Baking Soda — Inexpensive Treatment for Autoimmune Diseases

This household staple may be an effective treatment for aches and pains from arthritis, autoimmune disease and sports; it may even help a difficult labor.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Baking soda (sodium bicarbonate or NaHCO3) has a number of medicinal uses and benefits. It’s commonly known to have alkalinizing, antacid and electrolyte replacement properties

• Studies have shown drinking baking soda solution can help pregnant women who are having a slow or difficult labor to avoid C-sections in about 20% of cases by neu…