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WSJ is starting to prepare us for the water wars (lemmy.nz)

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[-] Reyali@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I read the article. I “love” that she raises that there are some health conditions that require you to drink less water, but doesn’t mention that some require you to drink more.

I have POTS-like dysautonomia. My water target, set by my cardiologist, is at least 100 oz a day. My salt target is 10 grams, so I also have 2–3 high-sodium electrolyte mixes a day, on top of a high-salt diet and salt pills as needed.

I “love” when people tell me electrolytes are a fad and I probably don’t actually need them. It’s great to know people may soon talk about my water consumption the same way! *eye roll*

[-] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Look at the comments, it's all boomers bitching about how they used to drink from a hose and they turned out fine.

[-] dubs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago

Which high-sodium electrolyte mixes and salt-pills do you use? I've got similar health issues, and have been looking for good drinks, but a lot of them have high-ish potassium rates, which I'm trying to avoid.

(feel free to PM me if you don't want to share too much publicly)

[-] Reyali@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Potassium is often used because it buffers the sodium in a way that makes it easier on your stomach. For salt pills, I will only use Vitassium, but that does have potassium. Straight salt tablets are cheap, but they’ve made me extremely sick before.

As for mixes, whew, I have a long list of what I’ve tried! I’ll share the two brands I actively use, but I can dig up the review list of about a dozen things I sent a friend, if you want it.

LMNT is my favorite (1000 mg per 16–32 oz). (They have a referral program that will give a new customer a free sample pack and me a free box, so if you are interested and willing, I’d love to send you a link.) They have a lot of common flavors but have a lot of more unusual ones too. I know a number of people like their mango chili flavor because it’s different and not all sweet (I was not a fan). I actually love their chocolate one iced cold; sounds gross and not for everyone, but I’m glad I took my friend’s suggestion to try it!

IQ Mix is the other one I’m using (500 mg per 16 oz). I wanted a piña colada flavor, and it was the one I settled on. Their other flavors were fine, but I had my heart set on the one. It includes lion’s mane and some other things so it’s not for everyone, but I just like it for the sodium and flavor.

I’m more than happy to share more, but it might be overwhelming, lol.

[-] dubs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Thanks, that's helpful. Feel free to PM me that link. And feel free to share more! I love trying new things, so I'm totally down to try a bunch of different solutions.

It's been quite a journey for me, and it's been kind of frustrating that there's no go-to solution, because everyone has to find what that works for them. But I've been feeling a lot better since I started paying more attention, and I hope the same for you!

[-] djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 2 days ago

"water doesn't have any health benefit" has she heard about living?

[-] SmoothOperator@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

"Too much water" is what it says, which I guess is tautologically true

[-] vrek@programming.dev 11 points 2 days ago

Dihydrogenmonoxide is a dangerous chemical. Every murderer has had a detectable amount of it within their body at time of arrest.

[-] EmmiLime@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 days ago

I mean, they are right. After a long trip on my private jet, I usually climb a high area and then let my scales absorb water for half an hour. It really helps me with my hustle grindset.

[-] unmagical@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 days ago

Jokes on them, I carry a 1.5L bottle!

[-] Xoriff@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

well that didn't take long to go from "stop using the data center water for showers. Think of the poor tech billionaires" being a meme to being a realistic thing.

[-] ComradePedro@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 days ago

The point is even our most basic of needs like ingesting water needs to be turned into a transfer of wealth to the 1%. This WSJ reporter is basically saying you should consume your water through soda instead of normal, clean water, that it’s good enough, which is very much isn’t