[Sportsandrec] One more crushing tidbit...

[Carly Mihalakis]

Hi, guys,

All this talk of drinking water reminds me of a girl, here in the San 
Francisco Bay  Area, who, as part of a radio contest for a Nentendo 
Wii, drank so much water she died!
I even remember her name, as i thought it particularly ironic that he 
name was Jennifer Strange.
CarlyAt 08:31 PM 12/31/2008, you wrote:
>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" 
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>Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 5:39 PM
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>>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" 
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>>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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