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can I use this to make an electrolyte beverage or is it a different kind of potassium I want?

most of the ones on the market are just sugar water

>> No.19648692

why not use regular salt

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>>19648692
Sodium is bad or something

>> No.19648725

Potassium chloride is fine for creating an electrolyte drink. It's not necessary but a small amount of sugar can help with rehydration and getting electrolytes though - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3605518/.. A small amount is something like 2-3g sugar and not what you get in sports drunks.

>> No.19648818

Potassium Chloride tastes like shit, I prefer Potassium Bitartrate (cream of tartar) in the following:
12 - 16oz water
1/2 tsp pink salt
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar

then, all you need is magnesium in the form of pills or add Mag sulfate (epsom salt) but you need a lot less Mg then you do Na & K
Supposedly the bitartrate is just as bioavailable as the chloride but it doesnt taste like licking a circuit board

>> No.19648840

>>19648295
I've done that for a while now, 1/4 fake salt 3/4 epsom salt. I mixed them in an old pill bottle and add a pinch to the gallon of water i keep my my desk.

>> No.19648851 [DELETED] 

>>19648692
That's part of it too, sodium is obvious but putting sodium with potassium will create an imbalance which can be worse than if you had no sodium at all

>> No.19648854

>>19648295
Potassium citrate, its a sour metallic taste bit much less strong than KCl, and the sour part will likely mesh much better with whatever else you're mixing in

>> No.19648858

>>19648692
That's part of it too, sodium is obvious but putting sodium without potassium will create an imbalance which can be worse than if you had no sodium at all

>> No.19648932

>>19648295
I always used the potassium salt substitute like nuSalt and it worked fine. I used Kool-aid for the flavoring. Don't listen to anyone saying skip the sugar. You need the sugar. Way cheaper than Gatorade.

>> No.19649179

>>19648295
Potassium bicarbonate actually tastes great. Works great as a spice. It's like nothing else

>> No.19649188

Personally I find the most important electrolyte for me is calcium. I get muscle spasms and cramps when it runs low. Not sure what the best way to add that is, I just drink milk now.

>> No.19649234

I use this recipe except i do half water half pineapple juice, no syrup or vinegar

https://eatbeautiful.net/homemade-electrolyte-powder-easy-natural-diy-sports-drink/#wprm-recipe-container-28671

>> No.19649383

>>19648818
Sounds good except for the vinegar. What function does it serve? Can it be substituted with something like lemon juice instead?

>> No.19649401

>>19649188
You can just take capsules for calcium. I do when I'm not getting enough from my diet. I also supplement magnesium via capsule and potassium via beverages made with potassium citrate.

>> No.19649494

>>19648692
Dont need salt need potassium

>> No.19650510

>>19648858
you lose a lot more sodium than potassium when sweating. drinking more potassium will only make that imbalance worse.

>>19648295
nigga just sprinkle a bit of salt in every glass of water you drink. you can't taste it but it's giving you what you need

>> No.19650559

>take the chemical literally used to stop people's hearts in lethal injections
>pour it all over your food because big pharma want you to blame all your health problems on salt instead of the precious American sugar/HFCS industry
I shiggity fucking diggity OP