Nutrition - Apple cider vinegar is made from apples that are fermented. Apple cider vinegar contains many important vitamins plus beta-carotene, pectin and vital minerals such as polassium, sodium, magnesium, calcium, phosphorous, chlorine, sulphur, iron, and fluorine.

Fungus control - Apple cider vinegar contains malic acid which helps in eliminating fungal and bacterial infections. Malic acid dissolves uric acid deposits that form around joints which helps relieve joint pains.

Weight Loss - Apple Cider Vinegar helps to break down fats so that your body can use them rather than store them. Many dieters say including Apple Cider Vinegar in their daily diet helps them lose weight.

Glucose level - American Diabetes Foundation's journal reports that apple cider vinegar smoothed out the insulin spikes common in study participants who had either fully diagnosed type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetic conditions.

Small amounts of cider vinegar and water will usually help relieve indigestion and heartburn. According to herbalists , if the treatment is successful in curing the indigestion it may indicate that the body has a shortage of acids in the digestive system.

The potassium in apple cider vinegar also helps in eliminating toxic waste from the body.

Apple cider vinegar and honey (1 Tablespoon each) in a cup of warm water may also be used to rebalance the body after illness. My Yoga teacher actually recommended for general health that you ingest this mixture every day.

Soap which is what most shampoos are made from is alkaline. Alkaline strips the natural acid mantle of the skin. Rinsing your skin with apple cider vinegar will assist in restoring the correct acid/alkaline balance of your skin and also relieve any itching or dryness. I know that when I had poison ivy vinegar really did help relieve the itching.

Add I cup straight to your bathwater or pat straight vinegar using a cotton ball on any patches of dry itchy skin.

Mix equal parts vinegar and hot water. Let cool and use this liquid as a facial wash, patting it on with cotton balls. The vinegar will have a tonic effect on your complexion as a whole and help refine pores.

A final rinse of cider vinegar helps to protect and condition your hair by getting rid of alkaline traces of your shampoo and restoring the natural acidic balance of the scalp.

Cider vinegar will help degrease oily hair.

Add other herbs to your cider vinegar rinse depending on your hair's requirements. Be sure to rinse your hair completely so all the soap is out and then pour the cider vinegar rinse through your hair. Blot dry and comb with a wide tooth comb.

Add shine and enhance color - Horsetail and Sage

Clear dandruff and restore thickness of thinning hair - Parsley

Make dark hair darker - Rosemary

Stimulate hair growth - Chamomille and Yarrow

Severe dandruff - Beat 2 egg yolks into 1/2 cup warm water and massage into scalp and hair. Leave for 10 minutes, then rinse out with warm water. Now massage 2 tablespoons on apple cider vinegar into the scalp and hair and leave for 2 to 3 minutes before washing out.

Fingernails - To strengthen your nails, soak them in apple cider vinegar daily, then paint with white iodine.

Nail fungus - Use one part vinegar to one part warm water and soak your feet to treat toenail fungus. It may take 2 months for the fungus to disappear.