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**Title:** Personal Experience with Drinking Soda for Health Benefits
**Background:** The author, a self-described "hermit," shares their experience with consuming soda as a potential health remedy, sparked by viewer interest from a previous video.
**Key Points:**
1. **Precautions:** The author emphasizes the importance of understanding one's acid-base balance (measuring saliva pH) before consuming soda.
2. **Method:** They drink diluted baking soda (food-grade) in boiling water, with a specific dosage (initially half a teaspoon, adjusted as needed).
3. **Goals and Results:** The author aimed to:
* Improve body performance
* Prevent illnesses (e.g., colds)
* Normalize blood counts and sleep
* Regulate gastrointestinal function
* Reports overall improvement, increased energy, and normalized blood pressure.
4. **Caveats:**
* Consult a doctor or use at your own risk
* Don't expect soda to cure serious diseases
* Excessive consumption can cause harm
5. **Additional Resources:** Mentions Professor Neumyvakin's advice and invites viewers to explore the author's wife's (Tatyana) channel for her experience with soda consumption.
Here are the extracted key facts in short sentences, numbered for reference:
1. The author previously mentioned consuming soda in a video about a healthy lifestyle, sparking interest and requests to share their experience.
2. There are online supporters and opponents of using soda as a medicinal component, with some citing scientific studies.
3. The author used indicator paper (pH 2.7 to 10) to measure their saliva pH before consuming soda.
4. The author's initial saliva pH reading was 5.8.
5. The author aimed to:
* Improve body performance and overall condition
* Prevent and reduce the likelihood of colds
* Normalize blood counts
* Increase the body's immune forces
* Normalize sleep
* Normalize gastrointestinal tract function
6. The author followed Professor Neumyvakin's advice to use soda for about 20 days, then take a break.
7. Prior to using soda, the author researched the difference between food-grade and pharmaceutical soda.
8. A pharmacy employee stated that food-grade soda and pharmaceutical soda are essentially the same, with the main difference being packaging.
9. The author purchased a large pack of food-grade soda, which was cheaper than the pharmaceutical version.
10. The author's method for consuming soda involves:
* Mixing half a teaspoon of soda with boiling water in a 200g glass
* Stirring carefully
* Adding cold water to reduce temperature (to around 40-50°C)
11. The author drinks the soda solution in the morning, at least 30 minutes before other activities.
12. After consuming the soda solution, the author's pH reading changed to 8 (alkaline).
13. The author reported positive outcomes from drinking soda, including:
* General improvement in condition
* Increased body performance
* Decreased fatigue
* Normalized blood pressure (previously slightly elevated, around 130/115-120)
14. The author's wife also uses soda and has shared her experience on her YouTube channel ("Tatyana").
15. Professor Neumyvakin advises drinking soda several times a day, but the author found morning consumption sufficient.