Does apple cider vinegar help with weight loss?
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It would probably make me throw up. I do not condone throwing up for weight loss.0
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It's also helpful in resetting the stomach acids. People with ACID Reflux and GERD who are trying to go off Proton Pump Inhibitors (Nexium, etc) that stop ACID entirely...typically have a horrible overflow of acid production when they cold turkey. Though it would seem like ACV would make reflux worse, for many it stabiilizes acids and normalizes digestion.
I believe that's where the ACV for weight loss myth came from. People figured it would just burn all that food right up. It does no such thing. Its not unhealthy to add a spoonful a day, if you are hell bent on trying it, though.0 -
Thanks for everyone's comments about ACV. I have heard and read about it. My husband is determined for us to try it. I really don't want to. Ugh!0
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WendyLeigh1119 wrote: »It's also helpful in resetting the stomach acids. People with ACID Reflux and GERD who are trying to go off Proton Pump Inhibitors (Nexium, etc) that stop ACID entirely...typically have a horrible overflow of acid production when they cold turkey. Though it would seem like ACV would make reflux worse, for many it stabiilizes acids and normalizes digestion.
I believe that's where the ACV for weight loss myth came from. People figured it would just burn all that food right up. It does no such thing. Its not unhealthy to add a spoonful a day, if you are hell bent on trying it, though.
It doesn't work for my acid reflux.0 -
WendyLeigh1119 wrote: »It's also helpful in resetting the stomach acids. People with ACID Reflux and GERD who are trying to go off Proton Pump Inhibitors (Nexium, etc) that stop ACID entirely...typically have a horrible overflow of acid production when they cold turkey. Though it would seem like ACV would make reflux worse, for many it stabiilizes acids and normalizes digestion.
I believe that's where the ACV for weight loss myth came from. People figured it would just burn all that food right up. It does no such thing. Its not unhealthy to add a spoonful a day, if you are hell bent on trying it, though.
ACV does nothing for rebound acidity when stopping PPI's (for most people). In my situation, it made it horrendously worse. I felt like my chest was on fire. Losing weight was the one thing that finally stopped my acid reflux and eliminated my dependency on PPI's. I have to be careful how much I eat within a couple hours of bedtime, huge hamburgers and hot fries are a definite no-no. ACV as a weight loss tool, no. It does taste good on salads.4 -
manderson27 wrote: »No it doesn't help weight loss unless it is by making my salads more yummy. I mix it with chopped mint or basil and use it as a dressing.
I am partial to using it to make a hot bacon dressing for fresh spinach salad.
Recipe please!
No recipe, it is a "by guess and by golly" dressing: fry up strips of bacon until crisp, set aside to drain but keep the fat in the pan. Take 2 parts ACV and one part water in separate bowls. Whisk several spoons of sugar and some cornstarch in the water. Whisk in the vinegar. Pour into the pan with the bacon fat and cook over medium heat until thickened. Crumble bacon into dressing and pour over fresh spinach tossed with some thinly sliced red onion and slices of hard cooked egg.
To make about a cup, I use about 8 strips bacon, 1/4 c. water, 1/2 c. ACV, 1/2 c. sugar and maybe 1 Tbl cornstarch.2 -
Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »WendyLeigh1119 wrote: »It's also helpful in resetting the stomach acids. People with ACID Reflux and GERD who are trying to go off Proton Pump Inhibitors (Nexium, etc) that stop ACID entirely...typically have a horrible overflow of acid production when they cold turkey. Though it would seem like ACV would make reflux worse, for many it stabiilizes acids and normalizes digestion.
I believe that's where the ACV for weight loss myth came from. People figured it would just burn all that food right up. It does no such thing. Its not unhealthy to add a spoonful a day, if you are hell bent on trying it, though.
It doesn't work for my acid reflux.
Me neither. Im stuck with Nexium years after a Gastric Ulcer and onset of GERD. But trying to keep food down during that period is when I read a lot of people with milder versions finding success after the first few days of hell. But it seemed to spiral into a pattern of "ACV cures the fatz!" And I blame the "reflux-reset" thing.0 -
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I had severe heartburn when i took 1 spoon of it in the morning. Then i stopped..1
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Thanks for everyone's comments about ACV. I have heard and read about it. My husband is determined for us to try it. I really don't want to. Ugh!
Little concerning that you have to obey your hubby like that. What happens if you choose not to do it? If he wants to do it, let him. If he forces you to do it that's a major red flag. Take care of yourself sweetie.2
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