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Why Did Sparkling Water Help Me After Chemo?
Here’s what I discovered after doing some research
I recently wrote an article about how drinking carbonated beverages have helped me with my balance issues and dizziness since I’ve been doing chemo. Here is the article:
In the article, I talked about how the chemo was bringing my blood pressure down to scary low levels — low enough that I could not stand up without feeling faint, and I had to get up carefully, take breaks while walking to rest with my eyes closed while leaning on my walker for a few seconds, and so on.
It was miserable.
Yet I somehow discovered that having sparkling water a couple of times a day totally mitigated that issue. I started to have mineral water sans ice in the morning and then naturally flavored carbonated water over ice for an afternoon treat. This regimen improved my blood pressure and almost completely eliminated my balance issues.
I stated in the article that I would do more research and share, so, here is what I discovered:
