Guest guest Posted November 17, 2001 Report Share Posted November 17, 2001 I'm a little confused on the cider vinegar issue that's been tossed around. Are people advocating taking cider vinegar to increase their potassium levels? It was my understanding that vinegar leeches calcium from your bones, so aren't you causing another deficiency by supplementing postassium in this way? I know I must be missing something -- help! : - ) Debbie deb http://www.bodyhealthcenter.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2001 Report Share Posted November 17, 2001 Dear Ms. McDuffee, People ate vinegar because they thought it relieved rheumatoid arthritis, and it may well have done so. However I know of no controlled experiments along those lines. As for bones, I suspect that if you get enough calcium, vitamin D, and phosphorus you will have little to fear about bones. If vinegar does have an affect on bones (which I doubt), it would probably take a truck load to do the job. If you do nothing else nutritionally but nibble a little on this and that of unprocessed food, while you may not become an Olympic athelete, I suspect that you will at least be smiling. I sure hope so. Sincerely, Charles Weber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2001 Report Share Posted November 17, 2001 Charles Weber wrote: > Dear Ms. McDuffee, > People ate vinegar because they thought it relieved rheumatoid > arthritis, and it may well have done so. However I know of no > controlled experiments along those lines. Interestingly, acid-forming foods contribute to and exacertbate auto immune disease including arthritis. Vinegar is an acid-forming food. I sure wouldn't take it for my arthritis! > As for bones, I suspect that if you get enough calcium, vitamin D, > and phosphorus you will have little to fear about bones. The big issue is not whether you ingest enough calcium, but is enough getting metabolized? Joan McPhee, not an M.D. mcpheej Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2001 Report Share Posted November 17, 2001 Dear Group, I have been suffering from some auto immune symptoms, with very painfull joints being one. It seems to help me when I drink the Kombucha tea. Many people report this result. There are quite a few different yeasts and bacterias involved in the culturing of he tea. Some are yeasts that convert the sugar to alcohol and others are vinegar producing bacteria that convert the alcohol to vinegar. Vinegar is a natural part of the process. If you continue culturing it will produce a nice vinegar. In one of the K-T groups the other day a woman that had had arthritis for 17 years said all of her symptoms are gone after drinking it for 9 months approx. Frank P.S. All vinegar for thousands of years, were made with a bacteria culture, but I read a while back that they are now making vinegar out of petroleum. Yum Yum. Gettingwell, Joan McPhee <mcpheej@c...> wrote: > Charles Weber wrote: > > Dear Ms. McDuffee, > > People ate vinegar because they thought it relieved rheumatoid > > arthritis, and it may well have done so. However I know of no > > controlled experiments along those lines. > > Interestingly, acid-forming foods contribute to and exacertbate auto immune > disease including arthritis. Vinegar is an acid-forming food. I sure > wouldn't take it for my arthritis! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2001 Report Share Posted November 18, 2001 Hi there to all!! I just wanted to put my two cents worth in this debate!!! For what it is worth.. My Grandfather always drank cider vinegar , honey and water every day of his adult life.. He lived to a ripe old age and was as helathy as a horse!! Take Care!! Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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