Canna Montana;3326071 said:
AngryBird;3327555 said:Hi CannaHope you are well. Here is some info on vinegar :
Apple cider vinegar is fermented juice from crushed apples. Like apple juice, it probably contains some pectin; vitamins B1, B2, and B6; biotin; folic acid; niacin; pantothenic acid; and vitamin C. It also contains small amounts of the minerals sodium, phosphorous, potassium, calcium, iron, and magnesium. Apple cider vinegar can also contain significant quantities of acetic acid and citric acid. It is used to make medicine.
Apple cider vinegar is used alone or with honey for weak bones (osteoporosis), weight loss, leg cramps and pain, upset stomach, sore throats, sinus problems, high blood pressure, arthritis, to help rid the body of toxins, stimulate thinking, slow the aging process, regulate blood pressure, reduce cholesterol, and fight infection.
Some people apply apple cider vinegar to the skin for acne, as a skin toner, to soothe sunburn, for shingles, insect bites, and to prevent dandruff. It is also used in the bath for vaginal infections.
In foods, apple cider vinegar is used as a flavoring agent.
It can be hard to know what’s in some apple cider vinegar products. Laboratory analysis of commercially available apple cider vinegar tablets shows wide variation in what they contain. Amounts of acetic acid ranged from about 1% to 10.57%. Amounts of citric acid ranged from 0% to about 18.5%. Amounts of ingredients listed on the product labels didn’t match the laboratory findings. In the US, there is no real definition in the law of what apple cider vinegar must contain to be called apple cider vinegar. So, it is impossible to tell from these analyses whether these commercial products actually contain any apple cider vinegar.
How does it work?
Apple cider vinegar is the fermented juice of crushed apples. It contains acetic acid and nutrients such as B vitamins and vitamin C. Apple cider vinegar might help lower blood sugar levels in people with diabetes by changing how foods get absorbed from the gut. Apple cider vinegar might prevent the breakdown of some foods.
SweetSue;3335851 said:Sorry I missed out on the conversation up to now. Reps+ for the educational offering Birdie.Intriguing..... I've been paying more attention to the idea of gut health lately. Since I came to understand how easily inflammation in the gut spreads throughout the system, I find myself drawn to any natural method to increase the efficiency of the digestive process.
Makes food more bioavailable, huh? Interesting. I found this interesting as well. From Heart Vigor
FOUR THIEVES VINEGAR
There are many versions of the beginnings of Four Thieves Vinegar. The most popular is one dating back to 1628, from the Toulouse area in France. Four thugs were convicted of entering the houses of the Great Plague victims, strangling them and then relieving them of their valuables. They were sentenced to burn at the stake. Their sentence was eased when they revealed the secret formula of their potion to keep the plaque away. The Four Thieves were then hanged. This is said to be the formula they used:
Original Four Thieves Vinegar Recipe
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3 pints white wine vinegar
handful wormwood
handful meadowsweet
handful juniper berries
handful wild marjoram
handful sage
50 cloves
2 oz elecampane root
2 oz angelica
2 oz rosemary
2 oz horehound
3 g camphor
Modified New Four Thieves Apple Cider Vinegar Recipe
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Use equal parts of the following herbs:
Lavender
Sage
Thyme
Melissa (lemon balm)
Hyssop
Peppermint
A handful of garlic cloves
Mix ingredients in a glass jar and cover completely with apple cider vinegar. Let it sit at room temperature in a cool place for six weeks and then strain off herbs and garlic.
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You can take Four Thieves Vinegar by the teaspoonful, use it as a salad dressing, or even add a spoonful to your bath water. Four Thieves Vinegar also makes an excellent salad dressing.
You can also use it to disinfect surfaces, including your skin. All of the Four Thieves Vinegar ingredients are either antibacterials or antivirals.
It's a bit disturbing to find that we can't trust the producers to be honest in their labeling. How would one know? Would one get the benefit from the placebo effect, or at least hope for that response?
I'll start doing this every day. Next time I'm at the store I'll grab a fresh bottle. Your testimony was the impetus Canna.
I've been drinking about 2 TBS of BSM (blackstrap molasses) in about a cup of hot water every morning. I'm typically quite healthy, so it's hard to determine any benefit, but it's comforting to me to know I'm feeding my body micronutrients without messing with the blood sugar levels. Plus it's delicious, and it may slow down the graying of the hair, but I believe that change is beyond expectation.
