Sodium Bicarbonate - Effective against colds and flu and cancer?

It certainly disolves easily but doesn't state on the container anything about aluminium so will stop taking it to be on safe side then order a brand which is recommended.

I've received my Amazon order for Arm and Hammer SB (very fast shipping and delivery!) and it's different from the supermarket one I had bought. No fishy taste, and it dissolves easily and quickly with only water. Thanks for the tip Laura :thup:
 
Just an observation.
I used up the last of what we had on hand, and went out and bought another box of Arm and Hammer brand. I was totally surprised at the different taste. Not sure how long we had the last one, but I am sure it was sitting around for a while. I was thinking while finishing up the last one, hmmm, seems to be no fizz to my usual bicarb and lemon drink. Now with the new one, it is fizzing like crazy again. So I guess you need to keep fresh supplies on hand. I know that one of the properties of baking soda is that it can soak up odors, so maybe that is why the last batch was starting to taste a bit foul, with no fizz...:umm:
 
Several days ago I was feeling sick, like some virus are in me.
4 days ago I had a temparature, sore throat and sort of pain in lungs.
I have a good sleep, prepare a chunck of pork and started taking baking soda for 3 days.


Colds and Flu

1st Day: Take six doses of half teaspoonful dissolved in glass of cool water at about 2 hour intervals. (Keep in mind to not take on full stomach!)
2nd Day: Take four doses at about the same, or longer intervals.
3rd Day: Take two doses, one in morning and one in the evening, again, away from a full stomach.


It seems it does help, I do feeling better right now. I will see later on.
The first thing I've noticed on the first day is that my teeth become stronger.
I felt some nausea from baking soda, but thats all.
I still have some pain in lungs, but it may be becuse of tobacco, I bought a home-grown one, it is 7 times cheaper than the store one. Maybe it have some mold, I've been experiencing it before.
 
Does anyone know anything about nebulisers and what features or characteristics are required for use with bicarbonate of soda?

I have ordered the book recommended in this thread but it’s still a couple of weeks before it will be delivered. I would like to get in and purchase a nebuliser but am not sure what to get. I’ll be using it to treat chronic fungal infection in the tissues of the deep sinuses.
 
Does anyone know anything about nebulisers and what features or characteristics are required for use with bicarbonate of soda?
Haven't bought one myself so can't share my experience, but have Dr. Sircus' book on Kindle and the following is from chapter 13, which deals with nebulizing bicarbonate, and he says this:

13. Nebulizing Bicarbonate and Other Medicinals

Sometimes very sick people or even animals with a lung ailment do better when taking drugs by nebulization as opposed to orally, because then the embattled system doesn’t need to go through breaking down the medications in the stomach and then delivering them to the lungs through the bloodstream. With nebulization medicines get sprayed directly onto the lung tissues where they can most easily be absorbed locally by the lung and brachial cells. Dr. Shallenberger says, “A nebulizer is able to convert a liquid into tiny bubbles that are so tiny that they can only be seen under a microscope. When these bubbles come out of the nebulizer, they are so small that they look just like smoke. And that’s the magic of a nebulizer. The bubbles are so small that they can be inhaled deep down into the deepest regions of the lungs without any discomfort or irritation. It’s a great way for asthmatics to get the medication they need to open up their lungs.”

Few practitioners consider the systemic effects of nebulizers. When we hear from patients using nebulizers with pharmaceuticals that it makes them feel the side effects just as badly as when the doctors were giving the same drug intravenously in the hospital, we are actually hearing that the medicines are not only being delivered to the lungs, but also being delivered directly into the blood stream and systemically into the rest of the body. This is very important to understand and appreciate because it opens a wonderful delivery system that is important for certain populations like infants, children, intensive care patients, and to all those who are trying to care for themselves or loved ones at home. And that’s when Dr. Shallenberger thought, “Why not use the nebulizer delivery system to deliver treatments not just to the lungs, but to the whole body?”

Using the Nebulizer Delivery System

The great strength of nebulizers though is their capability of delivering medications and moisture directly to the tracheobronchial tree. Contrary to other treatment options, higher concentrations in respiratory secretions can be achieved with aerosol therapy.
With the use of this localized delivery system, effective antimicrobials can have a direct effect on surface organisms in the bronchial system.
•Nebulization thins secretions and mucus making it easier to expel pulmonary secretions.
•Nebulization makes coughing easier while lessening the need to cough.
•Nebulization keeps your windpipe & trachea lining and stoma moist and healthy.
•Nebulization moistens the air that goes into your lungs. •Nebulization hydrates & moisturizes your nasal passages, mouth and throat.

Nebulizers are good for young children, people who have trouble using metered dose inhalers, and people who have severe asthma. Within 10 to 15 minutes, the medication is used up and symptoms are gone or prevented for six to eight hours. Even babies can breathe the mist, and nebulizer treatments are fast becoming pediatrician-approved alternatives to over-prescribed antibiotics.

Several devices are available to create the drug aerosol particles. These include jet nebulizers, ultrasonic nebulizers, metered-dose inhalers, and dry powder inhalers through which particles can reach the upper and lower respiratory tracts and be quickly absorbed into the bloodstream. Aerosolized drugs have several advantages, including quick onset of action and low incidence of systemic adverse effects.1 Delivery of aerosolized medications typically does not cause pain to the patient, and it is frequently a more convenient method of drug delivery. Studies show that the device used really doesn’t matter, as long as it’s used properly. All methods work just as well when the correct technique is used.2 Nebulizing is generally carried out for ten, twenty, or thirty minutes each time, and for best results one may need to nebulize up to five times a day.
Transdermal medicine delivers medications to the exact site of injury, pain or disease. Transdermal medicine applied through a nebulizer is ideal for direct treatment to the lungs. Transdermal methods of delivery are increasingly being used because they allow the absorption of medicine directly through the skin, and in this case we conceptualize the lungs as an inner skin. Such treatments ensure that medications reach the site of needed action directly; bypassing the stomach and liver, meaning a much greater percentage of the active ingredient gets to target tissues.
At the Ohio State University Medical Center, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, and pulmonologists endorse what they call off-label nebulization. Off-label nebulization is a rapidly growing area of patient care, and in time, new research and practical experience will bring us much more information on how magnesium and other agents like sodium bicarbonate, iodine, peroxide, and glutathione can be administered directly into the lungs for many difficult-to-treat conditions. Even DMSO has been used in veterinarian medicine, and naturopaths have used Tea Tree Oil from Australia, which is used topically as fungicide antiseptic and germicide. Eucalyptus oil has also been used forever because it is a known bronchialdilator.

Nebulized Bicarbonate

The bronchial secretions during attack of bronchial asthma are acidic. The acidity imparts stickiness to the secretions and moreover there is high level of neuraminic acid, which possibly correlates with the stickiness. Thus sodium bicarbonate is an excellent choice for nebulization, offering its powerful and instant pH changing effects. Dr.Tullio Simoncini recommends aerosol use of bicarbonate for lung and bronchial adenocarcinoma. He recommends putting one tablespoon sodium bicarbonate in ½ liter water and inhaling it with a fast inhaler in half an hour. Six days on six days off when in IV break phases. Dr. Lewis Nelson, a specialist in emergency medicine says, “Nebulized sodium bicarbonate has been shown to provide symptomatic relief in patients exposed to chlorine, and it is probably useful with all irritant gases that liberate acid. Through a neutralization reaction, the damaging effects of the acids are limited.
Nebulized sodium bicarbonate should be used in concentrations of less than 2 percent (which generally means about a 4:1 dilution of standard 8 percent sodium bicarbonate).”3

General Instructions

The basic aim of a nebulizer is to facilitate a faster and more effective absorption of the medicine. This is achieved by breaking down the liquid medicine into very fine particles, which is inhaled by the patient.

1.The first step is to add the liquid medicine to the cup attached to the device. It is important to understand that these devices accept medicine in the liquid form only, and medicine should be added at the time of usage and not before that. If the doctor has prescribed more than one medicine for nebulization, make sure if they can be mixed together or whether they should be taken separately.

2.Once the medicine is put in the cup, close the cup and connect its tube to the air compressor.

3.Turn the compressor on, and when the compressed air reaches the nebulizer cup, it will vaporize the medicine, creating a mist.

4.The mist is inhaled by the patient, through the mouthpiece or face mask. Take deep breaths and inhale the vapor completely.

5.Tap the cup regularly to ensure the right dispensation of medicine, and don’t remove the mask until the medicine is used up completely. It will take about 10 to 20 minutes to finish nebulization, depending on what type of medicinal is used.

6.Turn on the air pump, and a mist will come from the mouthpiece. Place the mouthpiece in your mouth and breathe in slowly.

7.At full inhalation, hold your breath for a 2 to 4 count to allow absorption in the lungs. If you are treating colds or sinus problems, you can also alternate breathing through your nose.

Most of the published research about nebulization is on standard usages like asthma, but this delivery system can be used to treat lung cancer, pneumonia, tuberculosis, as well as the influenza, chemical poisoning, and actually any syndrome requiring the administration of a medicinal. For pediatricians and parents, nebulizers are a God send because our babies cannot pop pills, and we don’t really want to be sticking needles in them every day. Transdermal medicine offers the most to the world of pediatrics, with the administration of medicines through their baths and their breathing.

Sircus, Mark. Sodium Bicarbonate (pp. 129-132). Square One Publishers. Kindle Edition.

Hope this helps!
 
Does anyone know anything about nebulisers and what features or characteristics are required for use with bicarbonate of soda?

I have ordered the book recommended in this thread but it’s still a couple of weeks before it will be delivered. I would like to get in and purchase a nebuliser but am not sure what to get. I’ll be using it to treat chronic fungal infection in the tissues of the deep sinuses.
I could also answer in the HBOT thread, or even the colloidal silver one, but i had to chose ^^ (maybe repost the idea in the HBOT thread, as it may concern other substances, i originally had the idea for colloidal silver)

In fact, i was wondering if this would be useful to bring a nebulizer inside an HBOT during a 1h session, and whether simply switch it on (during all the time or a fraction of the hour, supposing 1h), or alternate with Oxygen mask ... the trick is to couple nebulisation of some substances/medicine while under HBOT.

I had in mind that this would be a good idea. This idea is a bit reinforced with a simple explanation a website wrote to present how HBOT works, it's at this link, and there's a copy of the paragraph :

When you buy a bottle of soda, the carbon dioxide bubbles are under pressure, this makes the size of the bubbles small enough so that they dissolve into the liquid. Therefore, you can't see them. When the pressure is released, the volume of each bubble increases and the bubbles appear. When an individual is under pressure in an HBOT, the oxygen molecules become smaller and are able to dissolve into the blood plasma. This increases oxygen delivery throughout the body and makes it easier for oxygen to reach inflamed tissue and support better cellular and organ function.
HBOT, is a specialized therapy that uses an increase in atmospheric pressure to allow the body to absorb more oxygen into blood cells, plasma, and cerebral, spinal, and other fluids.

Thus, i would say that if you have and HBOT, it may be a good idea to bring in a nebuliser when doing a session, from what i would conclude is that it would amplify the efficienty of the nebulized medecine. I planned to try it once with colloidal silver, or maybe the day i feel i'm on the path to be ill. If any have comments to share about, do not hesitate.
 
I could also answer in the HBOT thread, or even the colloidal silver one, but i had to chose ^^ (maybe repost the idea in the HBOT thread, as it may concern other substances, i originally had the idea for colloidal silver)

In fact, i was wondering if this would be useful to bring a nebulizer inside an HBOT during a 1h session, and whether simply switch it on (during all the time or a fraction of the hour, supposing 1h), or alternate with Oxygen mask ... the trick is to couple nebulisation of some substances/medicine while under HBOT.

I had in mind that this would be a good idea. This idea is a bit reinforced with a simple explanation a website wrote to present how HBOT works, it's at this link, and there's a copy of the paragraph :

When you buy a bottle of soda, the carbon dioxide bubbles are under pressure, this makes the size of the bubbles small enough so that they dissolve into the liquid. Therefore, you can't see them. When the pressure is released, the volume of each bubble increases and the bubbles appear. When an individual is under pressure in an HBOT, the oxygen molecules become smaller and are able to dissolve into the blood plasma. This increases oxygen delivery throughout the body and makes it easier for oxygen to reach inflamed tissue and support better cellular and organ function.
HBOT, is a specialized therapy that uses an increase in atmospheric pressure to allow the body to absorb more oxygen into blood cells, plasma, and cerebral, spinal, and other fluids.

Thus, i would say that if you have and HBOT, it may be a good idea to bring in a nebuliser when doing a session, from what i would conclude is that it would amplify the efficienty of the nebulized medecine. I planned to try it once with colloidal silver, or maybe the day i feel i'm on the path to be ill. If any have comments to share about, do not hesitate.
Well that’s an idea we can discuss. I don’t know enough yet about nebulising medications. Dr Sircus talks about it extensively on his website. I myself need to do a lot more reading on the topic. Wonder if it’s worth asking the Cs as it’s possible it hasn’t been done before?
 
There's better stuff to nebulize other than sodium bicarbonate. Brownstein has very good protocols, available here:


Attached is a recipe for sodium bicarbonate nebulizations:

Three ml of 8.4% sodium bicarbonate mixed with 2 ml of normal saline to prepare 5 mL of a 5% sodium bicarbonate solution. They did the protocol for a chlorine gas inhalation toxicity.
 

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Does anyone know anything about nebulisers and what features or characteristics are required for use with bicarbonate of soda?

I have ordered the book recommended in this thread but it’s still a couple of weeks before it will be delivered. I would like to get in and purchase a nebuliser but am not sure what to get. I’ll be using it to treat chronic fungal infection in the tissues of the deep sinuses.
So far my experience is a bit mixed.

At first I tried a table model that needs to be plugged in. I found it noisy and nasty to handle due to the cable and tube. It worked reliably with bicarbonate and produced tons of vapor. More than I could inhale so I had to switch it on and off frequently. Overall okay, I just did not like the handling and space that it needs.

Then I bought three handheld mesh nebulizers from Aliexpress that can be powered by batteries or USB cable. No noise and comfortable to handle. It is like this model(but branded differently): Link
Unfortunately these devices do not work well. When I turn them on they produce a little vapor but after a second or two they start blinking and the vapor stops. It also happened that the cup was leaking. On rare occasions they work properly. The mesh is clean and not clogged. I used peroxide only, no salt. Maybe these super fine mesh thingies are just too finicky, I don't know.

So, what to buy?
If you want to use bicarbonate I would buy a device that explicitly works with salt solutions and avoid everything that advertises a super fine mesh and fog particles below x micron.
 
I have used sodium bicarbonate only mixed with water and drinking at least one cup a day for over a year. I did notice an improvement in my ph levels using those ph test sticks (not sure how accurate they are, however). Admittedly I deal with ph levels using sodium bicarbonate so I don't have to deal with preparing low ph vegetables very often :-D. Oh, and I haven't been sick in the past year since taking it, just one day with a fever and a bit of flu symptoms for 2 days in February - maybe the sodium bicarbonate, among other things, has been beneficial for overall health.
 
I have used sodium bicarbonate only mixed with water and drinking at least one cup a day for over a year. I did notice an improvement in my ph levels using those ph test sticks (not sure how accurate they are, however). Admittedly I deal with ph levels using sodium bicarbonate so I don't have to deal with preparing low ph vegetables very often :-D. Oh, and I haven't been sick in the past year since taking it, just one day with a fever and a bit of flu symptoms for 2 days in February - maybe the sodium bicarbonate, among other things, has been beneficial for overall health.

Ark and I take a level teaspoon in water every night before going to bed.
 
Wanted to cross post something from the last session, because I didn't see this discussed yet:
I got the Samozdrav ventilator and read the information about it. Apparently, it was originally developed by Russian scientists and doctors for their cosmonauts. Now it is commercialized for anyone for who needs to improve their health. It does have some contraindications, though. It helps with oxygen utilization in the body, and this is explained by the Bohr effect:

The Bohr effect explains the cell’s oxygen release or why red blood cells unload oxygen in tissues, while carbon dioxide (CO2) is the key player in O2 transport due to vasodilation and the Bohr law. The Bohr law was first described in 1904 by the Danish physiologist Christian Bohr (father of famous physicist Niels Bohr).

What is the Bohr effect in simple terms (for dummies)?​

Bohr effect in healthy people​

The Bohr effect is a normal process in healthy people since healthy people have normal breathing at rest and normal arterial CO2 levels. How does the Bohr law work? As we know, oxygen is transported in the blood by hemoglobin in red blood cells (called “erythrocytes”). How do these red blood cells know where to release more oxygen and where less? Or why do they unload more oxygen at all? Why is O2 released in tissues? The red blood cells sense higher concentrations of CO2 in tissues and release oxygen in such places.

Bohr effect explained: How CO2 helps to release O2




Bohr effect summary. More oxygen is released in those tissues that have higher absolute and/or relative CO2 values. Note that this is true for healthy people who have normal breathing patterns.
More information about the Bohr effect here: Bohr Effect Oxygen Release Explained in 5 Min : Healthy vs. Sick People

Certain breathing exercises like the ones that Patrick McKeown promote (via Mercola, etc) may have the same effects, but the device was designed for older and sick people who might not learn so easily the subtleties of breathing exercises. With the Samozdrav, there's also some oxygen coming in along the CO2, it's not like breathing through a closed bag. There are similar concepts like inhaling carbogen (which consists of oxygen and 10% CO2) after an eye stroke in order to improve blood flow while maintaining the oxygenation of the retina by preventing the oxygen‑induced vasoconstriction.

I find the concept of the Samozdrav useful because if you do certain breathing exercises incorrectly, you can potentially have more harmful effects. The device is designed for a build up training in 4 stages. It also comes with a method to calculate your blood CO2 levels - you are supposed to breathe normally and measure the time it takes you to fill it while your nose is pinched. My CO2 levels are low enough (between 3 and 4).

I tried today and I feel I can breathe better. So I'll keep experimenting and will report back.

So if sodium bicarbonate raises blood CO2, is it triggering the Bohr effect? I presume it is.
Maybe then it can be used as a 'poor mans' partial HBOT?
Q: (Gottathink) Will Earth's environment become more oxygen rich in our lifetime?

A: Yes after a brief spell of poor saturation.

It appears from the literature that it can help with hypoxia/low blood oxygen conditions (so useful for covid too).
It may be useful to have on hand for lower oxygen environments (apartments with windows that don't open, cities - which tend to have lower oxygen levels, future poor saturation of the atmosphere, future viruses etc).
 
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