Can someone explain why it’s good to hydrate with LMNTs (and other electrolyte packets) but we shouldn’t drink ocean water?
Just tried the unflavored version for first time and it tastes like … the ocean.
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Llama 3.2 3B:
Drinking ocean water is not recommended for several reasons:
1. **High salt content**: Seawater is approximately 3.5% salt, which is much higher than the recommended daily intake of salt for humans. Drinking large amounts of seawater can lead to an overload of sodium and chloride in the body, causing dehydration, nausea, vomiting, and even seizures or coma in extreme cases.
2. **Lack of freshwater ions**: Ocean water lacks essential freshwater ions, such as potassium, calcium, and magnesium, which are crucial for maintaining proper bodily functions. Drinking ocean water can disrupt the body's delicate ion balance, leading to muscle cramps, weakness, and other symptoms.
3. **Infectious organisms**: Ocean water can contain a variety of infectious organisms, including bacteria, viruses, and parasites. These pathogens can cause a range of illnesses, from mild gastrointestinal issues to life-threatening conditions like cholera or typhoid fever.
4. **Gastrointestinal problems**: Drinking ocean water can cause stomach upset, diarrhea, and abdominal pain due to the high salt content and the presence of other irritants.
5. **Electrolyte imbalance**: Drinking ocean water can lead to an electrolyte imbalance, which can cause muscle weakness, fatigue, and other symptoms.
It's worth noting that there have been cases where people have intentionally drunk seawater, often as a form of endurance test or a daredevil stunt. However, these individuals are typically healthy and in good physical condition, and they often drink small amounts of seawater as part of a controlled experiment.
In general, it's best to stick to drinking freshwater from trusted sources, such as municipal water supplies or bottled water, to avoid these potential health risks.
How much pee and poop are in the ocean? 😁
My wife asked me this question. I told her it’s prob fine if the water is clean but who knows what pollutants are in there
LMNT has maltodextrin. Should be avoided.
It's still not on their labels, either. I only just saw this whole controversy last night.
So many suppliers in the supplement industry are entirely unaware of carriers that go into certain ingredients, often times it is purely ignorance.
When called & asked it appears that the company would share that there is some maltodextrin which they claim falls under "natural flavors."
😂
That tells me they are full of shit.
If it's in the product, it needs to be listed on the facts panel either as an active ingredient or as part of the 'other ingredients'. Maltodextrin is processed enough to not qualify as a natural flavour. It's a cop-out. But this tends to be most of this industry.
But all along the supply chain it's basically obfuscation and ignorance, if not outright deceit.
Don't buy anything with Natural Flavors.
Can you guys link me more info?
Uh, I'm not sure this is readily discussed anywhere other than social media. Most companies are very litigious, so I would have to be open to dealing with that kind of shit if I was to publish something like this in a more official capacity.
What specific information are you looking for?
Just the chatter you were seeing
Ah, of course. This is what was served up to me:
I will add that I have run a supplement company for the last 15 years. Small, but I have learned more than enough about this industry. Behind closed doors, most companies are not testing things, not properly disclosing things, and/or just outright lying about what they are selling.
You could just get the unflavored variety, no?
Fahk
The unflavored may not. But I do recall I never subscribed to the hard push of LMNT because of carppy ingredient additives.
Try Salt of The Earth.
They’re on here, BTC-friendly and the product is 10x better than LMNT.
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Sounds good, will order now
Looks like LMNT is about 1/35th the amount of salt as seawater.
The rule against drinking ocean water is for long-term hydration. If you ingest excess salt, your body purges it by purging water. Seawater is about 3.5% salt. Saline used for human transfusion is about 0.9% salt and that's roughly the max rate at which your body can purge water. So if your drink 1 liter of seawater while your blood sodium is already balanced, you will need to pee or sweat about 3.5 liters of water. Obviously that's going to quickly lead to dehydration. A quick search says LMNT is 1 gram salt, or about 0.1% if added to a liter (kilogram) of water, so even if your blood sodium is fully balanced, your body will only need to purge about 10% of that liter. That allows you to hydrate while replenishing any salt you sweated out during exercise.
Exactly the type of answer I was hoping for, thank you.
Sometimes if I need extra hydration, or actually just remember to do it, I put a tiny bit of Celtic sea salt on my tongue and then drink a glass of water. So cheap and full of good benefits.
