My Baking Soda Miracle!

WARNING: With all types of remedies there are always some risks if not taken properly, this is just my experience with Baking Soda.

Baking soda is fast becoming one of my most favorite household products. Why do you ask? Well not only does it sit in my refrigerator and freezer to keep away food smells, but over the last couple of years it has become invaluable in my attempt to treat health problems with home remedies.

1st - I am a women who inevitably gets urinary tract infections (UTIs). The first time I got one, I went to the doctor as I had blood in my urine and received a Rx for antibiotics. Well, as time passed and I continued to get UTIs (about 2 or 3 times a year), I kept going to my doctor for antibiotics. I became worried that my continued use of antibiotics would result in a resistance to them. So, I began attempting to curb off UTIs by chugging cranberry juice when I felt one coming on. Although this helped sometimes, it did not always and I was back resorting to antibiotics.

It turns out that while in London for a summer, I discovered they have OTC medicine for UTIs (which was good because I could not afford a doctors appointment there). I picked up several packets and they worked like a charm. Luckily I brought a couple of packets home with me to the States. Unfortunately I could not find any similar products when I got back. So, I searched the internet once again for home remedies and what amazing home remedy do I find? A baking soda cocktail: mix 1/2 tsp of baking soda & vitamin C powder in glass of water and drink (the vitamin C gives it a little flavor and helps keep the acid / alkaline balanced in the body).

All I have to say is thank god I found this solution because every time I have used it (for about 2 years now) I have prevented UTIs from developing further and have forgone the use of antibiotics. Which by the way was crucial as I seem to have developed an allergic reaction to many antibiotics (go me).

2nd - The last couple of nights I have not been able to sleep due to heartburn. Yes that lovely constant feeling like you have to burp & the burning sensation in your throat/chest. I keep forgetting to by some OTC meds (antacids) as I usually don't get heartburn for very long. Tonight it was just too much, so I hopped on the great world wide web looking for a home remedy which I actually had in my house to solve my problem. And wouldn't you know, it calls for baking soda once again. As I've been writing this I have steadily been drinking down the baking soda and I can already feel a reduction in the burning sensation (although still there). So far so good and I am fast becoming a baking soda convert!

So my conclusions: before running to your doctors to get another overpriced & symptom directed treatment, look for home remedies and ways in which you can prevent these occurrences by making changes in your daily living. Would it not be nice to prevent these things before occurring especially in this health care crisis?