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Posted by Cathy (North Carolina)
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I have been suffering for 2 years with bursitis and osteoarthritis in my hip. I have been on all kinds of medications for this, and it feels better as long as I don't stop my meds. I have been in so much pain that I could not hardly walk. I started taking ACV for 2 days now and my legs are not even hurting. I have so much more energy than I had before. This is so much better than medications.

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Posted by Mia (Muriwai Beach, New Zealand) on 03/12/2015

Hello...Over the last week, the joints of my fingers have become quite swollen, hard and sore. I would like to try the ACV cure, but am a bit confused as to when to take it..can some one advise me...should I take it before, after or with meals, and is it best to start with 1 tsp or 1 tbsp. Also what is the best amount of water to use. If anyone has had this same issue, did you include the Baking Soda or just stick with the ACV?

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Posted by Iowama (Usa) on 03/12/2015
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Dear Mia, I think apple cider vinegar tea was the first Earth Clinic cure I ever tried and I did so because of the redness and swelling in the joints at my finger tips, as you now have. I believe the recipe I found here was to put 2 tsp. of apple cider vinegar in a cup. Then I added 1/4 tsp. baking soda and watched it until the fizzing stopped. Then I poured hot water over it to fill the cup. I had to use a little honey until I got used to it. Try a cup a day in the mid morning and see if your fingers start to look and feel better. Don't be afraid of this tea. If you aren't seeing a difference, try another cup late in the afternoon. I didn't drink it with food, but not for any particular reason. Vinegar is acid, but it turns alkaline in the body and you will want to start reading about alkalizing your body if you are dealing with arthritis pain. Another writer mentioned it can damage enamel over time. I always kept my lips pressed against the front of my teeth as I sipped and rinsed with warm water. I gradually quit using it and changed my diet to be more alkalizing, but it was very effective for me.

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Posted by Mia (Muriwai Beach, New Zealand) on 03/12/2015

Thank you so much for such a thorough reply, very helpful and I will definitely add the baking soda as I have been reading about it on the Mark Sircus site also..How are you going now with the inflammed joints, have they settled and did you discover anything else that was really helpful.Thanks again.

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Posted by Naila (Glendale, California) on 10/14/2011

This sounds great. Can you please let us know the combination of all that you mix with your ACV? I've taken ACV different ways for different symptoms. Thanks for your suggestion.

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Posted by Andy (Atlanta, Ga, Usa) on 09/11/2011

This is my first ever post/question.

Please would someone answer this question ASAP.

I have been using organic ACV with the mother, dosage at 1 tbsp to about 10 ozs alkaline water with 1 tbsp of unsulphered organic molasses in the morning on an empty stomach and then the same again, 1 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar 10 ozs alkaline water only 1 tsp of raw honey late at night just before bed. Been doing this for a few weeks, nearly finished my second 32 oz bottle. Taken a couple of 2 day breaks from the ACV, but not done that for about 2 weeks now.

I am now every day waking up with achy joints, usually the hips and maybe the feet, the odd twinge in ths shoulders, but never the knees, plus just feeling achy, at times all over during the day.

I drink a lot of commercially "made" alkaline water during the day plus some herbal tea made with alkaline water. I started doing the ACV because after I had tennis/computer elbow for a few months, which has now complete healed, my left elbow began getting stiff and achy. The elbow aching has largely gone, but some stiffness/pain is still there, but it's slightly reduced after the ACV and other natural remedies. Like magnesium oil. I have just obtained some quality Oil of Wild Oregano for inflammation.

I have had a very ocasional touch of gout, just really one bad attack several years ago when I started on an rx BP medicine, but now it seems to only come on once a year in mid December, when it first gets really cold here. Copious amounts of water seem to get rid of it, and mercifully I have found ACV seems to instantly stop any attack. Cherries don't work for me.

I fully realise that the uric acid and calcified deposits etc have built up over the years. I check my urine during the day with PH strips. The achy joints in the morning seems to coincide with more acidic urine @ 6.0/6.2. And this slowly gets more alkaline - usually back up to 6.8/7.0 during the day as I drink the alkaline water ... And after the ACV drink. But the achiness comes and goes all day.

MY QUESTION IS THIS ... Should I endure the achiness for a while longer, as the ACV leaches out the years of deposits, or should I take a break for a day or more every week? Or should I dilute the ACV a bit more? I'd rather not take the baking soda because of the high salt content. My BP is completely normal with the BP pills with not even a hint of any side effects.

My elbow, the reason I started with ACV, is still stiff. BUT obviously I don't want to damage my joints using ACV. I have read many "testimonials" and other posts on EC and other sites, but very few seem to explicitly cover this area. I obviously understand that everyone's biochemistry is different, and that the leaching out takes a while. I also take krill oil capsules late at night too, which is the best time to maximise the effects.

I understand there is NO "set period" to be free of this, but normally after the ACV leaches out the deposits one is supposed to feel much better - right?

Does one usually need to persevere over a few weeks, or can it take months for some people? No one ever seems to be specific about this on the web sites. You usually just read, it worked for me - or not.

I have also sent this directly to Ted, in the hope he will have a few minutes to respond.

Thank you, Andy

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Posted by Aeiver (New Braunfels, Texas/usa) on 01/21/2012

Hi Andy, just wanted to mention that when my son took the krill oil his joint pain got worse. As you mention, everyone is different, so this may be a possibility. For me 6 to 8 oz of aloe vera juice daily helps with my joint pain. I quit taking it for awhile and suddenly hips, knees and ankles were hurting again. Also, more achy when I ingest sugar.

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Posted by Graham (Uk) on 06/11/2014

I know exactly you feel, with all that you are going through I've had to do the exact same thing. You may want to get tested from systemic candida or yeast over growth just to eliminate that as a problem.

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Posted by Natural Girl (Somewhere, Nc, Us) on 04/20/2010

Thanks Alfred for your feedback. I will certainly keep plugging away with the ACV. My pain is so much reduced that it's almost like not having any! I've also noticed a big reduction in seasonal allergies. So I definitely think the ACV is something that I've needed.

I do have a question and this is for anybody out there. I was born with problems, can someone who started out life with a hormone imbalance correct it in the course of a life time? I can't seem to find info on this subject. Just want to know if I'm fighting a loosing battle or not.

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Posted by Tricia (Ireland) on 04/20/2010 84 posts

I believe you can - if the hormone producing glands are not physically damaged. If the parts have just shutdown they should restart with the right kind of trigger however if glands are missing or not formed correctly then it's a case of 'nothing to restart'.

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Posted by Lisa (Thousand Oaks, Ca, Usa) on 04/20/2010

Hi Natural Girl,

I'm not sure what you mean by "born with problems" but I for one, give that a resounding "Yes!" to turning problems we are "born with" around. I was a very sickly child born with a heart murmur, severely anemic through my childhood, plagued with bladder and kidney infections, in and out of drs. and "specialists" offices, excruciating pain coursing through my legs when they got "a cold" of which the drs. could give no explanation, bouts with as many as 30 canker sores in my mouth at a time of which again, the drs. would give me a "chicken pox" vaccine for! Well, when I left home and begin to live on my own, I began to explore health and alternative healing, herbs, dietary lifestyles such as macrobiotic, vegetarian, vegan, etc., spiritual/energetic healing/avenues, meditation, past life work and so much more which turned my life around. I am one of thousands who were willing to take the lesser traveled/known path believing there are answers that the mainstream medical field wasn't giving/didn't know and I was right. It sometimes saddens me that so many people just take diagnoses as "the absolute truth". They give it like it's a life sentence and one you must live with forever yet truly, there are so many answers but you have to search and sometimes it can be a trying search. I am always willing to learn more and believe the world is full of possibilities. One must always know there are answers- hope will also carry you through adversity and keep your spirits up which keeps our body stronger.

Keep searching for your answers- post them more specifically here on EC or keep googling with different words/phrases because different sites show up. I believe there is a Divine Power that you can also ask for help from also. I found my answers beginning here when I tried to learn more about the mini beet protocol after trying everything that people recommmended on here! That led me on a journey I never would have dreamed of! So, don't give up! Our health is worth the effort!

Best to you, Lisa

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Posted by Natural Girl (Somewhere, Nc, Us) on 04/21/2010

Thanks for all the feedback, it's encouraging to think that there are others who think I can beat this. I've worked at it for more then 30yrs now. For a brief back ground of myself: I was born premature, my mother gave birth to 7 lbs of very heathy fibroid tumors and 4 lbs of me. I was put in an incubator and my mother was told not to expect to take me home. Well, guess what, I did eventually go home. Been anemic most of my life, can't take iron, have ear infections, damaged eardrums and hearing loss. Use to catch every cold, flu or virus that blow past the door. Have bodyaches and pain pretty much all the time. Have a thyroid that works when it wants to. I was on medication for it but after fighting with my endocrinolgist for 2 years over it and coming to the conclusion he was an idiot. He got my level to just barely within the normal range and was happy with that (do you have any idea how big that 'normal' range is???) I took myself off the medication. I figure if it's not helping me feel better then I don't need to be taking it just because he prescribed it. That was 7 years ago. Started taking kelp and coconut oil and since doing this haven't gained any more weight. Think it's the first time in my adult life that I haven't gained weight. Have no hope of loosing it though and I have a lot to loose. The thyroid issues I'm pretty sure stem from birth, I think it was stuck in producing RT3 hormone which is what's producted to keep us alive during famine. My body just doesn't know that it's not in any danger. I stay tired but I'm pretty good at pushing myself. However, the older I get the harders it's getting to push. Part of me has wanted to give up this pursuit and learn to live with the measure of health that I have but I'm tenacious. Happy to now have the internet to do research, sure makes it easy and frustrating. I'll try to keep posting results and looking for feedback. Thanx again. Good Health To YOU!

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Posted by Alfred (Bangkok, Thailand) on 04/21/2010

Nature Girl.. Did some checking in my Library.. Some Info in the OWNERS MANUAL BY OZ..Keep in the back of your mind..Hyaluronic Acid.. each pill 35mg or more.

I think the Best contact TED..He is one smart person.. Level with.. what you needs are. what your concerns our. Be open with him. What does he suggest. He has a direct line from Earth clinic.. He has gotten a Second wind.. and is answering e-mails lately.

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Posted by Elsaeasterly (Elsewhere, Ca, Usa) on 06/07/2010

Lisa,

I am wondering if your bladder and kidney infections were just during childhood or did they continue into adulthood? Do you think one specific thing put an end to them or was it a total lifestyle change? Is it true that your health transformation just started a few months ago?

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Posted by Lisa (Thousand Oaks, Ca, Usa) on 06/08/2010

Hi Elsaeasterly,

I would say, for the most part, most of my bladder and kidney infections were through my youth and as I said, when I left home and began to find a new way of life through diet, they never returned. I started as a macrobiotic, then a vegetarian. Eventually, I returned to adding in chicken and later beef back into my diet but I have always maintained eating "close to the land" meaning staying away from fast food, junk food and processed food. It had served me well but then when I was 48 I suddenly started getting bladder infections again and also tooth infections. I would try to get rid of them through natural means which sometimes worked, sometimes not. Then I would have to resort to antibiotics. That was frustrating for me. There would be a demise in my health which, I believe, was a virus that attacked my joints and sent unbelievable pain radiating through my legs. I tried all sorts of paths- Chinese medicine, Aryuvedic, chiropractic, healers, massage therapy, I was open to it all. Just not pharmaceuticals. Interestingly, the same weaknesses from my childhood revisited me at near 50.

I discovered Earth Clinic in my ongoing quest to restore my health in October 2008 and proceeded to try lots of remedies from this site. I saw changes occur and improvements but nothing really, really noteworthy. That was until I tried the mini beet protocol and then onto juicing daily and a high raw diet back in October 2009. Then, lots changed and significantly! Within 2 days my body pain ceased and the bloating that I had dealt with for about 3 years disappeared as well. I lost about 10 lbs. My hip pain improved dramatically (although admittedly, I still have some) and wrinkles around my eyes disappeared. The melasma that had increased as I got older disappeared as well.

So, to answer your question, my health transformation began a little over 8 months ago! I am a great believer that food is our best medicine and I have seen what it can do for us through my personal experience. Honestly, I believe we can turn anything around through diet.

The most recent change I have added in, which began about 2 months ago and has also made a difference, is cultured veggies, drinks and food. I eat kimchi, fermented soybeans, young coconut kefir and cultured veggies. The last two items I make myself. What all of that does is re-colonizes our gut with lots of good bacteria which is where our immunity health lives.

Anyway, if you have questions about turning your own health around, know that it is absolutely possible! I hope this info helps you and maybe even inspires you!

The very best to you, Lisa

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Posted by Natural Girl (Somewhere, Nc, Us) on 06/08/2010

Joint Pain update

It's been a over a month now since my last post. In that time I continued with ACV and I started Hyaluronic Acid. The ACV helped me through the worst allergy season ever and I don't gerenally have allergies. The HA is amazing though. Other then the arthritis that's been in certain fingers for years and the new arthritis that settled in my feet a couple of years ago, there is significant improvement everywhere else. Anxious to see how things are going to turn out in the future with this stuff.

I also started h2o2 therapy 6 weeks ago. I'm up to 20 drops am/pm. This has been tough! Doing this for yeast, arthritis and detox. Haven't had any ill side affect from it but it's hard to take, I can shudder anytime of day just thinking about it! As far as it working for me, guess I'll just have to wait and see on this one as well.

After reading so many post by all the wonderful folks here at EC, and how their energy and overall health improved with many of these same things that I'm doing, I'm a little discouraged and concerned that I haven't as yet hit on what I need to be giving my body so that it can help itself. Maybe more time is need for me. Oh, just remembered something, I have been sleeping ALOT better, 8 to 10 hours a night. This has caused me to think about something my mother told me as a kid when our family dog was sick. She said, 'He sleeps so he can get better, just like you sleep when you are sick'. Due to circumstances related to severe stress and anxiety, I'm probably more sleep deprived then anything else. Hopefully, one day I'll wake up, spring out of bed and be ready to attack the day... GOOD HEALTH TO YOU!

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Posted by Jeannie (St. George, Ut) on 11/04/2010

No doubt about the miraculous benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar. I learned about this website and about apple cider in my local health food store. But after reading about your issues and your diet and your healthy history, may I recommend two books: (1) The China Study. It WILL change your knowledge base. And (2) Outsmart Your Cancer. I know you don't have cancer, but the brilliance inside the book that crosses over into other health concerns cannot be overstated. One recipe to eat daily is this:

6 Tblspns Low Fat, Organic Cottage Cheese
3 Tblspns Cold Flax Oil
Blend thoroughly with hand mixer (takes 1 minute)
Add 2 Tblspns Flaxseeds freshly ground at home. Don't buy pre-grounded flax ever. Mix. This is the core food. Then you can add 1 cup of berries or fruit or veggies or whatever you like. Personally, I add fresh raspberries and blueberries. It costs a little more, but not nearly as much as a prescription drug. In addition to your ACV, this flax diet will solve more than just inflammation and is highly recommended especially with your diet. Feel free to google up on this diet and Dr Johanna Budwig. Here's to your happy, healthy lifestyle. Jeannie

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Posted by Self (Ny) on 11/05/2010

I got hypomanic when I tried the Budwig diet. Flaxseed oil alone caused me hypomania in the past. Its a rare side effect for a minority of users.

Some online surfing confirmed this www.ehow.com/how_2138860_use-flaxseed-oil-treat-anxiety.html

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Posted by Jean (Los Angeles, CA) on 05/23/2009
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Wow was I skeptical after reading some of the outrageous claims for apple cider vinegar. I thought I would try it for weight loss. Since December I have been taking a teaspoon in the morning and another in the afternoon. I sort of cup my tongue and place a teaspoonful there and then take a swig of water or coke or anything else I have and swallow both together. My objective here is to try to keep the straight ACV off my teeth and off my throat. ACV has been a total failure for weight loss but a miracle in curing my joint pain. It used to be so painful for me to stand up after sitting in front of a computer screen for 20 minutes. Now I can sit for a couple hours with no pain upon rising from a chair. (It works much better than MSM without the side effects and doesn't cost $30 a month.) I use Trader Joe's brand.

I also have iron-like toenails that require all my strength to cut them. It is hereditary I think as my mother has the same problem. I soak my feet in a solution of 2 or 3 parts water to one part white vinegar. This vinegar is about $2 for a gallon and lasts a long time. It doesn't matter what kind you use, buy the cheapest. Soak your feet in this solution for 10-20 minutes, then trim. We were amazed, you will be too.

Please post your results if either of these solutions work for you. Thanks.

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Posted by JABEEN TAJ (BANGALORE, KARNATAKA) on 04/07/2008
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I use Apple cider vinegar daily in the morning before meals, the quantity is of about 2 table spoon. I had a problem of hairloss and joint pain.I am of only 35 years old.

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Posted by saman (sharjah, UAE) on 01/05/2008
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where to find BS molasses in sharjah? apple cider vineger for water retention and now i am free from bloating and also joint pain.

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Posted by Cole (Ellensburg, Washington) on 04/08/2006
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I'm extremely impressed by how quickly the Apple Cider Vinegar and honey mixture worked. I have told everyone. 3 months ago i tore my rotator cuff and was unable to workout and it was driving me crazy. The doctors told me it would be a long time before i could lift again. Im only 22 and dont accept those kinds of answers when it comes to me being active so i decided to try this mixture within 2 weeks i had no pain when i slept and im benching close to my old weight again. Thank you so much... i think this will be apart of my diet for the rest of my life. Oh, and it cleared up my face.

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Posted by Dezerae (Wolcott, Ct) on 06/25/2010

what if u dont have apple cider will apples b good? Please reply soon my grandpa is in real great pain! Also do u drink it?

EC: Unfortunately, no one has ever reported eating apples for joint pain. However, one person has reported success with apple pectin.

Taken internally, 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar in 8 ounces of water is the typical dosage for joint pain.

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Posted by Flo Clark (USA)
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I've been drinking 3 TBLSP. in 2 cups water every day for 2 years now. My joints don't squeak anymore and I have never been so healthy. I've been informing everyone from my town and they too now drink the same dosage. I usually buy _______s. I've tried all brands and I like _______s the best. God Bless organic apple cider vinegar!


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