Gatorade (only slightly OT)

On Jun 3, 3:42*pm, Martin Gregorie
wrote:
On Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:20:09 -0700, Tony wrote:
On Jun 3, 4:08*pm, Martin Gregorie
wrote:
With summer, season of heat, dehydration and cramps, nearly here I have
a question:

Does anybody know where I can buy powdered Gatorade in the UK -
preferably lemon/lime flavour in 521g (18.4 oz) jars.

Failing that, does anybody have a recipe for an acceptable substitute?

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martin@ * | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
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I did the powdered gatorade thing last weekend in my camelbak and didnt
really like it. *maybe we got the mixture wrong or something but
gatorade and other sports drinks tend to leave me with a dry mouth, i
think it must be all the extra sugar they add. *i've also tried lemon
juice and a bit of sugar added to my water before as i heard that was a
good electrolyte replacer. *i think i will just stick with plain ole
water for now.

I haven't noticed the dry mouth, but I agree with you about orange
flavoured Gatorade - that's why I mentioned lemon/lime flavour.

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martin@ * | Martin Gregorie
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I don't know if it's available on your side of the pond, but many
athletes are switching to an electrolyte replacement like "pedialyte"
which has less sugar than the sports drinks. http://pedialyte.com/products..aspx?section=1.

Craig

I'm not a nutritionist, but a couple of things that I've learned from
studying this topic myself:

1) Straight-up sugar (sucrose) isn't what you're looking for, its
glucose that's more important.

2) Salt is a good thing; not necessarily a lot, but some. Sweat
contains a fair amount of salts, and the medical folks I've talked to
say that you should try to replace some of the lost salt to prevent
Hyponatremia (here's an article on the subject and endurance sports,
which seems appropriate for us: http://www.rice.edu/~jenky/sports/salt.html)

3) As mentioned, Pedialyte is nice because its formulated for kids
with an eye towards avoiding excess sugar. IMHO, Gatorade's recent
reformulations have been aimed more at competing with soft-drinks than
as a way to improve the performance or bodily function of athletes.

I find that straight Gatorade (or other sports drinks) is too strong,
and can lead to nausea - especially if I start the flight already
hydrated. Instead, I use a ~30/70 to 50/50 mix of Water and Gatorade
or Pedialyte-type drink. I vary the concentration based on the
temperature an sunlight at my flying location (more of the Gatorade/
Pedialyte solution if I expect to sweat more or be exposed to longer
periods of intense sunshine). If I use something like Pedialyte that
is lower in carbs, I make sure to bring slightly more food along in
the cockpit. I prefer granola bars with fruit and nuts in them to
provide complex sugars, carbs, and protein; and I comparison-shop to
find the ones that are lower in sugar (hint: chewy/moist bars don't
often make the grade). I also like a handful of Almonds from time to
time (Blue Diamond Oven Roasted with Sea-Salt, or Emerald Nuts Cocoa
Roasted - they are are surprisingly healthy and not high in sugar).
Another reason I like nuts or the "drier" granola bars is because they
encourage me to drink some fluids to wash my mouth out afterwards
(drinking is all too easy to forget, especially when flying a
competition or trying to make a goal). I try to eat something roughly
every 2 - 3 hours, to keep my system on an even keel.

Enjoy,

--Noel

On Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:08:53 -0700, Craig wrote:

I don't know if it's available on your side of the pond, but many
athletes are switching to an electrolyte replacement like "pedialyte"
which has less sugar than the sports drinks.
http://pedialyte.com/products.aspx?section=1.

It is - from Amazon of all places!

It also appears that Boots and heaps of other places sell Dioralyte,
which seems to be pretty much a me-too since its sold as sachets of
powder.


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martin@ | Martin Gregorie
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On Jun 3, 2:08*pm, Martin Gregorie
wrote:
With summer, season of heat, dehydration and cramps, nearly here I have a
question:

Does anybody know where I can buy powdered Gatorade in the UK -
preferably lemon/lime flavour in 521g (18.4 oz) jars.

Failing that, does anybody have a recipe for an acceptable substitute?

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martin@ * | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org * * * |

I been using "Smar****er". It contains electrolytes, distilled water
and not much else. I am not sure if it is much better than plain
water but maybe?? . 6PK

You dont need potassium- sweat losses are all sodium, Oral rehydration
solutions are for treating severe vomiting and diarrhea, and even then
it is little ones more at risk. Adults have large reserves. You don't
have to put the salt in the drink either. Foods can contain plenty of
sodium, and usually do.

Drink what tastes refreshing to you. I find plenty of ice is most
important.

Mark (plays a doctor like on tv)

On Jun 3, 11:15*pm, Mark Jardini wrote:
You dont need potassium- sweat losses are all sodium, Oral rehydration
solutions are for treating severe vomiting and diarrhea, and even then
it is little ones more at risk. Adults have large reserves. You don't
have to put the salt in the drink either. Foods can contain plenty of
sodium, and usually do.

Drink what tastes refreshing to you. I find plenty of ice is most
important.

Mark (plays a doctor like on tv)

Mark,
there is a theory that has been getting stronger over the last 30
years that we are all getting 3 to 4 times the salt we should have and
1/2 to 3/4 of the potassium. With that in mind I'm not going to add
salt to anything and I'm looking for potassium. That's just what seems
to be working for me, I feel great with that combination and less good
with water only.

Brian

brianDG303 wrote:
On Jun 3, 11:15 pm, Mark Jardini wrote:
You dont need potassium- sweat losses are all sodium, Oral rehydration
solutions are for treating severe vomiting and diarrhea, and even then
it is little ones more at risk. Adults have large reserves. You don't
have to put the salt in the drink either. Foods can contain plenty of
sodium, and usually do.

Drink what tastes refreshing to you. I find plenty of ice is most
important.

Mark (plays a doctor like on tv)

Mark,
there is a theory that has been getting stronger over the last 30
years that we are all getting 3 to 4 times the salt we should have and
1/2 to 3/4 of the potassium. With that in mind I'm not going to add
salt to anything and I'm looking for potassium. That's just what seems
to be working for me, I feel great with that combination and less good
with water only.

Brian

Seems like a vicious circle in some ways: processed food is over-salted.
People put on weight. Their BP goes up. The doc prescribes a diuretic as
a mild BP reducer.
The diuretic promotes peeing. Peeing discards potassium.
So now they are Ka deficient.
The doc advises bananas - rich in Ka.
Bananas are fattening....
And so on.

:-)

Brian W

On Jun 4, 12:08*am, Martin Gregorie
wrote:
With summer, season of heat, dehydration and cramps, nearly here I have a
question:

Does anybody know where I can buy powdered Gatorade in the UK -
preferably lemon/lime flavour in 521g (18.4 oz) jars.

Failing that, does anybody have a recipe for an acceptable substitute?

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martin@ * | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org * * * |

Isostar, available in lemon flavour.

On Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:08:51 +0000, Martin Gregorie wrote:

Rather late in the day I followed up a hunch and found a UK source of The
Real Stuff (TM). At least one seller on eBay UK offers it at the 'Buy It
Now' price of £17.45 incl postage for two 521g jars of powdered Gatorade.


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martin@ | Martin Gregorie
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