DrPatkars Apple Cider Vinegar

Category: Health and fitness: Health

Version: 5

Date: 23/10/2017

Description:
Apple Cider Vinegar is made by crushing fresh apples and allowing them to mature in wooden barrels. This boosts the natural fermentation qualities of the crushed apples, which differs from the refined and distilled vinegars found in supermarkets. When the vinegar is mature, it contains a dark, cloudy, web-like bacterial foam called mother, which becomes visible when the rich brownish liquid is held to the light. The mother can be used to add to other vinegar to hasten maturity for making more Apple Cider Vinegar. Natural vinegars that contain the mother have enzymes and minerals that other vinegars in grocery stores may not have due to over-processing, over-heating, and filtration. For this reason, it is recommended that you purchase only Natural Apple Cider Vinegar, with an ideal acidity (pH) level of 5 to 6.
History of vinegar

The name vinegar is derived from the Latin word Vinum meaning wine, And acer Which denots sharp or sour. The two words blended and became vinegre. From the beginning of recorded history, Apple Cider Vinegar has been utilized by all ancient civilizations, it is said that for at least 10,000 years Apple Cider Vinegar was used to treat various ailments. It is also reported to have been used as a healing elixir by Hippocrates (the father of Medicine) and has been found in Egyptian urns dating as far back as 3000 BC.

The Babylonians are said to have used it as a condiment and a preservative, whilst the Greeks and the Romans used it both for flavouring and healing purposes. The Roman army issued its soldiers with a ration of vinegar to take daily for general health, and the sponge with water and vinegar offered to Jesus Christ when He was on the cross, was not necessary torture, but could have been a sign of compassion, since the Romans drank vinegar and water as a thirst quencher. At that time people believed that it was acid in ACV (Rather than Vitamin C) that is curing scurvy, English sailors also receive ration of ACV.

It was in 1864 French scientist, Louis Pasteur, discovered that it was the bacteria in vinegar caused alcohol to turn into acid. Parisians during the middle ages used it as a deodorant and healing tonic and a preserver of youth.

Columbus had apple cider vinegar barrels on his sailing vessels to prevent scurvy. Japanese Samurai warriors apparently drank apple cider vinegar for strength and power, and it was used during the America civil war to disinfect and heal wounds. All in all very useful. The armies of Julius Caesar drank vinegar mixed with water as an invigorating tonic for its antiseptic benefits.

In India, Ayurvedic physicians prescribe apple cider vinegar in combination with the herb Gotu Kola to help in the revitalizing of the skin & treating rheumatism.

Author: ketan patkar

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