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The kidneys are small, only about the size of a fist, but they perform vital functions that play a role in overall health. Each day, the kidneys filter about 120-150 quarts of blood, to produce 1-2 quarts of urine, filtering waste and extra fluid out of the body. The kidneys prevent the buildup of waste in the body, keep electrolyte levels stable, and make hormones that regulate blood pressure, make blood cells, and maintain strong bones.

Many factors can lead to kidney damage, including type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, a disease called glomerulonephritis, which damages the kidney’s filtering units, infections, kidney stones, and overuse of some over-the-counter pain killers. Repairing the kidneys after damage just may lie in a common household item: baking soda.baking soda

How Does it Work?

The endocrine system produces hormones and enzymes to help digest food into safer chemicals that the body can process. The pancreas is usually the organ that produces the majority of sodium bicarbonate to protect the kidneys during digestion. Sometimes, the kidneys will produce additional amounts, depending on the type of food you eat.

If your diet includes added sugar, fried foods, fatty foods and other unhealthy choices, the endocrine system can become stressed. Both the pancreas and the kidneys will suffer a significant reduction in their ability to produce sodium bicarbonate effectively. Without sufficient production of bicarbonate, the acids produced during digestion cannot be effectively neutralized, causing kidney damage.kidneys

In dialysis or other treatments for kidney damage, sodium bicarbonate is one of the most common agents used. A process known as acid buffering aids in the removal of excess fluids and waste material from the bloodstream. Dialysis helps to add sodium bicarbonate to the body, because the kidneys are no longer able to produce it in order to process food and waste materials. When the body is able to produce normal amounts of bicarbonate on its own, the life of the kidneys is extended, and the endocrine system can remain healthy.

The Research

The U.S. National Health Institute conducted studies that first showed the effectiveness of sodium bicarbonate dialysis in the place of normal dialysis. Patients placed on this treatment showed greater nitrate oxide synthase, which is a process that balances the pH level of the blood.

Additional studies conducted by Dr. Ione de Brito-Ashurst and his colleagues from the Department of Renal Medicine and Transplantation showed that daily sodium bicarbonate intake slows the progress of chronic kidney disease and prevents patients from having to undergo kidney dialysis. This allowed researchers to conclude that sodium bicarbonate can prevent, and in some cases, even reverse the onset of chronic kidney failure, and stop related diseases such as heart disease and end-stage renal disease.

How to Use Sodium Bicarbonate for Kidney Damage

Talk to a health care professional before starting any type of treatment. Sodium bicarbonate  ( click here for International products ) is not toxic, but it can be difficult for a sensitive stomach to digest. Proper administration for those in danger of developing kidney disease includes:

  1. On the first day, dissolve 1/2 teaspoon baking soda under the tongue.
  2. The next day, mix 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda ( click here for International products ) with 1/2 teaspoon of salt into 1.5 liters of water, and drink each day for 2-3 days.
  3. Then, reduce your daily dosage to 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda and 1/3 teaspoon of salt.

Kidney damage can be caused by living an unhealthy lifestyle, so the best way to protect your kidneys is to maintain a healthy weight and a healthy diet! Check out the video below for a baking soda and apple cider vinegar drink you can make at home!

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17 Responses

  1. Fredrik Alvelöv

    Where are the references? If it sounds too good then it is too good. When you breathe the carbonate system balanses CO2 vs HCO3-. Basic chemistry from college. Surplus HCO3 is bad for us too.

    • Skip Manner

      References? Pshaw! What kind of pedant are you?!

      This is folk medicine, carried down from the ages when we used to live healthy lifestyles in tune with nature, then die at about 30.

    • Featherless Owl

      wrong and what you learn in HS or college doesn’t mean its always true. I suggest reading the book ‘Sodium Bicarbonate’ by Dr Mark Sircus or just Googling his name and going to his website articles. I can tell you from personal experience, baking soda/sodium bicarbonate changed me life very quickly. I had an assortment of health issues. I don’t care what anyone else says in a book. The proof is in the pudding.

  2. JH

    Please don’t do this without consulting a medical practitioner who can monitor your pH level through a basic blood test (covered by most insurance btw). Otherwise you can easily put yourself into metabolic alkalosis, which is potentially an emergency situation. This happens all the time when people use baking soda or antacid tablets to treat (mask) the symptoms of gastric reflux and other chronic stomach irritations. Saying this as a nurse, just don’t do it. Once in awhile is fine, but every day will make you sick. If you want to safely shift your body to a more alkaline state, consume less meat, eggs, dairy, processed sugar & alcohol, and more fruits and vegetables. Feel better and save yourself and the planet one better food choice at a time!

      • JH

        Make sure you ARE too high first. Being a little bit alkaline is healthy, and much healthier than being acidic. Plus it’s pretty difficult to make yourself too alkaline with diet alone, unless you’re also gobbling up antacids or spoonfuls of baking soda. However, if you need to reduce your pH, grains are acid forming. So eat more rice, breads, oatmeal, quinoa, tabouleh, etc. It’s unlikely your pH is out of whack on a regular vegan diet because you’re generally already eating plenty of these foods..balanced with plenty of alkaline-forming fruits and veg. On the other hand, if you’re raw vegan and eating only fruits/veg/nuts, then I’d say it’s maybe worth keeping a closer eye on your pH levels with your annual labwork. Still nothing to freak out about. The body has a bunch of ways to keep pH in balance unless you’re really taxing it with unnatural amounts of bicarbonate or in the opposite direction something like phosphoric acid from drinking tons of soda.

      • Mackenzie-Matthew Parent

        things that cause acidity in the body:

        every voluntary and involuntary movement… omega 6’s (olives, avocados, sunflower seeds, tahini, olive oil, grapeseed oil, coffee, canola oil, corn, brown rice, peanuts, cashews, chocolate)… non-oragnic and genetically modified foods… being the average person that comes in contact with over 100,000 pollutants, pesticides, endocrine disrupters, fat soluble toxins, heavy metals, and carcinogens a day. Most makeup… shower products… toothpaste/mouthwash… beauty products and sooooo soooooooo much more

        I had to stop there my brain was hurting! :P

        things that cause alkalinity in the body.

        minerals… omega 3’s… antioxidants… phytonutrient… removing acidic substances from your live.

    • Mackenzie-Matthew Parent

      :P Hey I feel your passion to help… that’s great! However be careful about putting so much fear into people’s hearts to rely on the monitoring of a group of people who through malpractice kill over 700,000 people a year. A little research does the body good. :P

    • Mackenzie-Matthew Parent

      It’s more so the type. There is a salt that heals and a salt that kills. The salt that kills is the standard table salt. It is 1/3 salt, 1/3 sand, and 1/3 glass. The glass scratches the arterial walls making micro tears which causes the liver to produce an excess of cholesterol to accommodate the bandaging up of the arteries. Ever heard your Docter say sodium crystals in the blood? Take a closer look Doc it might just be glass. :P This lifesaving cholesterol bandage will be removed by the body once the micro tears have healed. If it is left for an extended period of time it will thicken, calcify and harden causing what we call narrowing of the arteries… which causes blood clots, heart attack and stroke. Inflammation is the culprit for high blood pressure. The main inflammation causers are sugars that spikes insulin (all crystallized sugars besides xylitol, all liquid sugars besides honey) oxidized oils (besides unrefined coconut oil and cold pressed/refrigerated flax seed oil). damage to the body like arterial micro tears, a decrease of kidney function, deficiency of minerals, and dehydration. Low kidney function is usually due to the wrong kind of salt and a sodium or potassium deficiency. The kidneys produce their own sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) to be able to release toxins. Sodium by nature is very anti-inflammatory it is actually an anti-histamine. It is also a neurotransmitter and uses in every electrical impulse of. Chloride (salt) is used in the body to make hydrochloric acid (stomach acid). My personal choice of salt is pink Himalayan sea salt… rich in minerals and it will not slice and dice your cardio vascular system. :P

      Symptoms of sodium deficiency: high blood pressure, low stomach acid, nutritional deficiencies (iron , low kidney function, cognitive problems, depression. auto-immune disorders, asthma and other breathing problems.

      • B. Flatt

        Interesting– and contrary to pretty much everything I’ve ever heard or read. I have hypertension. and take a diuretic daily (Triamterene) which removes excess sodium. Glass is comprised of alumina, silica and a flux.
        If you’re doing well on whatever regimen you’re on, though, more power to you!

        • Nw Gee

          in my experience diuretic is good for a short time, later your vejiga will get inflammation for the unusual work, my doctor change the pills now i use atenelol 100 and amlodipine 10 mg, now with excercise my bp is 110/60 i have hbp since i was a kid 15 y/o

      • zookeeper

        Yup. I actually did what was prescribed by Dr. Batmanghelidj with celtic sea salt and water, and it got my blood pressure down. i was a bit nervous at first, but it actually worked pretty well.

  7. Richard Hoppe

    Would there be anything wrong with adding the baking soda and salt to lemonade or iced tea in order to make it more palatable?

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