[Sportsandrec] One more crushing tidbit...

[Joe Shaw]

Please tell me the water discussion is back on!
"Don't drink the water" "There's blood in the water" Don't Drink the Water 
Dave Matthews
JS NM
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
To: "Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List" 
<sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 5:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] One more crushing tidbit...


> 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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