Here’s a topic that was inspired by a question from my patient, Alex, who heard about vinegar for sore throats, but wanted to know of any other medical uses. Here are the ones I could come up with off the top of my head… ok, so some aren’t medicinal, like the one for ‘Pepe LePew”, but they do have to do with living a natural and healthy life, so excuuuuse me!
Common uses of vinegar:
- Use apple cider vinegar in warm water as a throat gargle. Rinse your mouth and brush your teeth after to protect the enamel of your teeth.
- A tablespoon or two of apple cider vinegar “straight up” for indigestion or for the tender foots out there, dilute in warm water and sip genteely.
- Vinegar can help the sting of a bee or jellyfish.
- Apple cider vinegar is a good astringement for your face and hair to remove excess oils.
- Apple cider vinegar can be used as a skin toner.
- Vinegar is superior to tomato juice at getting rid of skunk spray.
- And everyone knows that white vinegar is an awesome natural household cleaner, ant poison, coffee pot de-gunker, soap scum remover, mineral deposit ridder, window cleaner, etc.
As always, thanks for the original question Alex, I hope this helps everyone. It really is better to remember the inexpensive, old home remedies before reaching for a bottle of toxic chemicals.
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