What’s up with apple cider vinegar (ACV)?

When researching “alternative” medicine products, you have to wade through an ocean of people making all sorts of claims. The big problem is the sales pitch for a bogus product can sound very similar to that for a legitimate product.

Apple cider vinegar (ACV) is an excellent example of a product with proven medicinal properties, but so many fantastical claims are made about it that it seems like snake oil. Often you will see claims that it cures any medical condition (endorsed by people with “Dr” or “MD” in their names, so it must be true) and conspiracy theories about how the medical establishment is conspiring to keep this secret from you. Like many things, the truth is somewhere in the middle.

Delicious on salads!

Apple cider vinegar is made from fermented apple juice. Essentially, it’s vinegar with beneficial bacterial content and yeast (which is used to make beer). For anything you would use vinegar, apple cider vinegar is a suitable substitute, from salad dressing to homemade clean…