How does baking soda affect your liver?

Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate which when it comes in contact with the hydrochloric acid in stomach is converted to sodium chloride water and carbon dioxide, most of carbon dioxide will mix will intestinal gas and be eliminated and only the sodium chloride and water will be absorbed in circulation and first carried to liver. read more

In addition to promoting obesity and fatty liver disease, this physiological shift primes the body for insulin resistance and eventually, diabetes development. The increasing prevalence of liver disease in the United States and the increased consumption of high fructose corn syrup used in soda appear to be more than coincidental. read more

Your oncologist can tell you if your drugs will get a boost from baking soda. Mouth and throat changes are common chemo side effects. If this happens to you, rinse your mouth three times daily with a mixture of 1 cup warm water, 1/4 teaspoon baking soda, and 1/8 teaspoon salt, followed by a rinse with plain water. read more