Last year, I went on vacation with my family to France. My sister-in-law brought a bottle of apple cider vinegar, and every morning we bravely drank a glass of it together to detoxify our bodies. Later, I saw on Instagram that there was also an apple cider vinegar challenge going on. I quickly find these types of “easy healthy remedies” interesting and want to share the benefits of this with you.

Why is it good for your body?
Apple cider vinegar is juice extracted from the pulp of crushed apples. As I described earlier, apple cider vinegar helps detoxify your body by killing fungi and bacteria, thereby strengthening your immune system (1). Apple cider vinegar can also be used as a natural preservative. Studies have shown that apple cider vinegar inhibits bacteria (such as E. coli) from growing in food and spoiling it (2). But the main reason people add apple cider vinegar to their diet is because of its positive effects on blood sugar and insulin levels.

It improves insulin sensitivity during a carbohydrate-rich meal by 19-34% and significantly lowers blood sugar and insulin response (3).

How to use it?
You can use it by mixing a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar with a glass of water and then drinking it. I don’t like the taste, I’ll be honest with you. But when I think about the benefits of apple cider vinegar, I think it’s definitely worth it. A second option is to use apple cider vinegar as a salad dressing. However, always mix it with another liquid. Apple cider vinegar is very acidic and bad for your teeth.

How I felt after a month For two months, I drank a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar mixed with lukewarm water 3-4 times a week to test if it would improve my immune system. Now you might be thinking, “But Fab, how do you check/measure that?” Well, I didn’t. My goal was to throw back a glass several times a week and literally wait for results. Funny enough, the result was that I haven’t been sick lately, while my partner walked around the house sniffling several times. Could drinking this apple cider vinegar have improved my immune system, thus preventing me from catching a cold? Maybe, but I can’t say this for sure. Additionally, I consider myself fortunate to almost always feel good and experience no problems in any area (skin, stomach, intestines, etc.), so I didn’t expect any significant changes.

What to look for when buying a bottle?
Make sure it is 100% natural apple cider vinegar. You can recognize this because the vinegar is cloudy, then you know you have found a good bottle. I bought one at Holland & Barrett. You can also find them at the pharmacy, organic supermarkets like Marqt, or at the drugstore.

If you’d like to try it too, let me know how it goes for you. Good luck!

Sources:

(1) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5788933/

(2) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9713753

(3) https://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/1/281.long

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