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Posted 11/9/2019 12:02 AM (GMT -5)
There's prob more than a few here with autoimmune

https://www.drlamcoaching.com/blog/why-you-should-try-drinking-baking-soda-for-autoimmune-diseases/?utm_source=daily-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscriber-newsletter&utm_term=adrenal&utm_content=article-19074

Hmm.
Posted 11/9/2019 12:59 AM (GMT -5)
The following may be the study referenced in the above article:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180425093745.htm

https://www.jimmunol.org/content/200/10/3568
Posted 11/9/2019 10:53 AM (GMT -5)
Isn't this the same as drinking Alka Seltzer Gold, just homemade? I've always loved drinking Alka Seltzer with lemon but stopped bc of the salicylates. AS Gold, you have to specially order.
Posted 11/9/2019 11:02 AM (GMT -5)

The Dude Abides said...
The following may be the study referenced in the above article:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180425093745.htm

https://www.jimmunol.org/content/200/10/3568

thanks dude

["Drinking baking soda, the MCG scientists think, tells the spleen -- which is part of the immune system, acts like a big blood filter and is where some white blood cells, like macrophages, are stored -- to go easy on the immune response. "Certainly drinking bicarbonate affects the spleen and we think it's through the mesothelial cells," O'Connor says."]

and

["Clinical trials have shown that a daily dose of baking soda can not only reduce acidity but actually slow progression of the kidney disease, and it's now a therapy offered to patients."]

Interesting what the spleen does. I bruised my spleen at about 13 from a bmx bike handle bar end, stayed one night in the hospital. Good thing there was a good hand grip on it.
Posted 11/9/2019 11:10 AM (GMT -5)
Reading the articles in links, it all makes sense. I have been drinking baking soda in water about 5 days a week for the last year to help with lowered kidney function. The explanation in the articles/studies puts it all together, and shows why it could also help autoimmune.

The only question I have is if it impacts (raises) blood pressure. I've read where it says it does, and other articles that says it does not. That would be something to keep monitored.
Posted 11/9/2019 11:41 AM (GMT -5)

running wild said...
Reading the articles in links, it all makes sense. I have been drinking baking soda in water about 5 days a week for the last year to help with lowered kidney function. The explanation in the articles/studies puts it all together, and shows why it could also help autoimmune.

The only question I have is if it impacts (raises) blood pressure. I've read where it says it does, and other articles that says it does not. That would be something to keep monitored.

Ive not read where it says how much to take per day??

Lets not forget like magnessium, soda absorbs and cancels other things - take away from meds and maybe other sups too.
Posted 11/9/2019 3:53 PM (GMT -5)
Good point. It might also raise sodium levels. As far as other supplements/meds go, I drink it a hour or two away from anything else. Don't know if that helps much, but trying to keep kidneys is critical here, so I figure it's worth the chance.

I just looked online to look for an answer and it says take, at least, two hours from other medications. My guess was just luck.
Posted 11/10/2019 9:11 PM (GMT -5)
I read where they said to start with .125 teaspoon and then increase to .25. Then you increase to required dose but I must be missing it? Whats the amount everyone's taking Im assuming I'll just add to water. And whats the benifit for the kidneys? Does it increase gfr? Or lower creatinine? Or maybe both?

Post Edited (trekkar) : 11/10/2019 7:14:03 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 11/10/2019 9:16 PM (GMT -5)
Be careful because I think it lowers stomach acid levels. Most of us have low stomach acid.
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