How to Calm a Sore Throat with Baking Soda

Calm a sore throat with baking soda for a natural remedy to an annoying ailment. A sore throat can be caused by the effects of an infection and the drainage that accompanies a cold or sinus problems.

Use a natural remedy instead of cough drops, which are sugary and may irritate the stomach. When a person has a sore throat, often they have an imbalance and their body is more acidic. Use the following remedy to put the body back in balance.

Things You'll Need

• cup
• water
• baking soda

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Instructions

• 1

  Get warm water in a cup. Either run warm water into a cup from the faucet or heat water in the microwave or in a pan on the stove so it is warm but not hot.

  It is not safe to drink hot water.

• 2

  Add a teaspoon of baking soda to half a cup or a full cup of water. Stir to dissolve the baking soda.

• 3

  Drink the water. This introduces alkaline to the system to counteract the acid to put the body back in balance.

• 4

  Repeat this process two or three times a day until the sore throat is gone. Often the irritation is gone immediately and the sore throat is relieved.