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Alkalizing pH
Posted by Susan (USA)
EC: Baking Soda is a key ingredient in Ted's Alkalizing Formulas! Click
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Baking Soda Details
Posted by Dave (Fountain Inn, Sc) on 10/30/2013
Hello Msdir:
You are doing the right thing in getting a colloidal silver generator for yourself.
I have two. One I've used for nearly 20 years. The last one I got was via the internet, just google something like "colloidal silver generators economical"...something like that.
Two ways to make it: The "purist" way...takes thirty minutes. The fast way, takes about five minutes. I use the latter.
I've done it the "fast" way for 19 years with amazing results. The only trick is to add twenty grains of sea salt to give the purified water (90 degrees) conductivity. Immediately the silver will be seen coming off the negative pole. That two cup mixture will be diluted with purified water by 32 cups...that is you have a concentrate that you can see visibly and that you will dilute by an added thirty two cups of water. Not cold water. At that point you cannot see any "milkiness" or tinting to the water but you know for a fact the silver is there....just waiting to pounce on unsuspecting viruses.
The slow method does not use any conductivity and after thirty minutes you will see a color to the water. You now have silver in the water but the quality is at least in color different. Some adherents argue that the slow method is the best. I disagree. Nothing works like success and the "fast" method has proven itself again and again. The fast method produces a silver with a wider surface area than the slow. To the "slow" makers, the smaller surface area is superior but I've read at least one report that argues the wider surface area is better...the wider surface being able to kill more viruses. Whatever, the fast method has worked and worked. So I'm content with the fast method.
By the way, the amount of salt into the mixture is NOT so much (twenty grains) as to produce any residue of creamy silver particless in the bottom of the jar. So no silver compound has been produced. And in using the tiny silver strands to make the silver over 19 years, those strands which I started with are still the same ones...not worn down by thousands of productions. So the point is a very TINY amount of silver is being used. But just a tiny amount is needed to kill billions of virus invaders.
I take my CS five times weekly...about three tablespoons per dose and often use the CS in an irrigation. My skin is not grey or blue...perfectly white.
Do not refrigerate the CS.
Keep in a dark room temp cabinet.
Welcome to the wonderful world of becoming a virus/fungus KILLER!!!!
Baking Soda Details
Posted by Candy (Lincoln, Ne) on 04/29/2014
How much silver a day orally for toe nail fungus, or can it be applied right on the toe nail as well?
Baking Soda Details
Posted by Anne (Utah, US) on 02/15/2015
I took 6 T of colloidal silver a day for three and a half months hoping it would get rid of a virus I had but a week after I stopped it came back with a vengeance...so much for that!
Baking Soda Details
Posted by Bill (Australia) on 08/19/2015
Hi there, just wondering I have been adding one teaspoon of bicarb into a 15L water dispenser for the past two years. Is there any adverse affects in ingesting this amount over the long term?
Baking Soda Details
Posted by Mama To Many (Tennessee) on 08/22/2015
Wow, Bill, we might should be asking you that question! Are you taking it to help something in particular? Have you noticed anything good or bad?
~Mama to Many~
Baking Soda Details
Posted by Concerned (Manila) on 09/25/2016
Have you tried rubbing baking soda onto your nails, directly after a shower when your feet are still wet? Do this twice a day for a month.
Restless Leg Syndrome
Posted by Diane (Hope Valley, England) on 02/11/2015
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I have suffered from rls for 10 years. I got tired of taking more and more prescription drugs and was getting rls even with the drugs.
I was amazed when I found, after looking at this helpful site, that 1/4 Tea spoon of bicarbonate of soda made into a paste and rubbed onto my legs took the rls away immediately.
High Cholesterol, High Blood Pressure
Posted by Mary (Georgia) on 06/20/2016
How would one take potash for HBP?
Aluminum in Baking Soda
Posted by Krystall (Norway) on 02/11/2015
Safety
Posted by Rosemary (Az, US) on 07/27/2014
Ed2010 from Canada, thank you for your reply. I was wondering because a similar warning is on the baking soda box (I believe the box says 2 weeks, actually) and there are additional statements on other sites of similar warnings/suggestions. Those websites are not as numerous as ones like this that do not mention pulsing or staying of the baking soda for the same length of time that one was using it. Although, I do recall a posting on here somewhere where Ted recommended 5 days on and 2 days off for a particular ailment. Anyhow, thanks again for your reply.
Multiple Ailments
Posted by Laura (North Platte, Nebraska) on 05/28/2014
Baking soda... Need to find a doc who treats candida, fungus, bacteria, parasites. I am 27. no answers. I know baking soda is the answer. Please help
Multiple Ailments
Posted by Timh (KY) on 05/29/2014 2041 posts
Multiple Ailments
Posted by Bill (San Fernando, Philippines) on 05/29/2014
Hi Laura...There are only one or two American doctors like Dr William Shaw that treat Candida as well as other related problems. You can buy kits for testing yourself from him or you can get your doctor to give permission for him to test or treat you. He knows candida well, but the problem is that he charges rather alot for both testing and for treatment. This will depend on your med insurance(which is accepted by Dr Shaw) and you will also have to convince your doctor for permission for him to treat you. See this link:
Dr Shaw Test Pricing
The only other option for you would be to educate yourself quickly on candida problems and just treat yourself, which would be far cheaper. And a good place to start is here on EC. Just type Candida in the upper right hand search box on the EarthClinic page and start there. You can successfully treat and cure serious candida issues yourself, I'm living proof of that.
Another piece of advice: If you have had serious candida issues over the last few years or decades then you will probably not be able to cure it using the single protocol approach -- using just simple remedies like only baking soda or by just using diet or probiotics on its own. These approaches might work for simple localized yeast infections but will not work for serious systemic candida fungal issues. Systemic means that the candida has spread into your blood organs and tissues. This form is much more difficult to treat which is why you should always use a multi-protocol strategy against serious systemic candida issues that incorporates the following or similar strategy:
Anti-Candida and Anti-Pathogen Protocols
Anti-Biofilm Protocols
Alkalizing Protocols
Essential Detox Protocol
The Anti-Candida Diet
Source: https://www.earthclinic.com/cures/candida-diet-protocol.html
High Blood Pressure
Posted by Marina (Miami) on 08/14/2023
there are many causes of high BP. You need to try and see how BS affects you. It won't increase your BP as far as I know.
Colds and Flu
Posted by Petra (Los Angeles, California) on 03/19/2013
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After having lot of colds and flus this year I started taking a teaspoon of baking soda in a glass of water every time I get sick now and it cures me in 2 days....
Best Time to Take
Posted by Susan (Vancouver, Canada) on 09/29/2012
Bill from San Fernando, can you clarify this. What if I go to bed before 12 PM, when should I take the B/S since Ted's post does not recommend taken before 12 pm. Thanks Bill.
Per Ted's Post
Baking soda is ideally taken before bedtime, but also ideally after lunch one to two hours, and after dinner one hours. It is never to be taken before 12 pm or early morning, although it can be used as a toothpaste substitute for most fluoridated toothpastes. Ted""
Best Time to Take
Posted by Bill (San Fernando, Philippines) on 09/29/2012
Hi Susan... The reason Ted advises that you alkalize after 12 pm is because, during the night, the body's homeostasis works hard to readjust your body's pH to correct and healthy levels again -- and so in the morning your body should be reasonably alkaline anyway. But, after you have eaten breakfast and lunch -- the acid food that you have eaten will have acidified your body to some degree -- since 80% of the food we eat is acid-forming anyway -- so taking the alkalizing remedies after lunch will better assist in keeping the body alkalized and healthy.
Your post was a little unclear so I will assume that you are a night worker(you didn't mention this) and that you go to bed for eight hours in the morning when you get back from your night work. When you go to sleep for 8 hrs in the morning then this is when your body goes into repair mode(which is exactly what occurs if you go to sleep for 8 hours at night) -- this is when your body tries to readjust your pH to healthy levels again. So, in this instance, taking sodium bicabonate and water an hour before your 8 hours sleep(in the morning) actually aids the body in the alkalizing readjustment process.
But if you were talking about going to sleep for just a quick hour's nap -- then no, this is not the same as 8 hours rem sleep that I've described above.
Alkalizing pH
Posted by Fet (Hampton, Va, United States) on 11/08/2011
Baking Soda for an acidic ph
How long would I have to drink water w/ baking soda for it to balance out my ph? And would I have to make it a regular part of my water drinking routine? I know in small amounts it's good for you, but I'm hoping a few weeks of doing it daily would be fine.
Depletes Calcium
Posted by Mariah (Whangarei, New Zealand) on 06/12/2011
There is a widely spread mis-conception that Milk provides calcium to our bodies. This is pure marketing hype since the 40ties. The slogan "milk is good for your bones" is purely deisnged to sell more milk.
But isn't interesting that today there are more people with osteoporosis than there have ever been?
Often we crave what is bad for us. It's typical for an addiction-like situation. Most humans (about 77%) are lactose intolerant for a reason. Milk (especially cow's milk) is made for cow babies, not for human babies.
But the milk industry needs to sell more of this stuff because they produce incredible amounts of it... so they put it into everything.
When I went diary-free I discovered how milk solids or other things like whey are added to so many products these days it makes everyone sick - slowly!
Same goes with excess animal protein intake (meat) especially preserved ones.
People, it's time to question those false beliefs.
Alkalizing pH
Posted by Just Chillin (Vannes, France) on 12/22/2010
Hallo Ted,
I have emailed you direct, and posted on the site too, but no response. Please would you tell me the actual quantities of lemon and bicarb to mix for alkalizing / cancer cell prevention, as have followed your details, and sometimes it just doesn't stop fizzing. Also lemons can be different sizes, as can spoons. So a dosage guidance would be great. Have also heard that once you have been taking it for a while, can drop to just one drink in the am, instead of both amm and last thing at night too.
Also have been reducing my dose of propranolol 40 mg, as was prescribed for anxiety, and blood pressure going up, but am sure it was just when I was in the surgery. I am now down to less than 20 mg a day, and feel much better, and wondered whether the Apple Cider Vinegar would be good to mix too. I was recently told I was magnesium deficient, and the same person said that could have been the problem right from the begininng, as lack of magnesium can cause anxiety, palpitations, amongst hoards of other things. You comments and guidance would be most welcome. Thank you and Merry Christmas
Alkalizing pH
Posted by Lily (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) on 12/23/2010
Hello Just chillin, I would suggest 1 tblspn of lemon juice or at least 30ml and 1/4 tspn of bicarb soda. I also am withdrawing from propananol 40mg and am on 3/4 going down to 1/2 tablet on monday. I am also deficient in magnesium, sounds like the low magnesium may have been the cause of the original anxiety for both of us. Good luck with all of this, cheers Lily.
Digestion
Posted by Jody (Fort Worth, Texas) on 05/23/2011
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I think you are supposed to take BS on a empty stomach. Some people have had gas and bloating after taking BS after meals.
Aluminum in Baking Soda
Posted by Juhn (Dallas, Tx.) on 05/05/2010
The common baking soda at a grocery store Arm & Hammer has aluminum in it like coffee powders the aliminum helps it blend/mix better but not healthy. Go to a health store get aluminum free.
Baking powder is baking soda(good Ph.) PLUS a acidic compound DO NOT TAKE baking powder
Sodium Laurante is one of a hundred names for ASPIRIN.
EC: Arm & Hammer baking soda does NOT contain aluminum, according to the research from one of our contributors and Dr. Mark Sircus. Please see below posts for more information.
High Blood Pressure
Posted by Nevadasmith (Smithfield, Pa) on 05/05/2012
Caution is advised. It is recommended to check with your personal physician.
Some [if not most] folks with hypertension are not salt sensitive and may not experience any ill effects. I have also read that even those who are salt sensitive only experience a mild degree of difference in blood pressure readings if they don't restrict salt.
My wife has systolic hypertension and salt seems to make very little difference to her so she does salt her food but we eat no refined or processed foods like chips so get very little salt otherwise in our diets.
Athletic Performance
Posted by Skip (French Lick, Indiana) on 01/21/2010
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Soda Doping for Athletic Performance
Athletes take a mixture of 20 mg of baking soda in a glass of cold water before an event to give them an energy surge. This is called "soda doping". The combination of baking soda and acv forms carbon dioxide gas, resulting in a weakened solution of both substances.
Athletic Performance
Posted by Mukhtaar (Leeds) on 04/28/2011
When you excercise, your body muscles produce that are responsible for making you feel tired and reducing their work rate. Baking soda removes these acids from the muscles, but you will def. feel the pain eventually.
Athletic Performance
Posted by Aunt Bea (Ny City) on 01/31/2017
Definitely will have some stiffness and aches but be mindful of your minerals, especially magnesium, and plenty of water to reduce these. Stay limber by foam rolling and stretching everyday too!
Aluminum in Baking Soda
Posted by Sheena (Glasgow, Scotland) on 01/03/2010
Bicarbonate of Soda / Sodium Bicarbonate & Aluminum
I would like to find out if anyone knows if Dr Oetker (Supercook) Bicarbonate of Soda contains aluminum. This is the stuff commonly on sale in supermarkets in the UK. I have searched online for information on this to no avail.
Ted suspects that aluminium causes skin tags. I've recently developed several skin tags and wonder if this has anything to do with me using bicarb. I'd hate to think that this gem of a remedy is causing problems, but I can't help but link the two. Thanks.
EC: Can't find info on the net about Dr Oetker's Bicarb of Soda, but here is one poster's response:
"In striving for clarity, baking SODA is (by definition) sodium bicarbonate, a chemical that is extracted from the ground. It does not contain aluminum nor is aluminum added to it in processing either by intention or through aluminum equipment.
Baking POWDER is manufactured with baking soda as an ingredient and typically includes a compound containing aluminum. Marketing baking soda as aluminum-free is simply a marketing strategy to play to consumers' confusion while charging more for it. As has been noted, no baking soda has aluminum in it.
Aluminum in Baking Soda
Posted by Ted (Bangkok, Thailand) on 01/04/2010 391 posts
Without the use of standard laboratory equipment, I would just call the factory and ask them whether they have Certificate of analysis to check for presence of aluminum or ask them do they add aluminum. There is another way, some products may sell aluminum free baking soda.
Acne
Posted by Sandy (Silver Spring, Md) on 05/31/2010
I have adult acne for 4years, I am 41yrs old. Finally I found this site and started treat my face with baking soda and acv and olive oil for 2weeks, but I got a lot of small pimples appear on my forehead. Is it ok? or Do I have to stop using it? If anyone know about this please tell me.
Acne
Posted by Dianna (Austin, Tx) on 06/22/2010
it is probably the olive oil. for me olive oil makes me break out even though my skin is more prone to dryness. sesame oil makes me break out too. i usually do not have pimples pretty much ever - so i can tell soon whether or not something is causing me to break out and i've used either olive oil or sesame oil and the very next day had a cystic type pimple show up!
try using another oil - castor oil works for me - virgin coconut oil works good too - but my skin is too dry for the VCO.
Acne
Posted by Katy (Alexandria, Va, Usa) on 12/20/2011
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I did try the baking soda and water mixture on my face as an exfolliant. My face was smoother after just one use and and blackheads on my nose were completely gone!! I'm sure that regular usage, maybe once or twice a week would have phenomenal effects. I have a friend who is an esthetician, and she told me that after chemical peels they use the baking soda/water paste to neutralize the bad effects of the peel.
Diarrhea
Posted by Strat64 (San Bernardino, CA) on 09/30/2009
I have never tried baking soda for bathing or to wash my face but it sounds good. I have been using 1/2 teaspoon with 1/4 cup of water for upset stomach lately. I have been taking this for about one week whether or not I have an upset stomach. My question is---will it hurt the stomach lining of my stomach??? I have never taken this solution before for upset stomach but it sure works for me. I know baking soda has other helpful uses---thanks.
Alkalizing pH
Posted by Cindy (Van Nuys, Ca) on 10/23/2009
I have found that taking the juice of one lemon or lime daily alkalizes my pH. I usually mix it into a very large glass of water and take it in the evening. I know it sounds odd that an acidic fruit would help, but through research I found that the lemon and lime actually turn alkaline in the body.
I used to suffer from chronic neck and shoulder pain, and tension headaches that would often turn into migraines from the Lactic acid buildup in my system. I for the first time in about 8 years have found freedom from these issues with a simple lemon...
Aluminum in Baking Soda
Posted by C (Chicago, IL) on 01/01/2009
never found any comments on the safety of Arm & Hammer Baking Soda and if there was any Aluminum in it. I asked them the question and this is the response I got, I thought I'd share:
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Thank you for taking the time to contact Church & Dwight Co., Inc. regarding ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda.
Your comments are important to us and provide valuable information that helps us maintain the high level of quality you have come to expect from our products and services.
Our baking soda is 100% sodium bicarbonate and does not contain aluminum.
If you have any questions or concerns in the future, please feel free to contact our Consumer Relations Department at 1-800-524-1328 between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm ET or visit our corporate web site at: www.churchdwight.com.
We value your patronage and trust you will continue to use Church & Dwight Co., Inc. products with confidence.
Thank you for choosing Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
Aluminum in Baking Soda
Posted by Marra Bennett (Midland, TX) on 04/17/2009
It is Baking Powder that has aluminum, people are getting confused as to which is being talked about. Baking soda is what this thread is about.
EC: There are a few companies that sell "aluminum-free baking soda" as well as "aluminum-free baking powder", ergo this thread.
Skin
Posted by Carrie (Nashville, TN) on 06/08/2008
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Baking soda and skin conditions: I have some areas on the right side of my body both arm and leg. They start out with a small pimple and the start growing. raised areas with rough thick skin. I mixed magnesium oil and baking soda together. What is good about this is that it makes a crust that stays on the area without using a bandage. All of the areas are now back to a small pimple and I hope they totally disappear.
Burns
Posted by Dontworrybhappy (Los Angeles, Ca) on 07/29/2016
I heard egg whites help with burn, your skin will regenerate faster. The sooner you apply the egg white the better the healing would be.
Cancer
Posted by Cia (Schenectady, NY) on 12/03/2008
Baking Soda ACV etc... Could you share w/me your outcome thus far w/your feline companion and that of yourself. My little girl of the canine species. Researching and exhausting every avenue. I would appreciate you sharing your experience.TY
Alkalizing pH
Posted by Anna (East Lansing, US) on 03/19/2008
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Regarding the recommendation by Ted to consume sodium bicarbonate in order to increase the body's pH...I can't (off the top of my head) quote exact solubility constants, but free carbonate anions are likely to bind with aqueous calcium cations in the blood, forcing the body to "steal" calcium from bone in order to maintain its delicate ion balance. Perhaps this is why consumption of soda pop (which is carbonated) is associated with bone loss. People assume it is the acid in the pop, but the electrochemical potential of a redox reaction in which solid calcium donates electrons to oxygen in the presence of hydronium cations to yield water and aqueous calcium cations will be at MOST on the order of 10^-6 V, and that would be for EXTREMELY acidic blood (pH 6).
Baking Soda and Benzene
Posted by Joyce (Joelton, Tn) on 06/05/2008 489 posts
Hello, Epsom salts is magnesium sulfate, not table salt and baking soda. I always come out an epsom salts bath feeling better & more relaxed. I don't know what table salt and baking soda does!
Baking Soda and Benzene
Posted by Milgam (Safi, Morocco) on 12/10/2008
Cumin has helped me to get rid of many toxins, it has been used by some natural healers to detoxify liver. best
Baking Soda and Benzene
Posted by Truerae (Moberly, Mo) on 02/04/2010
I've done the Hulda Clark's regime and everything that she says turns out to be true including passing the liver flukes on the 3rd liver cleans - same happened to my daughter!
She was a blessing to the world and a thorn in the side of the conventional medical quakes who want to "cure" us with $$$pharmaceutical drugs (dangerous side effects) and surgery...
Baking Soda and Benzene
Posted by Merlyn (Palawan) on 12/06/2016
For cholesterol try 1tsp apple cider vinegar 1tsp honey with 8oz of warm water morning stomach empty.
Bladder Pain
Posted by Deb (Akron, Ohio) on 06/27/2008
I am so glad to read that baking soda helps IC pain......I just started suffering with this and am so glad to find a natural remedy before i have to go thru invasive tests/treatments! Thanks for sharing, can't wait to try the baking soda! Will advise of results.
Skin
Posted by Lisa (Thousand Oaks, Ca, Usa) on 05/07/2010
Hi Tee,
The reason you don't see any improvement is because the source of the acne is from what is going on internally. Remember, our outside is a reflection of what is going on on the inside. Perhaps, there might be some relief by using oils on the skin but rashes, acne, skin afflicitons will persist if we do not go to the core and eradicate the problem. This is done through diet if you wish to see any real changes. Of course most drs. are not going to tell you that. Instead, they will just give you antibiotics to "clear up the problem" which only exacerbates the whole situation leading you further into bedlam. Antibiotics destroy any good flora that exists in the body- if there is any after eating a typical standard American diet (SAD).
I considered my diet very good if not excellent but always dealt with rashes occurring and re-occurring and also very dry skin unless I slathered oils on it. Problems with my scalp and both oily and dandruff conditions. Melasma on my face as well. Upon re-evaluationg my diet and being clear with that, I have turned all of that around.
I hope this info helps. Lisa
Skin
Posted by Alilamos (New Orleans) on 06/21/2016
Just a note on using oils as a face moisturizer. I started using organic cold-pressed (all oils you use should be) coconut oil as a moisturizer. I have used sesame oil in the past. I have oily skin, so need to be light-handed. The best way to apply oil is wet. If your face is wet and your hands are wet (sometimes I just wet my hands under the sink if I've already dried off and forgot to apply) the oil won't go on so heavy. I pat my oiled, wet hands on my neck and chest first which can handle more oil, then pat my face with my now only very lightly oiled hands. Then I pat my face with a towel to dry and absorb any extra oil. This has always worked well for me and I don't get any breakouts.
Aluminum in Baking Soda
Posted by Raphael (Stow, Ohio) on 09/13/2007
everyone who is using a lot of baking soda, should make sure you are getting aluminum FREE baking soda. As we all know aluminum is not something we want in us. Most baking soda you get will have aluminum in it. Google "aluminum free baking soda" to find some.
EC: Actually, one of our readers already spent a good deal of time researching this topic a year ago (Read his entire email on the Where to Buy page):
Aluminum in Baking Soda
Posted by Laraine (Rotorua, New Zealand) on 12/23/2008
Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate, which has a specific chemical compound. If you add aluminium to it it won't BE sodium bicarbonate. So anyone selling baking soda as either bicarbonate of soda or sodium bicarbonate when they have put aluminium in it is misleading consumers. In my country that is against the law. You certainly shouldn't have to pay an arm, a leg and your head as well (as you do in New Zealand health shops) for a product that has no business having aluminium in it anyway.
Aluminum in Baking Soda
Posted by Cris (Brantford, Ontario) on 05/26/2012
This was an amazing help for me. I also felt like many people posting the same symptoms. I had a feeling of pain in my stomach that was caused buy an onion dip in which caused major pain in my chest. I really thought I was gonna have a heart attack. I do have anxiety and thought it was caused by this but the baking soda was all that I needed to take the pain away. I'm a 32 year old female and thought I was way too young to be going through a heart attack. I really thank you for this information it really helped me!
