Apple cider vinegar is a natural product widely used as a salad dressing. But it also provides interesting benefits and both nutritional and medicinal properties. Discover the most important ones.
Did you know that apple cider becomes one of the most consumed low alcohol drinks of Christmas? In fact, it is, along with cava or champagne, the quintessential drink for Christmas lunch and dinner after-hours, being used especially when toasting. Its bittersweet flavor make it a delicious drink, ideal for after meals precisely because of its unknown digestive and slightly laxative qualities.
However, from apples another natural product that is widely used not only in culinary cooking (mainly as a dressing) can be made, but also for many centuries in the preparation of different natural and home remedies: cider vinegar apple.
As its name suggests, while apple cider is obtained from the alcoholic fermentation of apples, in the particular case of apple cider vinegar it is obtained and made from apple cider.
Benefits of apple cider vinegar
Against gas, bloating and heartburn
As you surely know, especially if at any time you have been interested in discovering more about the different benefits of apples, it is a completely natural product that is especially interesting when it comes to reducing flatulence, relieving abdominal bloating and calming the annoying heartburn.
It becomes in fact an interesting traditional remedy since you start to feel heartburn, so it is advisable to take a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar after eating.
Improves the alkalinity of the body
Although apple cider vinegar has a rather acidic flavor, the truth is that it helps promote and improve the alkalinity of our body.
Helps reduce glucose, cholesterol and blood pressure levels
Like apples, apple cider vinegar helps to take care of the cardiovascular system, since it helps to:
- Reduce high cholesterol levels: in case of high cholesterol and triglycerides, apple cider vinegar helps reduce their levels, especially total cholesterol and LDL, while increasing HDL cholesterol.
- Reduce blood pressure: helps to control blood pressure levels, its consumption being suitable in case of arterial hypertension.
- Reduce glucose levels: in a popular way, apple cider vinegar is considered an interesting natural remedy in case of diabetes, since it helps to control glucose levels in the blood in a positive and effective way.
Ideal for skin and hair care
Applied to the skin, apple cider vinegar is very interesting in the care and treatment of certain skin conditions. For example, it is interesting to apply a little of this liquid in case of skin inflammation, dryness or eczema.
It also helps to eliminate itching, relieving it in a completely natural way.
It is also interesting for hair care, especially when treating damaged hair, while being useful in the case of curly hair.
How to take apple cider vinegar
Since apple cider vinegar has an extremely strong and acid flavor, the truth is that it is always advisable to drink it diluted. In fact, when it is used as a dressing in salads, when mixed well with the rest of the ingredients we do not tend to take it raw at all.
Therefore, when taking apple cider vinegar to enjoy its different benefits and properties, it is advisable to mix 1 tablespoon of vinegar with a glass of water. It can also be helpful to dilute it in a plant or herbal tea.
