Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

NEVER Drink Baking Soda Until You Watch This!

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Jun 3, 2025

Discover the surprising effects of baking soda on your health! This discussion highlights its benefits for an upset stomach but also warns against its dangers, especially for those with low stomach acid. While it can temporarily relieve acid reflux, it's not a fix for indigestion. Learn how it can aid oral health and even improve athletic performance, but be sure to use it wisely! The conversation emphasizes moderation and alternative remedies for long-term solutions.

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Sodium Bicarbonate's Natural Role

The pancreas naturally produces sodium bicarbonate to neutralize stomach acid entering the small intestine.
This alkalinity is crucial for enzyme activation and digestion, highlighting baking soda's natural role.

ADVICE

Baking Soda Use Guidelines

Use baking soda cautiously as a temporary relief for acid stomach issues like GERD and acid reflux.
Avoid baking soda for indigestion; instead, try apple cider vinegar or betaine hydrochloride.

ADVICE

Limit Baking Soda Intake

Do not use baking soda consistently as it neutralizes stomach acid and impairs digestion and nutrient absorption.
Maintain stomach pH between 1 and 3 to ensure proper protein and mineral absorption and pathogen defense.

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Is baking soda safe to drink? It has been used in countless natural remedies, but are there any baking soda dangers you should be aware of? Watch this video before drinking baking soda or using a baking soda remedy!

0:00 Introduction: Is baking soda safe to drink?

0:39 Baking soda health benefits

0:49 Baking soda for an acid stomach

2:49 Baking soda for teeth and oral health

4:33 How to safely use baking soda

5:11 Other natural remedies using baking soda

Sodium bicarbonate is an alkaline compound made naturally by the pancreas to help neutralize stomach acid as it enters the small intestine. A poorly functioning pancreas can result in bloating, diarrhea, and constipation.

Baking soda can work as a temporary solution for an acid stomach, but not for indigestion! Indigestion is caused by low stomach acid, so baking soda would only worsen the problem. Apple cider vinegar and betaine hydrochloride can help with indigestion.

GERD and acid reflux are also related to low stomach acid, but baking soda can help temporarily. ACV and betaine hydrochloride are better long-term solutions. Baking soda can also help with gastritis, but it should be taken with zinc carnosine for this problem.

Stomach acid should be highly acidic with a pH between 1 and 3. Drinking baking soda for long periods can neutralize your stomach acid, inhibiting your ability to digest protein, absorb B12, and absorb minerals. Low stomach acid can also lower your ability to kill microbes and pathogens in your food.

Baking soda neutralizes the acid in your mouth and is an excellent addition to toothpaste. It can also help relieve itching related to a kidney problem and enhance athletic performance!

Baking soda consumption can help prevent kidney stones and can also be helpful if you have a UTI.

Baking soda can be used topically for certain insect bites, especially for fire ant bites and bee stings. It can also be used as pest control for insects like cockroaches.

Don't take baking soda with vinegar or lemon juice! This creates a significant amount of carbon dioxide, which can leave you feeling bloated.

Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:Dr. Berg, age 60, is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the author of the best-selling book The Healthy Keto Plan, and is the Director of Dr. Berg Nutritionals. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.