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_Original Message_
From: TerryM
Date: 2011-02-13 11:21:57
Subject: Re: sodium bicarbonate

Joyful,
In my case it was prescribed by my nephrologist to raise the Enzymatic Carbonate levels of my blood. My blood tends to get acidic.

I have noticed that when the carbonate levels are below 21 mmol/L that my kidney function is not as good as if I keep it up in the 22-25 range. The difference is slight, like only .2 difference in creatinine level, but still every little bit helps.

Since my stomach is a little finicky anyways, I often use alkaseltzer to help dissolve the sodium bicarb tablets completely. I have had no negative effects from the use of sodium bicarb.

As far as my back goes, yes I am recovering. Pain is mostly gone now except when climbing stairs. I am about ready to start on the MP again. I had to put some fat in my diet so I could build some muscles back up. I lost so much weight so fast on the MP that I had lost much of my muscle mass. 

I went from being a 220lb moderately muscled guy down to 128lbs in about 18 months. I still only weigh 145lbs and can't really gain weight. I obviously reset my metabolism with the MP diet. I'm sure over the years it will change again!

 I would recommend that people on the MP make sure they don't lose weight too fast as it causes issue of it's own. If I had it to do all over again that is the only thing I would try to change.

The problem was I didn't have enough muscle to keep my back in place anymore or protect it from injury when I slipped or fell.  And then I kept pulling rib muscles trying to protect my back when I got up out of a chair. It reached a point to where the only way to recover was to enable my body to build muscle again, and unfortunately the body requires some fat in the diet to build muscle. 

The nice thing is my kidney function remained the same or a little better during my break from the MP so I really didn't loose much ground by taking a break.

I'll be cranking my diet back down and starting on antibiotics again soon.

Best wishes,
Terry

_Original Message_
From: Joyful
Date: 2011-02-13 01:04:36
Subject: sodium bicarbonate

Hello Terry.
I hope your back is doing better.

I noticed that you have been using sodium bicarbonate at fairly high doses. Is this for your kidneys?

How did you come to use it and how has it helped?

I wrote an article for the MP KB on using baking soda, but perhaps you would say I was being overly cautious in my wording?

http://mpkb.org/home/othertreatments/sodium_bicarbonate

Thanks! Joyful

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