Vinegar

A known elixir for health since the Stone Age, Greek and Roman soldiers and Japanese Samurai warriors used vinegar as a source of strength and power.  Vinegar is an excellent, cultured food, full of beneficial organisms that help digest heavy foods and high protein meals.  Brown rice, balsamic, apple cider, herbal, raspberry, ume plum and aged wine vinegars have been used for 5000 years as health enhancers.  The most nutritious vinegars are not overly filtered (they look slightly cloudy) and still contain the "mother" mix of bacteria and enzymes in the bottle.

Health benefits-
.  loaded with gallbladder enhancing enzymes and essential acids that aid digestion.

.  aids carbohydrate metabolism, reducing insulin-resistance and blood sugar spikes.

.  great addition of any weight loss plan.  Acetic acid in vinegar can help prevent fat build-up.

.  assists in killing infections, both bacterial and fungal.

.  a powerful remedy for resolving liver stagnation and indigestion.

.  a vinegar hair rinse treats dandruff and seborrhea.

.  an effective remedy in vaginal douches;  add 2 tsp. apple cider vinegar to 1 cup of warm water for best results.

.  remarkable effects in the treatment of arthritis, osteoporosis and memory loss.

.  high potassium helps balance body sodium, encourages bowel regularity and sustains nerve health.

.  large amounts of pectin and potassium help a healthy, relaxed heartbeat and blood pressure..

.  a vinegar footbath softens hard callouses, and a footbath is an effective treatment for athlete's foot.

.  diluted vinegar eardrops can ward off and gently relieve children's ear infections.

Healthy Healing 14th Edition.  Linda Page.