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Saturday, 29 September 2012

Apple cider vinegar

Forum girls also recommend apple cider vinegar (ACV) for helping out with the clean eating plan.
It must be organic or raw UNFILTERED ACV. That means its cloudy looking with sediment at the bottom of the bottle and a few floaties in the liquid. The difference between the clear amber colour stuff you buy in the bottle with your normal white wine vinegars in the supermarket is that the funny looking cloudy stuff is the beneficial bit of the ACV! Without the unfiltered cloudy bit, clear commercial brand apple cider vinegar has no benefit aside from tasting great in a salad dressing.
The cloudy stuff is called the "mother" of the vinegar, and as gross as this sounds, it contains living nutrients and bacteria in the mother.
They say some good things taking a shot of ACV after each meal can do for you are that it helps break down fatsso that your body can use them instead of storing them. It improves bowel regularity so you're eliminating toxins quicker from your body. It contains acetic acid which appears to slow your digestion of starch (will help reduce the steep rise that can cause a glucose surge after a meal) this can help avoid the sugar slump a few hrs after the meal.
One negative I've found is that they think that sipping it can damage your tooth enamel over time, so shot it back. That's fairly easy though since its a bit of a strong taste I just prefer to get it over with quick and wash it down with a glass of water. It's actually not unpleasant mind you. Just strong.

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