Fermentation has given us some of the best food products in the world.
Be it your favorite yummy cheese, or the wine you like to sip along with your dinner, you
have fermentation to thank.
Another product with excellent health benefits it gives us is Apple Cider vinegar.
Made in a 2-step process, apple cider vinegar, as the name suggests, is derived from Apples.
With years-long history of blessing us with good health, we can give you many reasons
to make it a part of your diet.
One reason is its ability to accelerate weight loss.
To know more about it, stick around and watch the video until the end.
Get ready as we take you through the production process, the research which proves its effectiveness
in helping you lose weight and other amazing health benefits.
So, let’s get started.
The Benefits
Apple cider vinegar has a very good reputation in the health community, and it’s there
for several reasons.
Number 1: Increases Fullness and Reduces Calorie Intake
Apple cider vinegar has a strong appetite decreasing effect and it promotes fullness.
A study showed 11 people having 55% lower blood sugar response one hour after eating
when they were given vinegar along with a high carb diet.
Studies have also shown that vinegar slows down the speed which food is pushed down from
the stomach.
This makes you feel full, which in turn lowers blood sugar levels.
Great way to cut the snacking, right?
Number 2: Reduced Body Fat
There was an interesting study done, that cemented Apple cider vinegar’s image as
a fat reducer.
In this study, 144 obese adults were asked to have vinegar.
With their alcohol intake restricted, they were allowed to eat whatever they wanted and
do their everyday activities.
A 0.9% reduction in body fat percentage and major weight was seen in these patients.
This study proved that belly fat can be reduced along with lowering blood triglycerides, by
incorporating apple cider vinegar daily.
If you wonder how much of it you should have, try about 1-2 spoons.
That should do the trick.
If weight loss in on your to-do list, then check out our video on “Seven Healthy Weight-Loss
Diets That Work” linked in the description below to find your perfect diet.
Moving on.
Number 3: The Composition
Unfiltered Apple cider vinegar contains acetic acid and plenty of water, but it’s also
got some protein strands and enzymes.
These products are usually the result of friendly bacteria present in it, which gives it that
murky look.
Good quality apple cider vinegar will also give you some important amino acids, antioxidants
and trace amounts of potassium.These components can improve digestion, which in turn will
help you with your weight loss goals.
Antioxidants can neutralize free radicals in your body which can reduce your risk of
awful things like cancer.
Not to mention potassium is an essential micronutrient that your body needs to function at its best.
If that wasn’t enough of a reason to make you run to a store to buy apple cider vinegar,
wait till you hear this.
Number 4: Protection Against Pathogens
Vinegar has been traditionally used for medicinal purposes for thousands of years.
To be precise, Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, used it for cleaning wounds
around two thousand years back.
It is capable of killing gut pathogens, nail fungus, lice, warts, and ear infections.
Vinegar when mixed with food, also acts as a preservative and keeps your food from going
bad.
We’re not done yet, here’s more benefits apple cider vinegar has to offer.
Number 5: Additional Benefits
Apple Cider Vinegar can lower the blood sugar level by improving liver and muscle function.
The acetic acid in it brings down insulin levels and reduces the insulin to glucagon
ratio.
Insulin, in case of excess blood sugar, tells the liver to store it in the form of glycogen.
Glucagon works the other way around by breaking down stored glycogen to make glucose available
for the body.
As per a study, it increases insulin sensitivity by a whopping 34% in patients with insulin
resistance or type 2 diabetes.
You see, we told you there’s a lot of good stuff for you here.
Increased insulin sensitivity also promotes ovulation.
A study showed that women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), who upped their vinegar
intake for 90-110 days resumed ovulation in 54% of the population.
Lower insulin level favors burning of fat and reduces fat storage as well.
A study was done on obese, diabetic rats to prove this point.
In this study, it was observed that acetate protected the rats from weight gain by increasing
the expression of genes responsible for reducing belly fat and liver fat storage.
Studies have also shown that it improves metabolism by increasing the enzyme that boosts fat burning
and reduces sugar production in the liver.
Apple cider vinegar helps in increasing “good” HDL cholesterol and reducing “bad” LDL
cholesterol.
It is capable of bringing down blood pressure by inhibiting the enzyme responsible for constricting
blood vessels.
With these numerous benefits, apple cider vinegar can easily be called one of the best
remedies hiding in your own home.
The Making
For thousands of years, apple cider has been known as a health tonic.
To make it, apples are first cut into small pieces and crushed down to form a slurry.
Then, it’s mixed with yeast and allowed to ferment until it converts the fruit sugar
to alcohol.
In the second step, specific acid-producing bacteria are added.
The bacteria convert alcohol to ethanoic acid or acetic acid.
Acetic acid is the main active component of apple cider vinegar which gives it the typical
sour taste and strong odor.
This organic acid’s name “acetic” is derived from the Latin word “acetum”,
which means, vinegar.
Vinegar isn’t just pure acetic acid.
It is, in fact, a highly diluted form of it consisting mostly of water and some traces
of other organic acids, like Malic acid.
If one follows the natural process and yeast, the whole thing takes about a month.
But, who has time for that?
So, to make it commercially more profitable, the manufacturers speed up the process to
JUST 1 DAY.
Yes, full conversion from apple to apple cider vinegar is achieved in barely 24 hours.
Pretty amazing, right?
What’s more amazing is the fact that apple cider vinegar contains virtually ZERO carbs
and merely 3 calories.
So, can you already sense its weight loss potential?
The overwhelming number of benefits apple cider vinegar is capable of giving you, collectively
promotes weight loss.
Now that you are aware of its ability to help you in losing weight, what are you waiting
for?
What do you think about a little sour taste and a strong smell of Apple cider vinegar?
Do you find it worth the benefits or too much to handle?
Let us know in the comment section below.