Overlooked 150 Year Old Household Cleaner a Remedy for Swine Flu?

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Overlooked 150 Year Old Household Cleaner a Remedy for Swine Flu?

Posted by: Dr. Mercola

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In today’s modern world of medicine the FDA just will not let companies

that sell products make medical claims about them unless they have been

tested at great expense, and approved as a drug. But this was not always the

case.

 

 

In a 1924 booklet published by the Arm & Hammer Soda Company, the company

starts off saying, “The proven value of Arm & Hammer Bicarbonate of Soda as

a therapeutic agent is further evinced by the following evidence of a

prominent physician named Dr. Volney S. Cheney, in a letter to the Church &

Dwight Company:

 

 

“In 1918 and 1919 while fighting the ‘Flu’ with the U. S. Public Health

Service it was brought to my attention that rarely any one who had been

thoroughly alkalinized with bicarbonate of soda contracted the disease, and

those who did contract it, if alkalinized early, would invariably have mild

attacks.â€

 

 

Recommended dosages from the Arm and Hammer Company for colds and

influenza back in 1925 were:

 

-- During the first day take six doses of half teaspoonful of Bicarbonate

of Soda in glass of cool water, at about two hour intervals

 

-- During the second day take four doses of half teaspoonful of

Bicarbonate of Soda in glass of cool water, at the same intervals

 

-- During the third day take two doses of half teaspoonful of Bicarbonate

of Soda in glass of cool water morning and evening, and thereafter half

teaspoonful in glass of cool water each morning until cold is cured

 

 

Sources:

 

_Sodium Bicarbonate November 30, 2009_

(http://sodiumbicarbonate.imva.info/index.php/administration-methods/arm-hammer-\

soda-company/)

 

 

 

 

Dr Mercola's Comments

 

Baking soda (also known as sodium bicarbonate), popularized by Arm &

Hammer some 155 years ago, is derived from a natural occurring mineral, and is

one of the safest and most versatile substances around. In fact, if you

search for “baking soda†on my site, you’ll find a number of articles

detailing its potential uses, including using it as a:

 

* _Household cleaner_

(http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2007/05/21/items-hiding-in-yo\

ur-kitchen-cabinets-to-use-as-alternatives-t

o-toxic-cleaners.aspx)

* _Sunburn remedy_

(http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2007/06/08/sunburn-remedies-h\

iding-in-your-closet.aspx)

* _Alternative to toxic antiperspirants_

(http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2006/04/04/the-toxic-paraben\

s-hiding-in-your-bathroom

-products.aspx)

* _Sports performance enhancer_

(http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/06/16/athletes-turn-to-s\

trange-drugs-in-search-of-an-advan

tage.aspx)

 

Few people realize, however, that baking soda also has potent medicinal

properties. Taken internally, it helps maintain the pH balance in your

bloodstream. This is likely the basic premise behind its recommended uses

against

both colds and influenza symptoms, and even cancer.

 

 

WARNING!!!

 

Many believe that Arm and Hammer Baking Soda is contaminated with aluminum

even though the company that makes it claims it does not. We have been

able to confirm that there are aluminum free baking sodas like Bob's Red Mill

Baking Soda. If you have any information on this please add it to the

comment section below.

 

 

Baking Soda as an All-Natural Cold Remedy

 

In their booklet “Arm & Hammer Baking Soda Medical Uses,†published in

1924, Dr. Volney S. Cheney recounts his clinical successes with sodium

bicarbonate in treating cold and flu:

 

 

“In 1918 and 1919 while fighting the ‘flu’ with the U. S. Public Health

Service it was brought to my attention that rarely anyone who had been

thoroughly alkalinized with bicarbonate of soda contracted the disease, and

those who did contract it, if alkalinized early, would invariably have mild

attacks.

 

I have since that time treated all cases of ‘cold,’ influenza and LaGripe

by first giving generous doses of bicarbonate of soda, and in many, many

instances within 36 hours the symptoms would have entirely abated.

 

Further, within my own household, before Woman’s Clubs and Parent-Teachers’

Associations, I have advocated the use of bicarbonate of soda as a

preventive for “colds,†with the result that now many reports are coming in

stating that those who took “soda†were not affected, while nearly everyone

around them had the “flu.â€

 

 

According to the _Materia Medica by Walter Bastedo_

(http://books.google.com/books?id=rcQRAAAAYAAJ & dq=Materia+Medica+pharmacology+an\

d+Therapeutics+Baste

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dBg & hl=en & ei=eR0dS7GFDsaXtgeLu4j3CQ & sa=X & oi=book_result & ct=result & resnum=1 & v

ed=0C) , sodium bicarbonate taken internally can soothe your mucous

membranes and dissolve thick mucus.

 

 

It’s worth noting that I have personally never tried this cold remedy, but

I wouldn’t be surprised if it worked, as maintaining proper

acid-alkalinity balance in your body will have a beneficial impact on your

natural immune

system function.

 

 

If any of you have experience using baking soda as a cold remedy, I’d love

to hear about it.

 

 

The administration is easy enough, and is harmless even if you should not

experience relief from your cold symptoms. Simply dissolve the recommended

amount of baking soda in a glass of cold water and drink it.

 

 

Recommended dosages from the Arm & Hammer Company for colds and influenza

back in 1925 were:

 

-- Day 1 -- Take six doses of ½ teaspoon of baking soda in glass of cool

water, at about two hour intervals

 

-- Day 2 -- Take four doses of ½ teaspoon of baking soda in glass of cool

water, at the same intervals

 

-- Day 3 -- Take two doses of ½ teaspoon of baking soda in glass of cool

water morning and evening, and thereafter ½ teaspoon in glass of cool water

each morning until cold symptoms are gone

 

 

Further dosing recommendations and instructions for taking sodium

bicarbonate can be found in Mark Sircus’ book _Sodium Bicarbonate – Rich

Mans Poor

Mans Cancer Treatment_

(http://publications.imva.info/index.php/e-books/sodium-bicarbonate-rich-man-s-p\

oor-man-s-cancer-treatment-e-book.html) ,

which is also available in _Kindle edition_

(file:///p:/www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001OI1YSE/optimalwellnessc) .

 

 

According to Arm & Hammer’s dosing instructions, do not exceed seven doses

of ½ teaspoon per day, or three doses of ½ teaspoon daily if you’re over

the age of 60. In addition, do not use the maximum dosage for more than two

weeks.

 

 

The Potent Healing Power of Baking Soda

 

 

_Dr. Tullio Simonici_

(http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/08/05/fungus-causing-ca\

ncer-a-novel-approach-to-the-most-common-form-of-d

eath.aspx?source=nl) and _Mark Sircus, Ac, OMD_

(http://sodiumbicarbonate.imva.info/) both advocate using baking soda for even

the most serious

of diseases – cancer!

 

 

Unfortunately, despite all the evidence showing that baking soda indeed

has enormous potential as an effective and non-toxic cancer treatment,

conventional medicine is refusing to take notice, as baking soda will never be

a

huge profit center for any drug company.

 

 

Even worse, the industry tries to discredit or downright destroy those who

dare bring inexpensive treatment options like baking soda to the

forefront. Make no mistake about it, cancer treatment is big business, and for

all

the promises to find a cure, there seems to be an unwritten law somewhere

stating it will only be studied and accepted if there’s big profits to be

had.

 

 

Dr. Simoncini, who is an oncologist (cancer specialist), was ousted from

the medical community when he refused to use conventional cancer treatment

methods and elected instead to administer sodium bicarbonate.

 

 

This despite the fact that he’s been able to show that 99 percent of

breast- and bladder cancer can heal in just six days, entirely without the use

of surgery, chemo or radiation, using just a local infiltration device (such

as a catheter) to deliver the sodium bicarbonate directly to the infected

site in your breast tissue or bladder!

 

 

You can _watch actual before and after footage of the treatment working in

this video_

(http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/08/05/fungus-causing-ca\

ncer-a-novel-approach-to-the-most-common-form-of-death.aspx

?source=nl) .

 

 

In his book _Winning the War on Cancer_

(http://www.winningcancer.com/about-the-book/author/) , Dr. Sircus writes:

 

“Sodium bicarbonate is the time honored method to 'speed up' the return of

the body’s bicarbonate levels to normal. Bicarbonate is inorganic, very

alkaline and like other mineral type substances, supports an extensive list

of biological functions.

 

Sodium bicarbonate happens to be one of our most useful medicines because

bicarbonate physiology is fundamental to life and health.â€

 

 

Many chemotherapy treatments actually include sodium bicarbonate to help

protect the patient’s kidneys, heart and nervous system. It’s been said

that administering chemotherapy without bicarbonate could possibly kill you on

the spot.

 

 

Could it be that while mixing chemo poisons with baking soda, any

improvements seen are the result of the baking soda, and not the toxic poisons?

Dr.

Sircus believes that may be the case.

 

“There are no studies separating the effects of bicarbonate from the toxic

chemotherapy agents, nor will there ever be,†he says.

 

 

Final Thoughts

 

 

If you keep an open mind, you will quickly learn that there are numerous

ways to support your body in healing that have nothing to do with toxic

drugs, vaccines, or surgery, even when it comes to a serious condition like

cancer.

 

 

For my Top 12 all-natural cancer prevention strategies, please review my

previous article, _Winning the War on Cancer_

(http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/11/20/winning-the-war-o\

n-cancer.aspx) .

 

 

As for preventive measures against cold and flu, please read through the

three articles listed below. They’re all chockfull of helpful tips and

guidelines to make cold and flu symptoms a thing of the past.