Posted on 01/30/2011 3:37:52 PM PST by truthnomatterwhat
No such thing. If the ACV contains this alkaline ash it would have to neutralize the acid already in the ACV, therefore in order for it to improve the acidity in your stomach it would have to be a alkaline solution and it wouldn’t be a vinegar at all. The real reason that it seems to work for some people is that it either dilutes the acid in your stomach or your stomach is producing to little natural acid( which actually can happen with acid reflux).
Good one!
Alkaline water is healthful, but the machines that produce it are expensive. The multi level marketed machine is over $4,000 and its direct to the public competitor is over $1,500. Also, the main benefits of the water do not last long once it is produced from the machines.
http://www.naturalsolutions1.com/atonic1.htm
The same result can be produced from relatively cheap mineral charging for a fraction of the price. The minerals are dropped into cheap filters or plastic sticks. They can be purchased for as little as $90. In addition, the primary effects from the mineral charging lasts longer and have as good or better healthful benefits than the machines.
Here is one of the more popular products of this sort:
http://www.hydrogenfriends.com/friends/id/3691_1
Pop pop, fizz fizz, oh what a relief it is.
(alkali will neutralize acid)
We both have our originals.
OMG....LMAO. More truth than photoshop.
“If the ACV contains this alkaline ash it would have to neutralize the acid already in the ACV, therefore in order for it to improve the acidity in your stomach it would have to be a alkaline solution and it wouldn’t be a vinegar at all.”
I don’t know about diluting the acid in your stomach but all foods make the body more or less acidic — to one degree or another. I would expect that to have more of an effect than any change in the amount of stomach acid.
Every few months there are new supplements or whatever, that are all the rage and most of them equally bogus.I remember a study that was done on all these “sport” drinks and the one that was found to be superior to all the others was chocolate milk!
vinegar is acetic acid. period.
“vinegar is acetic acid. period.”
Absolutely.
And what is it after it’s digested?
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acetic acid.
Maybe you meant to ask what is it after it’s metabolized. There’s no digesting acid. Acid is acid. Maybe you don’t remember what acid is or what ph is. acid is an excess of protons floating around. pH means 1/[log base 10] of the hydrogen ion(free proton) concentration in water. The opposite of pH would be pOH or the concentration of hydroxide(alkaline). Alkaline or alkalinity is the same thing as caustic or base or basic. These are all words that mean the opposite of acidic.
We start out in life with blood that is slightly base(or caustic or alkaline), and as we age our blood gradually goes neutral then acidic. It is theorized that acidic blood is a bad thing for general health. It is also believed that acidic blood hampers muscle function and thus athleticism. Some even believe acidic blood is partly responsible for damage to artery walls and it is this damage that causes blood cholesterol to stick to the damaged areas of the artery walls and eventually clogs the arteries.
It is believed that if you can keep your blood from turning acidic as you age, you will live longer and healthier and you arteries will not clog.
There are lots of different ideas on how to do this. But one thing is fairly certain...you cannot achieve it by ingesting acid. That’s just not common sense.
I’m going by memory now, so I’m not 100% on what follows...The apple cider vinegar thing is not a rememdy for acidic blood. it’s a remedy for heartburn or ulcers or maybe both I cant remember. ulcers and heartburn are aggrevated by acid but that is not the cause. Ulcers are actually caused by a virus and heartburn is cause by a lazy sphincter at the inlet to your stomach. You can temporarily relieve ulcer and heartburn pain by reducing the acidity of your stomach. But to cure it, you need to do something about the lazy sphincter or the virus that is causing weak spots in your stomach lining which are sensitive to acid. This is what apple cider vinegar does...or is believed by some to do.
When did this become an Obama thread?
I realize that apple cider vinegar (and vinegar in general) is often touted as a potent home remedy but ...
As a recovering cell physiologist I have have a hard time believing (without empirical evidence) that an acidic solution (i.e. demonstrable low pH) ingested via the gut has the effect of raising pH in the body or bloodstream.
Now, there may be other mineral salts (or pectins) that have some effect, but when an acid solution enters the stomach, (and *ALL* vinegars are solutions of acetic acid) the body DOES NOT respond by lowering blood pH.
I am open to contrary evidence, however. ;-)
p.s. I don’t know what you mean when you say Apple Cider vinegar has an alkaline ash. In theory foods that ARE alkaline to begin with could decompose or be metabolised to produce alkaline salts or minerals that make it across the stomach or intestinal lining. Just lookin’ for specificity.
I am just thinking that chemically the vinegar from apple cider is identical to any other vinegar, except for perhaps % acetic acid. so, use ANY vinegar and eat an apple, even a dried apple.
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