10 Incredible Use Of Baking Soda Daily as a Medicine

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Lot of people use baking soda for cooking and cleaning, most don’t know that baking soda is a powerful healer as well. Baking soda is a terrific home remedy that can do everything from relieving the sting of bugs to being a super detox agent. Baking soda rates right up there with hydrogen peroxide as one of the safest, most effective, and most inexpensive health tools around.
Sodium Bicarbonate (NaHCO3) commonly called baking soda is a natural substance used in the human body within the bloodstream to regulate pH as a counterbalance to acid build up, which is critical to life. It affects the pH of cells and tissues, balances cell voltage, and increases CO2 which helps with oxygenation. Sodium Bicarbonate is a powerful medical tool that everyone would benefit by knowing more about.

10 Incredible Uses Of Baking Soda Daily as Medicine

1.Have heartburn? Create an antacid by mixing ½ teaspoon of baking soda with ½ cup of water.

2.For instant relief from bug bites, sunburn and poison ivy, mix baking soda with a little water and apply it directly to the sore.

3.Fight dandruff by tabling the shampoo for a few weeks and massaging your wet scalp with a handful of baking soda instead.

4.Adding a cup of baking soda and a cup of apple cider vinegar to your bath results in a delightful spa-like experience that will soak away aches and pains while detoxing the body at the same time. A nice side note here is that it will also clean the tub and drain when you are done.

5.Many people will use baking soda as a natural toothpaste. There is some concern, however, that baking soda can be too abrasive for everyday use (although there are plenty of people who swear by it), but even using it from time to time to help polish and whiten teeth is simple and effective.

6.Mix three tablespoons of baking soda in a large bowl or other container of very warm water. This makes an invigorating foot soak that will help ease sore or achy feet.

7.When taken before intense exercise, sodium bicarbonate buffers the lactic acid that builds up in hard-working muscles, delays fatigue and enhances athletic performance.

8.Bicarbonate is an alkaline substance naturally produced in the body that buffers acids and helps keep pH in check. In people who have chronic kidney disease, which is most often caused by diabetes or hypertension, poorly functioning kidneys have a hard time removing acid from the body. This often results in a condition known as metabolic acidosis.

9.Most over-the-counter antacids, such as Alka-Seltzer, Tums, and Rolaids, contain some form of bicarbonate. But a more cost-effective way to relieve occasional heartburn and indigestion is to stir half a teaspoon of baking soda into half a cup of water and drink it an hour or two after meals.

10.Studies have shown that dietary measures to boost bicarbonate levels can increase the pH of acidic tumors without upsetting the pH of the blood and healthy tissues.

Sources and reference:

http://www.drwhitaker.com/7-baking-soda-health-benefits
http://www.moneytalksnews.com/85-uses-for-baking-soda-and-how-could-save-your-life/
http://www.allyou.com/budget-home/live-green-save/baking-soda
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/51-fantastic-uses-for-baking-soda.html

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Prof. Hesin
I am herbalist and write on variety of topics from nutrition to natural health, herbal medicine, nutritional supplementation, mind/body medicine and i enjoys the challenge of providing my family with healthy food options that fit with their busy lifestyle.