Marhsall, Renée and others, Gatorade was created to prevent dehydration during strenuous sports and improve performance. Perhaps someone on the list who knows a bit of chemistry can come up with a doable recipe based on the following Oral Rehydration Salt recipe.
In the 80s, as part of international disaster relief or humanitarian programs, oral rehydration packets were manufactured and distributed to people in areas where clean water wasn't readily available either because of a natural disaster or an armed conflict. People were dying of dehydration due to chronic diarrhea, especially the elderly and small children. The instructions called for boiling the water first and then adding the dose of Oral Rehydration Salts. The following simple formula for ORS is effective and is still being used: Sodium chloride (NaCl) 2.6 grams per liter Glucose, anhydrous (C6H12O6) 13.5 grams per liter Potassium chloride (KCl) 1.5 grams per liter Trisodium citrate, dihydrate (Na3C6H5O7.2H2O) 2.9 grams per liter That is just table salt, glucose (like honey, maple syrup, molases or sugar), salt substitute and citric acid mixed with drinking water. As Marshall mentioned in his post, just drink orange juice with a little sodium citrate or if nothing else is available and in a pinch I would drink orange soda that will certainly contain citric acid (trisodium citrate). Wishing you all a healthy New Year and with special thanks to you Mike. Carlene ** * ** *
