Apple Cider Vinegar for Joint Pain

[itself]

Gosh tulip, I am not in constant pain or anything. I use glucosamine/chondrotin as a health benefit to lubricate the joints. The ACV sounds like an added benefit after an active hike/bike where I might get muscle sore or achy knees. I understand that ACV is great for acid reflux too!

Lisa

[staceysue]

One of the doctors I used to work with couldn't say enough about the health benefits of 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar a day - not just for joint pain but for a lot of things. If I was a more organized person I would drink it every day but I keep forgetting. Maybe I should go get some now.

[rubywagon]

I use it to wash my hair but had no idea about helping with joint pain. Thanks for the tip. I will most definitely try this!

[aeiea]

Not that this is the same thing, but kombucha, which has a slightly vinegary taste and may share similar properties with apple cider vinegar, has also been known to help with a number of health issues.

I can't speak for joints as I've been riding as long as I've been drinking kombucha, but in the past, whenever I caught a virus (which was often -- weak immune system), I knew I was in for a long haul -- weeks sometimes.

Then, after kombucha (and cycling, and yoga), no sickness. I got flu-like symptoms last week, after a long and stressful plane trip, and I upped my kombucha consumption and the illness only lasted two days. Two days! And I didn't even feel that bad.

The taste, in my opinion, is delicious, so feel free to give it a whirl. I like the synergy's strawberry serenity one.

ETA: a quick google search shows that kombucha is also known to help relieve joint pain.

[itself]

Yes, and apparently on that thread on bentrideronline.com, they speak to the benefit for the hair when you wash with it. Any chemists out there that care to tell us what is in ACV that gives us such good health benefits?

Lisa

[NbyNW]

I had not heard of this, but it gives me an idea for mixing ACV into some salad dressing . . . I think I would prefer to incorporate it into my meals rather than drink it straight.

[OakLeaf]

I'm guessing the health benefits mainly go with the probiotics? So unfiltered, unpasteurized vinegar like Bragg's or homemade would be best?

I like Bragg's as a condiment on bean soups and greens.

[tulip]

I had not heard of this, but it gives me an idea for mixing ACV into some salad dressing . . . I think I would prefer to incorporate it into my meals rather than drink it straight.

I don't see why that wouldn't work. My mom puts 2 Tbsp. in a glass of water and gulps it down. It's not like drinking straight vinegar or anything. I think I'll try some. Oh, and yes, she swears that it has to be raw cider vinegar. Some old family remedy.

[staceysue]

Not that this is the same thing, but kombucha, which has a slightly vinegary taste and may share similar properties with apple cider vinegar, has also been known to help with a number of health issues.

I can't speak for joints as I've been riding as long as I've been drinking kombucha, but in the past, whenever I caught a virus (which was often -- weak immune system), I knew I was in for a long haul -- weeks sometimes.

Then, after kombucha (and cycling, and yoga), no sickness. I got flu-like symptoms last week, after a long and stressful plane trip, and I upped my kombucha consumption and the illness only lasted two days. Two days! And I didn't even feel that bad.

The taste, in my opinion, is delicious, so feel free to give it a whirl. I like the synergy's strawberry serenity one.

ETA: a quick google search shows that kombucha is also known to help relieve joint pain.

I make kombucha!