Apple Cider Vinegar
Apple Cider Vinegar is a derived from a French word which means “sour wine”. It is made from fermented natural and fresh crushed apples. This is done through breaking down the sugar with the help of the bacteria and yeast so that it will turn to alcohol. When the alcohol undergoes more days of fermentation, it will already become vinegar. The main ingredient of apple cider vinegar is acetic acid, and it is also composed of other acids, vitamins, and minerals.
Vinegar has been known for many years as an ingredient used for making pickles and for cleaning purposes. It has also been advertised as curative to some diseases. Specifically, the apple cider vinegar cannot be only found in the condiments section. It is also present in the health supplement areas of the grocery because of its helpful benefits to a person with diabetes and for those who are suffering from obesity.
The use of apple cider vinegar does not only limit to its cleaning power, it is recommended to become part of the diet due to its alkaline content. Apple cider vinegar is an alkaline forming food that balances the alkaline and the acid present in the body. According to a theory, the human body must have a pH balance higher than the neutral which is between 7.35 to 7.45. The pH reading lower than the neutral means that it is acidic. If the body is acidic, then it means that there is a lower supply of oxygen and fluid that flows within the body.
There should only be 20% of acid intake and the remaining bigger percent should be alkaline so that there will be a good supply of oxygen and fluid in the body. If there is a greater amount of acid in the body, then it will lead to lack of energy, infections, anxiety, irritability, headache and certain conditions such as gout and arthritis. Though apple cider vinegar is acidic, it has also an alkalinizing effect on the human body. One or two teaspoons of it is mixed to the water, and is suggested to a person as a regular health booster.
The human blood gets acidic because of the food that we take in our body such as processed foods and foods that are rich in fats. If the body becomes acidic, then you become prone to diseases. The alkaline forming food like apple cider vinegar will help you to balance the acid content of the body to fight off the germs and ailments. The alkalinity of apple cider vinegar can reduce the acidity in our system to make it fall into the required percentage. It can treat some ailments and conditions such as premature aging, obesity, food poisoning, heat exhaustion, heartburn, brittle nails, bad breath, arthritis, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol level.
To enjoy the taste of the apple cider vinegar, you can mix it with honey. You need to blend a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar and raw honey. Then, dissolve them in a glass of chilled water.
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Raza
25. Oct, 2010
I came to this site to understand the effects of stomach acidity. Though I faound great new ideas but my basic question remains i.e. How do we get stomach acidity? What effects does it have on our health? Is there any connection between pH level of blood n stomach?
J
04. Nov, 2010
Vinegar is (particularly apple cider vinegar) extremely acidic. Its literally acetic acid. Its not an alkaline food at all. Alkaline means base (pH higher than 7), the opposite of acid. And “alkalinity” is how buffered a substance is as a base. The article mentions nothing to that effect. Some people believe that eating apple cider vinegar will restore the bodies pH by ultimately producing some alkaline response, but this isn’t proven. Until it is, more care should be made in this article about pointing out this extremely acidic substance. As it stands, I think the article is misinformation.
Larissa D.
03. Dec, 2010
@J: there is a vast difference between acidic/alkaline foods (how much acid or alkaline the foods contain) and acid/alkaline-forming foods (by acid forming or alkaline forming, nutritionists mean the condition foods cause in the body after being digested.)
There are many foods which are acidic in nature (example: limes with a pH 1.9 being very acidic, however, it is an alkaline forming food. Same goes for apple cider vinegar. These organic acids, when oxidized, become carbon dioxide and water; while the alkalizing minerals (potassium, sodium, calcium, and magnesium… the elements naturally occurring in fruits/veggies) remain and neutralize body acid. In other words, acid foods reduce body acids. This is the reason that fruits and most vegetables are considered alkaline forming foods, even though they may be acidic in nature before digestion.
I have no relation to this website, but merely stumbled across it after a curiosity in apple cider vinegar drinks. I’ve been drinking Bragg’s Apple Cider Vinegar All Natural Drink, which is flavored with Concord Grape-Acai or their Apple Cinnamon flavor. It tastes really, really good!! I’ve noticed a huge increase in my energy and optimism over the last two week of drinking this. Granted, I’ve also been eating Askinosie single-origin dark chocolate (it’s the best!), which is filled with anti-oxidant elements. The two combined makes me one happy woman!!
I suggest YOU do your research before you start spouting distasteful responses on a subject in which you are obviously not educated in.
@Raza: I highly recommend a book called “The 80/10/10 Diet” written by Dr. Douglas Graham. It should help to answer your questions.
We get stomach acidity by eating acid forming foods, such as meat, fats, grains, and highly processed fast foods. Most proteins in food combine with sulfur and many are also combined with phosphorus. When the protein is metabolized, these elements remain as sulfuric and phosphoric acid and must be neautralized by ammonia, calcium, sodium, and potassium before they can be excreted by the kidneys. This is the reason that high protein foods, especially animal foods, generally are acid forming foods. This is also true of grains because they contain much sulfur and phosphorus.
J
18. Jan, 2011
Larissa, If the article and website are written to explain alkaline forming foods through metabolism then the title should reflect that. It doesn’t, nor does most of the text. Yes, there is a difference between alkaline forming foods and alkaline foods. Im already familiar with cardon dioxide diffusion to lower pH. However, the title and most of the text is about “alkaline foods”. Take for example this ambiguous text:
“The use of apple cider vinegar does not only limit to its cleaning power, it is recommended to become part of the diet due to its alkaline content.”
Apple cider vinegar is an *acid* it doesn’t have alkaline content. I understand this article and the point behind it. However, consumption is only one use of vinegar. More care should be taken to explain that the food is an acid, and that it is believed that through metabolism and reaction in the body it makes can result in a base.
Lisa C.
02. Jun, 2011
Amen!
Marilyn
13. Feb, 2011
I’m having an acid reflux problem lately. Been taking a ‘shot of apple cider vinegar and raw honey daily… exercising more and watching my meals… thinking of laying off for awhile to see if it’d get better???