Having a bottle or 2 of apple cider vinegar in your pantry is a step in the right direction in eating healthy and practicing Clean Eating. There are some myths out there, but today I will focus on the benefits. Apple cider vinegar has been a part of many household kitchens for decades. It is used in recipes, to wash fruits and vegetables, to home-made concoctions to remedy common illnesses. Today, the uses have expanded to weight loss regimens among other uses. There are some practitioners who have stated in the past that there are not really any health benefits. However, with more recent research that attitude, and stance have changed. The components of apple cider vinegar have various active ingredients that are the key to the healing properties of apple cider vinegar. Apple cider vinegar components include organic acids such as acetic acid, citric acid, formic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, and succinic acids) and phenolic compounds (gallic acid, catechin, epicatechin, chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, and p-coumaric acid). These components have made apple cider vinegar "the healing" product inside our pantries. This pantry "healing" product has benefits such as reducing cholesterol and lipid levels, antioxidant properties, enzyme inhibitors, inhibitors of gene expression, antidiabetic effects, reduced blood pressure, prevention of heart disease, and antimicrobial properties. According to Bastyr University Associate Professor and Certified Nutritionist, Jennifer Adler may also improve digestion by breaking down proteins and other nutrients. In addition, a study in the journal Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism stated that adding 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar to a meal which includes carbohydrates, reduced blood glucose level after the meal in healthy people by about 20 percent. This demonstrates that the vinegar seems to slow down the release of sugar into the bloodstream. According to Professor Adler, this seems to suggest protection against diabetes and promote weight loss. The findings in these studies and research really demonstrates that there are certain health benefits to the usage of apple cider vinegar on a consistent basis. Of course, everything in moderation. Some of us tend to overdo and overuse a product once we find out the "healing" properties of anything. Take it from Coach Poesiacubana, everybody's body is different and may react differently.
The benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar
