There are numerous natural sources of electrolytes that are healthier than sports drinks and even Pedialyte. These alternatives provide essential minerals without the excessive sugar and artificial ingredients often found in commercial beverages.
Check out those ingredients though! yuck!
Gatorade
Gatorade contains additives including brominated vegetable oil (BVO) and artificial sweeteners.
Brominated vegetable oil (BVO)
- BVO contains bromine, which is also found in flame retardants.
- BVO has been linked to potential health risks, including damage to the liver, heart, and brain.
- The FDA proposed banning BVO in November 2023.
Artificial sweeteners
- Sugar-free Gatorade contains sucralose or aspartame to sweeten it.
- Consuming too many artificial sweeteners increases the risk of insulin resistance, weight gain, cancer, and inflammation.
Other additives
- Gatorade contains genetically engineered ingredients, such as modified food starch, citric acid, and sodium citrate, food coloring (which has a whole list of it's own poison effects)
Pedialyte (#1 Pediatrician recommended)
Pedialyte® Classic Ingredients: Water, Dextrose. Less than 0.5% of: Citric Acid, Potassium Citrate, Salt, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Sodium Citrate, Sucralose, Acesulfame Potassium, Zinc Gluconate, and Yellow 6.
SOLE Water
Migraines, headaches, brain fog, muscle soreness and cramps can all be signs of a deficiency in sodium.
A great way to hydrate and replenish lost minerals is to drink SOLE water. What is SOLE water? It's simply dissolved mineral salt in water and adding a little to your drinking water.
A few of the best salts to use are Pink Himalayan, Celtic, and Redmond Sea Salt.
NOT iodized salt.
These salts contain electrolytes such as sodium, potassium, and magnesium that help the body's cells retain water and perform chemical reactions.
- Pink Himalayan Salt contains up to 84 trace minerals. Potassium, sodium, calcium, copper, zinc, and iodine to name a few
- Sodium, Chloride, and Magnesium along with 80 more trace minerals are found in Celtic Salt.
- Redmond Sea Salt is mined from an ancient seabed in Utah.
Benefits
Drinking this water helps balance the pH levels in the body, flushing out toxins. Since the body absorbs electrolytes faster than water, Sole leads to faster hydration.
It can balance your hormones, boost energy, and prevent adrenal fatigue. It's been known to assist in better sleep, stress reduction, and weight loss, improve bone health, and digestion. It can balance blood sugar content and prevent muscle cramps.
How to Prepare
To make Sole Water:
- Step 1 - Put a handful of Ancient Sea Salt crystals into a container with a lid.
- Step 2 - Cover the sea salt crystals with water. (We suggest purified or spring water.)
- Step 3 - Put the lid on. (Preferably NOT a metal lid since metal will oxidize with water and salt.)
- Step 4 - Let sit for 24 hours. (To be fully saturated you want to see some salt remaining on the bottom of the jar. If all the salt has fully dissolved, add more salt. Let sit for another hour. Leftover salt indicates that the solution is fully saturated and at 26% sodium capacity.)
To take Sole Water:
Add 1 spoonful (approximately 1 tsp) of sole water into your first morning glass of water and stay salty all day long!
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Do you drink Sole? What benefits have you noticed?
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