Baking soda: Remedy for kidney patients A daily dose of baking soda could transform the lives of patients with failing kidneys, scientists claim. A British team says the kitchen product - also known as sodium bicarbonate - can dramatically slow the progress of chronic kidney disease. The household staple, used for baking, cleaning, bee stings and acid indigestion, is so effective it could prevent patients from needing dialysis, the results show. Study leader Magdi Yaqoob, Professor of Renal Medicine at the Royal London Hospital, said: 'It's amazing. 'This is the ... Read More