APPLE CIDER VINEGAR - SUNDAY SERMON!
I'm proud to introduce the Sunday Sermon with Tashagogo! She's letting us all in on her miracles! Love, Meg
Good Morning to all of of you gorgeous women (and HOM)of Megsmakeup. It's Sunday and I’m feeling the need to preach!
In my never-ending quest for youth I will literally try anything, no matter how much it hurts, how expensive it is, how bad it smells, how bad it tastes, or if it makes me look really ugly while I'm doing it. Can I get an "amen"?
About a year ago I started researching the net about natural remedies. I was having problems with my stomache bloating and cramping. My tummy was feeling big time awful and I didn't want to take any prescription meds. I know that they cure one thing and give you another problem in the process. I found a website that explained the benefits of taking Apple Cider Vinegar. I ran out to my local grocery store and bought a bottle (without fully reading all the website's info of course)...I was on my way to getting this poor, abused tummy in better working condition!
Ladies if you would like to try the ACV therapy...make sure you buy Organic ACV.Take my word for it. You don't want to buy Heinz brand, there is absolutely no health benefits in distilled ACV. You'll DIE!!!! Ok...You won't die, but you'll feel like you want to, it's awful! Way too much acidity. I order mine from the Bragg website: www.bragg.com.
As I started taking the ACV, my tummy problems really subsided-almost instantly. Then I started reaping even more benefits that I didn't know were supposed to happen. My hair got super shiny and wasn't falling out in huge clumps in the shower anymore. It also felt really clean the next morning (even after not showering since 7:00am the day before. It was winter and I wasn't getting sweaty. Don't think I'm a stinky piggy..oink,oink). My scalp had never felt so clean. Next, my skin! My God! My skin was so soft, glowing and rosy!
AVC is said to also help allergies, sinus infections, sore throats, high blood pressure (I know this for a fact because it helped my hubby's high BP) increased energy, any muscle pain, arthritis, asthma. The list goes on and on! For me, this is a miracle! We all need miracles...don't we girls!!
This is the hard part....ACV tastes awful. There are ways to make is more palatable. Try to take at least 2 tablespoons per day (I take 2 in the morning and 2 at night). You can mix it with honey and add it to a bottle of water. Sometimes, I put it in a shot glass, cover my nose, drink it really quick and then chase it with a cup of OJ.Anything that I can drink out of a shot glass makes me feel good for some reason. I also will add it to hot tea. It tastes pretty good with apple tea and honey. Add grape juice, OJ, ginger ale or any other juice or beverage that you like. The important thing is to get it down the hatch! You'll get very creative! The health benefits are endless.
Give it a try and tell me what changes you've noticed in your everyday life due to the ACV. I swear by this stuff. I'm not getting older without a fight, that's for sure!
P.S. Please try to drink your ACV mix within 10 minutes. It's not good for teeth enamel, but it cured me of my stomach ulcer and bladder pain...Woo-hoo! Added bonus, it also makes your lady bits (downtown) feel very fresh and clean!
Ladies, tell me what natural remedies you swear by and if you've tried the miracle that is ACV!
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I've been trying the ACV routine now for about a month...I will say that I haven't done it every day but it is helping, my hair is shinier and I feel better, but my skin is still breaking out. Really, is there anyone who has been breaking out for a long time (I have been for ten plus years) that has found something that has really and truly helped their skin clear up? Thanks!
I'm gonna give this a go and see what it can do for me...thanks so much for the tip:)....but im a little aprehensive that I might make friends with Mrs. Porcelain....just as my skin my stomach is picky too...or maybe a better way to put it would be selective..lol...anyway I hope I can take this down..I for sure wont be opting for pills as I am horrible at taking pills I admit my attempts at taking pills are absolutely pathetic-first no one can watch me becasue for sure i wont get anything down so my usual "hiding" place is the bathroom. Well its pretty much luck of the draw if it goes down or not and believe me its more NOT!.. One week i got sick and got an inflamed lymph node so they had to give me antibiotics in, you guessed it, pill form...(this story is not for the faint of heart so if you have any type of heart condition discontinue reading at once!save yourself!!)you know they dont even qualify as pills or capsules or anything that doesnt sound intimidating these pills looked like freaking suppositories! You know the big fat juicy-looking ones..i swear I broke a sweat just looking at them...how the hell was i gonna get these down 4 times a day for 10 freackin days!! Well since the dosing was so frequent I would have to carry along my "suppositories" wherever we went: friends houses, movies, you name it!( I swear I never noticed how much I went out till I had to drag these suckers along!) And when it came time to dose up I'd do my little ritual, excuse myself to the bathroom with my tall glass of water and pray!! I swear our friends probably thought i was bulimic or something! I would gagg and choke so bad I was almost embarrased to come out afterward! Worst 10 days of my life!! Hopefully this ACV will prevent me from getting any type of horsepill prescribed to me again...pls oh pls be the answer...ill keep you ladies posted...sorry for the novel but oh my gosh that brought back some terrible memories im totally traumitized for life!!
I drinking my first glass as we speak (or type), it's vile but if it works.....
Shut it down! I totally think I may have found my twin! I am so glad I get to work with you!
Hi Tashagogo!You already know I love this stuff too! Just wanted to add what I noticed when I take it. I have lots of energy and with two babies, I need it ;). I also noticed the glowing skin, and hair too.I did notice that when I am taking my two teaspoons a day that it does help my diet.A book that I read about this says to take two teaspoons first thing in the morningon an empty stomach, and that it will help with weight loss (and of course diet too) . So this is whatI have been doing, and I am pretty sure it has helped me to shed the last of those stubborn baby lbs.GO ACV!!!
Oh dear lord help me. I went and bought me a bottle of Organic ACV at the grocery store today. I came home and did my shot. I think ACV stands for Apple Cider Vomit. I did the shot glass method for my first time. I'm thinking I will need to get creative with mixing. So today 9/24/07 was the first day and I'll report back in a week and let you all know how it went. 38, how are the pills working?
I can go on for days about some apple cider vinegar...Although, I have to admit I've never actually drank it. And I don't buy Heinz, I buy the even cheaper version, Great Value at Wal-Mart, and I bathe in it. No, seriously,I mix up 1 part cider vinegar to 4 parts tepid water and pour it all over myself in the shower, leaving enough to do a final rinse on my hair. After that I scrub down with a loofah or shower poof and a little Dove Age Defying Body Wash. You wouldn't beleive the dead skin that will fall off, especially around the ankles. I splash some on my face, don't get it in your eyes, burns like hell, and use my fingers to massage it in. Then after washing and conditioning my hair, I pour the rest through it and finally rinse it all off in cool water, so I don't smell like salad all day. Your hair will shine and bounce like never before, and I swear it will take at least five years off. Your skin will absolutely glow. I do this about once a week, because if you do it more than that especially on your hair it will not be as effective. I just do the hair thing when I want it to look it's best with the least amount of effort. Next time I buy, I will try the organic version and see if it's any better.
Along with the EVCO, I was feeling very enthusiastic about ACV after reading all your hype about it. Bragg's ACVinegar has a recipe for their "Health Drink" on the side of the bottle and describes it as a: delicious, ideal pick-me up at home, work, sports or gym. That very evening, I grab a tall glass and add a teaspoon of vinegar, then water, and finished with a generous dollop of honey. For an added precaution, I held my nose and gulped as quickly as possible. AHHHH! I mean, UGHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I felt it more than I tasted it. Luckily, it kept down. How are you able to drink this? Especially at the prescribed 3X a day?!? Once my husband and I tried a health drink made locally called NONI, I don’t care if that stuff cures cancer, that juice is nasty. Then I thought, if only there was a tablet form of ACV, I might be able to handle this...The next day went to my local grocery store and found some, the product actually exists! I don't know if the benefits will be the same, but the tablets smell the same and go down a whole lot easier. Anything for health & beauty, and the fresher “bits” definitely
Thanks for that! I have always heard great and wondrous things about apple cider vinegar having a gazillion benefits but never gave it a further thought. Nevertheless, thanks to you dear, now I am. Your helpful recommendation I can truly use! I am running out to Mother’s Market or Henry’s Market to buy some today. I will give this a whirl and report soon!
I love that you preached about this! This is one of the best sermons ive ever heard! I read about how good it is for your hair and scalp especially if you have dandruff. I think that they said to wet your scalp with it for a little bit and it will leave your hair shiny and beautiful! But i had no idea that it had all these other health benefits! Im going to right now to get some! Thanks for this f.y.i.! Amen!
I started ACV therapy in December. I was looking for home remedies for a sinus infection. I stopped using it recently because I went on vacation. Big mistake. I feel wonderful when I take it and horrible when I don't. I usually take it twice a day, at least once mixed in wwith EmergenC.
Chiquita, I have a really weak stomach. If I see a dog doing doody on the street I gag....seriously! The ACV is really gross, but like I've said before...I never feel as good as I do when I take it. It gives me energy, cuts sugar craving,helps aches and pains, makes me feel clean and fresh and the hair and skin glow like nobodys business. If you try it....use more honey than you think you'd like to, then chase it with a very small glass of Orange Juice. I think the citrus from the OJ helps with the aftertaste. Bunny...I think ACV stands for Absolutely & Completely Vile....lol. Geez, do i know how to sell something or what? I'm glad I don't work for the Bragg Company...I'm pretty sure I'd be canned......lol.
Greenie....Woo-hoo! I'm doing it first thing in the morning....you go girl!!!
I mix mine with Agave and a little water, it's a little better than strait up. It's like a morning cocktail. Not great but better.... I do find it cuts my appetite and gives more energy.
I will try absolutely ANYTHING if it'll help me feel and look better. I'm on the ACV wagon. I've been using Bragg's for a few days now and I've already noticed that when I take a shower it doesn't look like somebody shaved Chewbacca in the shower drain, my scalp feels fresher and doesn't get as oily, and I noticed that my, uh, lady bits do feel fresher. The only downside is that it tastes absolutely AWFUL. Twice a day, I put my 2 tsp. in a shot glass with a little organic honey and a dab of water and I shoot it. Sadly, as I told Tasha, my elderly neighbors can see me through my kitchen window and I'm pretty sure they now think I have a hard core drinking problem because they saw me shooting ACV at 8 a.m. and are now no longer waving at me...aww...hey, at least I feel pretty...
*apple cider vinegar was one in the many remedies my grandmother handed down to my mother. who then handed it down to me (say that 3x's fast). acv promotes healthy innards and we all know healthy innards means clear, smooth, baby soft skin! i love natural beautifiers.
O my goodness this stuff is a true miracle.I suffered from cronic fatigue and just generally fely icky.I drink it twice a day before breakfast and dinnerand it truely helps curb my appatite an even has taken away the cravins for junk food.My skin and hair are shiny and healthy.I also use it on a cotton ballon my face after i remove my makeup and no longer have dry patches.Definately get organic I use braggs.It tastes best in a cup of warm water with honey anda little cinnamon.Give it a try let me know what you think.
They do say that it's supposed to help aid weight loss....but of course...not for me...I only know how to gain weight :-) I've lost about 10lbs in the last few months...but I can only attribute that to getting my huge butt on the treadmill...now you're making me wonder if the ACV has anything to do with it....things that make you go Hmmmm....
Hey Tashagogo! Welcome to the MM crew! My fav thing is Welness Formula from Whole foods. It knocks any sickness I have coming on, right outtta me! I wasn't sick once this past winter!!
I loved reading about this - but I have to say drinking the stuff is quite horrendous. I just started on February 21 so I am waiting to see results. I sure hope it is worth it.
yay for tasha - I like sermons!
Katie
Tashagogo, how did it go? Just wanted to add that I don't mind the taste of it, so it is easy for me to drink.....first thing in the morning, it isa little rough going down sometimes. But it givesme a kick and if I eat my breakfast right after its better on my tummy. I like the idea of mixing it with honey, I will have to try that.
Very interesting Tasha! How about ACV for weight loss? I've heard things (but didn't retain it, of course) about either ACTUAL weight loss or appetite suppressing. Have you noticed anything like that?
Hey sis!! GOOD JOB!! I haven't had any ACV for a while!!! I don't even know why i stopped, but i too noticed the shiny hair and rosey skin difference! I definetly will get a bottle of Braggs soon!
I used to take ACV all the time with honey and water. I don't know why I stopped. But I recently went off the pill and my skin is a mess. So my evening herbal tea now has a double shot of ACV and I have to remember to take it in the morning too. Between this and the hardcore vitamins I'm taking hopefully my 32-year-old skin will settle down.
Apple Cider Vinegar makes an excellent toner if you mix it with some water.Serioiusly amazing.Love this post Meg. Can you believe there is a whole book about ACV? Flipped through it and there were some amazing tips!
I use Bragg's ACV as a toner after I wash my face. I was experiencing slight breakouts and it really helped in clearing them up. Initially, when applying, the smell is strong, however, it dissipates after a few minutes. Afterwards, I apply my moisturizer. My face looks so much clearer and brighter. This is definitely a staple of mine. Besides, it's natural.
Yay for ACV! I haven't taken it internally, but I do use it as a toner. I got the toner recipe from a natural beauty book. It has ACV, distilled water, and mint. It's wonderful and always leaves my face feeling nice and soft!
i love acv.. i was taking it orally for a while while i had a cold and im sure it did me good. But it was a miracle cure for a big wart i had on my finger for aaaages!!!! I tried everything on that sucker. eventually i read online about using acv on cotton wool with duct tape over it 24/7 i did it and sure enought it took maybe a week or 2 but my wart that i had for over a year went away and is still gone yay!!!!! love the stuffi have also used it as a toner 50/50 with water but it was a bit too strong for me .. if i do that again i will make it much weaker
makeup makeup makeup!!!!!!!
Is this safe for your liver????
You actually need to buy the ACV in the DARK bottle. Eden brand comes this way. Also, it needs to be organic, unrefined ACV that says "THE MOTHER" on the bottle. Start with one teaspoon before meals gradually working up to 3 (or one tablespoon). Take it befor meals!! ITs to help with satiety!WebMD says to dilute it with water or juice due to his high acidic nature. (their study only used 12 people to do its findings)The jury is still out if this actually works. The mayo clinic has no evidence that it actually works. The people that do say it works say that its a very slow and gradual process and works for heavier people. I just thought Id throw that out there since I've heard of this for a very long time!!
-Molly
it takes disgusting but i guess it did work
You shouldn't be drinking ACV straight. The best way to drink it is by mixing the ACV in to a bottle of water.I fill a 500 ml bottle of water almost to the top with water and then top it up with ACV. Then I carry another bottle of water to mix with it if i need to (keep filling up other bottle of water). I drink this all day. For a few days you will feel a bit funny and headachy because you are detoxing your body. After a few days though you get used to the taste. I have been drinking it daily for over a month now and water tastes funny without ACV in it. I love the taste. I don't crave Soda/Pop any more and there are so many health benefits - check out the website http://www.apple-cider-vinegar-benefits.com/home-remedies.htmli am recommending it to everyone I know and meet!
also in regard to Kathylovesmakeup's question - ACV is fantastic for your liver and kidneys. It helps detox and remove all toxic waste from those organs. That way they work more efficiently.
oh yeah and make sure it is Organic Apple Cider Vinegar. The website I put above has a bunch of amazing client reviews too.
Cool! thanks for the review!
I'm going to try this! ACV is also good as a conditioning rinse in the shower. You only need a half tablespoon per cup water, though.Or mix some into some bentonite clay for a purifying mask!
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that looks awesome! i really wanna try it!
Holland RayeLee Davida McCafferty
this looks really nice!
Ground flax seed. I sprinkle it in my smoothies or on my oatmeal. Great source of omegas that keep my skin, nails, and hair in good shape.
I'm going to buy some next trip into town! All the benefits just from drinking some vinegar!?! Awesome. I'm so excited to start. Thanks for the sermon.
acv is also amazing to help maintain and regualte weight loss, the stuff taste foul but it really works
thanks for the review