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Many of you may have been using baking soda around your home for years without ever even knowing what it is. We did a little digging to uncover the mystery.
It turns out that sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) is a chemical salt that, in its natural form, is the mineral nahcolite. Baking soda can react as both an acid and a base, although in an aqueous solution it is a bit on the alkaline side.
Pure nahcolite is found in abundance in the Green River Basin, which cuts through several states in the central part of our country.
Sodium bicarbonate helps to regulate pH and keep it steady – a process known as buffering. It keeps substances from being too acidic or too alkaline. Its ability to neutralize the pH of any substance it comes in contact with makes it highly effective for so many things.
– Cleaning coffee makers
– Cleaning drains
– Ridding hair of buildup
– Polishing silver
– Septic care
– Making toothpaste
– Making deodorant
– Cleaning brushes and combs
– Refreshing your fridge
– Easing itching and swelling
– Putting out a grease fire
– Breaking down ice on a sidewalk or driveway
But… did you know that drinking baking soda can be very healthy for you? Yes, it’s true, drinking something as simple as baking soda can drastically improve your health. What is even more amazing is that when you combine baking soda with other powerful ingredients, the healing powers are supercharged.
The only caution we have is that you stick to an aluminum-free brand of baking soda whenever possible.
Here are three of our favorite healthy baking soda tonics:
Ultimate energy booster and electrolyte replacer
Do you know that nagging, dragging feeling you get when you are about halfway through your 5-run, or partway through that spin class? The feeling like you can’t push your body one bit more?
Well, we have great news for you: this ultimate energy booster tonic will not only help motivate you to get moving, it will also help you go harder for longer no matter what physical activity you are doing.
This is because strenuous exercise leads to a buildup of lactic acid – which can cause muscle pain and fatigue. Baking soda has been found to boost performance in athletes due to its ability to neutralize lactic acid buildup.
Ingredients:
– ½ teaspoon unprocessed sea salt
– ¼ teaspoon baking soda
– 7 cups coconut water
– ½ cup lemon juice
– ¼ cup raw honey
Instructions:
1. Heat the coconut water on low and mix in baking soda until it is dissolved.
2. Add other ingredients and pour mixture into glass jar.
3. Shake well before use.
4. This will keep for a week in the refrigerator.
Coconut water: Although coconut water has a deceptively light consistency, it has higher levels of minerals such as iron, magnesium, manganese, calcium and zinc than many fruits, including the famously healthy orange. Additionally, coconut water has high amounts of B-vitamins, such as niacin, thiamin, riboflavin and pyridoxine.
One of the best benefits of coconut water is that it is extremely high in potassium. As your body sweats during exercise or vigorous physical activity, your level of potassium drops. Coconut water has approximately 250 milligrams of potassium and 105 milligrams of sodium in every 100 milliliter serving.
Raw honey: One of the substantial benefits of choosing raw organic honey from your area is that it contains immune stimulating properties from the area where the bees collected pollen. This means that it can actually help to desensitize you to local allergens, potentially lessening your allergy symptoms.
The supercharged acid reflux reliever
Because acid reflux typically results from having too little acid in your stomach, you can help improve this by mixing 2 tablespoons of raw, unfiltered, apple cider vinegar into a 6 to 8 ounce glass of water.
Adding ¼ teaspoon of baking soda to this mixture will further help neutralize your internal fire. Be prepared, however: this mixture will foam – so wait for it to slow down before you drink it.
Green tea and baking soda metabolism booster
A recent study out of Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences found that drinking green tea regularly can boost the effects of exercise to aid weight loss efforts. The study was conducted on mice that were fed a diet with high amounts of fat, exercised regularly, and given green tea extract. The mice showed an average body mass reduction of 27.1 percent and an average abdominal mass reduction of 36.6 percent.
There are three compounds in green tea that are thought to help promote weight loss: catechins, theanine and caffeine. These substances work together to block enzymes that are responsible for fat storage in the body.
When you combine the super-metabolizing powers of green tea with baking soda, you rev up your fat burning power while encouraging optimal pH ( 7.2) in the body. This is necessary for balance.
A pH factor that is not optimal will cause excess acid to be stored in fat cells. An acidic person can’t burn fat well, because doing so would release the acid that is stored in body fat – and this would throw the blood pH out of whack. If your pH is not balanced, you may also feel fatigued and ill.
Choose organic green tea and add ¼ teaspoon of baking soda to an 8 ounce cup before drinking. Enjoy daily.
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Hi, lots of people know a few things that Baking Soda can do, another one that most people have never heard of was suggested to me about 5 years ago, before my retirement, I was a university history professor, and at that time I had 3 * 80 minute classes per day, 2 in the morning and 1 in the afternoon, unfortunately they were all at the same level, and were learning the same knowledge, and I was having trouble remembering what I had told each class, I mentioned this problem to the vice principle, he suggested half a teaspoon of Baking Soda in water each morning, about a week later I realized the problem was gone. I retired over a year ago, but still take the Baking Soda every morning
Just what l needed to hear for my brain-fog.
Shall commence this first thing in the morning
in my usual glass of warm water.
Thanks Rod your a gem!
Be very careful taking soda every day!!!!
Why what will it do?
You give us some reasons why we shouldn’t take it every day? I would love to know the pros and cons of the Baking soda remedies.
Why what are the liabilities
Yes, sodium bicarbonate has sodium. Not good for those concerned with blood pressure and heart health. Also, in the article, it was stated that acid reflux is because the stomach is not acidic enough. I think that is wrong. The treatments for acid reflux ( and other throat and stomach ailments) is to reduce acid (tums and stronged meds). I have found a “soda” alternative for cooking, etc. that contains calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate. Its called Ener G and called a baking soda substitute. Best advice : see your doc for a proper diagnosis.
i thouth that baking soda would eat your stomach liner up that is what i have been told all my life
Since the olden days…….have always soaked beans in baking soda water as it takes out the gassy effects…(rinsed after soaking) ……used baking soda as toothpaste……..seems that there were many people that never had toothpaste in the home….
There are old recipe books that have many recipes w/ baking soda…….However, if you use too much………it becomes overpowering in any recipe.
My mom used some every morning in her coffee and she lived into her 90’s.
Jamie,
Whenever I have acid indigestion, I take a spoonful of B.S. & it STOPS the pain IMMEDIATELY! It’s pH NOT acidic, pH can’t act like acids. Don’t believe everything that people tell you—go verify it yourself so you can be accountable yourself for your life.
What is pH? In simple terms, it’s the measure of acidity or alkalinity of a solution. A ph greater than 7 identifies the solution as alkaline and a pH less than 7 identifies the solution as acidic. A neutral solution, i.e. pH = 7, is neither acidic nor akaline.
Hi, I do a half teaspoon of baking soda in a warm four ounce glass of water every morning before eating or drinking anything.
I take the last coffee pod out of my Keurig and do a four ounce of water to rinse out the system. Then I do another that I pour into a glass with the baking soda and one ice cube. I stir the water mix to dissolve the cube and drink it.
I didn’t notice an improvement in cognitive ability but my sinuses when I first started months ago immediately started draining and they are clear at night like never before. Reduces snoring!
Nice to see I wasn’t crazy drinking that! Or at least the only one who enjoyed the obvious benefits.
I researched, after a friend bought an expensive machine to make alkaline water. Found a recipe using 2 t of baking soda, (again, be sure it is the kind strictly for baking w/OUT aluminum!)and the juice of 1 lemon, to 1 gal of water-will do the same thing. I tried it, and not only did it stop my acid reflux, it made me want NOTHING ELSE to drink during the day. Having had a husband who had been on a water board for over 20 years, I KNEW what was in our local drinking water AND in “purified” water. I wont drink any kind except “Natural Spring Water”!
Is that teaspoons
Thanks spring water makes the difference.
Thanking you very much for this tip as my memory as of short term is not good, I am going to try this with breadsoda and water in the mornings God bless you.
I’m deathly allergic to coconut. Can I use something else besides green tea or coconut?
If one is allergic to coconut, and most nuts, what is a good alternative?
Thank you I’m close to retirement and feel like I’m having brain fog. I’m going to try this
Brain FOG is my problem and it is troubling since I am a Therapist?
People often experience vomiting and diarrhea after ingesting too much baking soda. The reason for this is that the high amount of sodium pulls water into the digestive tract to help absorb it. After the body absorbs this sodium, it can cause seizures, dehydration, and kidney failure.
Very useful
When my brother was young he had some boiling water spillt on his head/forehead. Our doctor lived next door and rushed in. Then he got
our tub of bicarb and sprinkled it very liberally over my brothers head.
Because of his actions, after a while there was no sign at all of my brother
having been burnt.
So it appears to work as well in it’s dry form, and that’s how I’ve always used it.
eg wet oven burnt wrist with cold water and apply a lot.
Along with Apple cider vinegar, bicarb is my most precious item I have for health
as well as other things..
Good to reduce pain and itching of insect and spider bites and stings – make a thick paste of it and apply directly to the affected area. Sometimes I put the paste on a bandaid, to hold the paste in place, since it falls away after drying.
Thank u so much Rod,I I’m a retired teacher.I have this problem of forgetting every thing I read, is so painful cos u can’t share information u have with others,all is gone.I will start today to drink this amazing mixture
I do this but I put about 1/2 t apple cyder vinegar in it also…. Love it
but I only use about 1/8 t soda
This is what I have been wanting to try .
Me too……
Good luck!
My dad has been doing this for a very long time, but developed a GIST. Beware of excessive use of sodium bicarb. It’s used only for emergencies for a reason. Talk to a Dr before using it to know your dosage. NEVER OVERUSE IT!
People often experience vomiting and diarrhea after ingesting too much baking soda. The reason for this is that the high amount of sodium pulls water into the digestive tract to help absorb it. After the body absorbs this sodium, it can cause seizures, dehydration, and kidney failure.
Stick to 1/2 tsp. As suggested. People ingest too much salt in all the processed Foods we eat. Worry about that!
A cyst? What is the gist of what you are trying to say?
Thanks for keeping all this simple
I saw the remark about putting baking soda in warm water in the morning. What is the ratio of the baking soda to the water?
Hi Gary, it is 1/2 a teaspoon of baking soda in 4 oz of water. First thing in the morning. I also do a green tea and honey 2-3 times a day. A tablespoon of apple cider vinegar once a day and slowly work your way up to 3 times.
Well as usual you are like others, you won’t write down everything that you need to know so people can read it
So you make people watch a video so you can boost your ego, and sell things to people
If you truly want to help people out of the goodness of your heart instead of building you ego and being greedy, then you would do it like I was talking about, but you won’t due to the fact your ego and greed is too big compared to your heart which gets smaller and smaller as your ego and you get richer
Let’s see what you say
I bet you will ignore this comment, or not even bother to read it
So what I’m understanding you to say, is that a person should not be able to make a living from their knowledge? If that is the case, all opportunity to better our society goes down the drain for every service and industry.
I think that is “Bizzarro”! Remember him?
Thanks for my first good laugh of the day!
I have bicarbonate sofa in the morning when I haven’t any lemons. It’s also good for cystitis if you don’t have any ural.
What about the sodium content of sodium bi-carb? Sodium is not heart-healthy and should be limited to about 2,500 mg/day. I use KCl as a salt substitute instead of ordinary NaCl table salt. Even by totally avoiding processed foods and eating healthy breads and crackers ‘s still quite a bit of Na in my diet. I do add some Na bi-carb to my coffee to neutralize the acidity that can upset my stomach.
sodium is not heart healthy! based on what?
Sodium is a necessary part of human nutrition. so you can forget dogma coming from heart orgaisations, they dont do science or the periodic table.
Salt is necessary. Real sat is necessary because it is full of minerals. Not table salt with anti-caking agents which cause problems. Fake salt is chemicals. Sodium and potassium are an essential partnership. Real the book “The Salt Fix” written by a cardiovascular doctor. Don’t buy into the sodium junk. The problem salt is wrapped up in processed foods and cheap salt. Get good, healthy mineral salt, pink, Celtic, or Himalayan, or one called “Real Salt.”
What about Herabmare Herbed sea salt?
Thank you for this information. I have been diagnosed with heart disease, so I do have to be careful of my sodium intake.
There are lots of alternative-medical studies about the use of salt – about the differences in processed salt (what you generally find on the grocery shelf) and pure, natural sea salt (I don’t know if it is referred to also as “raw”) (which isn’t always as easily found in the general marketplace. I don’t have such studies at hand, but it shouldn’t be too hard to find reputable sources of information about the pros and cons about the benefits of sea salt over processed salt. Some state that sea salt is a more healthful alternative because it contains the complete spectrum of minerals, the perfect balance that is found in our own blood. I’d like to look into that more.
It was interesting to put a “table salt” label up to one from a sea salt label. The sea salt per serving is about 1/2 what a table salt does.
Hymilayan sea salt is the best and I use plenty. You need sea salt in your diet Baking soda half teaspoon to bring up your pH to the alkaline side. An acid pH of below 6.4 will cause a lot of dis orders. Be sure to put your organic big soda in distilled water and drink it twice a week.
Salt is not the problem. DEXTROSE (sugar) in regular table salt, is the problem and “anti-caking agents” contain cyanide! If you don’t have a balance of other minerals and vitamins, salt can become a problem. Deep mine raw salt is the best. Sea salt from pristine waters and no additives, is next. Pink salt is loaded with minerals but high in lead and mercury; i would stay completely away from it. If you are eating too much salt, it’s because you are not eating a balance of other “salts” and other herbal nutrients, which would otherwise, curb your desire to over-eat salt! Your body is 90 percent water. That water is 33 percent salt, the same as sea water. If your salt was too low, you would die. Nerves could no chemically talk to your cells, like pulling the plug, EVERYTHING would immediately shut down.
Thanks John for this information, very informative. I do tend to over indulge in sugar. And being diagnosed with heart disease, is definitely not a good thing.
I disagree. Unless you have high blood pressure, active and drink lots of water, it’s okay. Listen to your body because it’s the best indicator of what you need. Pay attention to cravings, etc. ?
According to the research I found, the lemon juice turns to alkaline, once it hits your stomach.
Just what l needed to hear… for my brain-fog!
Shall commence this first thing in the morning
in my usual glass of warm water.
Thanks Rod, you’re a gem!
Thank you for the info, about baking soda. I will put this into my morning routine.
Are used to make toothpaste
How about using baking soda straight for a laxative
Yes, 1/2 teaspoon. In a tablespoon of warm water, followed by a full glass of hot water, works every time!
what portion does one use for laxative?
5 grams of sodium bicarbonate dissolved in 100 ml of hot water, drink after the foam is settled then followed by a cup of hot water.
im going to try the Green tea and baking soda
One question I have is: Does the first recipe for drinking baking soda in the morning REALLY use 7 cups of coconut water?
And, only 1/4 tsp. of baking soda?
I was wondering that also. The ratio does not seem right. 7 cups to a 1/4 tsp. is this correct?
Since my research showed 2 tsp to a gallon of water, that sounds about right to me!
Be very careful with baking soda! People have died from taking too much and having the expansion explode inside of them. This is not a joke.
Yes, many years ago, I rapidly drank a glass of water with two Tablespoons of baking soda as an antacid for heartburn. My stomach swelled up and I had a very forceful vomit a minute later. I only drink much smaller amounts much more slowly since then.
OMG! As an antacid all you need is a half a teaspoon to a half cup of water. Stir until the water is clear (about 3 seconds) and drink. It works every time with no side effects.
If you suffer from chronic constipation, I’d speak to a specialist or certified herbalist. Oh, your doctor too of course. Any stomach issue is hard to get the answers we need. A high fiber diet, plenty of water, green tea and honey, apple cider vinegar, mag. Citrate, so many options.
Also remember to eat slowly, chew your food very well so it can digest properly. Sorry, just trying to inform my 15 years of studying this to hopefully help others (:
Baking soda does not contain aluminum. Baking powder may contain aluminum. Baking powder and baking soda are not the same.
They do make one w/aluminum, but it is for household cleaning, thus the warning to get the one for baking, not cleaning/neutraliizing the fridge, etc.
Is Baking soda good for Osteoarthritis?
I use to live with my grand mother when i was a little girl, she taught me ALL the old ways & another thing you can use baking soda for, is to clean out & around your toilet with baking soda & hydrogen peroxide, shard to clean spots in & around toilet, a little lemon juice, down your bathroom sink, kitchen sink, bathtub, but to to the OLD WAY’S, Stop polluting our WATER & SEWERAGE SYSTEM PLZ?? Teeth use both, only once or twice a week with the peroxide, put in coffee, stop stomach acid build up, from night stomach acid for digestion of food, HELPS A GREAT DEAL, so many Natural cleaning NEEDS TO COME BACK, To stop pollute our WATER system, drinking baking soda in the morning, along with coconut oil, good for coating you insides helps with bowel movements, cleans out you system, great for skin also, magnesium salt in your bath water with peroxide & Baking soda, Oh how smooth & soft your skin will be for day’s 🙂 Vit D on your skin too Vit E Vit C, all great for skin & women if you have ever had a bladder infection, NO MAN MADE PILLS NEEDED!! Drink that Baking soda & water, then drink water all day long & b4 you got to bed, drink that baking soda & water, & drink water all night, keep it on you night stand & infection GONE,. I guess i could go on for HOURS about my Grand Mothers teaching to me, but if you need some kind of Home remines Just Ask & if I can Help, be happy to, but PLZ REMEMBER, Go back to the old way’s to help our water system
I am very interested about natural remedies. Can I ask you questions about other remedies through email or other ways?
Thank you!!!
There’s an Italian doctor who has been saying for the last twenty years that cancer is a fungus and that you can cure it with baking soda. In the last few years, I have told twelve people who had cancer about this home remedy. The four people who have tried it are now cancer-free. seven are dead who listened to their doctors and one is still hanging on. If you have cancer and the thought of surgery, Chemo or radiation scares you then go with 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda in 1/2 glass water three times a day for a least a week and say goodbye to your cancer.
Very true 1/2 teaspoon of Baking Soda in the morning with 350 ml water with Lemon fresh juice 3 tablespoons in the morning will bring the ph level to 7-8. Cancer cells die a natural death.
1/2 tsp of baking soda with 1/2 glass of water 3 time dailey for at least a week. Say good bye to cancer.
Thank you. Such a good reminder that it is truly best to return to the old way. Nowadays, we are so much poisoned by the medicines we take. We are helping our nature regenerate as well.
In reply to Toinet it is interesting to read about old remedies but you may want to be careful about Hydrogen peroxide. Recently saw an article about 3 women scientists (dont have the link) that tested the safety of H2O2 and found that a solution of water and Hydrogen peroxide used to wash floors caused fumes that strongly irritated the lungs and could cause damage to lung cells. They found these fumes lingering even after the floors were dry! I have since stopped using H2O2 for anything and don’t have any in my house. Hope you can find the article I am searching 4 it as I thought I saved it.
Hi Elizabeth,your reaction is maybe a little exaggerate. Did the researches compare their findings with the use of other cleaning materials? As always, the dose makes the poison.H2o2 is nothing but water with an extra Oxygen, that easily oxidizes other present free radicals. Depending on the chemicals in your floor surface like PVC or tiles and the polish you used prior to the treatment with H2O2 different chemicals will be ready to bind with the free Oxygen. Too much oxygen can crack other chemical bindings and heat will augment the reaction. If you open the window and air a room nothing different happens jut to a lower intensity, because fresh air has more oxygen. H2O2 is the best to fight fungus, much less poisonous than the chlorine-containing cleaners, you can buy. So always consider circumstances before deciding
Your Grand mother was a very knowledgeable woman. I love hearing stories like these. My passion to help people over 15 years ago was due to copay after copay. No doctor found the problem. I did! I thank God and whomever I got this passion from 😉
Drinking water and baking soda really helps for losing weight?
I need to lose weight. I would appreciate anyone letting me know what Baking Soda uses so I can lose weight.
Can you give me the exact amount to use for bladder infection, as I’m now in my early 60’s, and I’ve been told that I’m at the age where it just happens..I don’t like taking antibiotics every time it occurs.
Hi how good is baking soda for a cyst on your bladder
Thank you so much! Maybe you could consider writing a book. I only remember a couple of old ways from my grandmother. Blessings to you.
i also read that bajking soda gives you an alkaline system ..especially if you don’t drink coffee .or neutralize it someqwhat by adding a half teaspoon of baking soda to your cup of morning coffee. Cancer can not thrive or live in an alkaline system..specially if you cut way down on sugar,
A 1/2 teaspoon is to much only need a pinch, a 1/2 teaspoon will taste bad in coffee and a pinch dose work!
Right a pinch of baking soda in my coffee in the mornings works well.
I actually liked it. It mellows out the coffee and reduces the bitterness. I use 1/2 teaspoon. It works like a charm 🙂
I drink my 1/2 tsp. before I drink my coffee because my coffee is perfect without it, but with it not so much! 🙂
No more than a quarter of a teaspoon of baking soda per cup of coffee is needed. It amounts to about a pinch. Besides the health help, it also mellows the bitterness for a smooth, delicious cup of coffee. I’ve been doing this for years.
I would like to try this . I’m 84 yr’s old .
Is baking soda use for burn?
My husband got kidney stones all his adult life. Finally found a dr to solve the problem. Was told to take 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda in 8 oz of water every morning , his system was too acidic. Never got another kidney stone after that.
When I was about 14 (1954) I was staying with my grandmother She accidentally poured boiling soup in my lap I quickly took off jeans and she started putting on a paste of baking soda and water She kept putting it on as it would dry out until finally there was not a red spot left I did same thing to my 10 year old daughter Did the same thing immediately before it blistered My 6 year old son burned his bare back on a wood stove It took a couple of hours but there wasn’t a red spot in sight I did the same thing to my mother Spilled boiling tea in her lap She was during of colon cancer so her skin was so tender Used the same miracle formula on her Not a red spot in sight I think the secret is not to let it blister I have read so many uses for baking soda but never for the best one BURNS
Wow Thanks for sharing that Ardis I will never forget that many Thanks
Yes,soda mixed with water, or make a paste, will eliminate the pain all together in the burnt area, it worked for me.
Yes! Paste of baking soda and water take the heat out of the skin burn (not an open burn) will soooth the burn and keep it from blistering. Found that out when I burned my hand in hot oil. A grandmother hurried and made this paste, applied to my hand..pain gone immediately and no blisters! Leave the paste on he burn to dry and if needed apply more paste
When I was fifteen, I was helping some friends weed their flower garden. I sat down on the ground and was instantly covered all over my legs with green bees that live underground. The friends sprayed me with water, but as soon as I moved the bees started stinging me all over. I ran indoors in terrible pain and asked for apple cider vinegar and baking soda. I made a paste and smeared it all over the welts and continued doing it when the paste would dry out. The pain was gone immediately and the welts disappeared within a few minutes. An hour later there was no sign anything had ever happened. My father was a big believer in natural medicines and solutions. Though he’s long gone, the knowledge he imparted to me is used every day and has allowed me to care for my children and grandchildren, friends and even animals. Thank you, Dad.
EGG WHITE WORKS WONDERS ON BURNS… JUST KEEP APPLYING IT AS IT DRIES …. I HAD AN AWFUL BURN ON MY FINGER, FROM COOKING CANDY… IT IMMEDIATELY BLISTERED… REMEMBERED THAT I HAD READ FIREFIGHTERS USE THIS METHOD SO I TRIED IT. WORKED WONDERFUL :0)
Thanks Everyone I Remembered About Using Baking Soda For Toothpaste, Hangovers, And Deodorant But I Didn’t Know About The Other Great Things That It Can Be Used For That’s Music To My Ears
Very informative
I’ve been seeing notes about this lately and thank you for describing what every one is talking about.
Thanks, interesting reading.
Thanks so much, will use it for my acid reflux
Well I tried the recipe. I immediate started to see better . I was in a fog for the last few weeks. the fog went away . The system works. On my third day . thankyou future results will be posted > I suffer from diabetes . I also was constipated it also worked on that .
Hi
What recipe helped you see better?
Thank you
Terry
thanks for the input i will try it
I have used baking and water in the evening for reflux. My grandmother drank a small glass of baking soda and water every evening I do this many evenings and some evenings I drink a small glass of soy milk and that seems to help. Much cheaper and safer that the pills from the drug store. I’m 83 yrs old and do not have to take any prescription medicine!!
baking soda contains salt, what about people that are on salt reduced diets because of high blood pressure.
Soda (NaHCo3) gives also a salty taste and converts the HCL in the stomach to NaCl. ,so you might replace some of your daily allowance of Na Cl with Soda. In nature Salt is a mixture of Na, Mg,K, and Ca-Salts which are all needed for the proper function of cells, but they clog easily. The salt from the store contains an extract of NaCl, often with other additives to prevent clogging, The excess Na thickens the blood, without Mg,K and Ca it throws the cell-blood communication off balance and disturbs the relaxation of blood-vessels (lack of Mg).
Baking soda does not contain salt – salt is nacl which means that sodium is compounded with chloride
There is no aluminum in any brand of baking soda (Sodium Bicarbonate)
In other words, all baking soda is “Aluminum Free.”
There is no need to search for a brand that labels its baking soda as “Aluminum Free.”
People get baking powder & baking soda confused. Very understandable as they both look similar in appearance. Jim is correct…There is no aluminum in (Sodium Bicarbonate) baking soda; however, there is aluminum in most brands of backing powder.
I’ve been reading about baking soda, vinegar and warm water at bedtime to loose weight. Every time I think I’ve found the exact recipe, my computer blocks it saying that the website is unsafe. Does anyone know the ratio of soda and vinegar to water ?
I keep reading to mix baking soda, vinegar and warm water at bedtime to loose weight. BUT, no one gives the exact recipe. Every time I click on a link that I think is the recipe, my computer blocks the website, saying it is unsafe. Would someone please give the exact recipe ?
hi Carma,
1/4 baking soda
1 to 2 tbspoons of apple vinegar
a large class of warm to hot water,
thats all
in the morning, before breakfast and if you wish before bedtime about half hour before.
love Tania
Hello
Is it 1/4 tsp of baking soda?
What is drink for; what does it help to do?
I actually use 1/2 tps in 6 or 8 oz of room temp water in more. and at bed time for acid reflux,,,
5 grams of baking soda dissolved in 100 ml of water, drink after the foam is settled.
I want to read more about the weight loss and what it does to your body to lose weight. Would like a better explanation then what I have read here which isn’t much. Thanks for any feed back on this subject/
Will baking soda help with high enzymes in liver
U need to research Alpha Lipoic Acid (interesting book, Curing Courtney)
i use vicks vapor rub on bleeding cuts and burns it will stop the burn sting in about 5 minutes and it get rid of the swelling seams to be healed in a couple of days
As far as I know, baking soda never had aluminum. Baking powder does but you can buy it free of it.
Lowering your PH with baking soda is good for your whole body! That is why they are selling higher pH waters with minerals in them. Very healthy. I have worked in the medical field for over 30 years and have turned to natural things that work WITH your body not against them. So, more benefits for using baking soda to raise your bodyies ph are: Cancer has a hard time liveing in an akaline body, it really does help cleaning teeth and other things around your home. Especially pots and pans. Never use aluminum pots and pans as it is not healthy for your body. I cook mainly on cast iron pans. If you have constipation problems try a few prunes instead or prune juice as it is natural and works gently with your body. If you have constipation a lot see your doctor about other causes.
Why do Dr. offices and hospitals keep artificial sweetners and hospitals give their patients drinks w/aspertame and high fructose in them? Is that to make sure the patients keep coming back??? Ask your Dr. and or hospital and you get that deer in the headlights stare,,,
That’s exactly why! Be your own Doctor!
Can i use cranberry juice with baking soda as I vomit if I can taste baking soda or if it fizzes. Unable to drink water with baking soda.
hi Betti,
yes you can. try to make it warm and stirr well, because baking soda desolves slowly.
When I first started drinking bicarb I had 1/4 of a lemon in water just before it and it made the bicarb taste sweet.
I have never had this happen but recently my niece experienced real bad floaters but they were also accompanied my a headache and some vomiting. Her chiropractor sent her straight away to the Emergency Room to rule out a stroke. She did not have a stroke but did indeed have an arterial tear in the vein that feeds the brain stem. She was admitted to the hospital immediately
So as you can see floaters can be the sign of something very serious or something not so serious either way it warrants a doctor visit to have it checked out.
I agree that warm baking soda water is hard to get down , but if you mix up the water and add lots of ice cubes so that the solution is really cold , it doesn’t taste to bad !
What are the baking soda ingredients
I have had a bad case of acid reflux, I take the baking soda that I found in walmart and it works wonders, I do not take it every morning and evening, only when I have a flare up, and it has calm down quite alot.
Apple Cider Vinegar (Braggs with Mothers) – it will do the same and the brand I mentioned does not taste so bad. I put in shot glass, down it and follow with some water. Give it a few minutes and the acid reflux is gone. If you drink it every day you will not have acid reflux.
I used ACV for yrs. never did any measuring. always took a good heavy swallow of spring water from a 16 oz. bottle, an filled it back up with ACV(apple cider vinegar). Then I got co-vid last Oct. With the Flu. Then Pneumonia after the co-vid left. I’m still fighting the short breath syndrome. Anyone got any ideas about that one. If so E-mail me.
YES! Life Extension sells a vitamin called Healthy Lungs. Absolute miracle in less than two weeks. I will stay on it for life.
MOST cases of acid reflux (heart burn) is caused by LOW stomach acid. That is why apple cider vinegar or lemon juice helps. If it does not help then there is possibly a physical problem and a visit to a physician is in order.
Braggs makes a great apple cider vinegar refresher it gives a recipe on the back of the label, 2 TBS of ACV with 16oz water you can use juice but water taste just fine
and just sip it better then Tums
Will baking soda help my vertigo dizzy spells tight muscles nerve damage
I find the comments I have just read very interesting,my problems are at the age of 82 I have started arthritis and allso suffer with constipation would baking soda help
Well the baking soda has not helped my arth. but oil of thyme will,,, You all should chk out Dr Sircus there is a lot of info on the use of peroxide!!!
I actually read this morning Eileen that aloe vera juice is good for constipation and a study showed 48% reduction in arthritis. May be worth looking into for you. You can purchase Aloe Vera juice in bottles. Organic is best as with all things. All the best
Eileen I do about two 16 oz of water every day the first with lemon juice about a tablespoon next glass one heaping teaspoon of baking soda and two tablespoons of brags apple cider vinegar slowly as it will fizzle that’s first thing in the morning this works for me depending on the person add more or less baking for your personal preference this works me and friends I have conveyed this to Been a life saver for me I hope this helps you Good luck
250 to 500 mg of magnesium is good for constipation. I have arthritis, too and it rarely bothers me. Eat poultry, fish, different colored vegetables, fruits, and nuts.
have you tried peak bioboost it worked great for me
do you tried this and did it work for you? how long did you use it?
I read years ago that drinking baking soda and lemon water will help keep your system alkaline! Viruses and cancer can only survive in an acidic environment, by keeping alkaline, you can prevent and/or kill off these cells! My best description. I’ll take a quart of water, squeeze 1/2 Lemon and 1/2 tsp of baking soda and drink at least one of these a day. Can’t tell you the last time I got sick!!
Btw if anyone remembers Brioschi, it’s main ingredient is “sodium bicarbonate”, baking soda!!!!!
Sounds interesting!!
Fascinating comments; I occasionally use bicarbonate of soda (UK name) to buffer ordinary Sodium Ascorbate – Vitamin C – which can be a bit rough on the intestines by itself. I use about half and half.
Recently I am noticing visual disturbances of clouding and floaters, more than normally acceptable. Does anyone havens remedies?
Get to an eye doctor, it could be a torn retna.
Oh my goodness, lots of people have floaters. You don’t jump to the conclusion right away that there is a torn retina.
Flax seeds or flax seed oil will get rid of floaters in the eyes
Absolutely! MSM eye drops work! Get them on Amazon!
great article
I would like more info on weight loss associated with baking soda. Belly fat is my problem.
You need to see your Dr as it could be broken blood vessels bleeding at the back of eye, I had to get shots in my eye to rectify it or you can go blind.
Used it many time many ways sicknesses alkalining for cancer cures ,etc
How much Baking Soda should I take every day with water?
I take 1 tsp baking soda in 8 oz of cold water, with 2 TBSP of juice from a lemon every morning on an empty stomach! I’ve had horrible RA for 35 yrs., the doctors told me I’d be cripple & in a wheelchair in 10 yrs because I had such a bad case! That was 35 yrs ago, I’m 64 today and with the help of Almighty God & this concoction, I work 2 jobs and I’m doing fine! 🙂 Thank you God for leading me & letting me know what to do!
This is very interesting. I’d been successfully using using baking soda for years to cure my acid reflux until my Dr. said that it would strip the calcium from my bones. He promptly put me on a prescription drug ….. hmmmmmm.
Perhaps you should have used apple cider vinegar or fresh lemon juice instead. Low stomach acid causes most incidences of acid reflux and prevents proper digestion and absorption of the few nutrient left in todays foods.
Vitamin K2 (MK7) directs calcium into the bones and/or teeth where most of it belongs.
My wife has been on PPI’s for her acid indigestion for 16 years, she has put on excess weight year on year, i recently found out that PPI stops your body from producing acid which stops your ability to get nutrients from food, she also had side effects of the PPI (sertraline) which gave her depression which the DR gave her anti antidepressants which gave her brain for and with the weight gain also gave her type 2 diabetes.
She has now successfully stopped both antidepressants and PPI and is slowly loosing the excess weight.
Feel like a fool just sitting by her side and taking up her slack being considerate of her condition, watching her go to the Dr when the original problem was more likely due to too little acid production in her gut (Dr never tested just dished out PPI meds that should only be used for a maximum of 4 months!!!!)
My 2p is stay away from PPI (Proton Pump Inhibitors)
Hello which brand of Baking Soda is the best
It’s not the brand. It’s aluminium free baking soda that counts.
I PUT 3/4 TEASPOON OF ATM &HAMMER BAKING SODA IN MY PROTEIN AND FIBER AND MILK DRINK RVERY MORNIBG. THE BAKING SODA MIXED WITH THE MILK FORMS A MILD BASE AND BEUTRALIZES THE URIC ACID IN MY BLOOD STREAM AND RIDS THE STOMACH OF GERD.
I’VE NOT HAD A PROBLEM WITH EITHER SINCE ADDING BAKING SODA. BE CAREFUL ABOUT OVERDOING THE BAKING SODA.
JOR
I have a burning tongue after eating certain sugars my sugar count is normal been to all kinds of Drs for 62 years would BS help this problemm
Can be a sign of vit b deficiency.
Check it out. Glositis!
5 grams of sodium bicarbonate dissolved in 100 ml of hot water, drink after the foam is settled then followed by a cup of hot water.
Hola,
I am reading a lot of comments about acid reflux sufferers.
I have tried so many different foods herbal remedies etc.
The best one I find is sauerkraut. I also make sauerkraut soup.
There are so many benefits of this food and also saved many lives of the sailors during the war.
My ancestors owned herbal shops in Constance the border of Switzerland and Germany.
My mum used only herbal to treat all our ailments growing up.
As my mum had the knowledge passed down to her from her wise and wonderful grandparents.
I have used baking soda dissolved in water since 1983, practically every day for indigestion.
Liquid Aloe Vera works for indigestion also
Yes! Paste of baking soda and water take the heat out of the skin burn (not an open burn) will soooth the burn and keep it from blistering. Found that out when I burned my hand in hot oil. A grandmother hurried and made this paste, applied to my hand..pain gone immediately and no blisters! Leave the paste on he burn to dry and if needed apply more paste
People often experience vomiting and diarrhea after ingesting too much baking soda. The reason for this is that the high amount of sodium pulls water into the digestive tract to help absorb it. After the body absorbs this sodium, it can cause seizures, dehydration, and kidney failure.
I may have overlooked this while I was squinting trying to read a lot of these. Whenever I have indigestion, I combine a tblsp of baking soda with vinegar, drink it, and…. and couple of belches later, gone is the indigestion. My grandma taught this, and I’m a believer!
No, I wrote this only once…..
i REMEMBER MY MOM USED TO TAKE A TEASPOON OF BAKING SODA WHEN SHE HAD BAD HEARTBURN and then drank some water ,,couldnt understand how she did it,,but she lived into her 90’s,,,,,,,,,also I wonder if baking soda helps kill covid,,,,THAT I would like to know
I ad acid reflux for years I was put on every psi on the market. I was told to get fennel seeds and just take a pinch chew them and swallow with water guess what it takes the acid reflux away immediately. No more doctors for me
Does anyone know what causes bone spurs and how to get rid of them? Is there a natural holistic remedy?
For bone spurs: my sister was recommended this remedy: take an onion and cut it in half, place it in the microwave and heat it as hot as you can stand it…place it on the bone spur securing it with a plastic bag or wrap as well as a bandage, or sock. Leave it overnight and
repeat until gone. My sister only had to do this twice and bone spur was gone.
This is good information and I can attest to the health benefits and to the lack of any side affects to taking baking soda on a regular basis. I have been adding soda to my drinking water for over 10 years and doing it every day. I add a teaspoon to 17 ounces of hot water and let it fizzle out. I sometimes add a dash of lemon to flavor. I started doing this because I was studying about health and learned how acidic the American diet is because sugar creates an acidic environment in the body and food in this country is packed full of corn syrups and other sugars. I enjoy greater health as a result, of course it is difficult to prove how healthy I would be if I had not been doing it, but I am 58 years old in good shape and good health and no ailments that I suffer from. At one time I started having arthritis but I believed that was due to an acidic environment in the body and since doing soda water I have not had any problems with arthritis. I wish it kept hair from turning white, but that is due to something else that I haven’t figured out yet. My skin is healthy and I am in great shape.
Thank for the info Beau!
Do you send the books to new Zealand
It sounds like something I should try. Thank you very much.
thanks everyone for the great information. especially about the baking soda stopping cancer. I have a friend just told me she found out from the doctor she has been diagnosed with leukemia cancer in stage 4. We will try it. bless your hearts!
I once read that baking soda(natron) could raise the bolld pressure.
how true is it
Is it true that baking soda could have a negative effects on the kidney and therefore raise the blood pressure ?
I found all this info very interesting and will pass it along.
Does anyone have a natural remedy for getting rid of moles? What causes them?
Flaxseeds or flaxseed oil gets rid of floaters in eyes
Used once a day
Apple Cider Viniger blows up my stomach. Almost everything does, including vitamins. I’m worried that baking soda will hurt both my stomach and my kidneys. I have many, many health problems, do you think Baking soda will help or make them worse? Also take medication for these problems. Diabetes. High blood pressure. High cholesterol,. Lymphedema. Glaucoma. Arthritis. Sciatic nerve pain. Fibromyalgia.