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apple cider vinegar informational report

Apple cider vinegar has been used in folk medicine for hundreds of years. Apple cider vinegar has also been utilized to treat allergies, acne and the flu. Apple cider elevates pH levels, increasing alkalinity in the body. It is anti-bacterial, antiseptic, anti-viral, and anti-fungal. It's also an ancient folk remedy, flaunted to relieve just about any ailment you can think of. It's an aid to the digestive system and cleanses skin and hair. It's best to purchase apple cider vinegar from organic apples. Vinegars that have been processed are stripped of the health-giving nutrients, so look for a natural unfiltered organic apple cider vinegar.

Apple cider vinegar contains over 90 different nutrients, including potassium, calcium, magnesium, chlorine, copper, iron, fluorine and sodium. Apple cider vinegar has a lot of vitamin C and some amounts of vitamins A, B1, B2, B6 and E. Acetic acid is one of the main ingredients in apple cider vinegar. This compound causes a release of energy from fat and carbohydrates. Making apple cider vinegar an aid to weight loss.

While long used as a folk remedy, apple cider vinegar became well known in the U.S. in the late 1950’s. D. C. Jarvis promoted Apple cider vinegar in the best-selling book Folk Medicine: A Vermont Doctor’s Guide to Good Health. During the alternative medicine boom of recent years, apple cider vinegar and apple cider vinegar pills have become a popular dietary supplement. The effect of vinegar on blood sugar levels is perhaps the best researched and the most promising of apple cider vinegar's health benefits. Several studies have found that vinegar may help lower glucose levels. For instance, a 2007 study of 11 people with type 2 diabetes found that taking two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar before bed lowered glucose levels in the morning by 4%-6%.

General health problems such as 

Bad Breath

Due to its antiseptic properties, Apple Cider Vinegar makes a wonderful remedy for bad breath or halitosis. Simply add 2 teaspoons of ACV into a cup of water and gargle the mixture in your mouth for 10 seconds at a time and spit the solution out. Repeat until the cup is empty.

Body Odor

Apple Cider Vinegar is an effective body odor remedy, since it can help adjust the skin's pH level which helps to eliminate odor-causing bacteria. For armpit odor, simply wipe them once each morning with undiluted apple cider vinegar (using a cotton ball). For foot odor, fill a pan with warm water and add 1/3 cup of ACV, then let your feet soak in this mixture for 15 minutes once per week.

Acne

Apple Cider Vinegar is a natural cure for acne. Apply a solution of apple cider vinegar and water (2 tablespoons to 1 eight ounce glass of water) with a cotton ball several times a day. This will help reduce infection and dry out inflammation.

Age Spots

Apple Cider Vinegar contains sulfur that fights the effects of aging, which makes it suitable for treating age spots. Apply daily, to these darkened areas of the skin, a solution containing 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar and 1 teaspoon of onion juice. According to this home remedy, the spots should begin to fade within 2 weeks.

Stomach problems:

Heartburn

This usually occurs after eating, sometimes up to two hours later. This very unpleasant feeling can be alleviated by taking 2 TBS Apple Cider Vinegar in 8 OZ of water, taken three times a day before meals.

Constipation

Apple Cider Vinegar is frequently used as a natural cure for constipation.

Diarrhea

There are various causes for diarrhea, and although it should not be left untreated, it is often a natural way for the body to rid itself of harmful compounds and ingested materials. Apple Cider Vinegar is a fantastic natural remedy for diarrhea since the high pectin concentration acts as a protective coating, which soothes the irritated lining of the colon. A suggestion is to add 2 tablespoons of Apple Cider Vinegar to a large glass of water, and drink this 3 times daily while the symptoms persist.

Grow hair and cleanse the scalp with apple cider vinegar. For treating sinus infections or allergies, sip a small amount of apple cider vinegar to break up the mucus and clear the sinus. Apple cider vinegar can also be used as a hair rinse, providing a balanced pH to promote hair growth and scalp health. Vinegar is high in alpha-hydroxy acids, which causes the removal of skin cells from the hair follicles and the scalp. The pH of the apple cider neutralizes the scalp's pH and removes residue left from shampoos and conditioners. Hair will be less tangled and have fewer frizzes. Apple cider vinegar will also help heal scalp conditions such as dandruff, by correcting the scalp's pH.

Natural Apple Cider Vinegar is made by crushing fresh, organically grown apples and allowing them to mature in wooden barrels. Allow the watery mixture of juice and pulp to ferment so that the fruit sugar converts to acetic acid, and you have a folk remedy for a laundry list of ailments. By helping break down proteins and other nutrients, apple cider vinegar may in fact improve digestion, says certified nutritionist Jennifer Adler. The cobweb-like substance--referred to as the "mother of vinegar"--that you see floating in the fluid is believed to contain most of the cider's nutrients, enzymes, and beneficial bacteria. According to Adler, these bacteria may help boost the immune system. To best reap the brew's medicinal benefits, Adler recommends purchasing raw unpasteurized apple cider vinegar.

In conclusion, I recommend drinking the following for a balanced amount of your daily apple cider vinegar intake. This is the perfect detox to start and conclude your days.

Ingredients

1 glass of water

2 tbsp. Organic Apple Cider Vinegar

2 tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice

1 tbsp. Cinnamon

1 tbsp. raw honey

Directions

Blend all ingredients together. Serve cold or hot. Enjoy.

Exclude the honey should you suffer from diabetes.

An apple a day…

Incorporating apple cider vinegar into recipes have never been easier. Here are a few of my favorites.

Tangy Carrot-Apple Salad with Cider Vinaigrette

SERVES 4

1 1/2 Tbs. apple cider vinegar

1 small clove garlic, minced (½ tsp.)

2 cups grated carrots

½ red apple, diced (½ cup)

¼ cup sliced green onions

¼ cup chopped fresh parsley

¼ cup chopped dried cranberries

1 tsp. agave nectar or honey

1 Tbs. olive oil

2 cups baby spinach leaves

1. Combine cider vinegar and garlic in small bowl. Let stand 15 minutes.

2. Stir together carrots, apple, green onions, parsley, and cranberries in large bowl.

3. Whisk agave nectar and oil into cider vinegar mixture. Add to carrot mixture; toss to coat. Cover, and chill 2 hours, or overnight. Serve salad on bed of spinach leaves.

Description of how coffee beans are processed.

                              

From the seed to the cup, the complex steps to making our morning aromatic coffee.

A coffee bean is actually a seed. When dried, roasted and ground, it is used to brew coffee. Coffee seeds are generally planted in large beds in shaded nurseries.  After sprouting, the seedlings are removed from the seedbed to be planted in individual pots in carefully prepared soils. They will be watered frequently and shaded from bright sunlight until they are hearty enough to be permanently planted. Planting often takes place during the wet season.

Depending on the variety, it will take approximately 3 or 4 years for the newly planted coffee trees to begin to flourish fruit. The fruit, called the coffee cherry, turns a bright deep red when it is ripe and ready to be harvested. In most countries, the coffee crop is picked by hand, though in places like Brazil, where the landscape is quite flat and the coffee fields enormous, the process has been mechanized. Whether picked by hand or by machine, all coffee is harvested in one of two ways: Strip Picked - the entire crop is harvested at one time. This can either be done by a machine or by hand.  In either case, all of the cherries are stripped off of the branch at one time. Selectively Picked - only the ripe cherries are harvested and they are picked individually by hand, choosing only the cherries that are the ripest. Because this kind of harvest is labor intensive, and thus more costly, it is used primarily to harvest the finer Arabica beans.

Once the coffee has been picked, processing must begin as quickly as possible to prevent spoilage. Depending on location and local resources, coffee is processed in one of two ways. The dry method is the age-old method of processing coffee and is still used in many countries where water resources are limited. The freshly picked cherries are simply spread out on huge surfaces to dry in the sun. In order to prevent the cherries from spoiling, they are raked and turned constantly throughout the day, then covered at night. Depending on the weather, this process might continue for several weeks for each batch of coffee. In the wet method processing, the pulp is removed from the coffee cherry after harvesting and the bean is dried with only the parchment skin left on. There are several actual steps involved. First, the freshly harvested cherries are passed through a pulping machine where the skin and pulp is separated from the bean. The pulp is washed away with water. The beans are separated by weight as they are transported through water channels, the lighter beans floating to the top, while the heavier, ripe beans sink to the bottom.

                                          

After separation, the beans are transported to large water filled fermentation tanks. Depending on a combination of factors, they will remain in these tanks for anywhere from 12 to 48 hours. The purpose of this process is to remove the slick layer of mucilage (sticky plant product) while resting in the tanks; naturally occurring enzymes will cause this layer to dissolve. When fermentation is complete the beans will feel rough, rather than slick, to the touch.  At that particular moment, the beans are rinsed by being sent through additional water channels. 

They are now ready for drying. If the beans have been processed by the wet method, the pulped and fermented beans must now be dried to approximately 11 percent moisture to properly prepare them for storage.  These beans, still encased inside the parchment envelope can be sun dried by spreading them on drying tables or floors, where they are turned regularly, or they can be machine dried in large tumblers. Once dried, these beans are warehoused until they are readied for export.  

Finally, roasting transforms green coffee into the aromatic brown beans that we purchase, either whole or already ground, in our favorite stores. Most roasting machines maintain a temperature of about 550 degrees Fahrenheit. The beans are kept moving throughout the entire process to keep them from burning and when they reach an internal temperature of about 400 degrees, they begin to turn brown and the oil, locked inside the beans begins to emerge. This roasting process is what produces the flavor and aroma of the coffee we drink. When the beans are removed from the roaster, they are immediately cooled either by air or water. Roasting is generally performed in the importing countries because freshly roasted beans must reach the consumer as quickly as possible.

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