Baking soda has many uses in addition to helping baked goods rise. It can provide health benefits and may also relieve certain health conditions, including canker sores.
Benefits Of Baking Soda
- May help treat heartburn
- May soothe canker sores
- May improve exercise performance
- May relieve itchy skin and sunburns
- May slow the progression of chronic kidney disease
- May improve certain cancer treatments
Nutritional Facts Of Baking Soda
One teaspoon of baking soda contains 1260mg of sodium.
Risks Of Baking Soda
Long-term and overuse of baking soda can increase your risk for:
- Hypokalemia, or potassium blood deficiency.
- Hypochloremia, or chloride blood deficiency.
- Hypernatremia, or rise in sodium levels.
- Worsening kidney disease.
- Worsening heart failure.
- Muscle weakness and cramps.
- Increased stomach acid production.
