Baking Soda Remedies

If you have baking soda or sodium bicarbonate in your kitchen, you have in your hand one of the handiest items for cleaning and other home uses as well as a natural product to treat and prevent many ailments and disorders.

This white powder is also called bicarbonate of soda and sodium hydrogen carbonate. It is an antacid which means it is able to neutralize stomach acidity by increasing the pH in the stomach. This is one of the reasons why it is recommended to drink a glass of water mixed with of ½ teaspoon of baking soda as one of the natural home remedies to relieve heartburn and acid indigestion.

Let's take a look at several other baking soda remedies.

Baking soda remedies No. 1 - Remedy for uric acid kidney stones

Uric acid kidneys stones are formed due to a high amount of uric acid in the urine. Ingesting bicarbonate of soda solution will reduce the acidity of the urine and may help dissolve existing uric acid stones and prevent uric acid stone formation. This remedy is not recommended for calcium kidney stones.

Before trying this remedy, check the acid level of your urine. You can do a self test by using a litmus paper or pH strip to measure your urine acidity and alkalinity. The reading should be in the range of 6.0 to 7.0. If the reading shows below 6.0, it means that your urine is acidic. To get the correct result, make sure that your urine is free from alcohol, over the counter and prescription medications. And do the litmus test an hour before meal and two hours after.

Baking soda remedies No. 2 - As an alternative cancer treatment

According to Dr. T. Simoncini who wrote Cancer is a Fungus: A Revolution in Tumor Therapy, sodium bicarbonate is the only useful natural remedy for healing cancer. And Mark Allan Sircus Ac. OMD in his Sodium Bicarbonate - Rich Man's Poor Man's Cancer Treatment talks about using baking soda as a natural chemotherapy treatment and its effectiveness in killing cancer cells without the side effects.

Mark Sircus stated that sodium hydrogen carbonate has the ability to change pH of cancer tissues and also kill cancer cells as well as fungus and yeast infections. And researchers at the University of Michigan Cancer Center made known that the current chemotherapy treatment targets the wrong cancer cells. It's up to you to look further into the sodium bicarbonate cancer therapy as an alternative cure for cancer.

Baking soda remedies No. 3 - Performance enhancer

Believe it or not, sodium bicarbonate has the ability to improve performance in speed based and middle distance sports events and fast moving games if ingested an hour before an event. The International Journal of Sports Medicine reported it based on a study conducted on swimmers at Loughborough University and another separate study on 800m runners.

According to the physiologist who conducted one of the studies, drinking baking soda solution prior to a competing event prepares the body to offset the effects of lactic acid produced by the muscles which is one of the causes of soreness, stiffness and fatigue. Since baking soda is an alkali substance, it is able to increase of pH in the blood, reduce the acidity in the muscles and thus improve performance.

Baking soda remedies No. 4 - Treating fungal and yeast infection

Baking soda uses include treating fungal and yeast infection such as toenail fungus, vagina yeast infection and oral thrush because it acts as an anti fungal agent. To use it as remedy for oral thrush, gargle a solution of baking soda and water. Use baking soda solution as a soak or skin wash for treating vagina yeast infection and nail fungus.

You might also want to consider drinking a mixture of ½ teaspoon of baking soda to a glass of warm water to speed up recovery if your stomach can take it.

Baking soda remedies No. 5 - Remedy for skin problems, itching bites and stings

Bicarbonate of soda is a natural exfoliating agent. You can make a paste by mixing baking soda and water and use it as a facial scrub to remove blackheads and as a face wash to clear acne.

For itching relief, either sprinkle baking soda on the affected area or soak in a solution of sodium bicarbonate. Applying baking soda paste on itchy areas may also help stop the itch as well as treat bites and stings.

Baking soda remedies No. 6 - Teeth whitening

Sodium bicarbonate is the cheapest teeth whitening product and is an effective remedy for cleaning yellow and stained teeth. You can directly apply the powder on your toothbrush, wet it and use it as toothpaste or add it to your toothpaste to remove the stains. This baking soda remedy helps remove plaque especially at the gum line and reduce the risk of gingivitis.

Baking soda remedies No. 7 - Natural deodorant

One of the benefits of baking soda is it acts as a natural deodorant and can help prevent and treat body odor. To use it, apply the powder at your armpit or make a thin paste by adding water, spread a layer at your underarms and leave it to dry.

If you are concerned about ingesting or drinking baking soda solution, don't do it. This is especially so if you are pregnant, have a chronic medical problem or on medication. But then, if you can use it for baking, then it's non toxic and safe enough to consume. But it may cause an upset stomach or nausea if your tummy cannot accept it. But there is no harm using it topically or externally.

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