Jib
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After reading some of Ray Peat's ideas about sodium and carbon dioxide, as well as his reasons for recommending orange juice as a dietary staple, on top of some of Matt Stone's thoughts on large amounts of potassium not balanced with additional sodium being potentially aggravating for people in a low metabolic state, I thought using baking soda and orange juice together would accomplish a number of things:
-increase sodium intake
-balance the high potassium content of orange juice
-add carbon dioxide via the reaction between the baking soda and acids in the orange juice
-for people avoiding orange juice because of acid reflux, this is a great way to enjoy orange juice without triggering any episodes, and could be an alternative to storebought low-acid orange juice
-I suspected that baking soda and water with meals might be disruptive to digestion because of the dilution of stomach acids. The taste is also not that great. Mixing the baking soda with orange juice, the baking soda reacts with the acids in the juice, and can go into the stomach without having the buffering effect of straight baking soda. I don't have any solid ratios for baking soda to orange juice yet (I've been using around 1/3 to 1/2 teaspoon for around 12oz of orange juice), but when it tasted about right and had a good amount of fizz, the pH of the final drink was right around 6.0, for whatever that's worth.
Anyway, the first and foremost reason that I've been doing this regularly for a couple months now is because of the flavor. I was really craving carbonation and the carbonated orange juice really tastes awesome to me, and that's the main reason I keep drinking it this way. But I was wondering if anyone else had tried this, and if not, if anyone had any thoughts on it or would be willing to try it and see how it works for them.
-increase sodium intake
-balance the high potassium content of orange juice
-add carbon dioxide via the reaction between the baking soda and acids in the orange juice
-for people avoiding orange juice because of acid reflux, this is a great way to enjoy orange juice without triggering any episodes, and could be an alternative to storebought low-acid orange juice
-I suspected that baking soda and water with meals might be disruptive to digestion because of the dilution of stomach acids. The taste is also not that great. Mixing the baking soda with orange juice, the baking soda reacts with the acids in the juice, and can go into the stomach without having the buffering effect of straight baking soda. I don't have any solid ratios for baking soda to orange juice yet (I've been using around 1/3 to 1/2 teaspoon for around 12oz of orange juice), but when it tasted about right and had a good amount of fizz, the pH of the final drink was right around 6.0, for whatever that's worth.
Anyway, the first and foremost reason that I've been doing this regularly for a couple months now is because of the flavor. I was really craving carbonation and the carbonated orange juice really tastes awesome to me, and that's the main reason I keep drinking it this way. But I was wondering if anyone else had tried this, and if not, if anyone had any thoughts on it or would be willing to try it and see how it works for them.