From the kitchen to well-being: how a simple white powder can relieve acidity, care for your skin, whiten your teeth, and balance your body naturally and affordably.
By Jorge Alonso Curiel
HoyLunes – Baking soda (or sodium bicarbonate) is a white, light, and slightly alkaline substance that has been used for centuries in cooking, cleaning, and yes, also in health!
It is inexpensive, natural, and multifunctional. It helps calm acidity, improve oral hygiene, care for the skin, and even enhance athletic performance. In short, an ingredient as simple as it is powerful.
Relieves Acidity and Heartburn
Did you eat too much or overdo it with spicy food? Baking soda can be your lifesaver.
Its alkaline action neutralizes excess stomach acid, relieving acidity and occasional indigestion.
How to use it: Dissolve half a teaspoon of baking soda in a glass of water and drink it slowly. Do not use it daily: it is an occasional remedy, not a permanent treatment.
Whiter Teeth and Fresh Breath
Baking soda is a classic in natural beauty tricks. It acts as a gentle tooth whitener, removing surface stains and neutralizing the acids that cause bad breath.
How to apply it: Add a pinch to your toothpaste or make a rinse with water and a small amount of baking soda. Use it only once or twice a week to protect your tooth enamel.
More and Better Physical Performance
Yes, even athletes trust it.
Baking soda helps neutralize the lactic acid that builds up in muscles during intense exercise, delaying fatigue and improving performance.
Sports tip: Take a small dose dissolved in water before training (only under professional supervision). You’ll feel more endurance and less muscle fatigue.
Soothes Irritations, Bites, and Mild Burns
Baking soda is also a great ally for the skin. Thanks to its soothing and antiseptic properties, it reduces itching and inflammation caused by insect bites, sunburn, or mild allergies.
How to use it:
Make a paste with baking soda and water, apply it to the affected area, and leave it on for a few minutes. It can even be used on the feet.
Baking soda also neutralizes odors like a champion. Used as a natural deodorant, it eliminates bacteria and absorbs moisture.
Home tip: Make a foot bath with two tablespoons of baking soda in warm water. Besides removing bad odor, it softens the skin and reduces the feeling of tiredness.
Balances the Body’s pH
Maintaining a balanced pH is essential for health. Because of its alkaline nature, baking soda helps counteract internal acidity caused by certain foods or stress.
Consumed in moderation (a small dose dissolved in water occasionally), it can support the body’s overall balance.
A Natural Beauty Ally
Beyond health, baking soda can also be part of your beauty routine.
Facial mask: mix a pinch with honey for more radiant skin.
Gentle exfoliant: removes impurities and dead cells.
Hair care: helps clean the scalp and remove product residues.
A Trick for a Healthy Home
Although today we talk about health, it’s worth mentioning its power outside the body: baking soda also purifies the environment. It disinfects fruits and vegetables, cleans surfaces, and removes bad odors without harsh chemicals.
Before You Start Using It for Everything, Keep in Mind:
· Do not use it continuously as an antacid.
· Avoid it if you have hypertension or kidney problems.
· Do not combine it with medications without consulting a doctor.
· Use small doses: more is not always better.
Baking soda is a jewel of nature and science: economical, ecological, and effective. From caring for your digestion to enhancing your skin, this humble powder is an indispensable tool for daily well-being.
So next time you see that little white box in the pantry, look at it differently. It may hold inside the most versatile ally of your health.
Don’t forget it.
