Vinegar... How A Simple Acid Liquid Can Be Great For Your Health
- By Ian Newton
- Published 07/2/2009
- Food and Drink
- Unrated
Vinegar is a widely used addition to salads but it is a valuable addition to your pantry as a health promoting food. Not all vinegar is suitable it must be unfiltered, unpasteurised apple cider vinegar.Apple cider vinegar is acetic acid which gives it, its characteristic slightly sour taste.
Aren't acids bad for me?
Generally in health we strive for a alkaline diet. That is foods and drinks which measure above 7.2 on the pH scale. There are of course always exceptions to the rule. The problem with making definitive health statements, is that as soon as you do someone always says, well what about so and so.
The reason that it is OK to consume cider vinegar is that all acids are not the same. Within your body you have many acid processes occurring. Hydrochloric acid which is a highly corrosive substance which carries dire warnings on the bottle, resides happily in your stomach to digest your food. Citric acid is an intrinsic component of our energy system.
We consume amino acids to build our cells and essential fatty acids for our joints, brain and cardiovascular system.We manufacture uric acid and lactic acid as bi-products of human life and easily break these down or excrete them.
Acids become alkaline.
Apple Cider Vinegar as an acid has a similar ability to the acids in lemons and limes. The citric acids bi-ca
rbonise in the gut and become alkaline. Cider vinegar is believed to produce an alkaline bi-product as it metabolises. This is evident because if you consume cider vinegar over time you can measure your saliva and urine and you will see it is becoming more alkaline.
Ensure you purchase an organic non pasteurised cider vinegar as the regular supermarket variety will not have the viable enzyme action which is critical for its health benefits.
pH testing.
You can purchase pH strips at your local pharmacy. They should come with a colour chart which shows the various states of your urine. Yellow is acidic, purple is alkaline, with shades in between.It is best to test urine and saliva first thing in the morning.
Benefits of an alkaline system.
Once you move above 7.2 on the ph scale you will experience less inflammation,therefore less joint and muscle pain, less infections,therefore more energy and a renewed sense of wellbeing, fewer colds and Flu's, d Cancer cells rarely survive in an alkaline environment.
These healthy acids which are safely, conveniently easily consumed cause us to think more carefully about dismissing foods as being unhealthy just because we have a negative association with a world i.e. acid.
After all the world is a complex blend of acid, alkaline and neutral compounds.Ask any knowledgeable gardener how important it is to get the right acid alkaline balance right in order to grow healthy plants.
Aren't acids bad for me?
Generally in health we strive for a alkaline diet. That is foods and drinks which measure above 7.2 on the pH scale. There are of course always exceptions to the rule. The problem with making definitive health statements, is that as soon as you do someone always says, well what about so and so.
The reason that it is OK to consume cider vinegar is that all acids are not the same. Within your body you have many acid processes occurring. Hydrochloric acid which is a highly corrosive substance which carries dire warnings on the bottle, resides happily in your stomach to digest your food. Citric acid is an intrinsic component of our energy system.
We consume amino acids to build our cells and essential fatty acids for our joints, brain and cardiovascular system.We manufacture uric acid and lactic acid as bi-products of human life and easily break these down or excrete them.
Acids become alkaline.
Apple Cider Vinegar as an acid has a similar ability to the acids in lemons and limes. The citric acids bi-ca
Ensure you purchase an organic non pasteurised cider vinegar as the regular supermarket variety will not have the viable enzyme action which is critical for its health benefits.
pH testing.
You can purchase pH strips at your local pharmacy. They should come with a colour chart which shows the various states of your urine. Yellow is acidic, purple is alkaline, with shades in between.It is best to test urine and saliva first thing in the morning.
Benefits of an alkaline system.
Once you move above 7.2 on the ph scale you will experience less inflammation,therefore less joint and muscle pain, less infections,therefore more energy and a renewed sense of wellbeing, fewer colds and Flu's, d Cancer cells rarely survive in an alkaline environment.
These healthy acids which are safely, conveniently easily consumed cause us to think more carefully about dismissing foods as being unhealthy just because we have a negative association with a world i.e. acid.
After all the world is a complex blend of acid, alkaline and neutral compounds.Ask any knowledgeable gardener how important it is to get the right acid alkaline balance right in order to grow healthy plants.
Ian Newton
For specific Vinegar information go to http://www.livingwellpublications.com/wellness/vinegar/ Ian Newton is a natural health specialist from Australia. Assisting businesses and individual to be happier, healthier and more effective.
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