Coram Deo

An Apple a Day

I have been thinking about a lot of things lately.  Perhaps sometime soon I will have the time to distill some of them into a few posts.  But right now, the thing that is driving this post is an image of my grandma, sitting in front of the television, drinking cups of apple cider vinegar. 

I can't remember if she was sick with cancer,or if she was trying to keep it from coming back.  She had the right idea though.  Apple cider vinegar helps make the body alkaline. And cancer, along with a host of other immune disorders, thrive in an acidic environment.  They can't live when the body is alkaline.  But she only had a piece of the puzzle.  She was drinking regular ole' distilled vinegar from the grocery store, which is acidic.  She needed to be drinking raw, unpasturized vinegar in its natural state.

And she should have made major dietary changes.

It kills me to think of her sitting there, us rolling our eyes, guzzling the nasty stuff for nothing.  But once you're already sick things get dicey and you have to make MAJOR changes to help your body heal.  So, in the spirit of "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" I am going to share a few of the things I've learned.

An alkaline body is good.  All forms of arthritis are associated with an acidic body, body acidity dissolves teeth and bones (tooth decay, loss of bone density), it is linked to kidney and gall stones and a host of other degenerative diseases; including cancer. 

Apple cider vinegar is a powerful detoxifying and purifying agent. It breaks down fatty, mucous and phlegm deposits within the body. By breaking down these substances it improves the health and function of the vital organs of the body, such as the kidneys, bladder and liver, which in turn help rid the body of toxins. It also oxidizes and thins the blood, which is important in preventing high blood pressure.

If you read the lists of alkaline and acidic foods it isn't difficult to see why our bodies are so acidic.  But, if we make changes before we are fighting cancer or something like it, the changes won't have to be so drastic.  When Mike was tracking his bodies ph, just adding apple cider vinegar to his water made a big difference.  I prefer to take it by the tablespoon and drink my water plain.  Lemon is also alkaline and a great source of vitamin C, potassium, calcium and magnesium. 

Apple cider vinegar is said to contain 90% of the minerals our bodies need.  It helps prevent food poisoning, cures heartburn and acid rflux, drops blood pressure, helps prevent tooth decay and lots of other things. 

Cider vinegar can be taken alone or used in cooking. It can be used any time distilled vinegar is called for.  It's great in dressing.

You can read more about it here, or you can google it.  There's a lot of information out there.