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Hi Mistry. From a macrobiotic viewpoint both apple cider vinegar and honey are EXTREME YIN foods and should be used infrequently because of this. Honey is more concentrated than white sugar and as you said the acids in the vinegar can damage tooth enamel.
Heavy meat eating and dairy consumption creates fat and calcium accumulation in the body which over time leads to a variety of disorders and burdens the heart. For people who consume these products regularly they may find that the yin from apple cider vinegar and honey to help in the balancing process, as all these food products tend to counter each other on the yin/yang scale, but this time the scale is being balanced from the extreme poles, rather than the more neutral center. Macrobiotic foods when selected and prepared correctly bring the body to the point of central balance. What foods make central balance? Whole grains, beans, vegetables, seeds, are main foods of balance.
Animal foods and concentrated sugars, alcohol, vinegar, drugs, dairy, fermented foods, yeasts, bacteria, etc. are all considered EXTREME. In macrobiotics it is important to avoid extremes so that body/mind is functioning at an even energy flow.
In peace, Roy
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