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Cold and Flu Relief
Baking soda uses historically include natural treatment of the common cold and flu as well. Recommended dosages from the Arm and Hammer Company for colds and influenza date back to 1925. The company broke the doses up into a three-day period:
Day 1: The first day consists of six doses of a half-teaspoon of baking soda in a glass of cool water, at about two-hour intervals.
Day 2: On the second day, the company advises that the individual take four doses of a half-teaspoon in a glass of cool water, at the same intervals.
Day 3: The third day includes two doses of a half-teaspoon in a glass of cool water, morning and evening, and thereafter a half-teaspoon of baking soda in a glass of cool water each morning until the cold or flu symptoms are cured.
Indigestion
To calm an episode of indigestion, a common dosage recommendation is adding a fourth of a teaspoon of baking soda to a glass of water. This can help to reduce stomach acid, but it’s important to remember that not all indigestion is caused by an overproduction of acid so if you still have symptoms two weeks later, speak to your doctor.
It’s always best to slowly sip a baking soda and water mixture. When taking it internally AVOID:
- • Taking a baking soda and water mixture in which the baking soda is not fully dissolved
- • Taking more than 3.5 teaspoons in a given day
- • Taking more than 1.5 teaspoon a day if you’re over 60 years old
- • Taking the maximum dosage for longer than two weeks
- • Drinking baking soda solution too quickly
- • Taking it when you’re overly full (to avoid gastric rupture) *