Raw Apple Cider Vinegar Detox Drink

I don’t know about where you live, but where I live, there are a lot of bugs going around. Not the buzzing kind (they will come soon enough), but the kind that keeps you home, wishing your head would stop pounding and you could stop looking like you could guide Santa’s sleigh on your own.

About a month ago, my Dad had some serious issues with his blood sugar sky rocketing. I started looking up things he could take to naturally help regulate it since he would prefer not to be prescribed medications. I came across a few different recipes for “detox drinks” that claimed they would help, along with a huge list of other benefits. With all the sickness going around lately, my husband and I decided to start drinking this daily to help keep our immune systems up. So far, it’s been good to us!

Ingredients

1 cup filtered water

2 Tbsp raw apple cider vinegar

2 Tbsp lemon juice

2 Tbsp grape juice

1/2 tsp cinnamon

dash cayenne pepper

few drops liquid stevia (optional; for sweetness)

Directions

Mix all ingredients well. (A shaker works best to blend the cinnamon in.) 

Here’s a list to the benefits of each ingredient:

RAW APPLE CIDER VINEGAR
-Full of enzymes, potassium, and good bacteria
-May help “eat up” starches if you eat grains
-Natural remedy for heartburn
-May help clear skin conditions & acne
-Promotes digestion helping you stay regular
-Helps control weight
-May help regulate blood sugar
-May help regulate high blood pressure
-Helps reduce sinus infections & sore throats
-Can help ease menstrual cramps

LEMON JUICE
-Helps balance blood sugar
-Helps your body regulate it’s pH
-Contains Vitamin C

GRAPE JUICE
-Helps raise good cholesterol

-Helps lower blood pressure
-Helps control weight

-Helps purify blood by flushing out toxins

-Helps boost your immune system

CINNAMON

-Great anti-oxidant

-Helps balance blood sugar

CAYENNE PEPPER

-May help regulate blood pressure

-Increases metabolism