Ibuprofen and now Gatoraid - what is a hiker to do ?

Looks like another search for Dougs homemade electrolyte may be in order

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/13/b...inated-vegetable-oil.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

Or just follow the "everything in moderation" process and not worry about it.

peakbagger said:

Looks like another search for Dougs homemade electrolyte may be in order

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An excuse for another shameless plug: The following should save you the search.

The primary thread is http://www.vftt.org/forums/showthread.php?4914-Long-distance-nutrition with the recipe in http://www.vftt.org/forums/showthread.php?4914-Long-distance-nutrition&p=54650&viewfull=1#post54650 (post #21).

There are some other relevant threads: search for "morton lite salt electrolyte" (without the quotes).

Briefly, it is 1/4 tsp Morton Lite salt (half potassium chloride and half sodium chloride) and 1-5 tbsp of table sugar (sucrose) per liter of water. A minimal version uses just the Lite salt. See the above thread for details.

Doug

peakbagger said:

Looks like another search for Dougs homemade electrolyte may be in order
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I've become a big fan of his recipe. I throw in a wedge of Lime.