On 6/7/2013 1:53 PM, Ema Nymton wrote:
> On 6/5/2013 8:14 PM, casa bona wrote:
>
>> I caught the same news item, but the additional questions you have
>> raised are eye-openers and timely to boot.
>>
>> It's possible that the specific PH of the cervical tissue has some
>> compatibility with the vinegar (no jokes guys) and that creates a
>> homeopathic effect. But that's just a guess.
>>
>> Your other queries must be on the minds of medical researchers even now.
>>
>> Perhaps you'll find the following paper useful:
>>
>> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1785201/
>>
>> Vinegar: Medicinal Uses and Antiglycemic Effect
>> Carol S. Johnston, PhD, RD and Cindy A. Gaas, BS
>>
>> Great post for a nominally "cooking" group.
>
> Nice article, thanks for sharing that. I read a couple of articles
> concerning India, and these articles sounded positive about the vinegar
> "pap smear".
>
> zz asked about farm animals having cancer. People get cancer and so do
> animals, the longer we live the greater chance we have of getting it.
> Doctors have said it is a disease of aging, although some people get it
> much earlier.
>
> Most animals that are raised for a source of food do not live long
> enough to get it, chickens are slaughtered in 6-8 weeks, pigs are 12
> months, cows about 18 months. Those are "round about" numbers. Now I am
> waiting for somebody to tell me that pigs are slaughtered in 11 months
> and 3 weeks instead of 12 months. You know they do it! ;-)
>
> Becca
>
>
Mutton, think mutton.

And no need to be sheepish about it either ;-)