For centuries people have been using natural apple cider vinegar as both a food and a medicine.  The benefits of apple cider vinegar result from the fermentation of apple juice to hard apple cider followed by a second fermentation to apple cider vinegar.  This natural product retains all the nutritional goodness of the apples from which it was made plus it is fortified with the extra enzymes produced during the two fermentation steps. It’s the sum of all these ingredients that give apple cider vinegar its amazing health benefits.  The best type of apple cider vinegar to use is one made from cold pressed, organically grown whole apples, in which no chemicals or preservatives have been added, which contains the “mother of vinegar”, and is not pasteurized. The “mother of vinegar” is a natural gelatinous substance formed during the last fermentation step.

There are a variety of health benefits that can be obtained from apple cider vinegar including aide with digestive problems, heartburn, calming down of allergies and boosting the immune system.  These benefits are mostly attributed to two different parts of the apple cider vinegar: the acetic acid produced by the fermentation of the apples and the rich supply of enzymes retained during the double fermentation process.  We know that enzymes are critical to cell function and are needed by our bodies to help digest and absorb food as well as maintain balance within our inflammatory cytokine cascade.  These fine attributes of the apple cider vinegar also then contribute to overall detoxification which can lead to fat loss.

Apple cider vinegar is generally mixed in warm or cold water and drank first thing in the morning for maximal benefit.  If you don’t tolerate the taste of the apple cider vinegar and water, add a little honey to help with the taste.

Where to get high quality apple cider vinegar?  Most people look to Bragg’s brand, but I recently was fortunate to try a different and far better type made from a company in California, Body Ami.  Body Ami has created their own unique line of Certified Organic Apple Cider Vinegar in several different flavors including Goji Berry Honey, Currant Honey, and Pomegranate Honey flavors.  They use only high quality organic ingredients to make this delicious tasting, detoxifying apple cider vinegars.

You can check out all of their products right here.

Adding high quality apple cider vinegar to your daily regimen is very easy to do and I think that you will quickly see the benefits from both a digestive standpoint as well as an increase in overall health and well-being.