sOne of the most overlooked beneficial products in your household is the boring baking soda box, but we have several excellent reasons why you should make use of it every day. You don’t have to be a baker to use baking soda and although it’s great for household cleaning and odor removal, we are just going to cover the health benefits of baking soda.
Baking soda, or sodium bicarbonate, is a natural mineral often found in mineral spring water. Baking soda is also found naturally in the mineral natron, and was used by the Egyptians. The mineral natrol can be found in areas that once had sea beds and salt lakes.
Let’s look at the reasons why you should use baking soda every day.
Here’s Why You Should Use Baking Soda Every Day
The most common use of baking soda is, of course, in baking. Baking soda gives bread a light and fluffy texture because it produces bubbles that stay in the dough as it bakes. As most know, baking soda will react with the other ingredients in the recipe to produce bubbles and create a rising action.
Baking soda is alkaline, which means that it can be used to reduce the pH of something that is acidic. When taken internally, baking soda changes the body pH balance to make it less acidic and more alkaline. The natural pH of the body is alkaline, between a 7.35 and 7.45. Stomach acid is naturally more acidic and is around a 3.5 pH.
For example, when you have excess stomach acid from eating a rich meal, drinking baking soda dissolved in water can help reduce the pH of the hydrochloric acid and help relieve heartburn. However, the acid in the stomach is necessary to help break down food for digestion.
When looking for home remedies for health problems, remember to consult with your medical professional to see what holistic health options are available to you. Your doctor will know if baking soda as a remedy will interact with any of your other treatments or if it is a good option for you.
Every day uses for baking soda
Never take baking soda in its dry form, so you should dissolve it thoroughly in water before using it as a drink. You can use the following baking soda remedies every day.
Antacid
Gas relief
Mouthwash
Dry mouth rinse
Toothpaste
Tooth whitening
Body scrub
Foot soak
Acne treatment
Anti-itch cream
Fingernail whitening
Treat urinary tract infection
Cold and flu prevention and remedy
Muscle pain relief
