Source: express.co.uk<\/p>\n
Apple cider vinegar has risen in popularity over the years and is considered a staple in natural health communities. Used for centuries in cooking and for fighting coughs and colds, research in recent years has found apple cider vinegar to hold more benefits than first thought. Among those benefits are lowering blood sugar levels, improving heart health and protection against cancer, all of which can lead to longer life expectancy.<\/p>\n
Type 2 diabetes is a condition characterised by high blood sugar levels as a result go insulin resistance or an inability to produce insulin.<\/p>\n
Even if someone doesn\u2019t have diabetes, high blood sugar levels have been proven to be a major cause of various chronic diseases.<\/p>\n
Apple cider vinegar has been proven to have numerous benefits for blood sugar and insulin levels.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been\u00a0shown\u00a0to improve insulin sensitivity during a high-carb meal by 19 to 34 percent, and to significantly lower blood sugar and insulin responses.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It\u2019s also been\u00a0shown\u00a0to reduce blood sugar by 34 percent after eating 50g of white bread.<\/p>\n
Two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar before bed has been\u00a0shown\u00a0to reduce fasting blood sugar in the morning by 4 percent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And a number of other\u00a0studies carried out in humans has shown vinegar can improve insulin function and lower blood sugar levels after meals.<\/p>\n
Heart disease is a leading cause of death around the world, and one of the leading causes of heart disease is high levels of cholesterol – a waxy substance found in the blood.<\/p>\n
Animal\u00a0studies\u00a0have suggested apple cider vinegar can lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels, alongside other heart disease risk factors.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Some\u00a0studies\u00a0have also shown vinegar to reduce blood pressure in rats.<\/p>\n
High blood pressure is another major risk factor for heart disease and kidney problems.<\/p>\n
An observational\u00a0study\u00a0from Harvard showed women who ate salad dressings with vinegar had a reduce risk of heart disease.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A number of\u00a0studies\u00a0have shown various types of vinegar can kill cancer cells and shrink tumours.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It should be noted all these studies were done in isolated cells in test tube or rats.<\/p>\n
But an observational\u00a0study\u00a0in humans has shown vinegar consumption is linked to decreased oesophageal cancer in China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4993,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-heart-care"],"yoast_head":"\n