Re: vinegar

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Hmmm....interesting. See my comments in red below.

Persian wrote:

Hi all

I got this from another list, what do people think?

Persian

THE TRUTH ABOUT VINEGAR, by S. Jaffrey, Naturopath, from his

book "Natural Foods", Published by S. Jaffrey, 9 Mandalay

Avenue, Nelly Bay, Qld. 4819 Australia, 1985

Vinegar is a poison and even when dignified by the addition of the

words "Apple cider" it is still a poison. Vinegar is diluted acetic This is a true statement. Vinegar is a poison. But

then so is water according to the definition of a poison - "any

substance (liquid, solid, or gaseous) which by reason of an inherent

deleterious property tends to destroy life or impair health when taken

into the system (as into the stomach, blood, or lungs)"

- The New Century Dictionary.

acid. It is obtained by conversion of alcohol into an acid by the

bacterium Mycoderma Aceti. Vinegar may be made from any saccharine

solution and therefore any fruit may be used as a base. There are

many types of vinegar. The commonest in this country is Malt or Beer

Vinegar. Every country has its standard or traditional vinegar. Malt

vinegar is best known on Great Britain and Australia and surrounding

countries. Apple cider vinegar is the standard vinegar in the United

States of America. Some other types of vinegar are: Raspberry, Guava,

Pineapple, Raisin, Date, and Spirit Vinegar. Each vinegar has

a slightly distinctive flavour derived from tiny traces of

unfermented fruit which remain mixed with the acetic acid. In recent

years vinegar has achieved new popularity due to the publication of

several books by American doctors and others. As the writers are

Americans they naturally recommend the traditional Apple cider

vinegar.

The Vinegar Cure can be traced back to many years before the American

doctor who re-started the Vinegar craze was born. It is widely used

as a home remedy for both internal and external use for at least two

hundred years. It fell into disuse and then was resurrected about

1820 by Mr. Coutts, a ish vinegar manufacturer, who wrote

a book called The Acetic Acid Cure or the Spinal system of Treatment.

Mr. Coutts believed that vinegar would cure all ailments that mankind

was heir to. Vinegar was administered internally, massaged vigorously

into the spine and washed gently over the skin. But...the vinegar HAD

to be a special type sold by Mr. Coutts which had happened to be Malt

Vinegar.

About one hundred years later, in 1958, Dr. Jarvis wrote in his book

Folk Medicine in which he recommended (among other things) the

Vinegar Cure. This time the vinegar HAD to be Apple Cider Vinegar.

Malt or Wine Vinegar would not do. As an added attraction he combined

the Vinegar Cure with Honey. The vinegar craze grew and spread all

over the world.

Vinegar, no matter what its origin may be, is still acetic acid and Vinegar is acetic acid no matter how you look at it

and no matter what it is made from.

is most unsuitable for human consumption. The highly corrosive and

irritating acid hardens the liver, unduly stimulates and irritates

the digestive glands, interferes with the formation of red blood

corpuscles and, through its constant irritating effect upon the mucus

membranes, of the intestinal canal, is one of the chief causes of

ulceration, catarrh, and indirectly, cancer. IT is also a prime cause

of stomach ulceration. At 5% dilution I really

don't think anyone needs to worry about their liver turning to stone.

Unless you are drinking this stuff like water most people are not going

to have any problems using vinegar.

Vinegar is useless as a cure for disease. It is harmful and should be I couldn't agree more with this statement. There is no

dis-ease that can be cured from without.

rigidly excluded from the diet. It acts like a counter-irritant but

does not have any beneficial effect. Like every other drug, it does

have the effect of altering the course of a disease by suppression,

but does not cure. Vinegar has caused many illnesses and even death.

Post-mortem examination reveals that vinegar produces scalded mouth What percentage is the acetic acid?

and a greyish-white condition of the stomach mucosa. Two deaths have

recently been reported in Australia. Two deaths?

From what? Vinegar? He doesn't specify here and this is very

misleading. If they did indeed die of acetic acid poisoning how much

did they take and did they ingest glacial acetic acid or what? This is

a very poorly written expose on the harmful effects of vinegar.

If you still persist in consuming vinegar, either as a food or a

remedy, remember -- you have been warned.

It is true that vinegar is an acid and is

caustic. At 5% dilution it can cause a very slight skin burn if used

straight. This is why they always tell you to dilute the vinegar before

washing your face or pouring over your head. Taken internally one

should add it to water. Vinegar (especially apple cider) contains large

amounts of potassium. This is what makes apple cider vinegar seem to be

a cure all. Most all dis-eases are a result of lack of or an imbalance

of minerals, and a lack or imbalance of potassium can create havoc

within the human body. Now I don't suggest anyone drink lots of vinegar

just for the health aspects of it. There are much better ways of

providing your body with needed minerals than by drinking vinegar; the

major being by eating fresh fruits and green leafy vegetables.

Vinegar has been around since ancient Egypt and possibly even before.

Vinegar does help to bring an acidic body back into a more alkalinized

state, as does lemon juice, but only if you use unpasteurized, cider

vinegar.

-- Peace, love and light,

Don "Quai" Eitner

"Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal and wakes in man."

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