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Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Citrine (Austin, TX) on 01/19/2007
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Dear Earthclinic, I just mixed 2 Tablespoon of ACV with 1/4 Teaspoon baking soda in 8 oz of water as mentioned by Ted. However, the pH strip tested a 5.0 acidity on this mix. I then added another 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda and remixed it and tested it again -- this time the solution became neutralized to 7.0. So perhaps the correct mix should be 2 TBS of ACV to 1/2 TSP of baking soda? Just wanted to confirm with you all. By the way, I drank this today and my cold seems to be melting away! My coughing has stopped (after several days of cough attacks) and I am so relieved!!! Thanks so much for such a wonderful site!!! I am learning something new everyday! Regards, Citrine
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Marie (Lilburn, GA) on 12/14/2006
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for a cough I always take ACV with honey and it works for me. Also I drink ACV every day it does not matter what time of the day. ACV cures appetite, flu and acne. This is something that I've been using for years from yeast infection to everything.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Dhira (Anaheim, CA) on 12/14/2006
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I am SHOCKED. I am exited beyond belief. I read your site yesterday after searching in google for "chronic cough cures". I read the apple cider remedies. i thought... no way. I had the flu about a month ago. Once it was over, I developed a NASTY cough that wouldn't go away. In fact it was getting so bad, my brain hurt when I coughed seriously thought I had contracted something potentially life threatening. Yesterday I got the vinegar, I took a few tablespoons mixed with some olive oil. Today, no coughing AT ALL. Only a tickly throat as some phlegm comes up. I knew vinegar cured heartburn but I had NO IDEA it cured a cough!!!. i mean this was bad, and overnight it's gone... I've been taking it all day - at first it burned my throat (which was raw to start). Today.... nothing. I am shocked. I am liking the taste more and more.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Shane (Manteca, CA) on 12/10/2006
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Wow! I tried the witch's brew (tbsp each of butter, sugar and apple cider vinegar)! My cough went away almost immediately! Tastes nasty but it sure worked. Thanks!
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Vickey (Gastonia, NC) on 12/03/2006
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Just reading thru your site, I immediately got up and drank some ACV even before I finished reading all of my options. There were immediate results. The coughed eased up and as I continued reading I found some other things that I intend to try.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Jimmy (Grand Prairie, Texas)
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If you have a bag cough, take a table spoon of Apple Cider Vinegar and you will be able to sleep.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Susan (USA)
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For a cough that will not stop, make a remedy my brother and I always called Witches Brew. This was from my Great Grandmother.
Mix 1 Tbs Butter
1 Tbs Sugar
1 Tbs Apple Cider Vinegar
Melt it all together, and take while still warm,
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Amanda (Los Angeles, Ca ) on 05/22/2011
I was told by a co-worker to try this apple cider remedy, however, I was told you rinse your mouth with it and not swallow it. Can you please clarify? On your website it states to drink it mixed in water. I constantly cough and it seems as though my throat is conxtantly filled with mucus that I just cannot get rid of. I will cough to a point where I practically cant breathe at times. Ive tried to go see a doctor re: this but all they tell me is that im healthy and theres nothing wrong with me and what I have is hereditary. Please help.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Kay (In The Valley, Ca) on 08/04/2011
Amanda from Los Angeles, I just came accross your post while I was trying to decide what to do for my bronchitis. I'd like to offer an opinion on your condition. It sounds to me like you have post-nasal-drip. It is usually caused from allergies. Dairy would be the first thing I would look at, because I think that is a pretty common sympton. But, it could be just about anything. The list is a mile long, it could be something you are injesting or something in your home, workplace, or in your yard. How about seeing a allergist? You might want to look under Allergies on Earth Clinic to see what others have tried. I wish you luck, and I hope you get my feedback. Ksy
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by George (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) on 01/13/2011
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This actually works.. I started taking ACV yesterday ( 2 Tablespoons, with 1 tbsp of honey in a glass of lukewarm water). My cough has subsided, am still coughing but not as much... hopefully this will help me...
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Kier (E.b. Magalona, Philippines) on 11/06/2011
Is it recommended or can do this to a 1 year old child?? please advise/help.. thanks!
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Imma_bosss (Forrest City, Ark) on 03/02/2011
Do this work for a one year old child???
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Jeannelle (Joplin, Missouri) on 03/22/2009
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I have had this nagging cough for about 3 months now and it is driving me crazy!! Last week I found this website and tried the ACV method, so far it has not worked like everyone else. I have taken it with natural honey and have taken the mixture up to 4 times aday! I am also doing the hydrogen peroxide method/with no results! When I cough I am coughing up thick white mucus. Am I jumping the gun or do I need to keep on taking this longer? I am at my wits end! It tickles like crazy!
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Tina (Rochester, NY USA) on 03/20/2009
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I had a bad cold with lots of coughing. I read about ACV on this site and decided to give it a try. I used 1 Tbsp ACV, 1 Tbsp honey and about 6 oz of hot water. It tasted much better than I expected and gave temporary relief to my cough.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Pamela (Dixon, IL) on 10/23/2008
I have been having a severe cough for a year now. I have tried the apple cider vinegar but I just can't get past the taste. I literally gag on the stuff no matter what I do. I hold my nose, everything! Can someone please tell me how so many people take this stuff and love it? I am very frustrated here. I have used the standard 2 tbs with 2 tbs honey.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Linda (Elgin, Scotland) on 09/07/2008
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Apple Cider vinegar did not work for the persistent cough I had and delayed me seeking medical advice. I eventually needed antibiotics and steroids to help my breathing. Now permanently on an inhaler. Sorry!
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Jessica (KC, MO) on 03/01/2008
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Unfortunately, the ACV and honey remedy for cough did not work for me. I have a nasty flu virus that has been making its rounds in my family for a month. I was the latest casualty, and needed something to help get rid of the cough that is making my entire body hurt. I put 2 T of the ACV (organic w/ mother) and 2T of honey and drank it all. It tasted terrible, and I kept on coughing! Wish it worked for me like it has for others!
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by P. (Jackson, IL)
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I bought ACV when someone told me that you could loose weight with it. It also lowers blood pressure. I had a virus this year, I coughed so much the doctors put me on Prednisone. It did not help. I have asthma and recently found I have bronchitis. Nothing helped me to stop the hacking, painful cough I had, plus the sneezing and the sinus draining. I started drinking ACV and taking vitamins. It took some time, (two weeks) but finally the cough has subsided. I only cough once in a great while. You cannot use regular ACV because, it has been processed, filtered and what ever else companies do to food. You must buy natural ACV or make your own. I bought _______s because its available and the Mother has not been filtered from it. If there was another brand I was sure of and cheaper I would use it. ACV is good for regulation, drink gobs of water. You won't need much ACV, a teaspoon or so. Oh! I did loose a few pounds but, you have to drink it 3xs a day every day. Unfortunately, I am not an every day person. After reading this site I am going to try taking ACV more often to loose weight.
