Recently I read an interesting article written by one of my favorite doctors, Dr. Joseph Mercola, and he was discussing the power of baking soda. I wanted to share some of the info with you.
Baking soda (also know as sodium bicarbonate), popularized by Arm & Hammer some 155 years ago, is derived form a natural occurring mineral, and is one of the safest and most versatile substances around.
Some of it’s potential uses are:
- Household cleaner
- Sunburn remedy
- Alternative to toxic antiperspirants
- Sports performance enhancer
Few people realize, however, that baking soda also has potent medicinal properties. Taken internally, it helps maintain the pH balance in your bloodstream. For this reason, it can be used against both cold and influenza symptoms, and even cancer.
Yes, It can help fight off the flu and cancer!
In 1924, a booklet was published titled: “Arm & Hammer Baking Soda Medical Uses,” where Dr. Volney S. Cheney recounts his clinical successes with sodium bicarbonate in treating cold and flu:
“In 1918 and 1919 while fighting the ‘flu’ with the U. S. Public Health Service it was brought to my attention that rarely anyone who had been thoroughly alkalinized with bicarbonate of soda contracted the disease, and those who did contract it, if alkalinized early, would invariably have mild attacks.
I have since that time treated all cases of ‘cold,’ influenza and LaGripe by first giving generous doses of bicarbonate of soda, and in many, many instances within 36 hours the symptoms would have entirely abated.
Further, within my own household, before Woman’s Clubs and Parent-Teachers’ Associations, I have advocated the use of bicarbonate of soda as a preventive for “colds,” with the result that now many reports are coming in stating that those who took “soda” were not affected, while nearly everyone around them had the “flu.”
Recommended dosages from the Arm & Hammer Company for colds and influenza back in 1925 were:
- Day 1 – Take six doses of ½ teaspoon of baking soda in glass of cool water, at about two hour intervals
- Day 2 – Take four doses of ½ teaspoon of baking soda in glass of cool water, at the same intervals
- Day 3 – Take two doses of ½ teaspoon of baking soda in glass of cool water morning and evening, and thereafter ½ teaspoon in glass of cool water each morning until cold symptoms are gone.
Further dosing recommendations and instructions for taking sodium bicarbonate can be found in Mark Sircus’ book Sodium Bicarbonate – Rich Mans Poor Mans Cancer Treatment, which is also available in Kindle edition.
According to Arm & Hammer’s dosing instructions, do not exceed seven doses of ½ teaspoon per day, or three doses of ½ teaspoon daily if you’re over the age of 60. In addition, do not use the maximum dosage for more than two weeks.
Personally I have never used Sodium Bicarbonate in the treatment of any colds or flu but I will definitely keep it in mind next time I come in contact with it.
I will caution that there is some concern that Arm & Hammer may contain some aluminum so using a product like Bob’s Red Mill Baking Soda, which is proven to be aluminum free, may be better.
Dr. Mercola further discusses how Sodium Bicarbonate is being used with great success by Dr. Tullio Simonici and Mark Sircus, Ac, OMD in treating cancer.
He explains that they are seeing 99 percent of breast – and bladder cancer heal in just six days, entirely without the use of surgery, chemo or radiation, using just a local infiltration device (such as a catheter) to deliver the sodium bicarbonate directly to the infected site in breast and bladder tissue.
Of course, these treatments will never become mainstream because of the profits that conventional treatments provide. Unfortunately, money will always impact medicine and is the reason that amazing natural treatments are often covered up and the doctors willing to use them are made to look like quacks.
The truth is there is tons of natural resources for all types of diseases and symptoms if you are willing to keep an open mind and look into it for yourself.
In addition, you need to begin to ask and demand from your health care professionals to help identify the causes of your symptoms and diseases and not settle for symptom treating healthcare. Optimize your health today by taking responsibility for it and learn the natural solutions for your problems.
About the Author: Dr. Tunis Hunt Jr is a chiropractor serving the Charlotte/Steele Creek Area. In addition to chiropractic services, Dr. Tunis Jr lectures and educates the public on health and nutritional related subjects. He writes for several publications and is the author of the popular health Blog: Dr Tunis Jr’s Blog (www.drtunisjr.wordpress.com) Dr. Tunis Jr can be contacted at: drtunisjr@HuntChiropractic.com www.HuntChiropractic.com
