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2 Popular & Healthy Energy Drink Recipes



Energy drinks help maintain your body’s balance of electrolytes, especially during or after periods of intensive physical activity. If you’re buying your Gatorade (or equivalent) at the store, then you should look closer to see that you’re paying an outrageous price for glorified, brightly colored sugar water with an overload of processed and refined sweeteners.

Conclusion: Make Your Own Electrolyte Drink with healthy ingredients.



Suggestions for healthy ingredients include: lemons, limes, oranges, salt, honey, water, coconut water, sugar, strawberries. All of these fall into the category of being a good source of electrolytes and/or providing great flavor for optimal enjoyment and refreshment.

The electrolytes in our bodies are basically calcium, sodium, potassium, magnesium chloride, hydrogen phosphate (a mineral) and hydrogen carbonate (a salt.) These electrolytes are vital for survival — not only could we not function if we didn’t have them, if we dilute them too much, it can lead to death by “water poisoning.” They regulate our nerve and muscle function, our hydration, the pH of our blood, rebuilding damaged tissue, and determining blood pressure.

You’ll notice that these electrolytes can easily be provided by eating a balanced diet but humans will push their bodies, and during strenuous exercise you sweat, and when you sweat you’re losing electrolytes. There are also times that diet won’t suffice; many pregnant women find they need extra means of getting electrolytes, or when you’re ill.

Our popular Lay-Low Energy Drink calls for the following ingredients:

– 1/4 cup of freshly squeezed lime juice
– 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
– 1½ to 2 cups fresh water, depending on how strong you want the flavor
– 1/8 teaspoon of sea salt
– 2 tablespoons natural sugar or honey, to taste

The easy preparation instructions, and another recipe, are on the next page …

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