Apple Cider Vinegar?

What are all of your thoughts on drinking water-apple cider vinegar-honey concoctions to alkalize, stop palpitations, kill bacteria, etc? I've read many sites that say ACV is excellent for lyme (though it may cause worse herxing), and still others that say vinegar is a Lyme no-no.

Have any of you tried ACV on any regular basis? What have your experiences been?

Thanks!

If you do it you need to use raw honey and raw apple cider vinegar to get the effect. The processing of these things kills off the enzymes you're trying to get by using them. Health food stores will carry both of them raw. The most common brand of raw apple cider vinegar is Braggs.

That said, I wouldn't recommend this mixture to any of my nutritional clients who might be battling candida as this will help it flourish and prosper even more in your body due to the sugars from the honey. You can alkalize easily by using the lemon water springsjean recommends. Remember that acidic foods cause the body to balance by becoming more alkaline.

Of course, if you eat a lot of green leafy vegetables, apples and citrus fruits and avoid processed sugars and processed foods in general, you won't have to worry about the balance in your body. Fed properly the body does a great job of balancing itself.

No idea if it's pure fructose or not (might be!), all I know is that the only ingredient is organic agave nectar. I also know I don't react to it nearly as poorly as I do to sugar or even honey. I also react horribly to stevia (even raw leaves picked straight off a plant!), so I stay off that too...

Watched some of your video- I'm 5'4" and 120 lbs. By no means obese...lol... so I'm not that worried about my carb intake, especially considering I'm 95% gluten free and agave nectar and occasionally honey are my only sweeteners (no sugar or artificial sweeteners for me...). My only significant carbs come from rice and potatoes. But perhaps I'll give your manuka honey a try! :)

Substances in apple cider vinegar

Scientists have measured ninety different substances in apple cider vinegar such as thirteen types of carbolic acids, four aldehydes, twenty ketones, eighteen types of alcohols, eight ethyl acetates etc.

It also contains important minerals, trace elements and vitamins (as listed underneath) as well acetic acid, propionic acid, lactic acid, enzymes, amino acids as well as roughage in the form of potash and apple pectin.

For a full analytical list ingredients contained in apples, please click here.

Minerals and trace elements

Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorous, Chlorine, Sodium, Sulfur, Copper, Iron, Silicon, Fluorine.

Vitamins

Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin A, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B6, Provitamin beta-carotene, Vitamin P.

Useful in

Well functioning metabolism; Reducing cholesterol (the dangerous LDL cholesterol type); Regulating the water content in the cells and body; Reducing water retention in the body; Reducing excess sodium from the body; Helps with regulating blood pressure; Assists in preventing circulatory problems; Helps with diminishing premature calcification of the arteries; Helps increase concentration and memory; Assists in blood circulation, body temperature as well as vitality and energy.

Quoted from any vitamins.com

I use apple cider vinegar (braggs) and peroxide to clean all of my raw veggies and fruit. I eat mostly organic and still clean with these. I keep a spray bottle of each on my counter. All raw fruits and veggies are sprayed with each and then rinsed with filtered water. I think it does a good job of removing the not good stuff before eating.

Of course Trav - thanks for letting me know. Julie