What Are the Benefits of Drinking Baking Soda?

What Are the Benefits of Drinking Baking Soda?

Beyond helping cakes rise and deodorizing refrigerators, baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) has gained attention on social media as a health remedy: People are mixing it into water for everything from heartburn relief to workout boosts. "Most people try baking soda water for short-term heartburn relief or in an effort to 'alkalize' their body," says Isabella Swiecicki-Allen, RD, a Wendell, North Carolina–based registered dietitian at WellTheory, a…