There is something i want/need to share with you- and i never thought i'd be excited about something like this but I am in awe right now over the seeming powers of Apple Cider Vinegar as a cure.
Around Christmas i began developing hives that rather than come and go (per usual) decided to stay and multiply. The first appearance was on my chest, which is typical for me - and then spread over (and under) my breasts, ribs and stomach. When they started showing up on my sides, reaching towards my back the man demanded that I go seek medical attention. I tried to go see my doctor (which is another blog in itself) and ended up instead at a walk in clinic where the "not really a doctor" who I like to refer to as "the health inspector" gingerly lifted my shirt and then ran (okay walked quickly) out of the room to go look up what he had seen on his computer. I wish i had thought of that before walking in to pay someone a $50 copay to do what i could have done. Anyways- diagnosis: I have a skin rash. One that appears for reasons no-one is sure of and is not treatable, it just goes away in about 12 weeks. It happens to women, usually in their 30's (I'm always behind the times) and it's not contagious or bacterial but might have been caused by a virus. maybe.
I can take Benedryl every 6 hours for the next 10ish weeks (fun!) or I can take Allegra which will help the itching, but neither will make the rash go away. This rash is so NOT pretty to look at and it sure doesn't feel comfortable.
I'm a picker. and a itcher. and a midnight bitcher. I can't just sit and wait out an unknown rash on my body for 10 more weeks, so I get on that handy dandy internet thingy that the health inspector seemed to enjoy so much and start reading. I wish i could say trying the apple cider vinegar was my idea but it wasn't.
A friend (and co-worker) reminded me that she had taken the Bragg's Apple Cider Raw Vinegar with the mother to get rid of a skin irritation she had that the dermatologist couldn't help her get rid of. (he must had had the same browser) I figured "what the hell, it can't hurt" so i went out and bought a bottle mildly grossed out with the slimy stuff at the bottom that is the absolute most important part of it all.
Let me tell you- it does hurt. It hurts like hell if you do what i did, which was slug a shot glass full of it down the back of my throat. Do NOT do this. Do not cut corners, or try to save time or "be brave". First of all, it does hurt, and then it makes you feel nauseous and it's really bad for your teeth (the enamel not the gritting). I know there are some tough guys out there that will want to just shoot it and i hope you think of me when you do. Think of me laughing my ass off at you because friends don't say "i told you so".
Anyways- Day one almost decided me to never do that again but i swear to you that when i woke up the next morning there was a difference. Not a magical "all better" difference but a definite improvement. Day two I added two tablespoons to a glass of room temperature spring water and drank that down. Much better. The measurement is a random choice due to no real prescribed amount that varies between 2 tsps daily to 2 tbsps before every meal, depending on what you are using it for and what website you are reading. Two tablespoons sounds safe to me, once a day, probably forever more now that i've read about all the benefits and virtually zero side affects.
Here I am on day three of the great experiment and there is a noticeable improvement in the rash. It still itches and it's still not pretty but the redness is duller and it appears less "angry" if that makes any sense to your imagination. This morning I added cinnamon, a few drops of lemon juice and about a 1/2 tsp of pure maple syrup to my 2 tablespoons of ACV along with the bottle of spring water and it does in fact taste like i'm drinking a slice of apple pie - with a bite to it. I found that in a youtube video for all the snobs that think youtube is just for people beneath them. It's saving my tastebuds AND it's even healthier because Cinnamon has it's own healthy properties and this is a good way to incorporate it into a daily diet. Also, and maybe most important- drink through a straw because just do.
Yuck! I just wrote a blog about food kinda. But it had that gross element of rashes and itching so it's okay, i haven't turned into the merry house-maker yet. (ever)
Around Christmas i began developing hives that rather than come and go (per usual) decided to stay and multiply. The first appearance was on my chest, which is typical for me - and then spread over (and under) my breasts, ribs and stomach. When they started showing up on my sides, reaching towards my back the man demanded that I go seek medical attention. I tried to go see my doctor (which is another blog in itself) and ended up instead at a walk in clinic where the "not really a doctor" who I like to refer to as "the health inspector" gingerly lifted my shirt and then ran (okay walked quickly) out of the room to go look up what he had seen on his computer. I wish i had thought of that before walking in to pay someone a $50 copay to do what i could have done. Anyways- diagnosis: I have a skin rash. One that appears for reasons no-one is sure of and is not treatable, it just goes away in about 12 weeks. It happens to women, usually in their 30's (I'm always behind the times) and it's not contagious or bacterial but might have been caused by a virus. maybe.
I can take Benedryl every 6 hours for the next 10ish weeks (fun!) or I can take Allegra which will help the itching, but neither will make the rash go away. This rash is so NOT pretty to look at and it sure doesn't feel comfortable.
I'm a picker. and a itcher. and a midnight bitcher. I can't just sit and wait out an unknown rash on my body for 10 more weeks, so I get on that handy dandy internet thingy that the health inspector seemed to enjoy so much and start reading. I wish i could say trying the apple cider vinegar was my idea but it wasn't.
A friend (and co-worker) reminded me that she had taken the Bragg's Apple Cider Raw Vinegar with the mother to get rid of a skin irritation she had that the dermatologist couldn't help her get rid of. (he must had had the same browser) I figured "what the hell, it can't hurt" so i went out and bought a bottle mildly grossed out with the slimy stuff at the bottom that is the absolute most important part of it all.
Let me tell you- it does hurt. It hurts like hell if you do what i did, which was slug a shot glass full of it down the back of my throat. Do NOT do this. Do not cut corners, or try to save time or "be brave". First of all, it does hurt, and then it makes you feel nauseous and it's really bad for your teeth (the enamel not the gritting). I know there are some tough guys out there that will want to just shoot it and i hope you think of me when you do. Think of me laughing my ass off at you because friends don't say "i told you so".
Anyways- Day one almost decided me to never do that again but i swear to you that when i woke up the next morning there was a difference. Not a magical "all better" difference but a definite improvement. Day two I added two tablespoons to a glass of room temperature spring water and drank that down. Much better. The measurement is a random choice due to no real prescribed amount that varies between 2 tsps daily to 2 tbsps before every meal, depending on what you are using it for and what website you are reading. Two tablespoons sounds safe to me, once a day, probably forever more now that i've read about all the benefits and virtually zero side affects.
Here I am on day three of the great experiment and there is a noticeable improvement in the rash. It still itches and it's still not pretty but the redness is duller and it appears less "angry" if that makes any sense to your imagination. This morning I added cinnamon, a few drops of lemon juice and about a 1/2 tsp of pure maple syrup to my 2 tablespoons of ACV along with the bottle of spring water and it does in fact taste like i'm drinking a slice of apple pie - with a bite to it. I found that in a youtube video for all the snobs that think youtube is just for people beneath them. It's saving my tastebuds AND it's even healthier because Cinnamon has it's own healthy properties and this is a good way to incorporate it into a daily diet. Also, and maybe most important- drink through a straw because just do.
Yuck! I just wrote a blog about food kinda. But it had that gross element of rashes and itching so it's okay, i haven't turned into the merry house-maker yet. (ever)
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