The Benefits Of Consuming Apple Cider Vinegar

It’s that time of year again – a new year, a new you!

As the calendar turns, most people are determined to lose weight and make healthier choices in the new year. After all the Halloween candy and holiday feasting this is an easy resolution to come to!  That leads us to our first challenge of 2016. If you are like me you gained a few pounds during the holiday season. It's time to empl something new into my already healthy life style. For many years I've been hearing about the benefits of ACV in water; sooooo I decideded to go for it and drink it daily.

Today begins our 21 day ACV challenge. You probably have a bottle of apple cider vinegar in your pantry right now. It’s a tasty addition to homemade pickles, marinades, and salad dressing, but is it also good for you?

As a folk remedy, apple cider vinegar has been credited with curing everything from the flu to warts. Many of its supposed benefits are unproven, but some experts think that adding a little of this sour liquid to your life may have some health benefits.

After much research I have learned there are a ton of uses for fermented apples. I will highlight six.

Alkalize Your Body-Alkine Acid Balance: Some alternative practitioners recommend using apple cider vinegar to restore alkaline acid balance. The theory behind the alkaline diet is that our blood is slightly alkaline (with a normal pH level of between 7.35 and 7.45) and that our diet should reflect this pH level. Proponents of the alkaline-acid theory believe that a diet high in acid-producing foods leads to lack of energy, excessive mucous production, infections, anxiety, irritability, headache, sore throat, nasal and sinus congestion, allergic reactions, and increased risk of conditions such as arthritis and gout. http://preventdisease.com/news/13/071113_Is-Apple-Cider-Vinegar-That-Powerful-of-a-Health-Tonic-Science-Says-Yes.shtml
WeightLoss-Weight Loss. For thousands of years, vinegar has been used for weight loss. White vinegar (and perhaps other types) might help people feel full. A study (Ostman, E. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2005) of 12 people found that those who ate a piece of bread along with small amounts of vinegar felt fuller and more satisfied than those who just ate the bread. A 2009 study on mice showed that consuming acetic acid (the active component in ACV), upregulates the expression of genes for fatty acid oxidation enzymes in the liver causing a suppression in body fat accumulation. In a double-blind experiment, obese Japanese were assigned to three different groups based on similar body weights, body mass indexes (BMI), and waist circumference. Each group drank a 500 ml drink containing either 30ml, 15ml, or 0ml of vinegar daily for 12 weeks. Those in the 30ml and 15ml groups had lower BMI, visceral fat area, waist circumference, serum triglyceride, and body weight to the control group of 0ml. The 12-week weight losses were modest: 1.2kg in the 15ml group and 1.7kg in the 30ml group. These two groups consumed a similar number of calories to the control group and also performed a similar amount of exercise, so the effect is not likely to have been due to an impact on appetite or other lifestyle changes. It was concluded that consumption of vinegar might reduce obesity.
Apple cider vinegar is chosen over white vinegar for many processes involving the elimination of fungus. Although they both have highly acidic properties; apple cider also contains detoxifying qualities that will even clear up other skin allergies.

Detox-One of the main advantages of reaching an overall full body detoxify is the impact it has on the aging process. A body detox is one way to get rid of all the gunk that’s accumulated in your body, but there are good ways and bad ways to do that. The entire body has an incredible detoxing process from the bowels, liver, skin and kidneys. Learning to utilize this process effectively will add years in your lifestyle.

When you allow the unhealthy toxins in your body to produce, you then are very likely to create diseases in comparison with an individual who frequently detoxifies your body. Body detox leads to a more healthy lifestyle so you are designed for conquering needless bacteria and viruses. For this reason, you will be able to fight off of ailments more regularly. Constant ailments are usually due to toxin build up within the body, and detoxing your body regularly helps in alleviating illnesses substantially.

A apple cider vinegar detox works best when added to healthy clean eating. A good detoxification diet program that contains numerous crucial minerals and vitamins can help assist your body during the entire healing and rejuvenation procedure for the detox

Detox drink Recipes

• 4 oz organic lemon juice or lime juice
• 20 oz filtered water
• 2 tsp
• apple cider vinegar
• 1 small scoop
• stevia

Directions: Add all ingredients to a cup and mix. We usually put ours into a blender bottle!

2 glasses of water (15-30 oz.) Dissolve cinnamon, cayenne, honey, and lemon in hot water (stir well). Add apple cider vinegar to mixture. Consume right away for a hot tea, or cool and store in airtight jar for an iced detox beverage ready at any time.

Diabetes-Vinegar is said to be anti-glycemic and has a beneficial effect on blood sugar levels. It’s thought that the acetic acid in vinegar may lower blood sugar by preventing the complete digestion of complex carbohydrates, which is accomplished either by accelerating gastric emptying or increasing the uptake of glucose by bodily tissues.

One theory is that vinegar might inactivate some of the digestive enzymes that break down carbohydrates into sugar, thus slowing the conversion of complex carbohydrate into sugar from a meal into your bloodstream.

This gives your body more time to pull sugar out of your blood, preventing your sugar levels from spiking. One study found that vinegar treatment improved insulin sensitivity in 19 percent of individuals with type 2 diabetes and 34 percent of those with pre-diabetes.

Yet another study found taking two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar before bed lowered blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes by up to 6 percent by the morning.

Digestion/Acid Reflux-Acid reflux typically results from having too little acid in your stomach. You can easily improve the acid content of your stomach by taking one tablespoon of raw unfiltered apple cider vinegar in a large glass of water daily. The pectin in apple cider vinegar may also help to soothe intestinal spasms.

Cancer -The antioxidant content of vinegar may make it useful against cancer, and a traditional Japanese rice vinegar called Kurosu has shown particular promise for reducing cancer risk.6 Kurosu vinegar has been found to inhibit the growth of a variety of cancer cells, including colon, lung, breast, bladder, and prostate. Kibizu, a sugar cane vinegar from Japan, has been shown in cell studies to inhibit the growth of leukemia cells, while consuming vinegar may even reduce the risk of esophageal cancer.

I could go on forever about the amazing benefits of drinking ACV in water but the truth is the best way to know is to put it to the test. Track your progress and please share.

Thanks for reading.