Sodium+Bicarbonate

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Sodium bicarbonate is basically baking soda. It can be a food, a supplement, and a drug.


 * Definition: **

Medicinal use: Sodium bicarbonate  decreases the amount of stomach acid. It is used to treat heartburn, indigestion, and an upset stomach. (Alka-Seltzer) (WebMD)

Supplement use: Sodium bicarbonate can be used as a supplement that provides bicarbonate, which can increase the levels of bicarbonate (normally produced by the kidneys) and buffer the amount of acid produced in the body. (Examine)

It is naturally made in your body.
 * Sources: **

Baked goods - Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) makes causes carbon dioxide when mixed with the acidic mixes (buttermilk, sugar, yogurt). Therefore, it makes the dough rise.

Carbonated drinks - Sodium bicarbonate is the reason why soda is fizzy. It’s fizzy because it is mixed with acid like carbonic acid, since sodium bicarbonate is alkalizing.

Food coloring - It is an ingredient in the food coloring products. (Livestrong) 

Arm and Hammer is a popular brand name. Any soda product contains sodium bicarbonate.

Any athlete involved in a sport that lasts 1-7 minutes:
 * Recommendations: **
 * Rowers (Insignificant change or no benefit)
 * Wrestlers
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Boxers (helps punching accuracy)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tennis players (helps with accuracy)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Track (400m-1500m)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Swimmers (100m-400m) (Mixed results)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Weightlifters, if they were to perform sets of repetitions until failure in the beginning of a resistance exercise session.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">The effects do not kick in immediately. It kicks in towards the end of the exercise or event so it can make you go longer. Sodium bicarbonate lets you have more power output when the lactate threshold has been reached because the bicarbonate has the ability to buffer the acid that is produced.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">People with salt-sensitive hypertension should not use it.


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;">Usage: **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">200mg - 300mg/kg, it is recommended to take the 200mg dose though due to the amount of sodium.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">If you are starting to supplement with sodium bicarbonate, take half of the recommended dose and build up from it, if needed, so you can find the right dose for yourself.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Toxicity is rare, but can be serious for small children and if you have kidney problems.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Can be used to with Beta-Alanine. It produces more power output and and its’ results are superior but not significant in rowers

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">These side effects can be prevented by strategic dosing.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;">Warnings/Side effects: **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">30-60 minutes after ingestion:
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Nausea
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bloating
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Reflux
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">After 60 minutes:
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Risk of diarrhea
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Gas
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">3 small daily doses, instead of a pre-workout dose or…..
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mix it in about 2 cups of a liquid and sip slowly for 15-20 minutes 60-90 minutes before a workout.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Having food in your stomach
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">0.1g/kg 90 minutes before the exercise and another dose of that 30 minutes before
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">This would help prevent any gut problems while taking bicarbonate.


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;">Rankings: **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Effectiveness: 4 / 5 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">It’s effective to athletes that are involved in events that last 1-7 minutes straight. The results are significant but not enough to make huge difference. That small difference can help the athlete go longer when they hit their lactate threshold. There has been more power output reported with sodium bicarbonate out of endurance athletes lactate was being built up. Sodium bicarbonate buffers the lactate and hydrogen ions therefore reducing the amount of acid.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Safety: 4 / 5 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">It is pretty safe to use but you must know how to use so you can prevent the side effects. It is in baked goods after all.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Cost: 5 /5 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Since sodium bicarbonate is baking soda, it’s really cheap and you can go buy it at your local market.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ease of Use: 4 / 5 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">It’s not too hard to take supplement with sodium bicarbonate but if you don’t know how to supplement with it correctly then you will experience distress in your gut. You can take it in pill form or powder.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Total Score: 17 / 20 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Overall, sodium bicarbonate is a pretty good product if you know how to use it correctly. There still needs to be more research on strength and power athletes. It’s a pretty safe supplement since we already have it already in our diets. It’s cheap as well.


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;">References: **

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