#electrolyte drink

[morethansalad]

Mermaid Slush (Vegan-Adaptable)

[dogswithbeverages]

[ghostieliving]

Idea, electrolyte tablets you put in water but they look like fancy mini bathbombs

[irkajavasdream]

DIY Electrolyte Drink Ingredients • 2 cups water • 1/3 c lemon juice (cranberry or apple is fine easier in tummy) • 1/4 tsp real sea salt Himalayan salt, or Celtic sea salt • 1 Tbsp sugar Instructions • Everything into a jar with a lid and shake well to combine. This recipe fits perfect in a pint mason jar. • Store in the fridge up to a week.

[spreadcasts]

Bottoms up!

[lukaletsdrink-blog]

[potsiespoons]

(Images are pictures of a Gatorade bottle next to an off-brand Pedialyte bottle. The second image is a comparison of their nutrition facts.)

The following is a POTS PSA, brought to you by the Patients All About Better Beverages Society--aka a person who wants to make sure people know that there’s more than just Gatorade out there.

As you are probably aware, most POTS patients are told to add more salt and water to their diets. An increase in both sodium and fluids can help a POTS patient’s body function better. Because of this, doctors often recommend that their patients drink some sort of electrolyte beverage--most often recommending Gatorade.

According to Dysautonomia International, POTS patients need anywhere from to 2-3 liters of fluids per day and 3,000 mg to 10,000 mg of salt per day. These numbers are not small, especially that salt one. To fill that salty need, many patients have to do more than just add extra salt to the food they consume--many supplement with salt tablets and electrolyte drinks. Gatorade is the drink that I see most patients talk about, but the amount of sodium in Gatorade pales in comparison to the amount in a bottle of off-brand Pedialyte. 

For a 12 ounce serving, this particular bottle of Gatorade has 160 mg of sodium--for an 8 ounce serving, the off-brand Pedialyte has 240 mg. The off-brand Pedialyte also has more potassium (which helps to regulate fluids in the body), but fewer calories, carbohydrates, AND less sugar. 

I’m not a doctor. I have no idea how much sodium your body needs on a daily basis. But I do know that if you’re trying to get more sodium and less sugar, Gatorade might not be your best bet. I had no idea that a beverage designed for infants could potentially be better for POTS patients than a beverage designed for athletes until I picked it up and looked at that little bar on the side of the bottle. 

So, if you’re looking for an electrolyte drink that has more sodium and less sugar, check out Pedialyte (or the off-brand) next time you head to the grocery store. I think the prices are pretty comparable, and Pedialyte is also more readily available than some other beverages that are recommended to POTS patients (like Banana Bags). 

This PSA has been brought to you by the Patients All About Better Beverages Society (PAABBS), and I hope you will find the information contained herein to be helpful in some way. Please note that PAABBS is not a medical organization, nor is it subsidized by any beverage company, but believes that all patients should know that there are more electrolyte options out there. Thank you.

[msbeautifulketo-blog]

22 hrs into my 48 hr fast and I made my first snake juice. It isn't bad at all, just spicy lol. Btw, this is a drink to help with electrolytes when fasting.