Baking Soda

[Drecul]

In the cannabis groups on Facebook, I came across a story about baking soda (sodium bicarbonate). Baking soda is a mineral often used in baking, and it can raise the pH level in your body very quickly. It's claimed that cancer cells cannot survive in an alkaline environment.

Foods that alkalize your body include green vegetables, lemons, and green tea. Since I'm a skeptical but open-minded person, I used to take this story with a pinch of... well, baking soda.

However, with 93,000 videos on YouTube and 1,250,000 search results on Google for "baking soda cancer cure," it's hard to believe that all of them could be wrong. Unless, of course, there's a conspiracy by baking soda manufacturers to boost sales. But baking soda is so cheap that such a claim would be silly, to say the least.

Still, I remained skeptical.

Some time ago, I came across documents on chemotherapy, and to my surprise, one of the ingredients used is baking soda!

Curious, I did some research on baking soda and tinnitus, and lo and behold, it is listed as a treatment!

Here's what you do:

Mix 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda in 1/2 a glass of water and drink it twice a day for 2-3 weeks.

I'm definitely going to give this a try.

 

[Nick the Swede]

I honestly think that only the water will do the same job here

 

[Drecul]

Another thing to add:

They say that you need to cut your salt intake down with T. I would replace salt with Himalayan Crystal Salt, it has 84 minerals in it and is very healthy unlike normal table salt.

 

[DebInAustralia]

Dracul....howd u go with baking soda?

 

[Richard zurowski]

Dracul hi. Thanks for the salt alternative. As food without salt is bland.

 

[Karen]

I've been using baking soda for about a year now (off and on), as a remedy for restless legs. It also seems to help with sleep.

I didn't know it was a possible tinnitus remedy, as well!

Drecul, we'd love to hear from you as to its effectiveness for tinnitus.

 

[Drecul]

I've been using baking soda for about a year now (off and on), as a remedy for restless legs. It also seems to help with sleep.

I didn't know it was a possible tinnitus remedy, as well!

Drecul, we'd love to hear from you as to its effectiveness for tinnitus.

I brush my teeth with backing soda and coconut oil. However as a salt replacement I use Pink Himalayan salt which has 84 minerals in them and backing soda is just one mineral.

I can't say it has done much for my T.

 

[Karen]

OK -- Thanks, Drecul. That has been my experience, too.

I use it for other reasons, too, but haven't noticed any difference in my tinnitus.

 

[DebInAustralia]

Baking soda is loaded with aluminium and salt. I wouldnt use it myself.

 

[linearb]

Baking soda is loaded with aluminium and salt. I wouldnt use it myself.

Baking soda is sodium bound with hydrogen, carbon and oxygen -- there is no aluminum present, and the sodium is not the same as "salt" (which is sodium bound to chloride).

 

[erik]

As far as pH goes, there is really no way to control it in your body. Eating food that are alkaline or acidic is irrelevant to the pH levels in your stomach. It is all regulated by the body. Alkaline eating is a myth. There is no scientific data that supports it. We cannot control the pH levels in our stomach or blood. The only pH levels you have some control over is urine pH and that really does nothing for you, health wise.

 

[RedFeather29]

Erik,

Sorry. Dead wrong. My health improved because of Baking Soda. Unless you're in pharma rooting for useless medicines you'd know better. Ever try it?

 

[Dana]

Dear Erik,
do you have a link to some scientific data that supports the statement that

There is no scientific data that supports it (lowering pH by diet).

cause what you say is really weird.
So what you are saying is that no matter how much alkaline food you put in a body and no matter how little acidic food you put in it (even almost zero), the pH in blood doesn't change? I find that hard to believe. Doesn't make sense to me.
You may be right, but i would like to read some proof.

 

[linearb]

So what you are saying is that no matter how much alkaline food you put in a body and no matter how little acidic food you put in it (even almost zero), the pH in blood doesn't change?

Yes. Not only is this the case, if it were not, you'd be quickly dead. The pH of your stomach can vary within a range, based on acid production, microbiome and to some extent food/drink; the pH of your urine will vary slightly based on how concentrated it is and what waste is being excreted. But, your blood doesn't really vary, homeostatic mechanisms keep it within ~0.1, from ~7.35-7.45; if it were to get outside of that very narrow range you would quickly run into serious (probably fatal) complications. This is noncontroversial and extremely well documented.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC137247/

The concentration of H+ in blood plasma and various other body solutions is among the most tightly regulated variables in human physiology

https://acutecaretesting.org/en/jou...-blood-ph-survival-following-extreme-acidosis

Normal cellular metabolism and function require that blood pH be maintained within narrow limits, 7.35-7.45. Even mild excursion outside this range has deleterious effect, and pH of less than 6.8 or greater than 7.8 is considered – according to medical and physiology texts – incompatible with life.

Overly acidic blood is called acidosis. This is not a "I feel a little crappy" problem, it is life threatening.
https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/hormonal-and-metabolic-disorders/acid-base-balance/acidosis

If an increase in acid overwhelms the body's acid-base control systems, the blood will become acidic. As blood pH drops (becomes more acidic), the parts of the brain that regulate breathing are stimulated to produce faster and deeper breathing (respiratory compensation). Breathing faster and deeper increases the amount of carbon dioxide exhaled.

The kidneys also try to compensate by excreting more acid in the urine. However, both mechanisms can be overwhelmed if the body continues to produce too much acid, leading to severe acidosis and eventually heart problems and coma.

Additionally -- the stomach is incredibly acidic, compared to the blood, which is necessary for food to be broken down. So, the idea that eating more basic foods will significantly alter pH in the rest of the body doesn't make much sense.
https://vitals.lifehacker.com/no-foods-do-not-alter-the-ph-of-your-blood-1789963745

The body tightly regulates the pH of our blood and extracellular fluid, and we cannot influence our blood pH by changing our diet. (5, 6) High doses of sodium bicarbonate can temporarily increase blood pH, but not without causing uncomfortable GI symptoms. (7, 8) And there are certainly circumstances in which the blood is more acidic than it should be, and this does have serious health consequences. However, this state of acidosis is caused by pathological conditions such as chronic renal insufficiency, not by whether you choose to eat a salad or a burger.

That latter quote is actually taken from Chris Kresser; in general I find him well read, but he's an acupuncturist by trade so you have to take some of his ideas with a grain of salt. That said, when I was really struggling with reflux, I found what he had to say about it pretty interesting, and his strategy of limiting carb intake to control gut biome along with making the stomach more acidic by consuming trace amounts of apple cider vinegar, had a better and positive effect on my reflux than any of the medical interventions I'd tried (including OTC and prescription drugs). That is only tangentially related to the subject at hand, but it's worth a read for anyone with GI issues:
https://chriskresser.com/what-everybody-ought-to-know-but-doesnt-about-heartburn-gerd/

More germane to the issue at hand, he also did a pretty thorough job attempting to debunk many of the alkaline diet claims: https://chriskresser.com/the-ph-myth-part-1/

 

[JasonP]

Interesting because I have read how they have treated people with drug overdoses with sodium bicarbonate (baking soda)...Do you guys think it really is healthy to try?

Here is some case studies:
https://calpoison.org/news/use-sodium-bicarbonate-medical-toxicology

http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.a...ssue=4;spage=316;epage=317;aulast=Venkatraman

 

[Ambassador]

If you're interested in raising ph look for and drink a good quality water with a naturally high ph. There are some that raise it artificially but natural is the way to go. I like Evian 7.4 or Fiji at 7.8. Can't say if it helps tinnitus but it won't hurt it either and it's good for you so why not.

 

[Lilah]

My coworker, who is an older Russian lady, said that her friend drinks baking soda mixed with water for tinnitus and it works.

 

[Phendran]

My coworker, who is an older Russian lady, said that her friend drinks baking soda mixed with water for tinnitus and it works.

Works temporarily or works permanently?
Also what sort of tinnitus does that person have?

 

[Lilah]

Works temporarily or works permanently?
Also what sort of tinnitus does that person have?

Works temporarily, coworker said her friend takes it when needed. Not sure about type of tinnitus.

 

[cjbhab]

Sorry to bump an old thread, but I saw someone on TikTok claim that taking a B-50 complex and magnesium citrate twice a day, along with a mixture of 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 2 tablespoons organic lemon juice, and a splash of water, cured their tinnitus in 5 days.

They mentioned they were already taking the vitamins before adding the baking soda drink, so they believe it's the drink that made the difference (though they noted it tastes horrible and is very fizzy).

They had tinnitus for 4–5 months and swear that this concoction healed them. Personally, I think it's more likely a coincidence. Their tinnitus probably would have gone away on its own since they had only been dealing with it for a short time.

It would be almost laughable if something that simple turned out to be the key to curing tinnitus, but honestly, I wouldn't be surprised. Life can be weird like that.