Edmonton summer 2019

Baking Soda
A Use For All Seasons
Gone are the days when baking soda, otherwise
known as sodium bicarbonate was used just for
baking, with a box of baking soda relegated to the
back of the fridge to eliminate bad odours.
Baking soda is now being recommended as a
cleaner in the kitchen and bathroom. When made
into a paste – it can be used to clean the oven,
smelly and clogged drains, odourous garbage
bags, appliances, dissolve grease stains, clean
bathroom sinks, tiles, toilets, showers and tubs.
Other uses in the kitchen might be to clean burned
pots, with baking soda sprinkled in the base of the
pot and heated boiling water, then removed with
burnt parts more easily scrubbing off.
There are however, many more benefits to baking
soda from a physical health perspective. Whilst
used with common sense it makes a great mouthwash,
and as a tooth whitener now found in certain
toothpaste brands. When sprinkled in a warm
bath, baking soda will ease burns, the sting of
insect bites and other itchy conditions.
Because baking soda is more alkaline, it provides
a healing environment for the body stressed from
acidity and an unhealthy diet. Looking at stomach
issues and heartburn – baking soda can be used to
treat acid reflux. A teaspoon dissolved in a glass of
water should give relief.
It’s worth exploring additional benefits of baking
soda. Using it in the house creates a safer, less toxic
environment both for your home and body. You
and your family are worth it.
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