On 6/5/2013 9:41 PM, z z wrote:
> Thanks, I quite enjoyed reading that, both from the cooking explanations
> of vinegar, and the medicinal.
>
> My first thought was I had naively always assumed lol that balsamic
> vinegar somehow derives from balsam fir trees i.e. pine sap? Any
> fermentable sugar source, it says. But the article talked about grapes
> in connection with balsamic vinegar?
>
> The actual fermentation of vinegar and the term mother was interesting.
> This reminded me of reading years ago of POW's who would urinate on
> their wounds to control maggots (though my understanding of maggots is
> they eat the dead tissue only?) I knew urine was acidic and my
> conclusion is that urine becomes vinegar after fermenting inside the
> bladder.
>
> The increased risk of bladder cancer in diets high in vinegar must
> surely be due to the formation of the skim coat and "mother" against the
> walls of the bladder with the more pure vinegar insulated so to speak.
> Anyone who has observed urine stored over time without refrigeration
> will notice a heavy "mother" forming with mold overgrowth not uncommon.
>
> I had not read of vinegar and its effect on glycemic control. Being a
> diabetic my conclusion is I need to buy a bottle of balsamic vinegar
> dressing :-) Also, sounds like topping with pickle relish when eating
> big bread bun style sandwiches might be helpful to control the high
> carbs in the bread. Those vinegar carolina slaws on pulled pork
> sandwiches is all good it would seem.
>
> After reading that article I am having second thoughts about my Advanced
> Colgate Whitening toothpaste. I really like its germ killing effect as I
> never seem to have cavities now that I use it, plus have noticed an
> improvement in my throat discomfort related to I long suspect rotting
> tonsils and adenoids (occasional tonsilloth issues.) However, the
> article clearly addresses bleach as a more damaging agent than vinegar
> with long term use on mucosal tissues.
>
> I draw the line though at putting vinegar in my ears. Rubbing alchohol
> works just fine on these old swimmers ears :-)
>

You have just the thoughtful nature to digest and benefit from this link.

The role of vinegar, right back to Biblical times, has been broad based
and reminds me that products of fermentation hold life within themselves
and are far more advanced than what we have embraced in the
post-penicillin age.

The same idiom traces over to Asian foodstuffs, with Kombucha tea now on
my mind.

http://www.livestrong.com/article/31...alth-benefits/

I'll be impartial and note the Mayo Clinic site has some warnings in
it's review, but I think we're seeing that a host of otherwise
naturopathic substances bear real value and have for some good time.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.