The importance of electrolytes

July 10, 2006

OK- this isn't really directed to any of the discussions currently

going on but I have to share this. This is information (but I know it's

going to sound like I'm bragging)

I've just spent 2 days in the hay fields- 90+ temperatures, and over

100 degrees in the barns ( up in the mow stacking).

I pre loaded each day with 300mg/magnesium oxide/300 mg calcium, 1/2

teaspoon table salt and 10 oz. V 8 juice. Then I took a lliter of

gator aid with me.

We put in 800 bales - in the 3 barns we worked- I was in the peak of

the barns stacking - no air, and really really hot- over 100 degrees.

It takes about 40 minutes to unload a wagon (100 bales to the wagon)

2 people in the wagon, 3 in the mow. Bales are 40 lbs each.

There were 2 men up there with me - one my age one 20 years younger.

We were all just drenched with sweat and they both had to take a break

while I could keep going ( the bales do not stop coming off the

elevator). I have incredible stamina on my home made elctrolyte mix.

I know I'm staying better hydrated than my co-workers, even though we

are all drinking about the same and sweating the same.

Everyone wants to know how I can keep going when everyone else gets

dizzy, light headed and has to sit down....

I keep telling them what I pre-load with, and no one does it... They

look at me like I'm talking a foreign language - what's UP with

that???? Why don't people try this???

This convinces me that even healthy people do not take care of their

electrolyte balance -

and probably why the mineral/vit/salt therapies make people feel

better - if helathy people are depleted- imagine how depleted sick

people are.

Barb

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