Drinking Baking Soda for Vagal Nerve Stimulation?
The easy to read article: - Drinking baking soda could be an inexpensive, safe way to combat autoimmune disease The original paper:- Oral NaHCO3 Activates a Splenic Anti-Inflammatory Pathway: Evidence That Cholinergic Signals Are Transmitted via Mesothelial Cells There are several posts in this blog about Vagal Nerve Stimulation, which may look like science fiction, but does have potent anti-inflammatory effects. What if you could achieve some of those benefits in a much simpler, non-invasive way? And all in the name of actual science. Many people currently take baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) for all kinds of different reasons. It is the bicarbonate (HCO3) that is the interesting part. Bicarbonate is alkaline and it plays a key role in how the body regulates pH; above 7 is alkaline and below 7 is acidic. The other important factors are carbonic acid, carbon dioxide and water. The body is constantly having to maintain its pH in a narrow range. Sometimes this is not ...