Cayce stated man's body required four things and from these four the body can make the rest...
salt
iodine
water
soda...
Many have speculated that soda meant calcium carbonate; some think it means sodium bicarbonate. It has been stated that these are half sodas. Perhaps the real term "soda" means "carbonate or bicarbonate alone.
When the article you posted stated "the hydroxide can combine with carbon dioxide to form bicarbonate and bring the pH back down"