without diluting it. Well, the result is that your insides become twisted and your face has to be freed from inversion by the use of a vacuum cleaner!! My stomach hurt so bad from drinking the vinegar straight that I was almost doubled over. I drank some Chamomile tea and it fix the problem. Thank goodness for Chamomile. It has saved me from two rather painful situation so far. I am thinking that my body has become a living laboratory for holistic remedies and treatments.
Regarding my skin, I used to break out on my forehead and that seems to of cleared up. According to Chinese medicine the skin on your face directly correlates to what is going on inside of your body. So, if you breakout or have skin issues on your face something is going on internally to cause it. Breaking outs on the forehead would indicate an issue with the small intestines. I believe that the vinegar regiment has helped the function of the small intestines, thus my skin has cleared up.
Much to my dismay and my tongues relief, I ran out of vinegar and didn't take it for a couple of days. Through that small window of time a cold snuck in. Slimey bugger! I think the treatment is also helping to keep my body clean and bulsters the immune system so that it can eradicate illness before it becomes a problem. It would make sense if this is the case. If the body is able to clean out toxins and absorb nutrients with more ease then it can expend more energy to protect the body from invaders of the germy kind.
I have found this experiment to be very beneficial. So much so that I have incorporated it into my daily regime. My daughter even likes it and often asked to take sips from my drink. Her reaction is hilarious as she scrunches up her face and says "yum" at the same time!

What Kate Ate 11/15/10

Green tea
Banana
Oatmeal with walnuts and raisins
Green salad and veggie sauce over zucchini
Red pepper and crackers with hummus
Sugar plum spice tea (no sugar actual in it)
Broccoli and salmon