] 1.Drink a diluted tonic of Apple Cider Vinegar prior to eating to increase mineral absorption and decrease insulin and glucose spikes. Mix 1-2 Tablespoons with water or juice.
2.Use as a salad dressing to boost nutritional benefits from your greens.
3,Use as a hair rinse by mixing 1 part Apple Cider Vinegar to 1 part water. It removes product build up, detangles and adds shine and is a chemical free dandruff treatment.
4.Make a facial skin toner by mixing 1 part vinegar to 2 parts water to restore the skins natural pH balance.
5.A teaspoon of Apple Cider Vinegar diluted with water treats heartburn and reflux which can often be a result of low stomach acid.
Do They Fit My Diet?
- Vegetarian – Yes
- Vegan – Yes
- Raw Vegan – Yes
- Paleo – Yes
Apple Cider Vinager Benefits
- Chemical free dandruff treatment
- Natural heartburn remedy
- Weight loss
- Increase insulin sensitivity
- Lower diabetes risk
How To Use Apple Cider Vinegar
- Salad dressing
- Dilute to a tonic to drink
- Use as a hair & scalp rinse
- Use as a facial toner
- Dilute ACV as the acidity can damage tooth enamel and delicate skin.
- Mix with honey or juice to improve taste.
Apple Cider Vinegar Benefits & Nutrition
Apple Cider Vinegar has long been touted as a remedy for many ailments. Though there is much anecdotal evidence showing promising results for weight loss and Diabetes research is limited (a common problem with natural health therapies).
In 2004, a study in the publication Diabetes Care found that taking vinegar before meals significantly increased insulin sensitivity and dramatically reduced the insulin and glucose spikes that occur after meals. Interestingly people with pre-diabetic symptoms gained the most benefit from the Apple Cider Vinegar. http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/1/281.full
Another four week study showed taking ACV resulted in moderate weight loss. Half of participants took a two tablespoons of vinegar prior to each of two meals daily, while the other half were told to avoid vinegar.
Participants taking the vinegar lost an average of two pounds over the four-week period, while weight remained constant in the non-vinegar group. And some participants taking vinegar lost up to four pounds.
Apple Cider Vinegar may also increase the absorption of minerals from the foods we eat due to the high in acetic acid content.
Other benefits range from heartburn and candida cures to topical treatments for dandruff, warts and fungal infections.
What Is Apple Cider Vinegar?
After crushing apples and extracting the liquid, it is fermented and the sugars are turned into alcohol. In a second fermentation the alcohol is converted into vinegar by acetic acid-forming bacteria. Natural organic and unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar contains the ‘mother’, similar to the mother in Kombucha, it is made up of strand like enzymes of connected protein molecules with living nutrients and bacteria. Clear vinegar doesn’t contain the ‘mother’ and doesn’t have the benefits of natural Apple Cider Vinegar.
Apple Cider Vinegar Recipies
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