Atkins Diet & Exercise: Endurance Athletes & Electrolytes

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In this third video of my exercise series, I detail one of the more important questions to those who exercise on the Atkins Diet -- how to stay hydrated while exercise. The easy answer is drink water, but on a hot day while sweating that is not always the best answer as one loses key minerals, like Sodium, Potassium, and other electrolytes. Non-low carbers have it easy as they can turn to any readily available Electrolyte replacement drink, like Gatorade or Powerade. Even those that recognize the need for protein like Accelerade, combine with 4x as much carbohydrates than protein. Here is the home-made low carb Gatorade recipe: Artificial Sweetener equivalent of 10 tbs. sugar (5/8 cups or 120 grams) 3/4ths tsp Morton Lite salt (4.2 grams) 1 package of unsweetened Koolade mix for flavor 2 liters Water Commercial Low Carb Electrolyte Replacements: Tablets: Hammer Endurolytes - http://www.e-caps.com/za/HNT?PAGE=PRODUCT&PROD.ID=4037 Succeed! S Caps - http://www.succeedscaps.com/main_scaps.html Drinks Ultima Replenisher - Ultima Replenisher is a natural sports drink with zero sugar. It contains a full complement of electrolytes, not just a ton of sodium. Ultima also contains complex carbs for energy, water-soluble vitamins and vitamin enhancers for day-to-day health maintenance, and antioxidants to protect body systems from free radicals (toxins). Ultima uses no artificial colors, flavors or sweeteners. Sweetened with Stevia. Emergen-C Lite by Alacer This delicious natural citrus flavored drink boasts eight times more potassium than Gatorade, plus 25 different electrolytes, vitamin C, and B vitamins. Each effervescent serving features 1,000 mg of vitamin C plus valuable minerals and electrolytes as part of an advanced ascorbate complex. No sugars, no calories. Not recommended: Gatorade G2 Dr Stephen Phinney noted the importance of Sodium and Potassium in his study. (http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/1/1/2) Note: photos from my running of the 2007 Des Moines Marathon are at the conclusion of the video. I used Ultima Replenisher as my electrolyte replacement during that race.

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Uploaded: February 2nd, 2008 @ 9:50 am
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