Re: Home-made Alka Seltzer

[Guest guest]

Hi, Dean & Jackie!!

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>

> > I would like to share with you some good news. Finally, thanks to

the

> > wise advise of a friend of mine, I have known of a shop in Madrid

> > (http://www.manuelriesgo.com/) selling literally thousands of

chemical

> > products, by weight. There I have bought potassium bicarbonate,

sodium

> > bicarbonate and citric acid which, mixed at proportions 1:3:3 to

> > provide a powder which should be more or less equivalent to Alka

> > Seltzer. Everything at a cost almost negligible.

> > Moreover, it seems it is working wonderfully removing my brain

fog. It

> > is an immense relief!

>

> ----------I am so glad this is working for you

!--------Jackie

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Thank you, Jackie!

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>

> Thanks for the recipe .

> We also cannot get Alka-Seltzer gold and that recipe is great.

> Is there anything missing from It?

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> --------Dean, here is the ingredient list from the box:

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> Anhydrous citric acid 1000mg

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> Potassium bicarbonate 344mg

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> Sodium bicarbonate (heat-treated) 1050mg

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> Inactive ingredients: magnesium stearate, mannitol

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> Says each tablet contains 135mg of potassium and 309mg of sodium

>

> These amounts are per tablet, but they come in packets with 2

tablets each, so doubling the above should be fine also. I always take

both if I take it.-------Jackie

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> Also, I hope that the products are pharmaceutical grade??? Very

important.

I hope too! In the boxes of the citric acid and sodium bicarbonate it

was said the product is OK for human consumption. In the box of

potassium bicarbonate nothing was said but the kind woman who attended

me said, after checking it in its computer, that the product was

completely pure and safe. Well, it is not the same as buying the stuff

in a pharmacy, but it is the best I have found.

>

> Other questions:

> Also, how much is usually taken of this mixture? And how often?

>

> --------The box says to dissolve in 4oz of water. For adults and

children over 12, it says 2 >tablets every 4 hours as needed, or as

directed by a doctor, do not exceed 8 tablets in 24 >hours. Adults 60+,

do not exceed 6 tablets in 24 hours. Children under 12 years of age, 1

tablet >every 4 hours, do not exceed 4 tablets in 24 hours.

Well, I only have the experience of three days. The first one I used one

tsp. of the mixture and it worked fine for the whole day. The second day

I didn't take it and I was foggy again. Today, I used 1/2 tsp. and the

brain fog wasn't removed, so I took another 1/2 or so and it has worked

fine, also for the whole day.

I think 1tsp is about 4 grams, so I would say 2 grams is enough for me

(probably I should buy a balance!). I don't know for how long this will

work, but after a long period of being very foggy, I feel very

optimistic!

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> In AI, Andy doesn't give any dosage recommendations. I know it has

been discussed many >times in the groups, so searching archives should

come up with something. Most of his >responses would be in

A-M.---------Jackie

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> And why does it remove brain fog and for how long?

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> -------You'll have to ask the chemists this one.-----------Jackie

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>

In AI Andy says it is because of the citrate. Although there is no

citrate in the powder, when you put it in water citrates are formed (you

can see the formula of the reaction if you search Alka Seltzer in

wikipedia). But for me is the same mystery if it is due to the citrates

or to something else. I am also curious about this and would appreciate

any further understanding.

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> Are there any digestive disturbances that can result or other side

effects?

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> -----------It is alkalizing, so I find it very soothing to the

stomach, so I would think it shouldn't >cause problems, but then we're

all different. I can't recall hearing any bad things about it, but

>searching archives would probably be a good idea.-------Jackie

>

>

I have not found any kind of side effect, but don't know what will

happen in the long term.

Best regards,

[Guest guest]

I wrote:

> I think 1tsp is about 4 grams, so I would say 2 grams is enough for me

Sorry! I am using 1 tsp, so probably about 4 grams.

[Guest guest]

I wrote:

> I think 1tsp is about 4 grams, so I would say 2 grams is enough for me

Sorry! I am using 1 tsp, so probably about 4 grams.