4 facts about the effect of baking soda on the heart and therapeutic recipes based on it

The heart is a vital organ that requires close attention throughout life.

It is known to use not only medicines, but also traditional medicine to alleviate and treat certain cardiovascular diseases.

One of these remedies is baking soda, the effect of which on the cardiovascular system we will talk about in this article.

How it affects the heart — 4 facts

A seemingly inconspicuous substance has quite a lot of beneficial properties for the heart. First, let's look at the effect on the following diseases, which are quite common all over the world:

1. Arrhythmia and tachycardia. Due to psychoemotional or physical overstrain, an attack of sudden palpitations may occur. A person feels a strong push in the chest, dizziness, darkening of the eyes. The number of heartbeats increases, the pulse weakens. In this case, the use of sodium bicarbonate will benefit by normalizing the heart rate.
2. Hypertension. Due to a sudden increase in blood pressure, a hypertensive crisis is manifested, accompanied by acute heart failure, tachycardia. Soda, as a pressure-reducing agent, could help due to its ability to secrete liquid and salts from the body. but in this case, its use is dangerous with such sudden changes in blood pressure.
3. Thrombosis. Due to the formation of blood clots (blood clots) in the heart muscle, thrombosis occurs, which interferes with normal blood flow and increases blood clotting . Alkali is capable of dilute the blood , normalize the acid-base balance. The condition of the blood improves due to its alkaline properties, the appearance of clots stops, but it cannot dissolve the formed blood clots.
4. Atherosclerosis, ischemia. The cause of coronary heart disease is atherosclerosis (a chronic disease of the blood vessels). Soda baths have a positive effect on vascular tone , reduce inflammation and pain.

Reception methods

With arrhythmia, a soda solution is used, for which it is necessary to take half a teaspoon of the substance and dissolve it in half a glass of boiled warm water. Have a drink right away. It is used only once.

For thrombosis, vascular cleansing is used. To do this, the substance is dissolved in a glass of boiled water. It is necessary to start using the fifth part of a teaspoon of the substance, gradually increasing to half. Take on an empty stomach or two hours after a meal. The course of treatment is 2-3 times a day for a month. 20 more products for cleansing blood vessels, see here →

For atherosclerosis, soda baths are used, gradually increasing the procedure time (from 5 minutes to an hour), the water temperature (from 40 to 50 degrees) and the amount of substance (from 200 grams to 0.5 kg).

4 rules of use

To use the substance, you need to know your chronic diseases, the level of acidity and whether there are allergic reactions to soda. You need to use soda as follows:

1. Do not take the solution immediately after eating, as there is a possibility of a reverse effect of the action.
2. It is necessary to dissolve it in hot water, and then, after cooling down a little, take it. This is due to the fact that the substance dissolves much worse in cold water.
3. The daily allowance should not exceed 25 mg.
4. Before starting treatment, it is necessary to switch to a vegetable diet. To avoid side effects on the body, it is better to give up fatty and salty foods.

If used incorrectly, soda causes harm:

• Alkalosis is the process of blood alkalinization, accompanied by abdominal cramps, vomiting, and decreased appetite. Headaches, muscle cramps, and nervousness are possible.
• Increases blood pressure due to oversaturation of the body with sodium.

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Contraindications

Despite the fact that this substance is an inexpensive product and in some cases very useful, it is always worth remembering about contraindications. Thus, the consumption of soda is strictly prohibited :

1. Pregnant women and nursing mothers. To avoid various complications and consequences of allergies, it is recommended to limit the consumption of many foods, including soda, during pregnancy and lactation.
2. For children under 5 years old. It is highly discouraged for a child to consume a soda solution at this age (it can lead to unpleasant consequences).
3. Patients with pancreatitis.
4. Patients with arterial hypertension.
5. People suffering from heartburn.
6. For people with tooth enamel sensitivity.
7. With low or high acidity (possibly extremely negative effect on the stomach).

In addition to all of the above, it is forbidden to use soda that has expired. All this also leads to negative consequences.

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Conclusion

Knowing what effect certain substances have on the human body, you can take care of the health of the cardiovascular system by studying the information provided in the article. Using traditional medicine or limiting yourself to the advice of a doctor is a personal choice for everyone, but it is definitely not worth considering folk remedies as a panacea.