Water is great. But you'll DIE if it's all you drink.
The condition is called HYPONATREMIA. "Water Drunkenness" is another common name.
Your body is a delicate balance of electrolytes. If that balance is upset, you get all manner of problems including Cardiac Dysrhythmias.
Dissolve a cup of salt in a 5 gallon bucket of water.
Measure the salinity level.
Poke a small hole in the side of the bucket.
As the level drops, replace with straight water.
Measure saline levels throughout experiment.
What would you notice???
Same thing happens to YOU.
Water is good, but if you are working or not eating regularly, you will hit a point where you are sweating as much as you are drinking with no relief.
This is due to a term known as TONIC. (hyper/hypo) and is an hour long lecture on cellular permiability of body fluids.
Short class.......
Your body is "FULL" of water and cannot retain what you're drinking due to low sodium and other electrolytes. The result is more sweating and the loss of more sodium and electrolytes through the sweat.
Then the problem just snowballs, worsening until the electrolytes are replenished. (Usually with 2 REALLY BIG NEEDLES and IV therapy)
Yes, Gatorade and the like do work. And it's important that you use these tools to protect yourself from heat injuries. And DEATH. _________________ --------------------
"MedicineMan"
"If they come in the morning, I'll be right here."
-Mitch Walking Elk
"MILITIA - The original HOMELAND DEFENSE!!!"
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Hey it was more then a good post,you FAT-ASSES,BEER-GUTS,and HAMHOCK consuming fair-weather Patriots out there(i'm including myself just 2shut u more sensitive bitches up)WILL someday be ingaged in efforts that call for a lot of moving ,running,fighting..or in our case HIDING!
Your way of life is essentialy over,no more raiding the fridge for whatever strikes your fancy sucking down gallons of Artificial-flavored colored water(SODA..DUUH!)your out in the boonies now.And like most folks who think they S__t don't stink you vowed when the time came to muster to the "Call to Arms" horn was blown you'd change your eating and drinking habits right then and there...tisk..tisk..my friend you waited too long ,your firing on all cylinders now and your body needs a good Balance of Protiens,Vitamins,and Minerals...Water too!....But don't over do it!!
There's more to survival then just guns.
REMEBER THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT YOU GOT..IS YOU!!
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