knucklegary
Flashlight Enthusiast
A normal diet, without heavy exercise, supplies enough sodium for the average healthy person
It also contains some potassium.That's what my 98 year old mother in law takes. I use unbuffered just because it's cheap and I have no problem tolerating the taste long enough to swallow one pill.
It also contains some potassium.
Less than 1/300 of the daily requirement. Just incidental trace, probably due to other ingredients.
There was one post in this thread @JimIslander where you mentioned a concoction used in the jungle or something that had a certain amount of sugar to aid in nutrient absorption. I use a powder on ocasion called drip drop that is similar to that. It's a mixture of things to help the body soak up water more efficiently.
Kinda pricey but it works. Sometimes I need two of them if I waited too long or work nights and used too much caffiene.DripDrop Electrolyte Drink Mix for Fast Hydration
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I've been consuming grapes and cantelope for the water and electrolites along with cashews for magnesium, other nuts like walnuts and pecans as well. (Eating a 1/4 cup of cashews as I type this) Those along with brocolli and other foods for the electrolite nutrients and drinking plenty of water. Mostly spring water if possible. At times I'll drink a can of chicken noodle soup for the salt or eat a can of tuna.
In summer my dad used to wear out cantelopes, strawberry, grapes, bannanas and other stuff like that before sports drinks were invented. He worked in a metal extrusion factory until he retired.
I've just tried a couple of sips of pickle juice for the first time. It's funny that my taste buds were rapidly going back and forth between "that's tasty" and "that's horrid!"
I was talking about your post #13 back on page 1.Literally reposted in the post above yours.
It's been a rather intense summer this year in the DFW metromess. Today we hit 109°F, heat index something like 120°. I naturally decided to spend the day working outside and regretted it. What was supposed to be a 2 hour job took ... longer ... and I didn't finish.
Oh I assure you that was running through my mind as I was trying to conclude the final task of the day making mistake after mistake."Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun" - Rudyard Kippling