Apple Cider Vinegar with Mother - 1 Litre

Our Traditional Natural Cider Vinegar is 'the real deal'. Produced from fresh apples from the near-by orchards of Eastacott, North Devon, our Apple Cider Vinegar is used by thousands of people all over the world. The original method to make our apple cider vinegar has been passed down through eleven generations.

The use of Traditional Apple Cider Vinegar in treating an ever increasing variety of ailments dates all the way back to 3000-5000 BC. Some have even gone so far as to name Traditional Natural Apple Cider Vinegar 'the Elixir of Life'. Our Traditional Cider Vinegar is unpasteurized, unfiltered and comes with the 'Mother' intact (all the beneficial living enzymes left in) and this is why it has a cloudy look to it. Other, more commercial brands filter and then boil their vinegar to make it clear but this destroys all of the powerful properties rendering the vinegar useless. Some people refer to these as 'dead' vinegars.

So simply it is the most natural and unadulterated form of cider vinegar available and has a huge spectrum of domestic and medicinal uses. Unfortunately the majority of the population would not recognize this product as a health boosting tonic.

The main difference between the dead vinegars that now dominate the supermarket shelves are that they have been distilled and stripped of their nutritional values. This process results in all the powerful enzymes contained within being destroyed along with the removal of essential minerals such as potassium, phosphorus, natural organic sodium, magnesium, sulphur, iron, copper, natural organic fluorine, silicon, trace minerals, essential amino acids, pectin and many other important nutrients.

Natural apple cider vinegar contains 19 of 22 essential minerals used in growth, repair and maintenance of the body. In fact it contains 93 different components. Vitamins C, E, A, B1, B2, B6, beta-carotene, bioflavanoids, malic acid, acetic acid, pectin and vital minerals such as potassium, sodium, magnesium, calcium, boron, phosphorous, sulphur, iron, and fluorine. Tannins also found in apple skins are present in apple cider vinegar and are antioxidants.

We recommend taking three dessert spoons of ACV in a little warm water three times daily, at meal times if possible. It is very important to never mix your apple cider vinegar with hot water, as this will effectively pasteurise the vinegar.

Taking your ACV undiluted may cause some discomfort for some, so we recommend mixing it with purified water. We often take apple cider neat, straight from a shot glass, we like the no-nonsense approach. However, to start this may be un-comfortable. There are no set limits to the amount of apple cider vinegar you should take daily but drinking too much may make you feel a little queasy due to the detox effect.

Mixing your apple cider vinegar with raw honey, or organic blackstrap molasses makes a lovely warm drink while unlocking even more benefits. Raw honey and organic blackstrap molasses are naturally rich in vitamins and minerals which are essential for a stable metabolism, proper digestion and optimal health.

Cider vinegar can be taken alone or used in cooking. It can be used as a salad dressing, for pickling, in making mayonnaise or sprinkled on potato chips or French fries. It can be used as a hot or cold beverage sweetened with honey. The best method of using apple cider vinegar is in its natural liquid form.

Apples – Natural ACV should be made from nothing but apples. Nothing to be added, and nothing should be taken away (except a little yeast).

From the beginning of recorded history Apple Cider Vinegar has been utilized by all ancient civilizations, it is said that for at least 10,000 years Apple Cider Vinegar was used to treat various ailments. It is also reported to have been used as a healing elixir by Hippocrates (the father of Medicine) and has been found in Egyptian urns dating as far back as 3000 BC. The Babylonians are said to have used it as a condiment and a preservative, whilst the Greeks and the Romans used it both for flavouring and healing purposes. Parisians during the middle ages used it as a deodorant and healing tonic and a preserver of youth. Columbus had apple cider vinegar barrels on his sailing vessels to prevent scurvy. Japanese Samurai warriors apparently drank apple cider vinegar for strength and power, and it was used during the America civil war to disinfect and heal wounds. All in all very useful.