Manuka Honey and Apple Cider Vinegar

I tried Manuka honey recently for digestive problems and did a fair bit of googling research beforehand. Apparently to be be accredited with medicinal properties the honey must have a NPA or UMF rating, the higher the better (and more expensive). I plumped for the Rowse honey at Tesco, which is relatively good value at £17 a jar and gets good reviews.

Manuka doesn't have to be from NZ - there is even at least one producer in the UK now. But the accreditation is vital.

I have to say it didn't help my problem, for which I was quite relieved at the price. One jar was only lasting a week at 2 or 3 teaspoons per day, and some users recommend a tablespoon daily! Good old cheap green tea has proved more effective for me.

But I did smear just a little honey, with a plaster over, on a little sore on my back, and it cleared up in a couple of days.

Not pleasant but creates more of an alkali body which prevents cancer and acidic conditions like gout which I have, so use apple cider vinegar(good organic one) to break down the crystals that cause such pain in toe, def relieved the prob so put up with taste once a day. Manuka honey(quite right the real one) is good to put a tiny bit on livid scars, messy but cover it up with a plaster perhaps, reduces scarring and helps healing. Obv also very healthy to eat but unsure of all the details of that

I used to buy a product that had both these in it ,for slimming .Honeygar it was called .It seemed to work but maybe it just put me off food because of the taste

Grannypiper do you know how can we tell whether it's genuine if it says Manuka on the label? I thought it was from New Zealand, but I saw Australian Manuka honey advertised.

Does anyone know whether taking a little Manuka honey (10+ or 15+) each day is like taking a low dose anti-biotic?

You can just use it as normal vinegar there's no need to drink it (yuck) - pickle stuff with it, use it in recipes, make mint sauce with it etc - you'll get all the same benefits without the yuck! And it tastes really nice as a normal vinegar

if you are going to spend a fortune on manuka honey make sure it really is manuka, last year 10,000 tonnes were sold worlwide but only 1,700 tonnes were produced !

I tried the Apple Cider Vinegar a few weeks ago as I read it helps curb craving for sweetness, I mixed it with water as you are not supposed to drink it neat but I found it very nasty to drink and didn't notice any difference to be honest and I only managed it for a couple of days.

Yes I use both

Hard to really quantify "benefits" but apple cider vinegar tastes nice.. I have it on chips and as a salad dressing

I prefer a milder honey for eating but use manuca honey for colds and coughs