Few weeks ago someone suggested to take Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) but I would like to know should it be taken 1st thing in the morning empty stomach or after meals and how many times a day? Thanks.
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IN THE MORNING IN EMPTY STOMACH AND IF YOU WANT YOU CAN TAKE IN
THE NIGHT BEFORE BED
From Google, I have read that ACV has been successful in controlling the FASTING Blood sugar "along" with the prescribed medicines, when the prescribed medicines alone fail to control the FBS.
Dosage is to be experimented. Two table spoons of ACV with dinner along with water is suggested by some. Some take one table spoon at BF and one table spoon at dinner.
I am cutting and pasting the details herewith......
In a study from Arizona State University, subjects took a drink of 20 grams of apple cider vinegar, 40 grams of water, and 1 teaspoon of saccharine with each meal. (I think stevia might be better than saccharine.) Those with insulin resistance who drank the vinegar had 34% lower postprandial (after-meal) glucose compared to controls.
These postprandial benefits had been found before. It was thought that vinegar might slow the absorption of carbohydrate into the blood, or slow the breakdown of starches into sugars. This effect would mimic the effect of drugs likeacarbose (brand name Precose).
But the 2004 study cited above reported that vinegar reduced postprandial glucose more in subjects who were highly insulin resistant. The authors say this result shows that vinegar increases insulin sensitivity, perhaps acting similarly to metformin.
Now studies have found thatvinegar at bedtime reduces fasting blood glucose in the morning, indicating that vinegar might promote insulin production, likenateglinide (Starlix.)
Pretty amazing that a simple chemical like vinegar (acetic acid)could have the benefits of three different classes of diabetes drugs, and all for two cents a dose! It’s likely good for both Type 2 and Type 1, especially for lowering postprandial glucose. And postprandial glucose levels account for 30% to 70% of A1C values. Vinegar has got to be the most cost-effective medicine in history, but most people with diabetes still aren’t taking it.
And doctors aren’t prescribing it. Why not? Is it because there are no “vinegar reps” touring medical offices to promote their products, like drug companies do? Physicians need to wake up. Natural approaches can work, and doctors should make patients aware of them.
It’s the same reason the studies I’ve cited here are so small. Because vinegar is so cheap, there’s no profit motive to draw funding for larger studies. (Just a note for those who think the market solves health-care problems.)
How can vinegar be so powerful? I think it has to do with our ancestral diet. We used to eat carbohydrate in highly complex forms that took a long time to break down in the intestines. Some of that material may have converted to vinegar before being absorbed. Vinegar may be a signal to our bodies to produce insulin and not resist it. Today’s highly refined carbohydrates are absorbed long before they start breaking down. Our bodies don’t get the ancestral signals that carbohydrates are coming, so they’re not ready for them. Drinking a bit of vinegar might trigger the hormones and transmitters that are now missing the boat.
This theory might be nonsense, but the benefits of vinegar are proven reality. In response to my last vinegar article, nearly a dozen readers posted comments about how vinegar had helped them reduce their blood glucose and lose weight. There were no dissenting comments. Go back and read themhere.
Readers mostly use apple cider vinegar, which has been touted for centuries for many health benefits. However, wine vinegar, rice vinegar, and white vinegar may be equally good. They just haven’t been studied. Balsamic vinegar apparently is not good; it’s too sugary.
The optimum vinegar dose hasn’t been established. Most reports have people taking 1–2 tablespoons before each meal containing carbohydrate, and at bedtime. It might be best to take vinegar with the first bite of the meal, to prevent the reported side effects of nausea and heartburn. But these should be rare at such low doses, anyway. You can also take vinegar tablets, which are cheap and widely available.
Hope it will help to start the discussion on ACV.
Take 2 teaspoon diluted in a glass of water just before breakfast.
Also take it at dinner same way.
2 times a day is good enough
Will slow down the carb absorbtion and also prevent acidity
Plus a host of other benefits
banku007 in reply to
Should I take before Morning Tea/Coffee? Thanks.
in reply to banku007
Before BF.
Best if taken at BF. Lunch. Dinner. Just before.
But at least have it two times
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Thanks.
youtube.com/watch?v=XeHl5Y7...
Please also see this video
banku007 in reply to
Thanks, Great information.
Can anybody explain what sort of ACV to buy. What is it like unfiltered with mother.? How to find out?
I believe unfiltered by mother is better. It's available in most grocery stores in USA. or you can buy on ebay/Amazon etc. on line.
cureAdministrator
Vinegar and wine has very thin difference...when wine goes bas it turns out to be vinegar.
All experiments are done in western countries on apple cidar vinegar.It is worthy to note that we indians have one more fruit which is not available in west i.e. Jambul (Syzygium cumini).
The effect of vinegar is to increase GLP-1.Most popular medicine i.e. istamet is DPP-4 inhibitor.Inhabition of DPP4 leads to non destruction of GLP-1.This means it enhances GLP-1.GLp-1 stimulates pancreas to produce insulin.
Consuming vinegar will increase your GLP1 and you will get better sugar control.
I consume Jambul vinegar before lunch and dinner.20 ML each time.I don't think there will be any bad effect of consuming vinegar in such quantity.Except wearing out teeth enamel if it is not mixed with enough water to dilute acidic effect on teeth.
Thanks, Anup Ji.
cureAdministrator
As it is said Vinegar and wine has got very thin line of difference....The vinegar which I am using Jambul Vinegar by Patanjali (Baba Ramdev) I don't think it is a very pure acetic acid. Some times when i keep bottle tightly packed for few days is get pressed.This shows that some chemical reaction is still going inside and bacteria are consuming oxygen remained in bottle. .... a process of oxidization is still on.
When it is recommended to use Apple cider vinegar it is always suggested to use it with mother of vinegar.It means use of bacteria which converts wine in to vinegar.
I tried apple cider vinegar and found it very strong.It is better to use Jambul Vinegar.This is much more soft and palatable.
Further,it is said that Jambul and seeds of Jambul works as alpha-glucosidase inhibitor,same like drug 'acorbose'.So to me it looks like by using Jambul vinegar there will double effect...like on one hand you are stimulating GLP1 and on other hands trying to delay digestion of carbs.
So it seems to me that using Jambul Vinegar will be much more helpful to you.
Good information by the learned members Thanks to all members sharing information on the discussion
Shail24
If i want to take VCO too...then how should i take it...i have been taking VCO 10 min before meals...will they interfere with each other...
