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Healthy Home Economist / Archives / Natural Remedies / Eggshells and Apple Cider Vinegar Remedy

Eggshells and Apple Cider Vinegar Remedy

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How to make a simple tincture using eggshells and apple cider vinegar as a remedy for acid reflux or as a natural source of calcium and magnesium.

eggshells and acv in a jar as a natural calcium supplement

You pay good money for those local free-range, pastured eggs, so why in the world are you throwing out the eggshells?

Some folks say to use the shells for compost. Another school of thought says this isn’t such a great idea as eggshells don’t break down that easily.

If you don’t want to compost them, what is a good way to make use of all that calcium and a bit of magnesium in those excellent quality eggshells?

My Mother-in-Law, who is a holistically-minded nurse, makes a mineral-loaded tincture with crushed eggshells. She’s been using this remedy and natural supplement for decades. It’s very easy to make, but you must use quality apple cider vinegar and the best eggs.

How to Make Eggshell and Apple Cider Vinegar Tincture

It is best to use apple cider vinegar made yourself, but if this isn’t possible, then buy only raw, unfiltered ACV packaged in glass. ACV in plastic will leach toxins into the vinegar!

It is also important to only use fresh eggs. This easy water test for old eggs will ensure the optimal safety of this apple cider vinegar remedy.

How Much of this ACV Remedy to Take?

Use 1 teaspoon mixed into an 8 oz glass of filtered water up to three times per day as a mineral boost and digestive aid. It is also helpful after meals as an acid reflux remedy for those who are susceptible.

apple cider vinegar tincture recipe
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Eggshell and Apple Cider Vinegar Remedy

Easy recipe for apple cider vinegar remedy using eggshells to use as a calcium and magnesium supplement or to remedy the symptoms of acid reflux.

Servings 16 ounces
Calories 1 kcal
Author Sarah Pope

Ingredients

  • 12 eggshells pastured and organic
  • 16 ounces apple cider vinegar raw, unfiltered, preferably organic

Instructions

  1. Remove the inner membrane from each cleaned, cracked and used eggshell and crush lightly in a mortar and pestle. You don't need to crush the eggshell into a powder, just into small pieces.

  2. Place eggshell bits in a one quart mason jar and add 1 pint of cider vinegar and close the lid. Make sure you use a one quart mason jar as the mixture tends to foam up so you will need the extra room in the jar.

  3. Soak for at least a week, then use as desired.

  4. Leave eggshell tincture on the counter or in the pantry. No need to refrigerate.

Nutrition Facts
Eggshell and Apple Cider Vinegar Remedy
Amount Per Serving (1 Tbl)
Calories 1
Calcium 600mg60%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Category: Egg Recipes, Immune support, Natural Remedies
Sarah Pope

Sarah Pope MGA has been a Health and Nutrition Educator since 2002. She is a summa cum laude graduate in Economics from Furman University and holds a Master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

She is the author of three books: the bestseller Get Your Fats Straight, Traditional Remedies for Modern Families, and Living Green in an Artificial World.

Her four eBooks Good Diet…Bad Diet, Real Food Fermentation, Ketonomics, and Ancestrally Inspired Dairy-Free Recipes are available for complimentary download via Healthy Home Plus.

Her mission is dedicated to helping families effectively incorporate the principles of ancestral diets within the modern household. She is a sought after lecturer around the world for conferences, summits, and podcasts.

Sarah was awarded Activist of the Year in 2010 at the International Wise Traditions Conference, subsequently serving on the Board of Directors of the nutrition nonprofit the Weston A. Price Foundation for seven years.

Her work has been covered by numerous independent and major media including USA Today, ABC, and NBC among many others.

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  1. Nandarani

    Aug 24, 2017 at 8:27 pm

    Please try using a small amount of yogurt, plain nonfat non Greek yogurg, stirring in a small amount – 1/3 tsp or so of powdered by Epica grinder egg shell. Leave the mixture on a counter for several hours. It will bubble; stirring could encourage that. It is much better in my experience for helping to get to sleep than just using a larger amount of plain nonfat yogurt. The yogurt is nonsweetened, that I used. I am reposting because did not get a clear message that my original comment was received perhaps because I unchecked to receive the newsletter so am trying again. …

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  2. Nandarani

    Aug 24, 2017 at 8:24 pm

    5 stars
    Try a little powdered egg shell perhaps 1/3 tsp or so stirred into a small amount of yogurt. Leave the mixture out for several hours to act. At the end of that time, after bubbles have formed, the egg shell is entirely dissolved. An Epica grinder was used to powder the egg shell and this mixture was more effective than plain yogurt at helping me get to sleep, noticeably better. I used plain nonfat non Greek style yogurt. .

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  3. Peggy

    Sep 9, 2015 at 12:47 pm

    A friend of mine told me to put egg shells in the oven at 350 for about 10 min – this will kill any bacteria – then I crush them and put in coffee grinder and grind to powder – keep in sealed jar and I take the tip of a spoon and put mixture on my tongue and chase with a glass of water – no more meds for acid reflux for me! BTW – I only take every other day
    As far as apple cider vinegar –
    I drink 3 tbsp of apple cider vinegar in a glass of water every morning!’

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  4. Nicole

    Dec 6, 2014 at 10:08 pm

    How long to leave it to brew?…. before i start to use it?

    Thanks Sarah!

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  5. Cristina

    May 15, 2013 at 7:45 pm

    In the 60s my mum dissolved the shell with lemon juice to use it as calcium supplement.

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  6. C.H.

    Apr 20, 2013 at 6:30 pm

    With acid reflux and other gastric acid problems, it is not too much stomach acid (hydrochloric) that is the problem. It is the under-production of stomach acid that leads to proteins not being able to be broken down properly and then attacked by digestive tract flora that produce the wrong type of acid (acetic, lactic, etc.) in a non-helpful way that can cause an overabundance that leads to increased wrong acid types. Taking any calcium based antacid will then, neutralize the first reactive acids it comes in contact with and being that that is stomach acid, you allow the acids your body doesn’t naturally produce to do too much work.

    The use of store bought calcium type antacids, does the same thing as this remedy; it masks the real problem of the underproduction of real stomach acid by neutralizing most acids all together. This can lead to the wrong gut floras like H. Pylori. With vinegar (acetic acid) to boot, you neutralize most of the reactive neutralization of acid via calcium before it hits your stomach by reacting it with acid before it ever enters your digestive tract. In other words, you’re not converting calcium to a more useful form for the intended purpose.

    Hydrochloric acid production is our bodies main way of breaking down nutrients in order to absorb critical minerals like magnesium and some B type vitamins, etc. The less we have of it, the more we rely on the gut flora acids to do it, which doesn’t help the problem.

    If you ignore what causes low stomach acid (Hypochlorhydria), things like Helicobacter pylori, and rely on the WRONG pro-biotic acids for proper digestion of what self produced stomach acid does, you end up needing to find remedies that are fast but self defeating in the long run.
    Eating a diet rich in Garlic for the Allium content, while following a diet that promotes normal levels of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium in the gut and not causing an overabundance, can keep H. pylori in check without causing and/or adding to the heartburn H. pylori causes. Another solution would be to take the correct amount of natural hydrochloric acid in the form of betaine hydrochloride tablets until you can properly balance out the problem through trial and error.

    If you’re relying more and more on pro-biotic digestion to keep indigestion down, it is probably because you’ve lessened the bodies own ability to produce stomach acid in some way, possibly as described above.

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    • Bob Sanders

      Aug 12, 2014 at 5:11 pm

      Thanks for this info! I am just now starting to dissolve egg shell calcium in apple cider vinegar or lemon juice. Just trying to find good info about that and the benefits. Thanks again!

  7. Synde R

    Jan 2, 2013 at 5:15 pm

    Sarah,

    Do you drink the shells or strain them out? How soon can I start using after I make the tincture?

    Thanks!

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  8. SarahM

    Mar 24, 2012 at 10:28 pm

    OMG. I just made some of this for my SIL who suffers from acid reflux. I tasted a teensy bit to see if I thought she would have a hard time taking it. . . . Totally gag-worthy! It was horrible! I came very close to losing my dinner. I think I’ll just tell her to try plain ACV. I’ve read other places that it can give good results. I love your blog, Sarah, but this one just isn’t working for me.

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  9. SarahM

    Mar 19, 2012 at 9:31 pm

    Hi, Sarah:

    Could you tell me if the eggshells need to be sterilized before doing this? Should I boil them in water for 5 minutes, or will the vinegar kill any pathogens? Thanks!

    Reply
  10. Danielle

    Feb 10, 2012 at 4:11 pm

    what is a TBL? thanks !

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    • SarahM

      Mar 19, 2012 at 9:29 pm

      Tablespoon

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