Word Origin & History. regimen mid-15c., act of governing, from O.Fr. regimen (14c.), from L. regimen rule, guidance, government, from regere to rule (see regal). Medical sense of course of diet, exercise, etc. for sake of health first recorded late 15c.
Soda bread. Soda bread (Irish: arÃ¡n sÃ³ide, Scots: fardel, Serbian: Äesnica / ÑÐµÑÐ½Ð¸ÑÐ°) is a variety of quick bread traditionally made in a variety of cuisines in which sodium bicarbonate (otherwise known as baking soda) is used as a leavening agent instead of the traditional yeast.
Baking soda, also called sodium bicarbonate, is a common baking ingredient, cleaner, deodorizer and pH regulator. It is commonly sold as a white powder that looks similar to baking powder. Unlike baking powder, which contains acidic ingredients, however, baking soda is a single compound composed of only four elements: sodium, hydrogen, carbon and oxygen. Sodium Sodium is an alkali metal that bonds readily with other elements or ions.