If you heard the show last week, you know that, due to technical difficulties, I had to go it alone for the first segment talking about inflammation and autoimmune disease before we finally connected with Bill Sardi.* He told us about the fascinating research on the baking soda remedy for those conditions. I invited him back this week for the first half of the show to tie up loose ends on that topic and answer questions that came up during the week. I had to prerecord this show, so I know that Mr. Sardi bubbled over with other helpful tidbits.

Simon Cheng, founder and CEO of Pique Tea is my second guest. We talk about drinking tea for its antioxidant content, sustained energy without jitters and surprisingly, to feed our good bacteria. He has developed a line of ultra-pure, delicious and uniquely convenient (no bags) herbal, green and black teas. I now enjoy reducing my stress by drinking tea instead of coffee.

*Bill Sardi is a brilliant and prolific author, science investigator, and crusader for sanity in health care. He is also the sharpest supplement formulator I have found. (For example:  Longevinex 866-405-4000, Molecular Multi 800-247-5731, Garligest for heartburn and Garlinex 866-674-3955).email = [email protected].

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• This was a listener post on our Facebook page: “I finally listened to this past Saturday’s show about baking soda. I’ve been using that remedy for a few years. Every now and then I get psoriasis flare ups. Psoriasis is an autoimmune issue, as you know. I use a teaspoon of baking soda in a half glass of water. [On the show we discussed ½ teaspoon in water once or twice a day for at least 2 weeks.] I drink it every couple of hours. After a several hours, the flare up subsides. I’ll add black seed oil, too sometimes. Friends of mine that have autoimmune issues, I tell them that it works. It’s like banging my head against a wall. They wanna spend hundreds of dollars going to the ER, more money on the drug. People don’t wanna believe there is a cure for that stuff. I swear by baking soda.”

• My 2 cents on inflammation, autoimmune conditions and baking soda. Inflammation and autoimmune issues explain most chronic disease…now they say even depression may be inflammation in the brain. Baking soda is certainly less dangerous than the drugs for those conditions. According to the label and my own experience I think that Bob’s Red Mill brand is made in a more natural manner than Arm & Hammer.  It may have an effect like an anti-inflammatory, alkalinizing whole-foods diet, that is low in sugars and refined starches and high in plant foods. There are obviously broader benefits to improving the diet than taking even a home remedy. Like so many of my colleagues, I believe that autoimmune disease starts with a disrupted intestinal tract and “leaky gut”. That makes restoring the proper balance of microbes in gut the highest priority.  Read more about that and probiotics in an item below, in the Digestive section of the HBNshow.com Library, or in either of my books.

• Expert feedback. Doug Kaufmann of television’s Know the Cause was listening to that show with Bill Sardi. He sent me a text to say that one reason vitamin D3 and resveratrol are good for us is that they fight yeast and fungus. Bill Sardi agreed.

• Plastic in soup? I often recommend Jason’s Deli restaurants because I appreciate their high standards and organic choices. However, I was shocked and disappointed to see my favorite Vegetarian Vegetable Soup sitting on the steam table in a steel container that was lined with a PLASTIC BAG. (I’m going to ask if they can get me some from the pan in the kitchen.) Plasticizers that leak into the food (especially when heated) disrupt our glandular systems and cause disease. Here is a nice summary on Mercola.com.

• Royalty connection. By now you likely know the name Meghan Markle because the actress is about to marry Prince Harry of England. In her previous life, she had a popular blog. She posted once about things that she never travels without. On the list was my favorite probiotic—Dr. Ohhira’s Probiotics. This was a surprise because it was not the typical sponsored mention. Other blogs are now picking up on Meghan’s. I was shocked to see that one of them shows a copy of my book, The Probiotic Cure. So, thank you (quite indirectly) Princess-to-be Meghan.

• Like minds. While I was being interviewed for a podcast hosted by Ronald Hoffman, MD (a famous that doc I greatly respect) we discovered that we both recently wrote blogs about the same concern. Mine was called Science shmience — “Evidence-based” medicine’s dirty secrets.  For Dr. Hoffman’s blog and to discover the important resources he offers. Click here.

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Bill Sardi* shared some astonishing new research he discovered. What if we could curb inflammation (a cause of so much disease and discomfort) with a safe substance that costs less than 1¢ a day? You probably already have baking soda in your kitchen! Bill Sardi’s article. Another in the medical news.

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*Bill Sardi is a brilliant and prolific author, science investigator, and crusader for sanity in health care. He is also the sharpest supplement formulator I have found. (For example:  Longevinex 866-405-4000, Molecular Multi 800-247-5731, Garligest for heartburn and Garlinex 866-674-3955).email = [email protected].

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