[Sportsandrec] One more crushing tidbit...

[Ashley Bramlett]

Hi Kelly,

Excellent advice.  How do you know if your sodium and/or potasium levels are 
off?  Do you feel a certain way?  Or perhaps it has to be tested in the lab 
by blood.
I was not aware that drinking too much or too little water can throw off 
electrolyte levels.
Ashley


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thornbury, Kelly" <kthornbury at bresnan.net>
To: <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 4:55 PM
Subject: [Sportsandrec] One more crushing tidbit...


> ...that "sparkling, mineral filled, plastic exposed, poison
> rich tap water" is actually more closely regulated than the water we love 
> to drink that's bought in a store in those little plastic bottles...
>
> Yes, I have been called a dumb jock, several times, but I did carry a 3.92 
> through high school and a 4.0 so far in my post-secondary career...And its 
> not anger, its concern. I've worked exercise labs and competed in races 
> where individuals have neglected fluids and ended up in the hospital with 
> heat-related illnesses or severe dehydration.
>
> Don't neglect those electrolytes either...Drinking too much water right 
> before an event, or not enough during and after, will certainly throw off 
> sodium chloride (salt) and potassium levels. I usually switch from water 
> to Gatorade after 60 minutes, or in really hot weather, and my post 
> exercise concoction consists of about 1/3 Tbs of salt in a liter of water 
> or by adding a dash of salt to my next meal. The little extra salt helps 
> to retain ingested fluids post exercise. As for the Gatorade, this isn't a 
> sports commercial, but Gatorade is one of the most researched sports 
> drinks on the market, developed at FSU (hence the name), and has a nearly 
> perfect ratio of sugars and electrolytes.
>
> Again Joe, not mad at all, just concerned...
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