Apple cider vinegar

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  • mdebbie1026
    mdebbie1026 Posts: 164 Member
    It's helping with my sore throat & congestion. 1 Tblsp each honey & Braggs ACV with the mother and a cup of warm water & I'm good for the day. I just took one now w/o honey b/c I'm out of calories but needed relief from a cough keeping me awake, no more cough. :)
  • Dnovell
    Dnovell Posts: 6 Member
    I have been taking Braggs raw unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar with the mother for about 3 months just because of the wonderful health benefits. Recently, I finally got my husband to try it for his GERD and now he doesn't have to take any reflux meds (thank goodness). We both take 2 tablespoons of Braggs raw unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar with the mother with 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda and a cup of water twice a day. It's amazing stuff! Good health to all who takes ACV!
  • zafferFL
    zafferFL Posts: 402
    PLEASE never take ACV without diluting it. It is an acid and it WILL cause damage to your insides if not taken appropriately even as healthy as it is for you. I have been drinking ACV for two years almost consistently in all of the water I drink. My son contacted staph while working with children doing missions work one summer and I contacted it through him. I did some research and found that ACV keeps the staph virus at bay. Amazingly so! Not to mention all the other billion health benefits. I drink Braggs raw unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar with the mother. And they have a complete line of other drinks/supplements. I greatly encourage their product. And never go above the recommended daily dosage.

    That being said, as far as drinking ACV for detox, I have read many opinions on drinking these types of things while doing serious workouts to lose weight. It is not encouraged. They say to detox for 15 days before you begin a serious regimen but never combine the two. I found out the hard way. I did the lemon ginger detox drink right after I began my rigorous exercise regimes and got very sick. Everything in moderation. But definitely do the research.

    really?

    pH is between 4 and 5 undiluted. Your stomach is closer to a pH of 2. What part of your "insides" is this going to be destroying?

    e.g. wine and beer have a lower pH than ACV.
  • Gakurushiro
    Gakurushiro Posts: 1
    Hi i take Apple cinder vineger ,two tablespoon per Day but only with homemade Grapefruit juice.i Heard that both Workshop Great together but only if your not in any Meditation.
  • dreaming13000
    dreaming13000 Posts: 68 Member
    I swear that drinking 2 tbsp mixed with 8 oz of water kept me from coming Dow with strep throat. I find it helps regulate my daily BM and keeps my stomach feeling full. As for weight loss I am not sure as I et at a deficit now ( and exercise regularly)
  • xesixb
    xesixb Posts: 165 Member
    I used it for a month (drink it in an empty stomach and before bed) and I achieved really good results on weight loss. I was losing weight at a higher rate and it also stopped my cravings. Even my skin looked so much better. However, I stopped it for two weeks to see if it was really the vinegar to affect the weight loss. The weight loss rate slowed down even if I was eating the same calories as before. I am back at drinking vinegar, for sure. I drink two tbsp diluted with a glass of water. Hope it helps :)
  • leggup
    leggup Posts: 2,942 Member
    ZOMBIE THREAD back from the dead. Born 2012. Died 2012. Reborn 2014.
  • hippikris
    hippikris Posts: 32 Member
    I drink it for like a week on and then a week off, I cook with ACV all the time too. I statred doing a table spoon in the morning. and then a table spoon with a bit of honey and cayanne pepper. it seems to help a little. to make me feel less hungry, anyway. good luck
  • SnuggleSmacks
    SnuggleSmacks Posts: 3,731 Member
    Just make sure you dilute it well. That stuff will dissolve the enamel from your teeth, not to mention what it will do to your organs.
  • yayamom3
    yayamom3 Posts: 939 Member
    Apple cider vinegar works for me, but not for weight loss. Several years ago, I had a terrible sinus infection on New Year's Eve. I looked up homeopathic treatments online, and found numerous articles suggesting taking "shots" of apple cider vinegar for treatment. It worked like a charm!

    A few weeks later, while visiting my doctor, I mentioned this to her. She said apple cider vinegar was not only a viable treatment for sinus infection, but it was good for overall health. She suggested I start taking it daily in tablet form. This was welcome news, as drinking the stuff is not my idea of fun.

    I have taken one tablet every day for years now. I went from having about four terrible sinus infections/year to never having one again. I recommend it to all of my friends.
  • KIMBAILEYWILLIAMSON
    KIMBAILEYWILLIAMSON Posts: 258 Member
    Thanks for posting, something I am definitely going to try. I also enjoyed reading all the comments, this is one of the things that I love about MFP information from real people.
  • chicpeach
    chicpeach Posts: 302 Member
    The reason apple cider "works" is because it's relatively high in potassium which helps you shed excess sodium and therefore gets rid of water retention. It's not a permanent fix. Besides which, it tastes awful. I'd rather have a couple of cups of baby spinach or a baked potato with the skin, or a glass of OJ (I use Trop 50 which has only 50 calories in 8 oz) or watermelon. They have even better potassium and taste so much better.

    If you really want to use apple cider vinegar, I suggest using it in home made salad dressing. It'll do the same job.
  • csy108
    csy108 Posts: 58 Member
    If the hydrochloric acid your stomach produces every day doesn't melt your organs, how the hell is apple cider vinegar going to do it?
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