Only time I use the stuff is when making pickles. Ultimately I drink some, but I am more into the pickles than the juice.

I use it in salad dressing, don't consider it a beverage.

Only if I've been smiling all day.

Absolutely yes I do every day to prevent Gerd and reflux as instructed by my gastroenterology doc. He took us off all ppi meds. I put a little bit in my dogs food too as instructed by the vet for reflux. It's made a world of difference for us. We use only the type that says it contains the mother, it will be cloudy and not pasteurized. I use the Braggs and heinz.

I take atablespoon or so in about half cup of water. I also love flavored vinegar, I have a large selection. My favorite is pomegranate, raspberry, pear. I put vinegar on lots of food.

It's often discussed here. HERE are some discussions.

Any truth to the claim that it lowers blood sugar levels?

I was in the not so great national chain market the other day and I noticed a lot of shelf space devoted to Bragg's raw unfiltered ACV, both normal and big bottles. This is the kind of store that only had a few bottles of Heinz on the bottom shelf, previously. I guess it's catching on....

I was watching Shark Tank when Mark Cuban mentioned his wife drinks it every day. I've heard it represented like vinegar had antiviral capabilities....? Or...weight loss properties?

rhizo...thanks...not looking for recipes or acid reflux cures. :0) Wanted to know if it makes a person heathier...? Skinnier? What long term users say......?

Altho....I didn't know Jim made his own pickles. YOU ROCK!

I've been taking shots for a week now, along with vitamin C. Dh just got the flu....maybe I can avoid getting it...

According to the gypsy women on the gypsy TV show they claim it's part of their heritage that all the women drink or eat their vinegar every morning. On the show I just happened to see the one time I watched it they get together every morning like a coffee club but instead have vinegar. They drink it or eat it on stuff like Fruits. They all have incredible bodies. So who knows lol.

Ihave used it to help my blood sugar drop when it was high. Not sure if it works for anyone else but it does for me.

Here's a link to the story about the show with the gypsy vinegar and salt diet.

Vinegar and salt gypsy diet

Nicole, threads pertaining to what you wish to know are included in that search.

I have a coworker that is runner and very athletic and she adds it to her water bottle every day.

Many athletes drink it in fact they sell pickle juice to them. It helps prevent cramps and lessens dehydration. Google pickle juice and athletes. I fill my big Bubba water bottle every morning and I add one of my flavored vinegars to it just a few spoons, I can barely taste it.

Vinegar has long been used as a cleaner, I have spray bottles of cleaning vinegar and water that I use for various cleaning chores.

My sister drinks a small bit every day...She had terrible problems with "running to the potty", tests couldn't find the problem and someone told her about the apple cider vinegar...She puts a little in warm water , adds a little surgar and since starting to drink it, hasn't had her "running" problems.....

I bought a few large bottles on Amazon. Briggs brand. Been taking it for about 3 weeks. I use a tablespoon mixed in 10-12 oz water. I prefer it diluted so the acid doesn't damage my teeth enamel. Not fond of the taste, so sometimes I'll add a tiny bit of juice flavoring to it to get it down. I've heard it helps with anti- inflammatory in the body so that's why I'm trying it. Also, can't help to see if it helps with weight loss.

I noticed in a health magazine the other day that Bragg has lots of new (to me) products--and testimonials from Clint Eastwood, Dr. Everett Koop, and Katy Perry. Bragg has an information-filled website.

Hmm, I wonder if apple cider vinegar smoothies could be "the" new health craze. :)

But seriously, I've tried it for reflux and it does help. And there are scientific studies verifying that it helps keep blood sugar in check.

Hey Alisande...Since you're interested in genealogy, I contributed heavily to the current Paul & Patricia Bragg Wikipedia sites because their original back-ground stories they fed the public were pure BS, & hardly "encyclopedic". It became like a page-twisting soap opera. BTW, Clint Eastwood, born 1930, was a high school buddy of Patricia Bragg's brother, and I found that he & his family rented a modest home just a few blocks from my long-term current home during the 1940 Federal Census, and would have likely attended the grammar school just around the corner from us. I'll have to mention that fact to somebody at the school sometime if they weren't aware.

We use only wine vinegar here. and never for medicinal purposes.

Wasn't it Lord Byron who drank vinegar for his health?

alisande....that Bragg lady is a real health nut. :0) Bragg ACV does seem to be the name brand to consume.

Seems to be part of an all natural eat healthy lifestyle. Not sure if any one thing is going to make a difference if I still eat red meat and don't engulf myself in the total picture....:0)

Raven, I'm sure you're right. The Heinz we get mostly is filtered/no mother. Bragg is local. They're a very old, trusted company in California, so popular here, and considering the population of California, for that reason alone, it might be enough to make it the "name brand", as Nicole said. They're best known for their liquid amino acids, and they make a very good nutritional yeast.

Yes, it's kind of a nutty website, Nicole, but informative and fun. Plllog, I love their Liquid Aminos!