Organic vinegar has health and environmental benefits. With increasing knowledge regarding the benefits of certified organic foods, these types of foods have become increasingly successful in not only health food stores, but in conventional grocery stores and even large retail stores. Organic foods are not subject to synthetic pesticides or fertilizers.
Environmental Benefits
Types of vinegars are balsamic and red wine vinegar. Most vinegars are derived from grapes, which are fermented and processed into vinegar. Certain vineyards are certified organic, meaning they do not use any synthetic pesticides, fertilizers or genetically modified seeds. This supports biodiversity and healthy, nutrient-rich soil. Synthetic pesticides not only deplete nutrients, but they add chemicals that permanently damage the soil and water that runs off from the crops and into the rivers, lakes and oceans. Pesticides are known to contain carcinogens, neurotoxins and hormone disruptors, according to the website What's On My Food?
Lowers Blood Pressure
In terms of health benefits, apple cider vinegar that is organic proves to be the most effective. Organic apple cider vinegar is most often an unpasteurized, fermented and healthy form of vinegar. SilverMedicine.org states that unpasteurized apple cider vinegar taken three times daily can lower your blood pressure. Do not stop taking your blood pressure medication without your healthcare practitioner's advice.
Relieves Heartburn
Organic apple cider vinegar has been known to successfully treat acid reflux syndrome, also known as heartburn. Take a dose of apple cider vinegar just before eating every meal. The main reason behind the health benefits of organic apple cider vinegar is that it is fermented using sugars from crushed apples and yeast to form the active ingredients: acetic acid and raw enzymes.
Weight Loss
As stated in "Medicine: A Vermont Doctor's Guide to Good Health," by Dr. D. C. Jarvis, organic apple cider vinegar is attributed to helping overweight and obese people lose weight and regulate their metabolism. Take 2 tsp. of organic, unpasteurized apple cider vinegar in 1 cup of water before a meal two to three times a day.
Skin Therapy
Organic apple cider vinegar has been known to repair skin. The vinegar may be taken internally with water or applied topically. If using it topically, dilute it in water for dry skin or add it to bentonite clay and apply it to oily skin. Test it using 1 tsp. of apple cider vinegar to 1 cup of water or clay and increase the apple cider vinegar and decrease the water or clay until you experience its benefits.
References
- What's On My Food?: Grapes
- SilverMedicine.org: Apple Cider Vinegar
- "Medicine: A Vermont Doctor's Guide to Good Health"; D.C. Jarvis, MD; 1970
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