Take a shot of Vinegar a day may keep heartburn acid reflux away
Using apple cider vinegar as a health and beauty aid has prompted lively debate in the recent years.
Even Pop Star Fergie says she takes a shot of vinegar every night to help maintain her physique. Interesting, indeed.
Just last month, Natural Solutions magazine recommended taking a few tablespoons with meals to counter acid reflux symptoms. The April issue of Health magazine listed honey-and-vinegar mixtures among its list of “health whoppers” that do nothing for arthritis pain.
Although it may sound like another fab trend of a daily cocktail of apple cider vinegar, the recent studies support centuries of anecdotal evidence that suggest vinegar might ease or prevent a variety of ailments including heartburn acid reflux symptoms.
A Swedish study which was published in April, has found that people who ate white bread with vinegar actually felt full up to two hours later. This is compared to those who ate just bread started losing their satiety after 30 minutes later.
Again, another study from Arizona State University illustrated that the blood sugar spikes of people with type 2 diabetes were 4 percent to 6 percent lower in the morning when participants took two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar before going to bed.
In January this year, the Journal of the American College of Cardiology reported that an anti-inflammatory diet including vinegar “should be considered for the primary and secondary prevention of coronary artery disease and diabetes.” This comes highly recommended by the doctors.
With all these findings, it does not bring any surprise to those who have practiced and preached the virtues of ACV (apple cider vinegar) for decades.
Old folk remedy
Jerry Berube, 85, who lives in Montgomery, Ohio, with his wife, Patricia, says he hasn’t had a cold or sore throat in 35 years. He’s never battled weight gain or suffered from arthritis. His last blood pressure reading was 124/73 — good by anyone’s account — and although he takes a few vitamins, he has no prescription medications.
Berube partly credits his vitality to the drink he’s sipped nearly every night since 1973: one tablespoon of organic apple cider vinegar mixed with one tablespoon of honey and 8 ounces of warm water.
“The placebo effect is very strong. I don’t argue with that if it makes them feel better. But I can’t promote it and say, ‘Yes it’s going to help you,’ ” says Dr. Debra Krummel, researcher with the University of Cincinnati’s Department of Nutrition.
Research from Arizona State University and the University of Lund in Sweden — the only groups known to be investigating ACV — has focused on ACV’s potential for managing diabetes and hunger.
“I was doing low-carb diets with diabetics. But I came across (ACV) and I thought, ‘Wow, no one is talking about this. This could be easier than changing their entire diet,’ ” says Carol Johnston, chairman of the department of nutrition at Arizona State, who has been researching ACV since 2000.
More study needed
The few studies that have examined ACV’s benefits for other health conditions have been promising, but incomplete.
A 10-year study, published in 1999, found that women who ate salad with oil and vinegar five to six times a week had decreased levels of fatal ischemic heart disease, but researchers couldn’t determine the beneficial ingredient.
Others see little need for research when drugs often are more effective. Johnston’s study, for example, found that a pre-meal dose of ACV lowered diabetics’ blood glucose spikes by 3 percent to 6 percent, but pharmaceutical hypoglycemic agents reduced spikes by 10 percent to 15 percent.
Without more clinical trials and FDA approval, doctors and nutritionists who stick with “evidence-based practices” aren’t likely to discuss a vinegar remedy with patients.
Kathy Sprinkle of West Chester Township, Ohio, began sipping the concoction a few weeks ago.
Sprinkle, 51, uses it to curb her appetite and soothe occasional stomach upset. She acknowledges the remedy could be the equivalent of a sugar pill, but says that doesn’t bother her.
“It may be a placebo effect, but I think the whole placebo thing is underrated,” Sprinkle says.
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[...] Apple cider vinegar – It does appear to have a calming effect on stomach acid. Lots of people respond to it really well. I think it may have something to do with the fact that it helps with digestion and a lot of acid reflux symptoms stem from not digesting food well. A lot of times, when other things haven’t worked, people find apple cider vinegar does. And it can be taken indefinitely [...]
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