Apple cider vinegar?

[scottishmuppet]

My hubby has bought a few bottles of this alleged wonder stuff (mainly in the hope his hair will grow back - bless him).

Before I imbibe - does anyone here use it? Any affect in AFIB or contraindication for anticoagulants etc?

With thanks!

[BobD Volunteer]

I use it. One tablespoon cider vinegar plus one large teaspoon honey topped up,with warm water and stir. Saves that dreadful just bitten on a wasp look. ha ha NEVER try it without the honey or you will know what I mean. (Must be local honey.) Try to buy the complete version with "the mother" from health food shops rather than Tesco.

Never had a problem with heart and take it more in winter when my arthritis is bad.

Never heard of hair growing back mind.

[Wightbaby]

Ummm.......I have just read that its also good to lower cholesterol and for that horrible toe nail condition!!!! (for the latter you soak your feet in it!!}......

Anyone had any success with either???)

[Boombiddy]

I sometimes drink water with a bit o cider vinegar, it's good for the digestion. I read somewhere how actually acidic food/drinks are more likely to prevent heartburn, I am guessing that it's because they cut down fats very well and because maybe the stomach doesn't have to work so hard to produce acid.

So this is only a guess, but maybe it is beneficial to those whose AF triggers include digestive ones, heartburn, reflux and the like.

Recently I added some squash to a cider vinegar-water mix for variety (I have to drink a lot of water daily for another condition), and it tasted like a slightly boozy fruit juice cocktail. 'Shrubs' (cocktails made with vinegars) are becoming popular, with people making amazing delicious sophisticated recipes (very far from my budget squash mix!)

No idea about baldness but using cider vinegar in your rinsing water really makes hair feel conditioned. Try it, your hair feels oiled but not greasy! It gets shinier too. If you carry on using it your hair gets glossier and glossier.

The thing to do is, get a jug, and for your final rinse try 1:8 proportion, 1 of vinegar to 8 of cider vinegar. You could use less vinegar but this is a good proportion to start with. Keep catching the mix as it pours off your hair and pouring it back through a few times.

The smell disappears. But, if you're worried about it, just pour a jug of plain water through your hair after you've done it.

Vinegars do keep fungal infections at bay, and are very good at deodorising clothes too. Sweaty underarms dobbed with vinegar a while before you put em in the wash, try it it's more reliable than Febreze. (Don't use it in silk though, acids not good on silk).

Anyway, because they help keep infections at bay, that may be why they are so good for the scalp. Don't know about baldness but there is likely to be an improvement with dandruff. A few drops of rosemary oil in the bottle of vinegar you use for hair helps too. For blondes, use chamomile instead.

[irene75359]

Ha! I have apple vinegar on my shopping list after checking that it didn't interact with warfarin. There are many large scale studies that show natural remedies can be as good as, if not better than medication. What's to lose?!

[Wightbaby in reply to irene75359]

Ah..... that was to be my next question......!! Now on my shopping list too!! Incidentally, Irene75359 where did you check this out? Thanks

[irene75359 in reply to Wightbaby]

bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-372...

My daughter knows I like alternatives and forwards me on articles of interest.

[Boombiddy in reply to irene75359]

Thanks Irene really interesting! Will mention to my type 1 and type 2 diabetic siblings!

[Lorna058]

Think this is another one covered in Trust ms I'm a Doctor.

[seasider18]

My wife and I tried and it gave us both severe heartburn