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小蘇打粉對身體能做的事

很多天然的東西隱藏著對人類健康的益處。小蘇打粉就是其中一例，你知道使用小蘇打粉所帶來明顯的健康益處的人嗎？

以下就是幾個可以考慮的用途：

治療胃灼熱：

克利夫蘭診所解釋說，當胃酸回流到食道會引起胃灼熱。胸部會感到不適，可能蔓延到脖子和喉嚨。喉嚨後面也可能感到苦澀。這種感覺會持續幾分鐘到幾個小時。為了緩解胃灼熱，人們可以使用小蘇打粉。碳酸氫鈉也稱為小蘇打，被廣泛用於幫助緩解心臟灼熱與酸消化不良。藉由中和多餘的胃酸達到這樣的功效。碳酸氫鈉屬於一組稱為抗酸劑的藥物，可以中和胃酸。但不要給6歲或6歲以下的兒童。為了正確使用小蘇打以減輕胃灼熱，將一茶匙小蘇打溶解在一杯冷水中，徹底混合飲用。

美白牙齒：

筆者本身有段時間偶爾會抽煙，抽煙會讓牙齒變黃。但是每個晚上要睡覺前，他會混合幾茶匙的小蘇打粉和檸檬汁水(或水)，做成糊狀物敷在牙齒，刷牙一分鐘。連續幾天，牙齒上的污漬暗黃明顯改善。

漱口

是刷牙時很好的輔助動作，能掃到刷牙時遺漏的小角落。牙齦腫脹或流血，是因為牙齒上面斑塊聚積。但小蘇打有助於阻止斑塊和預防牙齦疾病。放1至2茶匙小蘇打粉到清水裡溶解，然後用來漱口，可使口腔清爽舒緩。

舒緩口腔內破皮：任何口腔內有破洞的人都知道感覺很痛苦。好消息是小蘇打粉有助緩解疼痛，甚至擺脫破洞。根據一篇報導，1973年，在Sunnybrook醫院的一家診所，7年時間處理超過3000名患者，這些患者有慢性潰瘍，治療都不是很有效。認真刷牙加小蘇打粉漱口水會看到斑塊聚積減少，結果顯示，每10個病人中，有7個病人有明顯改善。

體香劑

美國奧克拉荷馬大學做了一份小型精準的研究，即碳酸氫鈉(小蘇打粉)是否可用來當腋下芳香劑。針對該大學醫學院的63名高年級學生進行調查。每週一次，9名學生每次為期一個月的時間，用小蘇打當腋下芳香劑。到年底，每個學生填寫使用經驗。結果顯示，所有63名學生認為碳酸氫鈉是很好的除臭劑，大多數人表示不會刺激皮膚，超過一半的人說仍在使用這樣的方法。嘗試在你的腋下拍打一些小蘇打粉，看看是否有所不同。

可能減緩慢性腎臟疾病：

我們的腎臟極度重要; 它們協助排除血液的多餘廢物和水分。 當人們患有慢性腎臟病時，他們的腎臟會慢慢開始失去功能。有一項研究針對碳酸氫鈉(小蘇打粉)跟減輕慢性腎臟病之間是否有關聯。調查研究中，134名慢性腎臟病患者，接受了2年碳酸氫鈉輔助使用。結果顯示補充碳酸氫鈉的患者惡化情況明顯降低。(註：可惜沒有詳述如何輔助使用？)

皮膚止癢

泡澡時加入一到兩杯的小蘇打粉可緩解皮膚搔癢

可改善運動體能

根據科學期刊的報導，碳酸氫鈉能增加須高度體能的身體表現。在高密度運動中，肌肉跟上能量所需，轉換碳水化合物為乳酸。肌肉細胞累積的酸性是肌肉疲勞的部分原因。碳酸氫鈉是一種鹼化劑，代表能降低血液中的酸度。所以能抽離更多肌肉所產生的酸汲取到血液裡，因而降低肌肉酸度延緩疲勞。

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Here’s What Baking Soda Can Do For Your Body

There are many natural remedies that provide hidden health benefits for our body. Take baking soda for example; it’s mainly recognized for causing dough to rise by producing carbon dioxide.

But did you know that those who use baking soda for health benefits have seen their lives change drastically?

Below you will find why people use baking soda for health benefits.

Treating Heartburn: The Cleveland Clinic explains that heartburn is caused when your stomach acid flows back into your food pipe or esophagus, if you want to get technical. When this occurs, you will feel an uncomfortable burning feeling in your chest that can spread to your neck and throat. They add that you may also feel a bitter taste in the back of your throat as well. This can last between a few minutes to a few hours. To help with heartburn, people can use baking soda to help relieve the pain. According to an article written by Truven Health Analytics and published on PubMed, sodium bicarbonate, which is also known as baking soda, is widely used to help relieve heart burn and acid indigestion. It does this by neutralizing the excess stomach acid. They add that when it is used for this purpose, sodium bicarbonate belongs to a group of medicines called antacids; which neutralize stomach acidity. Do not give this to children who are 6-years-old or younger unless your doctor prescribes it. In order to properly consume baking soda to relieve heartburn, dissolve a teaspoon of baking soda into a glass of cold water, mix throughly and drink.

Whitening Your Teeth: I am part of the group that has actually tried baking soda as toothpaste. I was a casual smoker at one point and of course, the cigarettes stained my teeth. But each night before I would go to bed, I would mix several teaspoons of baking soda with lemon juice or water to make a paste. I would put the paste on my tooth brush and brush my teeth for one minute. After doing this for a few consecutive days, the stains on my teeth had significantly reduced.
 

Further research that is published on PubMed can add more merit to my claim. The study found on PubMed was a six-week clinical study of four commercially available teeth cleaning pastes that claim to remove stains from teeth. The study was done to compare the efficiency of Colgate Tartar Control with Baking Soda & Peroxide Fluoride Toothpaste; Aquafresh Advanced Whitening Toothpaste with Fluoride; Rembrandt Tartar Control Low Abrasion Fluoride Whitening Toothpaste; and Crest Regular Fluoride Toothpaste. Each participant of the study was put into one of four groups which included age, gender, tobacco habits, and level of tooth stain. Each subject was instructed to brush their teeth for one minute, twice a day with their assigned toothpaste. At the end of the six-week study, participants using Colgate Tartar Control with Baking Soda & Peroxide Fluoride saw significantly lower levels of tooth stain.

Mouthwash: Mouthwash is a great addition to brushing your teeth. It can reach certain corners your toothbrush cannot get to. Not only that, but it can help keep your gums healthy. The reason why gums become swollen or bleed is because of the accumulation of plaque on your teeth, according to Dynamic Dental. But baking soda helps discourage plaque and prevent gum disease. Dissolve one to two teaspoons of baking soda in cold water to make a soothing mouth rinse.

Soothes Canker Sores: Anyone who’s gotten a canker sore knows that they’re painful and annoying. The good news is that baking soda can help relieve the pain and even get rid of it. According to an article published on PubMed, in 1973, a Mouth Clinic was opened at Sunnybrook Hospital. In a span of 7 years, over 3,000 patients visited that clinic. Most of those patients suffered from chronic ulceration, and therapy that each patient was doing was not working effectively. Treatment for chronic ulceration at the clinic was emphasized with baking soda mouthwashes and careful teeth cleaning to help minimize the accumulation of plaque. Results showed that out of every 10 patients they dealt with, 7 of them saw a significant improvement.

Deodorant: I know most of us have their specific brand of deodorant; whether it be Axe or Old Spice, but I figured I’d tell you that baking soda can also be used for it as well. An article written by John Henderson Lamb, M.D. at the Department of Dermatology and Syphilology, School of Medicine, University of Oklahoma provides a small, but accurate study that sodium bicarbonate can be used as an underarm deodorant. The study was conducted on 63 senior medical students at the School of Medicine of the University of Oklahoma. Once a week, that senior medical class was examined; nine students at a time for a period of one month would use baking soda as an underarm deodorant. At the end of the year, each student was given a questionnaire to fill out regarding their experience with baking soda as an underarm deodorant. The results indicated that all 63 students said sodium bicarbonate was a good deodorant, the majority said it did not irritate their skin and more than half said they were still using the product. Try patting some baking soda onto your armpits and see if you notice a difference.

May Slow Down Chronic Kidney Disease: Our kidneys are extremely important; they help remove excess waste and water from the blood. When people are suffering from chronic kidney disease, they slowly begin to lose function in their kidneys. A study published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology wanted to see if there was any association between sodium bicarbonate and the reduction of chronic kidney disease. For the study, 134 patients with chronic kidney disease were given a dose of sodium bicarbonate for two years or standard care. Results showed that patients who supplemented with sodium bicarbonate were significantly less likely to experience rapid progression.

Relieves Itchy Skin: According to the book “Tips for Managing Treatment-Related Rash and Dry Skin,” one of the best bathes you can take is a lukewarm bath while adding 1 to 2 cups of baking soda.

May Improve Exercise Performance: According to an article published in the journal Food and Nutrition Sciences, sodium bicarbonate may be able to increase physical performance during high intensity exercise. During high-intensity exercise, muscles keep up with the demand for energy by converting carbohydrate to lactic acid. A build-up of acid inside the muscle cells is partially responsible for muscle fatigue. Sodium bicarbonate is an alkalising agent which means it can reduce the acidity of the blood. By doing this, it could draw more of the acid produced in the muscles into the blood which would reduce the acidity in the muscles and potentially delay fatigue.

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