I’m a fan of “Arbeitsschutzgetränk” (literally “work safety drink”).
It’s the stuff workers in steel mills get, to prevent dehydration when working close to the furnace.
They need to drink 2 gallons of that per day, during their entire working life. So I trust that it’s formulated right.approved by the German metal-workers Union 👍
Could this be the Elotrans killer?
So, obviously that’s crazy and we’re all here to dunk on this person.
But also, I want everyone to know that Gatorade sells their product as a powder as well. One container of powder makes something like 24 bottles of Gatorade. It’s super cheap, and way more environmentally friendly. Thank you for your attention
I bet the horse one has a quarter of the sugar though.
it says NO SUGARS
Gatorade isn’t actually a good source of electrolytes though.
It’s sugar and pinch of salt.
However! There’s totally good electrolyte powders that are packed with the goods, and they’re not much pricier.
Also, sour patch kids have a weird ingredient in the coating that most electrolyte stuff doesn’t have. Potassiumsomething something, irrc?
If you’re super dehydrated while drinking a fuckload of water, stick some of them under your tongue
but it’s got what plants crave
Also, sour patch kids have a weird ingredient in the coating that most electrolyte stuff doesn’t have. Potassiumsomething something, irrc?
Probably you’re referring to tartaric acid, potassium bitartrate. It’s added to candy to stabilize invert sugars, keeping them from crystallizing. You can buy it in powder form, usually called cream of tartar.
I don’t know what it does for hydration, but I suppose it would help top up potassium levels.
Everybody is just walking straight past the fact that capitalism has cucked us all badly enough that we’re discussing the merits of drinking livestock products to save a few bucks?
Using horse dewormer topically is a popular home treatment for rosacea because it has the same active ingredient as a prescription cream (Soolantra), but the cream is ~$700/mo.
There are so many frugal “life-hacks” that involve a trip to your local feed store.
Yep - that’d fall squarely into the discussing the merits of drinking livestock products to save a few bucks bucket. Thanks for volunteering to demonstrate my point.
I was agreeing with you and providing another example
And then Americans will call you a fucking stupid fucking idiot for having the audacity to point it out.
Enjoy your pig slop, America.
Horse paste is good against covid, horse electrolytes are good against hangovers, what else is the horse industry hiding? Oh yeah, apparently horse tranquilizers whip ass too.
What if I want to whip the llama’s ass though?
You’ll need to get WinAmp installed then my friend.
I’ve read somewhere that horse mats made out of rubber are pretty good flooring for home gyms and cheaper than something marketed towards gym use.
If it can take the full weight of a horse standing on it with its small hoofs, then it should have no issues with any weight you might drop on them during lifting.
Big Horse is at it again.
I just nab one of these bad boys every few years. Don’t fall for big-electrolyte’s propaganda
Bonus follow up:
I worked at an animal feed plant once upon a time. It was all people-food grade ingredients, but the factory and equipment were not exactly maintained at the level you’d like to hope for your normal packaged food.
That said, I’m pretty sure everyone there had this place on their “shit hits the fan” list as a way to pick up months worth of calories in an emergency.
I can’t speak to animal food, but I know plenty of folks that are too poor for insurance so when they get an infection they take fish amoxicillin. It’s dirt cheap and you don’t need a prescription.
I don’t recommend it because it contributes to the issue with antibiotic resistant bacteria and I believe most people won’t take it right, but I’ve been that poor with an abscessed tooth. So I took it for a week to kill the infection and saved up to have that tooth yanked. Sometimes you’ve gotta do what you’ve gotta do to survive.
TIL. Thanks!
I mean, horses are mammals that sweat. It probably mostly works fine, but between lower stakes for the manufacturer, different dietary needs between taxonomic Orders, and our Rebel friend’s apparent decision-making, I think we’re pretty close to !insanepeoplefacebook@lemmy.world territory. I’m particularly concerned that the copper sulfate and manganese sulfate may not be where you’d like them.
And I’m constantly fighting the urge to break into a gallop.
I headbutted a guy for a carrot the other day. I don’t know what came over me.
You know this person uses Mane n Tail too.
I know you’re making a joke but mane n tail is safe for human use, it’s got a section for it on the bottle.
Oh I know, they’ve got to complete the horse care collection though.
I’ve got some electrolytes supposed to be taken while doing sport to fill up what you lose by sweating. And that shit does wonders when having a hangover, take one, wait 30 minutes, be absolutely fit again
Drink that BEFORE going to bed and you will not even have a hangover. You feel hungover because you are dehydrated. If you hydrate before being dehydrated you will not be dehydrated.
My stuff has caffeine in it, too, that wouldn’t be so helpful for sleeping, but otherwise you are right
Gatorlyte or pedialyte work the same way.
Not for the same cost per gram as good ol’ Horse Electrolyte™! Talk to your Ivermectin dealer today!
A few of the horses I cared for at the barn I used to work at refused eat those electrolytes in their grain, or drink it if I mixed it into their water.
If horses don’t really like it I can’t imagine humans fairing much better.
I get bulk electrolyte powder for my hangovers and it tastes like salty weirdness. That’s probably why every electrolyte drink has flavours and sugar to mask it.
That’s exactly the reason for the over-the-top flavorings. A while back I looked into making sports drinks myself and getting ingredients in bulk, and you’re basically drinking dissolved salt, saltpeter, and Epsom salt.
Yeah Gatorade was literally just a few professor types going “Hey you lose a bunch of salt and water through sweat and sugar through the exercise, maybe the best drink for athletes is something that replaces that?”
Wait until his wife leaves him for a horse…
Food and Drug regulatory standards
