Apple Cider Vinegar
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I drink ACV, off and on - quick toss from a shot glass. I think it's kinda tasty, but I'm a Known Weirdo. I drink it because there's some indication it can help seniors with stomach acid deficiencies (I'm 62, with a slight tendency toward IBS-C), because I think food-based probiotics may prove to be beneficial, and - maybe most importantly - because I don't see how it's gonna hurt me.
During my weight loss, I drank it daily for weeks/months, and also didn't drink it for weeks/months. Zero difference in weight loss rate, between the two time periods.
If you're drinking it for weight loss, and don't enjoy it, I strongly recommend stopping. Life is too short to eat/drink icky stuff, when there's so much tasty/healthy stuff out there.
Just granny's opinion, through.
I regularly CRAVE vinegar.0 -
Well, as for reflux - it's for those with LOW stomach acid. Drink it with meals and it can aid digestion. I have a coworker who drinks lemonade with her meals....it's still acidic but tastes good.
ACV is good for certain skin irritations.....you APPLY it to the skin, you don't ingest it.0 -
HellYeahItsKriss wrote: »Man... ACV won't catch any of my fruit flies haha... it attracts them to it but they wont drown in it.. so i have to wait for them all to gather at the buffet and then take a spray bottle full of water and spray them all so they can't fly and then squish them with paper towel. LOL
Worked for me. I taped a coffee filter to the top of a glass partially filled with ACV and poked a couple of holes in the filter. Worked well and didn't have to waste red wine.1 -
Tacklewasher wrote: »HellYeahItsKriss wrote: »Man... ACV won't catch any of my fruit flies haha... it attracts them to it but they wont drown in it.. so i have to wait for them all to gather at the buffet and then take a spray bottle full of water and spray them all so they can't fly and then squish them with paper towel. LOL
Worked for me. I taped a coffee filter to the top of a glass partially filled with ACV and poked a couple of holes in the filter. Worked well and didn't have to waste red wine.
Yeah it worked for the boyfriend too... I just don't have any luck for anything lol i could play mini golf with 20 holes at the end of a straight line and i'd miss every hole anyway0 -
add a drop or two of dish soap to your ACV fruit fly trap. . reduces surface tension and they sink and drown.2
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According to the sign at my local health food/supp shop, there is a world wide shortage of Bragg's ACV.
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I do not know why so many people think drinking this helps with anything other than upsetting one's stomach. It does nothing!! Just like Garcinia Cambogia. Lol.2
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Use ACV as dressing with a bit of olive oil on salads. ACV does help with reflux but can burn your throat if taken undiluted . I used to take it diluted because of reflux 6-7 years ago but have stopped because I developed an aversion to it , can't stand the smell of it LOL, and because my reflux disappeared .
Regarding heartburn, ACV buffers the acidity level in the stomach because acetic acid (the main component of apple cider vinegar) is a weaker acid than hydrochloric acid (the acid produced by your stomach).
If you suffer from reflux, the best thing that worked for me was bi-carb of soda, 1 teaspoon diluted in a glass of water stops stomach acid in its tracks within minutes, but be careful cause bi-carb raises blood pressure, so use it sparingly, only when needed.
the best way to fight and stop acid reflux is to stop eating acid producing foods at first place - meats, sweets, chocolate, honey, wheat products, hard cheeses etc
https://www.drdavidwilliams.com/acid-forming-and-alkalinizing-foods
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Use ACV as dressing with a bit of olive oil on salads. ACV does help with reflux but can burn your throat if taken undiluted . I used to take it diluted because of reflux 6-7 years ago but have stopped because I developed an aversion to it , can't stand the smell of it LOL, and because my reflux disappeared .
Regarding heartburn, ACV buffers the acidity level in the stomach because acetic acid (the main component of apple cider vinegar) is a weaker acid than hydrochloric acid (the acid produced by your stomach).
If you suffer from reflux, the best thing that worked for me was bi-carb of soda, 1 teaspoon diluted in a glass of water stops stomach acid in its tracks within minutes, but be careful cause bi-carb raises blood pressure, so use it sparingly, only when needed.
the best way to fight and stop acid reflux is to stop eating acid producing foods at first place - meats, sweets, chocolate, honey, wheat products, hard cheeses etc
https://www.drdavidwilliams.com/acid-forming-and-alkalinizing-foods
That's not how it helps with reflux.
It can help with reflux by stimulating a lazy esophageal sphincter. not by changing the PH of your stomach.
The rest of what you wrote is just silly.8 -
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Whatever the mechanism, I know a person that cured their acid reflux using ACV and was able to get off of meds for it.10
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You know what ACV and plain old white vinegar are documented to be truly beneficial for?
Getting rid of 'that smell' of dog (or cat, even) anal sac contents after you (or they) express them, off of them or you. Fact. Just apply to a gauze square/paper towel and wipe their tushy and/or rinse your hands with after washing them with soap and water.4 -
I've knocked down gout attacks with it. When metabolized it has an alkalizing effect on the body.14
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I've knocked down gout attacks with it. When metabolized it has an alkalizing effect on the body.
No it doesn't. Your body's pH is far too well-regulated to be that easily pushed off, and if you did change your body's pH one way or the other too much (and it doesn't take much in terms of pH numbers) you'd get sick real fast.9 -
theMichelleSilverleaf wrote: »I've knocked down gout attacks with it. When metabolized it has an alkalizing effect on the body.
No it doesn't. Your body's pH is far too well-regulated to be that easily pushed off, and if you did change your body's pH one way or the other too much (and it doesn't take much in terms of pH numbers) you'd get sick real fast.
There is a lot of room to change pH. The pH scale is a logarithmic scale. The livable range is about 7.35 to 7.45. On a non logarithmic scale that is a difference of: (10^7.35)/(10^7.35)=1.25 or 25%.9 -
theMichelleSilverleaf wrote: »I've knocked down gout attacks with it. When metabolized it has an alkalizing effect on the body.
No it doesn't. Your body's pH is far too well-regulated to be that easily pushed off, and if you did change your body's pH one way or the other too much (and it doesn't take much in terms of pH numbers) you'd get sick real fast.
There is a lot of room to change pH. The pH scale is a logarithmic scale. The livable range is about 7.35 to 7.45. On a non logarithmic scale that is a difference of: (10^7.35)/(10^7.35)=1.25 or 25%.
You still can't alter your body's pH unless you do something extreme to force it. Your body has a system that is meant to prevent it. Drink all the ACV you like, you'll likely either get sick of the taste or experience some other less threatening effect before it would have an effect on your body's pH. There's no need for the average person to mess with it anyway, the so-called "benefits" of alkalizing your body are all bogus.9 -
MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »theMichelleSilverleaf wrote: »I've knocked down gout attacks with it. When metabolized it has an alkalizing effect on the body.
No it doesn't. Your body's pH is far too well-regulated to be that easily pushed off, and if you did change your body's pH one way or the other too much (and it doesn't take much in terms of pH numbers) you'd get sick real fast.
There is a lot of room to change pH. The pH scale is a logarithmic scale. The livable range is about 7.35 to 7.45. On a non logarithmic scale that is a difference of: (10^7.35)/(10^7.35)=1.25 or 25%.
You still can't alter your body's pH unless you do something extreme to force it. Your body has a system that is meant to prevent it. Drink all the ACV you like, you'll likely either get sick of the taste or experience some other less threatening effect before it would have an effect on your body's pH. There's no need for the average person to mess with it anyway, the so-called "benefits" of alkalizing your body are all bogus.
I don't know how much the ACV can affect body alkalinity but if the livable range is +/- 12.5% then the feedback mechanism allows it to be in that range somewhat. This paper seems to refute your claim.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3195546/
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theMichelleSilverleaf wrote: »I've knocked down gout attacks with it. When metabolized it has an alkalizing effect on the body.
No it doesn't. Your body's pH is far too well-regulated to be that easily pushed off, and if you did change your body's pH one way or the other too much (and it doesn't take much in terms of pH numbers) you'd get sick real fast.
There is a lot of room to change pH. The pH scale is a logarithmic scale. The livable range is about 7.35 to 7.45. On a non logarithmic scale that is a difference of: (10^7.35)/(10^7.35)=1.25 or 25%.
(10^7.45)/(10^7.35) = 1.25 or 25%.1
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