Sodium bicarbonate, alkalinity vs acidity & Salicylate sensitivity
A note by Frances Leader and excerpts from work by Dr. Sircus.
A Note by Frances Leader is on-topic for a variety of chronic conditions:
“Sodium and potassium bicarbonates are nontoxic primary alkalizing agents for the prevention and treatment of cancer, liver disease, Type I & Type II diabetes, Lupus, heart disease, pharmacological toxicosis, vascular surgery operation, tonsillar herniation due to cerebral edema, lactic acid toxicosis, and hyponatremia or low salt or loss of salts due to excessive or over-exercise. Research by British scientists at the Royal London Hospital shows that sodium bicarbonate can dramatically slow the progress of chronic kidney disease.
Yet the debate continues about sodium bicarbonate and why it should or should not be used in medicine. Jim Davis, MA, RN, EMT-P, writing for the Journal of Emergency Services says, “For patients in cardiac arrest, after administering epinephrine and amiodarone, you consider sodium bicarbonate as directed by protocol. Sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) is used primarily to combat acidosis, although it’s the treatment of choice in certain cases of overdose. It works by mixing with lactic acid that forms in low perfusion states and in periods of inadequate oxygenation, such as shock and cardiac arrest. It is then converted to a form of carbonic acid that turns into carbon dioxide, and in turn, is expelled through the lungs during ventilation.” - Dr. Sircus, Why Sodium Bicarbonate is an Effective Treatment for Disease and Cardiac Arrest, April 8. 2019, (drsircus.com)
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Dr. Sircus explains the concerns with sodium bicarbonate as a treatment - too much sodium. A mixed product with magnesium and potassium bicarbonate along with some sodium bicarbonate is his recommendation (pH Adjust) as the treatment can be very effective for many conditions of over-acidity. Too much bicarbonate may take other minerals out of the body, so the mix is replacing some of the potentially lost magnesium and potassium.
The salicylate sensitivity excess would be improved by adjusting the overly acidic urine and body pH. It is excreted less well when the body is too acidic. I also take a little sodium bicarbonate in water following my high dose niacin. I am taking 50 mg in water now. I cut back due to elevated uric acid and over acidity causing muscle cramps and salicylate sensitivity.
“Patients who have overdosed from tricyclic antidepressants, diphenhydramine, aspirin, verapamil and cocaine have potentially toxic effects and have benefited from sodium bicarbonate use when symptomatic. Sodium bicarbonate is the universal mainstream treatment of acidosis. It is used every day by oncologists to neutralize the heavy acidic nature of their chemical and chemotherapeutic agents which are often quite toxic. Sodium and potassium bicarbonate increases the hydroxyl ions or electron levels through increased alkalinity to the cells buffering the metabolic acids that can cause cancer.[1]” […]
“A normal pH is 7.35 to 7.45; a pH less than 7.35 places the patient in a state of acidosis. During severe acidosis (pH less than 7.2), the heart is more susceptible to v fib and other arrhythmias. Myocardial contractility is suppressed, hypotension occurs, hepatic blood flow is reduced, and oxygen delivery to tissue is impaired.2 The body uses bicarbonate as a buffer to offset the increase in acid production, attempting to maintain homeostasis.”
- Dr. Sircus, Why Sodium Bicarbonate is an Effective Treatment for Disease and Cardiac Arrest, April 8. 2019, (drsircus.com)
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Thank you, Jennifer. This is very helpful information.