[at-l] re: gatorade, was Salt Tabs

[jbkramer@afn.org (Bryan Kramer)]

I've had a doctor tell me that, he suggested drinking it diluted 1:1
when you have the flu or other disease which dehydrates you. Especially
for kids.

Bryan

> 
> A former rowing coach of mine who studied athletic physiology 
> told me that Gatorade is about 2x as strong as it should be.  
> Apparently the body needs a LOT of fluid to process all the 
> minerals and salts in Gatorade, so it will actually dehydrate 
> you unless you drink water with it.  She recommended making 
> it with the powder at 1/2 strength.  Some flavors are 
> horrible at half strength, and some are much better.  The 
> orange seems to taste good to me at any strength.