Apple Cider Vinegar
BabyMandrakes
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Do you still get the same health benefits from apple cider vinegar if you drink it with juice. I've tried diluting it with water, and doing a water and honey drink with it, but it just tastes horrible. Suggestions.
Also, can you drink it before going to bed instead of throughout the day?
Also, can you drink it before going to bed instead of throughout the day?
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What health benefits are you looking for from it? Because if it's for weight loss, ACV will do nothing.12
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What health benefits are you looking for from it? Because if it's for weight loss, ACV will do nothing.
I don't care about weight loss. It's for skin, digestion, etc. My mother in law started drinking it months ago, and has had good results. Has even helped with her acid reflux.17 -
suzannesimmons3 wrote: »Do you still get the same health benefits from apple cider vinegar if you drink it with juice. I've tried diluting it with water, and doing a water and honey drink with it, but it just tastes horrible. Suggestions.
Also, can you drink it before going to bed instead of throughout the day?
You don't get ANY health/fat loss benefits from vinegar
We'll have to agree to disagree on this. I've seen people have significant health improvements from drinking ACV daily. It's not about weight loss, it has a variety of health benefits. Not everyone is the same though, so not everyone will get the same results, or even results at all. Doesn't hurt to try for a month to see what it'll do.30 -
I get the most benefit by deglazing the pork chop skillet with it.35
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You're asking people who don't agree with your premise how to properly use this product. You'd be better to find a group where ACV is an accepted thing for anything other than flavor/seasoning for food.
BTW, I used it in a pot of baked beans yesterday and it was amazing.11 -
suzannesimmons3 wrote: »Do you still get the same health benefits from apple cider vinegar if you drink it with juice. I've tried diluting it with water, and doing a water and honey drink with it, but it just tastes horrible. Suggestions.
Also, can you drink it before going to bed instead of throughout the day?
You don't get ANY health/fat loss benefits from vinegar
We'll have to agree to disagree on this. I've seen people have significant health improvements from drinking ACV daily. It's not about weight loss, it has a variety of health benefits. Not everyone is the same though, so not everyone will get the same results, or even results at all. Doesn't hurt to try for a month to see what it'll do.
ACV has been pretty well studied, and the benefits you mention are not benefits that were found. If anything it would make acid reflux worse, because it's acid - most people who dropped out of the studies did so because of acid reflux.
It does have a couple of legitimate benefits, but they are minor and only apply if you are diabetic. The main thing it does is slow the absorption of carbs when taken with meals, which can make blood glucose levels steadier. It also seems to lower fasting blood glucose when taken last thing at night, but the study concluded that another study to figure out why was needed.
Since it's the acidity which is responsible for the benefits, I'm pretty sure that methods of consuming it which make it taste better will negate the effects. It's doing nothing for you, so if you don't enjoy it, don't eat it! Or put it on a salad, instead of drinking it. It's actually good in salad dressing.11 -
If you're going to insist on drinking vinegar, even if it's diluted, immediately after swish with some water, wait for 30 minutes and then brush your teeth. Just like drinking lemon water, that stuff softens and wears away your tooth enamel.
I've never heard of skin benefits? Some people find it helps their reflux, for others it can exacerbate it or even cause it.3 -
If you're going to insist on drinking vinegar, even if it's diluted, immediately after swish with some water, wait for 30 minutes and then brush your teeth. Just like drinking lemon water, that stuff softens and wears away your tooth enamel.
I've never heard of skin benefits? Some people find it helps their reflux, for others it can exacerbate it or even cause it.
I've heard of people using it for skin care (have not investigated to see if that's woo or not), and in that case I imagine they claim it helps the skin, but they are not claiming that ingesting it does. I wonder if there was a misunderstanding by OP.
Anyway, makes a great salad dressing (with olive oil, especially), a nice addition to greens, and is generally good with pork. If I wanted to try it out for health benefits, I'd work it into my cooking even more regularly and not try to choke it down plain. I've heard of blood sugar benefits, but presumably drinking it with juice would counteract those.2 -
Maybe try a little less acv.. That's what I do diluted with warm/hot water and lemon juice first thing in the morning in a quart jar and a straw.6
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There is no way to disguise the horrific taste of ACV! I fell for the acv spiel/health benefits too. The only thing i got out of it was a life long aversion to vinegar, i wont even use it in cooking anymore. I have been tainted forever
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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.6 -
Did you heat the water and honey? My mom used to make that for me when I had a cold and I thought it was tasty and comforting. O1
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Ive just started trying ACV and love this stuff. I sweeten it with Torani sugar free caramel syrup. Very noticable drop in appetite between meals.17
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I'd lose my appetite too if I was drinking that stuff.8
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My mom suggested mixing ACV with honey and putting it in a jar covered with plastic wrap to keep fruit flies away. (You poke some holes in the plastic wrap with a knife.) I have seen fewer of them around since I tried it. But whether it's the ACV specifically or whether it's vinegar in general, I couldn't tell you.3
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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. LOL3
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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.
The woo is obviously strong...7 -
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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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