In related apple cider vinegar news, it seems that the use of apple cider vinegar for health reasons has been going on for some time and that the FDA, according to the National Council Against Health Fraud, is giving warnings.

note: this is the first time I've seen the NCAHF.ORG site and I don't know their credentials but they report ( http://www.ncahf.org/digest03/03-30.html ):

"Three apple cider vinegar marketers warned to curb claims. The FDA has warned three Internet marketers of apple cider vinegar tablets to stop making claims that their products are effective against various diseases:

HCC DemoMarketing, LLC, of Germantown, Tennessee, was told to stop suggesting that its products are useful for arthritis, osteoperosis [sic], and sore throats.
Apple-Cider-Vinegar-Diet-Pills.Com, of Dayton, Ohio, was warned to stop claiming that their pills can relieve arthritis pain, fight infection, fight osteoporosis, control cholesterol, help people with high blood pressure, and relieves sore throats, laryngitis, and nasal congestion.
Sharon L. Bush, of Birmingham, Alabama, was warned to stop suggesting that her pills are useful against arthritis, prostate problems, multiple sclerosis, and high cholesterol levels."

With links to the FDA like this one:
http://www.fda.gov/cder/warn/cyber/2003/CFSANapple-cider.htm

From where I sit the best thing to do when a friend offers you a remedy is to ask them where exactly they got the remedy and if they have done any research on it. I assuming any free health advice from a friend is worth what I'm paying them for it--zero.

I'd be doubly careful when it comes to alternative medicine, looking for information from real university studies, government sites, and respected journals.

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