Improves digestive health
Apple cider vinegar and honey don’t just prevent heartburn symptoms, but the ACV and honey remedy also boosts digestive health. The acidic nature of ACV helps to stimulate enzymes needed for healthy digestion and honey soothes many gastrointestinal problems.
The ScienceQ Publishing Group from Harvard reported that ACV helps to break down proteins and stimulates the digestion of fats in the digestive tract.10
The journal BMC Complementary & Alternative Medicine found that honey boosts digestion in many ways. For example, the researchers found that honey has over 180 beneficial substances. These work together to help balance the delicate microflora in the gut and have antimicrobial properties.11
Weight loss
One of the health benefits of regularly drinking a mixture of honey and apple cider vinegar is that it can assist in losing weight. In my article on using apple cider vinegar for weight loss, you can find out how ACV helps to suppress appetite, control blood sugar levels, and prevent fat accumulation.
Will ACV and honey really help you lose weight? An interesting study from Japan found that a dose of 30ml vinegar in 500ml water daily helped reduce body fat mass and reduce waistlines in obese people.12 Another study found that adding vinegar to meals can help increase the feeling of fullness causing you to eat fewer calories.13
By adding some honey to the ACV drink, you can make the weight-loss remedy taste better and help rid your body of toxins at the same time. The University of Illinois reported that ingesting honey turns on detoxification genes in the body.14
Reduces cholesterol
Drink apple cider vinegar and honey to help naturally reduce levels of cholesterol and keep your blood healthy.
The British Journal of Nutrition reported that acetic acid helps to reduce cholesterol by assisting the liver process fatty acids and increase bile production.15
A study into the cholesterol-lowering effect of honey found that regular honey consumption decreases levels of LDL cholesterol (“bad” cholesterol) and increases levels of HDL cholesterol (“good” cholesterol).16
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