Vinegar & Health

Yesterday we looked at the attributes of white distilled vinegar and its cleaning properties.  Today we'll look at how we can use vinegar for better health.  White distilled vinegar is something good for you on the inside and the outside. The next time you’re not feeling well, consider trying a home remedy that is made with vinegar.

 

--Source: AOL Health and "100 SIMPLE THINGS YOU CAN DO TO PREVENT ALZHEIMER'S AND AGE-RELATED MEMORY LOSS" by Jean Carper. Copyright © 2010 
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.

1. Stop insect stings and bites from itching by dabbing them with a cotton ball saturated with undiluted white distilled vinegar.
2. Soothe sunburn with a spray of white distilled vinegar, repeating as often as you like. Ice-cold white distilled vinegar will feel even better, and may prevent blistering and peeling.
3. For cuts and scrapes, use white distilled vinegar as an antiseptic.
4. Get rid of foot odor by washing feet well with antiseptic soap daily, then soaking them in undiluted cider vinegar for 10 minutes or so. Remember that cotton socks aid odor control more effectively than wool ones.
5. Clean a hairbrush by soaking in a white distilled vinegar solution.
6. Tone facial skin with a solution of equal parts white distilled vinegar and water.
7. If commercial aftershaves cause rashes and itching, try using undiluted white distilled vinegar as an aftershave lotion.
8. Lighten body freckles (not facial freckles) by rubbing on full-strength white distilled vinegar.
9. Eliminate bad breath and whiten your teeth by brushing them once or twice a week with white distilled vinegar.
10. Make nail polish last longer. Wipe fingernails with cotton balls dipped in white distilled vinegar before putting on nail polish.

Tomorrow we'll explore vinegar in the kitchen...