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Baking soda, or sodium bicarbonate, is a staple ingredient in kitchens everywhere, but its uses extend far beyond baking.
Our bodies use sodium bicarbonate to help regulate their delicate acid-alkaline balance. This balance is vital to many processes essential to life.
Understanding Body pH and Bicarbonate
All chemical reactions occur within a specific pH range, which in the human body is primarily around 7.35 on the pH scale. pH stands for “potential of hydrogen,” and measures the density of hydrogen ions within a substance. The pH scale measures the acidity or alkalinity of a solution, ranging from zero to 14, with seven being neutral. Anything less than seven is acidic, and anything above seven is considered alkaline or basic.
