On Apr 30, 3:01*pm, Pringles CheezUms > wrote:
> I am looking for a sports drink (gatorade, etc.) but the trick is it
> needs to be without sodium since I recently found out I have high blood
> pressure.
> But I'd like to drink something for when excercising or dancing or
> working in the yard or whatever I do to sweat a lot.
> Is there a sodium-free sports drink?
>
> TIA!
>
> p.s. if this is the wrong place for this, just point me to one that is.

No idea, but a nice cold glass of water with a slice of lemon is
refreshing, and much cheaper.

merryb wrote on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:25:52 -0700 (PDT):

m> On Apr 30, 3:01 pm, Pringles CheezUms >
wrote:
??>> I am looking for a sports drink (gatorade, etc.) but the
??>> trick is it needs to be without sodium since I recently
??>> found out I have high blood pressure. But I'd like to
??>> drink something for when excercising or dancing or working
??>> in the yard or whatever I do to sweat a lot. Is there a
??>> sodium-free sports drink?
??>>
??>> TIA!
??>>
??>> p.s. if this is the wrong place for this, just point me to
??>> one that is.

It's an interesting question since sports drinks like Gatorade
were developed to replace electroytes (sodium ion, for example)
sweated out. If you just want something refreshing the
suggestion of lemon juice in ice-water is good. I prefer lime
myself. Even Budweiser cold enough to have ice crystals floating
it is OK when you are hot.
--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

I am looking for a sports drink (gatorade, etc.) but the trick is it
needs to be without sodium since I recently found out I have high blood
pressure.
But I'd like to drink something for when excercising or dancing or
working in the yard or whatever I do to sweat a lot.
Is there a sodium-free sports drink?

TIA!

p.s. if this is the wrong place for this, just point me to one that is.

Pringles CheezUms > wrote in
:

> I am looking for a sports drink (gatorade, etc.) but the trick is it
> needs to be without sodium since I recently found out I have high blood
> pressure.
> But I'd like to drink something for when excercising or dancing or
> working in the yard or whatever I do to sweat a lot.
> Is there a sodium-free sports drink?
>
> TIA!
>
> p.s. if this is the wrong place for this, just point me to one that is.
>

Think about it...a sports drink is chock full of electrolites...those are
sodium and potassium.

The sodium plays a major role in replacing salt lost thru sweat.

A sports drink without sodium is effectively a soft drink.


--

The house of the burning beet-Alan

A man in line at the bank kept falling over...when he got to a teller he
asked for his balance.

Pringles CheezUms wrote:
> I am looking for a sports drink (gatorade, etc.) but the trick is it
> needs to be without sodium since I recently found out I have high blood
> pressure.
> But I'd like to drink something for when excercising or dancing or
> working in the yard or whatever I do to sweat a lot.
> Is there a sodium-free sports drink?

Water.

Iced tea.

But really, water's your best bet.

Serene

Serene wrote:
> Pringles CheezUms wrote:
>> I am looking for a sports drink (gatorade, etc.) but the trick is it
>> needs to be without sodium since I recently found out I have high
>> blood pressure.
>> But I'd like to drink something for when excercising or dancing or
>> working in the yard or whatever I do to sweat a lot.
>> Is there a sodium-free sports drink?
>
> Water.
>
> Iced tea.
>
> But really, water's your best bet.
>
> Serene
>
I don't understand "sports drinks". Agreed, Serene, water is best. I love
iced water. Tea, only hot.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>
>> But really, water's your best bet.
>>
>> Serene
>>
> I don't understand "sports drinks". Agreed, Serene, water is best. I
> love
> iced water. Tea, only hot.
>
> Jill

My wife is on a sodium restricted diet for medical reasons. Her doctor
recommends sports drinks in the summer in spite of the sodium. The drinks
replace lost electrolytes, water does not, and this can be critical in some
people. We learned that when I took my wife to the ER and yes, she had been
drinking plenty of water. YMMV

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>>
>>> But really, water's your best bet.
>>>
>>> Serene
>>>
>> I don't understand "sports drinks". Agreed, Serene, water is best.
>> I love
>> iced water. Tea, only hot.
>>
>> Jill
>
> My wife is on a sodium restricted diet for medical reasons. Her
> doctor recommends sports drinks in the summer in spite of the sodium.
> The drinks replace lost electrolytes, water does not, and this can be
> critical in some people. We learned that when I took my wife to the
> ER and yes, she had been drinking plenty of water. YMMV

Okay, medical reasons aside I had a doctor tell me to drink Pedialyte
once when I became dehydrated due to illness.

Jill

On 2008-05-01, jmcquown > wrote:

> Okay, medical reasons aside I had a doctor tell me to drink Pedialyte
> once when I became dehydrated due to illness.

Now, weren't we just talking about how hot it is where you live? OK. You
sweat, you lose water and salt and electrolytes. There ya' go. Sports
drinks!

I also suffered from a stomach flu that turned me into an aquaduct. I had
to keep some salt and electrolytes in me. Gatorade has all the same
ingredients as pedialyte at about 1/3 the cost (look for sales).

nb

notbob wrote:
> On 2008-05-01, jmcquown > wrote:
>
>> Okay, medical reasons aside I had a doctor tell me to drink
>> Pedialyte once when I became dehydrated due to illness.
>
> Now, weren't we just talking about how hot it is where you live? OK.
> You sweat, you lose water and salt and electrolytes. There ya' go.
> Sports drinks!
>
Sodium isn't a problem for me. I can't stand sweet drinks and anyone who
tries to tell me Gatorade or whatever isn't sweet, I'll make them eat my
tinfoil hat!

> I also suffered from a stomach flu that turned me into an aquaduct.
> I had to keep some salt and electrolytes in me. Gatorade has all the
> same ingredients as pedialyte at about 1/3 the cost (look for sales).
>
> nb

I just drink water. Lots of it

Jill

On 2008-05-01, jmcquown > wrote:


> tries to tell me Gatorade or whatever isn't sweet, I'll make them eat my
> tinfoil hat!

Not me. Granted, Gatorade is sweet. Fortunately, I like that.

> I just drink water. Lots of it

So do I, usually, but this case was severe. I was becoming light headed and
had chills and other symptons of low salts/electrolytes. Sometimes, plain
water just isn't enough.

nb

"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote

> My wife is on a sodium restricted diet for medical reasons. Her doctor
> recommends sports drinks in the summer in spite of the sodium. The drinks
> replace lost electrolytes, water does not, and this can be critical in
> some people. We learned that when I took my wife to the ER and yes, she
> had been drinking plenty of water. YMMV

Same for Don on the Doc. He's to drink 1/2 strenght gatoraide in hot
weather. We just budget in the sodium.

notbob wrote:

> I also suffered from a stomach flu that turned me into an aquaduct. I had
> to keep some salt and electrolytes in me. Gatorade has all the same
> ingredients as pedialyte at about 1/3 the cost (look for sales).
>
> nb

Pedialyte has less sugar than gatorade.

On 2008-05-01, Goomba38 > wrote:
> notbob wrote:
>
>> I also suffered from a stomach flu that turned me into an aquaduct. I had
>> to keep some salt and electrolytes in me. Gatorade has all the same
>> ingredients as pedialyte at about 1/3 the cost (look for sales).
>>
>> nb
>
> Pedialyte has less sugar than gatorade.

I get it. Pay more for less. It's the American way!

nb

notbob wrote:
> On 2008-05-01, Goomba38 > wrote:
>> notbob wrote:
>>
>>> I also suffered from a stomach flu that turned me into an aquaduct. I had
>>> to keep some salt and electrolytes in me. Gatorade has all the same
>>> ingredients as pedialyte at about 1/3 the cost (look for sales).
>>>
>>> nb
>> Pedialyte has less sugar than gatorade.
>
> I get it. Pay more for less. It's the American way!
>
> nb

LOL, well yeah, sort of.
Pedialyte also contains more K+ and NA+

jmcquown wrote:

>
> I don't understand "sports drinks". Agreed, Serene, water is best. I love
> iced water. Tea, only hot.

I don't understand them either. I try to do 15-20 miles a day on my bicycle,
weather permitting. I take water with me. I do a lot ot yard work and when I
get thirsty I drink water.

notbob wrote:

> Not me. Granted, Gatorade is sweet. Fortunately, I like that.
>

It's the weird taste that I don't like.

>
> > I just drink water. Lots of it
>
> So do I, usually, but this case was severe. I was becoming light headed and
> had chills and other symptons of low salts/electrolytes. Sometimes, plain
> water just isn't enough.

Back in the early 70s I had a summer job in an alloy plant. There were salt pill
dispensers in the furnace rooms and anywhere else where there was extreme heat.
I learned to love those pills on hot summer days, but had to learn to wash them
down with just a little bit of water. In fact, I learned to recognize when I
needed salt. Sometimes I find myself looking longingly at a salt shaker and
crave a lick of salt. When you need salt, it tastes really good.

jmcquown wrote:
> notbob wrote:
>> On 2008-05-01, jmcquown > wrote:
>>
>>> Okay, medical reasons aside I had a doctor tell me to drink
>>> Pedialyte once when I became dehydrated due to illness.
>> Now, weren't we just talking about how hot it is where you live? OK.
>> You sweat, you lose water and salt and electrolytes. There ya' go.
>> Sports drinks!
>>
> Sodium isn't a problem for me. I can't stand sweet drinks and anyone who
> tries to tell me Gatorade or whatever isn't sweet, I'll make them eat my
> tinfoil hat!
>
>> I also suffered from a stomach flu that turned me into an aquaduct.
>> I had to keep some salt and electrolytes in me. Gatorade has all the
>> same ingredients as pedialyte at about 1/3 the cost (look for sales).
>>
>> nb
>
> I just drink water. Lots of it
>
> Jill
>
>

You should drink a lot of water to offset the dehydration from all of
that alcohol you drink.

-dk

On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:01:46 -0600, Pringles CheezUms
> wrote:

>But I'd like to drink something for when excercising or dancing or
>working in the yard or whatever I do to sweat a lot.

Sports drinks are full of sodium. I would stick with plain water. If
you feel like you need a little something extra, mix about one part
orange juice to three parts water.

Tara