Vinegar (Acetic acid) is a sour liquid found in many homes. It has also been touted for centuries as a wonder drug, and ultimate cleaning product.
But does it actually work? We will test 5 common vinegar theories and put them to the test.
But does it actually work? We will test 5 common vinegar theories and put them to the test.
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a 1:1 ratio of Vinegar and Water is also awesome if you have pet rats or other caged animals. Cleans up the pee (and the smell) a treat.
jesus christ
I don't recommend it...
...unless I was doing it wrong, I dunno
According to what I have read, prescription meds only cause the stomach to create more acid in response to the medication stopping the creation of stomach acid; a sort of paradoxical reaction. The vinegar neutralizes the stomach acid, leaving the body to regulate the release of acid; another paradox., considering that vinegar is dilute acid. All I can say is for my son, and my second husband; the remedy works.
Many of these "healthful" tips seem to be based on the non scientific creedo that something that tastes bad *must* be "good for what ails ya"
I'd recommend listening to your MD, they have studied many years of SCIENTIFIC proven treatments, not some old wives tale.
Vinegar and lemon juice are acidic but they both leave an alkaline trace as they are processed by our bodies which is why they are good for arthritis.
Maybe you should read a book on basic nutrition before accusing people of talking nonsense.
As a child we were given vinegar & dill - pickle juice if it was available, for stomach ailments. Always seemed to work for me. Even if it doesn't work for all, the benefits surely outweight the taste!
"Stave off high blood sugar and other Alzheimer's risk factors with a daily dose of vinegar. According to researchers, there is evidence that vinegar sinks risk factors that may lead to memory decline and dementia -- namely, high blood sugar, insulin resistance, diabetes and prediabetes, and weight gain. While vinegar does not confront Alzheimer's directly, studies at Arizona State University have found that vinegar can curb appetite and food intake, helping prevent weight gain and obesity. Swedish investigators agree. In one study, downing two or three tablespoons of vinegar with white bread cut expected rises in insulin and blood sugar by about 25 percent. Pour on the vinegar -- add it to salad dressings, eat it by the spoonful, even mix it into a glass of drinking water. Any type of vinegar works because it's the acidity that counts.
--Source: AOL Health and "100 SIMPLE THINGS YOU CAN DO TO PREVENT ALZHEIMER'S AND AGE-RELATED MEMORY LOSS" by Jean Carper. Copyright © 2010
Everyone needs to be responsible for what they put into their own body. I am not telling anyone to do it; just passing on that it works for my son and husband.
Furthermore, most medications are nothing more than chemicals created by big pharmaceutical companies looking to make a big profit at the expense of the consumer. They merely treat symptoms while creating others. And take note, many FDA approved meds kill and injure thousands of people every year. If I had my choice, and I do, I would rather put a food product in my body than a foreign, and non-independently tested chemical. Nuf said.
Use a product that is tested and proven to be effective in an independent laboratory that has then been checked off by the EPA. All disinfectants in the US will have an EPA registration number on the label. This is for your protection.
Most of the time we can use a normal detergent in the form of our dish washing liquids to scrub and soap and rinse most bacteria down the drain.
But these detergents aren't designed to kill bacteria.
Don't believe all the bunk on the internet. Check with some credible resources on the subject. Visit www.vitaloxide.com for some great links to reliable sources.
P.S. I gave up the sponge years ago and use the stainless steel curly pads made by Chore Girl. LOVE THEM and they stay so clean.
We searched on the interned and found a natural remedy that works even better than any other product and is way cheaper.
Get a gallon jug of white vinegar from your grocery store.
Soak your hair with it and then wrap your head up in a shopping bag for 45mins.
Then wash your hair and comb it, Repeat the process, wash your hair again.
The white vinegar burns through the adult lice and destroys the eggs on contact.
its also a great all natural pest repellant.
Here's a great page on how to conjugate the verb to drink.
http://en.bab.la/conjugation/english/drink
I really like your nick.
For a summer refresher, use a teaspon of apple cider vinegar in a cup of ice cold water. Add ice and a pinch of sugar as desired.
They can be more than one thing -- being a salt doesn't exclude the possibility of being an acid or a base.
Put another way, a neutral salt will NOT neutralize an acid. A basic salt WILL neutralize an acid. Most calcium salts fall into the latter case.
Solid calcium sulphate is technically a weak acid, because it will coordinate with hydroxide ions. Nevertheless, in a solution acidic enough to dissolve it (nitric acid for example), even calcium sulphate can act as a base -- in this case, partially neutralizing the nitric acid. That's how calcium nitrate is made.
water at 9 pm along with my Zocor and a baby aspirin.
I take a sip during the night on my trips to the bathroom.
Never felt better now at 86. It is hard to swallow the
first few times---but it works.
The best thing about using vinegar verses salt is that unlike salt you have no risks of messing up the soil for a few years.
You can make vinegar from anything sweet enough. It has to be sweet enough so that the alcohol formation will be fast and plentiful enough to keep the nasty microbes at bay. But it must not be too high that even the aceto-bacter can not live in it because of the high alcohol content.. Once it reaches a level of alcohol low enough(due to alcohol evaporation) for it , it will get in there and change the alcohol into acetic acid.
Vinegar is also used to neutralize bleach. I use it when the wood I am trying to lighten in color have reached the color I want, just spray in on. I also use it as a fabric conditioner in the wash..
Nice, huh?
I've seen it recommended that you spritz your wooden boards with vinegar then with hydrogen peroxide, that vinegar alone does not do the job. Personally, I throw my plastic boards in the dishwasher, and wash the wooden ones with Barkeepers Friend and wipe down with a clean towel. You don't soak the board so it doesn't ruin it.
You can make apple vinegar easily - make apple juice and let it stand for a few weeks in a covered bottle (not closed). Thats it! 100% pure apple vinegar. It needs no conservative and can stay for many months. Enjoy!
I don't use commercial hair products, but I need something acidic to smooth out the hair cuticles and leave it shiny.
I steep some fresh rosemary, add some red wine vinegar (smells better to me than the white or apple cider) and a bit of honey (hygroscopic properties combat potential static), and fill a jug to keep in the shower.
It works well, and I only end up smelling like rosemary.
It does not work as well and the taste and vinegar its self can make you vomit if you take to much.
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It is FAR cheaper to buy white vinegar from your Costco/Sam's Club/BJ's Wholesale Club than in any grocery store. I bought a 2-pack of gallons (2 gal. total) at Costco for under $4.
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If you have bicarb of soda, vinegar and salt you don't need to buy any other cleaning products. It cleans among other things drains and help keep flowers fresher for longer.
I would also advise against mixing your vinegar with salt.The vinegar will evaporate and dissipate into the soil relatively quickly, but salt stays there a long time. You don't want to end up with the "roundup spots" in your lawn.
I use Horticultural Vinegar to 'acid etch' my knives and as a rust preventive.
Also, I'm sure it kills weeds, but potentially other plants around that you might not want to kill.
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Pouring into the soil might have an opposite effect depending on the pH of your soil. The pH in my limestone soil runs around 8.0 to 8.5. Pouring vinegar into that neutralizes the pH of the vinegar immediately.
I didn't die, but FWIW if you are using the vinegar after washing it thoroughly, preferably with boiling water, then it (probably) can't hurt, but resist the temptation to use it instead of rather than in addition to.