google the benefits of apple cider vinegar and read up on it. Old wives tale or fact? I don't know for sure, but I do know that I started taking a tablespoon a day in a glass of juice and it sure helped with indigestion. Needs to be 'with the mother', and when you read up on it you'll understand what that means
My mother in law swore by it and excellent health. She finally had a stroke at 95 while at work and was engaged to be married!