Many apocryphal claims of vinegar’s historical benefits exist.
Hannibal used it to dissolve limestone rocks, allowing his troops a victory against Rome in 218 BC.
During the Dark Ages, four French graverobbers avoided catching the plague due to inhaling vinegar beforehand.
These claims may be far-fetched, but there is a great deal of fact to vinegar’s health benefits.
For blood sugar:
Dr. Carol Johnston at Arizona State University has shown that a couple of teaspoons a day may help improve blood-sugar control in Type 2 diabetics. It seems acetic acid inhibits some of the enzymes that digest sugar and starches, meaning that these are more likely to pass through the digestive tract without being absorbed and therefore have less of an impact on blood sugar.
For fat loss:
In a properly controlled double-blind study of 155 obese patients, [Dr. Tomoo Kondo and the Central Research Institute in Japan found] that about four teaspoons of vinegar a day over three months resulted in a weight loss of about a kilogram, and a reduction in waist size of about 1.5 centimetres.
We’re in an obesity crisis. What’s little spoken of is the fact that we’re also in a diabetes crisis, with Type II diabetes reaching epidemic proportion and growing with the same persistence as obesity.
Imagine if Apple Cider Vinegar helped just 10% of people lose weight and control blood sugar. It would be the safest, most successful health product on the market.
Of course, regulatory authorities have cracked down on vinegar’s claims as a cure all.
But the testimonials are out there. Apple cider vinegar has provided a great number of people with relief.
And it’s about as cost-effective as cures come.
