my house has an under sink water filter, use that water in anything I drink, soooo much better
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I installed one of those with a separate mini faucet. I'll second the soooo much better.
I needed another hole in my SS sink for the faucet. One of the Greenlee tools for punching holes for conduit in electrical boxes worked like a champ.
same setup ive got, only downside is the filter cartridge is a few hundred bucks
Yikes! After my original cartridge became impossible to find, I found a reasonably priced refrigerator cartridge and changed my setup to use that cartridge. I think they're around $25. May need changing more often than a giant filter, but still.
when its time to replace ours I will pass this along
I remember seeing the ones our system uses for like $375, now its closer to $200 for 3
quite possibly more people are using filtered water because the rona is making it more expensive to go buy anything at the store causing the price to drop on filters
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Kinda late to this thread but look up Drip Drop hydration. We used it in the Army at Ft Campbell KY all the time when he had 12-15 ruck marches in 90°+ weather. Ive actually been using it all week at work too
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My wife found Ultima Replenisher. It uses stevia for sweetener instead of synthetic sweeteners, and contains almost as much sodium as Drip Drop.
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I cannot speak highly enough of the Trace Minerals products. Like JD I take a more diy approach and just add their electrolyte blend to my beverage of choice (OJ, body armor lyte, apple juice, chocolate milk, etc.). Great product
I also like the powders from cure hydration. They have 4x the electrolytes of a typical sports drink and are sweetened with coconut water. They are a little pricey but I believe it’s worth it. We only get 1 body after all.
If I know I will be aloft for many hours on a big climb I will typically take gel pouches with me in a pocket to help avoid bonking. Usually gu or honey stinger are my preference there.
I also like the powders from cure hydration. They have 4x the electrolytes of a typical sports drink and are sweetened with coconut water. They are a little pricey but I believe it’s worth it. We only get 1 body after all.
If I know I will be aloft for many hours on a big climb I will typically take gel pouches with me in a pocket to help avoid bonking. Usually gu or honey stinger are my preference there.
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These are two brands of hydration powders you can buy on Amazon that are wayy better than Gatorade, Body Armor, etc.
These are the only two im familiar with but im sure theres a hundred just like it. I tend to lean towards drip drop because of taste
These are the only two im familiar with but im sure theres a hundred just like it. I tend to lean towards drip drop because of taste
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Just a heads up liquid IV is a super good deal at costco.
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Haha you guys are gonna bankrupt me! You keep posting cool looking products and I jump on amazon and buy some,, I think after I use them all up I’ll go with jeffgu and jd’s suggestions though, looks much more affordable!
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Here’s another option for the diy crowd. This one rides in my truck. Will add a little to whatever drink/water I have on hand in a pinch. It’s pretty much straight potassium chloride.
I’m thinking most adults should be taking a magnesium supplement anyways.
Insane what a deficiency will do to a person, and it’s not easy to get enough from diet alone.
It’s done a lot for me around mood, energy, and sleep quality.
Crimsonking
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I’m curious how you mean?
Modern magnesium deficiency comes from the way we’ve abused the soil. There just isn’t much there for the plants to take up and store.
Magnesium and all of the other minerals are still available in foods nonetheless; it is a requirement for their growth. Big ag has done a number on ruining both nutritional quality and soil health in the quest for greater production and profits, this is true. So don't support it! It is not the only choice.
That said, the biggest nutritional void is not in the growing, it is in the processing and the crap people choose to eat. You can only blame the manufacturers up to a point. It is your choice on what you buy and, in doing so, support.
That said, the biggest nutritional void is not in the growing, it is in the processing and the crap people choose to eat. You can only blame the manufacturers up to a point. It is your choice on what you buy and, in doing so, support.
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Sounds like a crappy experience.
