Baking soda for treating autoimmune diseases
Baking soda is one of the most versatile ingredients ever used in the kitchen. It is used not only as a rising agent, used to clean drains, mix with shampoo, use for deodorant, weight loss, antacid to alleviate heartburn, whiten teeth !
A recent study found that consuming a baking soda solution can strengthen the immunity and help it fight off inflammatory illnesses such as rheumatoid arthritis.
The researchers found that the salt informs the mesothelial cells that the body is safe and it is not being attacked so there is no need for an aggressive immune reaction.
The connection between baking soda and mesothelial cells.
The mesothelial cells which line the internal organs and numerous distinct cavities in the body. Their role is to avert organs and tissues from sticking together and also to help with other important functions. The researchers explain that baking soda encourages the stomach to elevate its gastric acid production and this eases the digestion of food and also speeds it up. And, it informs the mesolthelial cells lining the spleen to “ back out” because there is no ongoing threat.
To easily explain it, one could say that the mesolthelial cells learn that for example, this is not a bacterial infection, it is only a hamburger and thus, they will not need to activate macrophages or white blood cells to eliminate harmful cells. They believe that baking soda consumption influences the spleen through the mesothelial cells.
These cells communicate with the organs with the help of microvilli and they send their “ message” through acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter.
Conclusions
The authors explain, that the group of participants who consumed baking soda solution experienced a change in the types of immune cells which were activated in the spleen, that is, the pro-inflammatory ones reduced while the anti-inflammatory ones elevated.
Since these cells are also present in the kidneys and blood, baking soda is often promoted as a natural remedy for chronic kidney illness. So, the researchers also wanted to find out how baking soda could better the renal functions.
The inflammatory to anti-inflammatory shift was noticed in
the kidneys and in the blood, not just in the spleen in the animals which were studied.