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submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 88 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

NGL, I've spent a decade wondering why I couldn't sleep at night and couldn't concentrate all day, only to finally realize I was constantly low on electrolytes because of my intense exercise routine.

And if anyone is wondering, sports drinks are worthless sugary drinks shrouded in "sporty" marketing. Vitamin D, Calcium and Magnesium is what helped me (and are far more cost efficient than sports drinks). Consult a doctor.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Drip drops help me, body amours aren't enough. I want to try LMNT. Or some other brands.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

They sometimes tell them together in 1 pill.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 months ago (4 children)

There are low sugar sports drinks. Most of the electrolytes they're advertising is just salt. Your body needs salt to function. You lose salt when you sweat.

My doctor told me I come literally just put some table salt in water and it would do just as well as any sports drink, sugar or no.

I work in a physical environment and they hand out electrolyte packets and Gatorade like candy when it gets hot.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I make my own with a 1:1 mix of potassium chloride and sodium chloride. Throw in a dash of lime (I use a powder so i can premix.) I just add dash to my water when I need electrolytes.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Potassium is also an important electrolyte for heart health, so have a banana with your salt water, if you can. source: https://www.cdc.gov/salt/sodium-potassium-health/index.html

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Coconut water has a lot more potassium than a banana

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

For me, it's pickle juice.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

I love the electrolit cucumber lime. Not so much sugar. Water is still my main drink though.