Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  Sports drinks
For some reason, parents irrationally believe sports drinks are healthy because they contain the word "sports." Didn't they notice the neon green artificial coloring? sports drinks are, in my opinion, a nutritional joke. Made from salt water, processed sweeteners and petrochemical coloring, many of their ingredients are actually harmful. Drinking water would be smarter, and feeding your child some healthy trace minerals would be even better. Low on potassium? Eat a banana.
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Craig Pepin-Donat
See book keywords and concepts |  In fact, Gatorade and other sports drinks are so popular that both sports teams and most individual athletes keep these drinks close by during competition to enhance performance. sports drinks were originally built on a strong foundation of scientific fact, a true breakthrough for enhancing athletic performance. From humble beginnings we now have a new generation of energy drinks with dozens of them designed to provide the body with artificial energy. These include Red Bull®, Rock Star, Bawls®, 180 Energy Drink®, Monster® and yes, even an energy drink called Cocaine. |
J. Douglas Bremner
See book keywords and concepts |  So-called "sports drinks" should be eliminated, since they are high in calories. Soda, juice, and energy and sports drinks contain empty calories that will make you fat; they also contain caffeine, which is addictive and makes you consume even more of those useless calories. If you are thirsty, drink water. Replacing sodas and juices with water will help you lose more than five pounds per year, solving the weight problems of most people. |
Mike Adams
See book keywords and concepts |  Sports drinks (artificial colors, big ripoff)
In the same category of "sports" products sold to suckers, you'll find those salty, neon-colored sports drinks. These sports drinks represent one of the worst ways you can spend dollars at the grocery store. They are made primarily of salt water colored with artificial colors. They provide virtually no nutrition, and are vastly overpriced based on the cost of their ingredients. |
Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews
See book keywords and concepts |  Flavored Sugar Drinks, sports drinks, Sweetened Tea
Don't fall into the trap of drinking your calories because clever advertising convinces you that you need to replenish your electrolytes. You won't get instantly smarter from "smart" water or faster from sports drinks or healthier from teas that have lots of artificial sweeteners or corn syrup. If you want to sweeten a beverage, use a teaspoon of honey or add x/% inch of 100 percent juice to your water or fresh brewed tea. |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  In fact, a study of 73,345 people aged two and up, published in The American journal of Preventive Medicine, demonstrated a stupendous boost in sweetened beverages such as soda, fruit mixes, fruit juices, and sports drinks from 1977 to 2001. The average person was downing 135 percent more calories from sweetened beverages, 38 percent fewer from milk, and taking in an extra 278 calories per day.
"Extensive research shows that consuming these soft drinks and fruit drinks increases weight gain in children and adults," says coauthor Dr. |
Andreas Moritz
See book keywords and concepts |  Soft drinks and sports drinks (high in fructose corn syrup and salt).
• Less than adequate amounts of water drunk each day.
• Negative responses to stress.
• Alcohol consumption.
• Unresolved conflicts (impairing digestion).
• Fear and other emotional upsets.
• Any other weakening influence.
Sleep Well—Lose Weight
By some estimates, Americans average about six hours of sleep per night. That may be enough for some, but not for the majority of people, especially for those concerned about their weight. |
Craig Pepin-Donat
See book keywords and concepts | | Sports drinks were originally built on a strong foundation of scientific fact, a true breakthrough for enhancing athletic performance. From humble beginnings we now have a new generation of energy drinks with dozens of them designed to provide the body with artificial energy. These include Red Bull®, Rock Star, Bawls®, 180 Energy Drink®, Monster® and yes, even an energy drink called Cocaine. Guzzling these synthetic concoctions is the perfect solution if your goal is to create chemical imbalances in your body and brain. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
See book keywords and concepts |  Flavor companies are huge plants comprised of a small and elite group of skilled scientists ("food technologists" or "flavorists") who work in labs to find the right chemical balance in test tubes to give you the flavor of those french fries, and even the flavor in toothpastes, ice cream, breakfast cereals, chips, pet food, cookies, mouthwashes, antacids, soft drinks, sports drinks, bottled teas, wine coolers, all-natural juice drinks, organic soy drinks, beers, and malt liquors. These same plants manufacture the smells found in fine perfumes, as well as household products (e.g. |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
See book keywords and concepts | | Toxins from Beverages: 160,000
Pasteurized milk, soft drinks, diet colas, "energy" (highly caffeinated) drinks, sports drinks, juice concentrates, coffee, alcohol, refined sugars, artificial sweeteners, artificial coloring, etc.
Toxins from Air: 200,000
Fossil fuels, benzene, smoke, chemtrail residue, paint fumes, carpet out-gassing, pet dander, mold and mildew, dust mites, air fresheners, cleaning supplies, etc. |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | In fact, one by one, school districts around the country have been banishing soft drinks, if not sugary foods, from their premises, although some, we've been dismayed to discover, still allow sales of sugary sports drinks and fruit drinks, as well as potentially dangerous, artificially sweetened beverages.
But let's look at some of the outstanding wins. California, Maine,
Texas, Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Jersey, Connecticut, New York, and Tennessee all now have some kind of soda and/or candy restrictions in place in the schools, reports Gary Ruskin of Commercial Alert. | | Sugary sports drinks such as Gatorade and Powerade, erroneously called or considered "healthy drinks" by some nutritionally uneducated members of the press, will still be allowed. And potentially dangerous diet drinks also will be for sale. At press time, it was unclear whether or not sugary, calorie-filled fruit drinks would be offered.
Nonetheless, as Daynard declared, "This is the first major victory for the obesity litigation strategy. This would have not happened but for the threat of litigation. | | Americans Are Flat Out "Nutritionally Illiterate"
Other alarming developments are occurring while celebrities are pushing sugary, fatty foods: portion sizes are careening out of control; consumption of high-fructose-laden products is skyrocketing; soft drinks are being removed from schools only to be replaced by unnutritious diet drinks and sugary sports drinks, folks are grabbing meals or snacks on the run; and runaway unethical marketing continues unabated.
Most Americans are flat-out nutritionally naive. |
Andreas Moritz
See book keywords and concepts | | It is most likely that the following food items will make your arm muscle weak and further the growth of Candida: sugar, yeast or yeast-containing foods such as bread, cakes, biscuits; chocolate and other sweets; tomato ketchup, fruit (except banana), alcohol, Marmite, mushrooms, hard and blue cheeses; fermented products such as vinegar and fermented vegetables; coffee, tea, soft drinks, sports drinks; cigarettes or any other stimulant. You may also need to stop any hormone replacements, including the contraceptive pill and HRT, if applicable. |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | In fact, as cited previously, a growing body of scientific evidence is showing that sweet drinks of any kind—be they soda, sports drinks, or juices (especially those containing high-fructose corn syrup)—can play a role in the development of obesity and other health problems, especially in children.
"Juice is only minimally better than soda," says David Ludwig, M.D., Ph.D., a pediatric obesity specialist at Children's Hospital Boston. "All these beverages are largely the same. They are 100 percent sugar. |
Andreas Moritz
See book keywords and concepts | | It is true that beverages such as tea, coffee, wine, beer, soft drinks, sports drinks and juices contain water, but they also contain caffeine, alcohol, sugar, artificial sweeteners or other chemicals that act as strong dehydrators. The more of these beverages you consume, the more dehydrated your body becomes because the effects they create in the body are exactly opposite the ones that are produced by water. Beverages containing caffeine, for example, trigger stress responses that at first have strong diuretic effects, leading to increased urination. |
Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews
See book keywords and concepts | | You won't get instantly smarter from "smart" water or faster from sports drinks or healthier from teas that have lots of artificial sweeteners or corn syrup. If you want to sweeten a beverage, use a teaspoon of honey or add x/% inch of 100 percent juice to your water or fresh brewed tea. If you count it as a half a Flex (2 for 1), you can combine 4 ounces of any 100 percent SuperFoods juice to your water or tea. And unless you're out there exercising for more than 60 minutes doing cardiovascular, aerobic exercise on a regular basis, you generally don't need a sports drink. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  Stir in with your other favorite beverages: tea, sports drinks, etc. (it's not so good with coffee, however).
To use it topically, just add a teaspoon of water to a pinch of aloe vera flakes, then wait for it to reconstitute into a gel. Once it has partially solidified, you can spread it on a cut, scrape, burn or other minor wound for an instant healing effect (for serious wounds, of course, go visit the emergency room). Just remember: A little goes a long way.
Gel concentrate vs. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts | | Didn't they notice the neon green artificial coloring? sports drinks are, in my opinion, a nutritional joke. Made from salt water, processed sweeteners and petrochemical coloring, many of their ingredients are actually harmful. Drinking water would be smarter, and feeding your child some healthy trace minerals would be even better. Low on potassium? Eat a banana.
7. Cough syrup and over-the-counter medicines
Nearly all children's over-the-counter medicines contain multiple toxic substances such as chemical sweeteners, preservatives and additives. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  Gatorade: Crap sports drinks that contain artificial colors made from petrochemical derivatives.
Tropicana: A low-end fruit juice brand engaged in deceptive labeling for many of its products.
Quaker: This is perhaps the only tolerable brand in the PepsiCo portfolio. Oatmeal is essentially good for you, although instant oats and all the sugars found in many oatmeal products make it a rather high-glycemic food that's not recommended for most people (especially diabetics or obese people). | | This contamination factor, however, is true for all products stored in plastic bottles, not merely water. sports drinks, sodas, fruit drinks and even "healthy" smoothie drinks packaged in plastic all share a common risk of BPA contamination.
Bottled water vs. public water infrastructure
The widespread shift towards bottled water products is increasingly causing consumers to lose faith in public water infrastructure, which ultimately leads to public reluctance to support investment in public water supplies. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts | | Functions as nature's own "sports drink" for electrolyte balance, making common sports drinks obsolete.
Boosts cardiovascular performance and physical endurance.
Speeds recovery from injury or physical exertion.
Hydrates the skin, accelerates skin repair.
Truly, there is nothing else that compares to the medicinal potential of aloe vera. And yet most people only know about the topical applications of aloe vera gel. They think it's only good for sunburns. In reality, aloe vera is useful for both external and internal use. In this article, I'll discuss both. |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | As public health advocates, physicians, and nutrition experts warn us, if people don't start scaling back on portion sizes, quit downing sweet soda and sports drinks, and begin changing their sedentary, quickie-carb-eating patterns, our nation's already escalating obesity epidemic and diet-related health problems could intensify.
As we well know, it can be a challenge to make positive dietary changes, especially given that we're continually tempted by a barrage of persuasive ads, aggressive marketing, and even free samples of sugary or much-like-sugar foods. |
Marshall Editions
See book keywords and concepts |  NATUROPATHY
Diet: Drink one 8 oz glass of water every two hours to replenish fluids lost through sweating. sports drinks such as Gatorade® can be 4f!jl beneficial in replacing important electrolytes. Coconut milk is an ideal *K yjwr drink in a hot climate, in which people tend to perspire profusely, as it replaces sodium and liquid lost through sweating. It also replaces potassium and calcium, preventing the muscle cramps and weakness that can result from the loss of these minerals through heavy sweating. |
Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey
See book keywords and concepts |  This sodium concentration is similar to the upper limit of the sodium concentration found in sweat, but it is considerably higher than the sodium concentration of many commercially available sports drinks, which usually contain 10 to 25 mmol/L (60 to 150 mg/L).
Ingesting a beverage containing sodium not only promotes rapid fluid absorption in the small intestine but also allows the plasma sodium concentration to remain elevated during the rehydration period and helps to maintain thirst while delaying stimulation of urine production. | | It must be emphasized here that the addition of sodium and other electrolytes to sports drinks is to increase palatability, maintain thirst (and therefore promote drinking), prevent hyponatremia, and increase the rate of water uptake, rather than to replace the electrolyte losses through sweating. Replacement of the electrolytes lost in sweat can normally wait until the postexercise recovery period.
1. | | The ideal drink for fluid and energy replacement during exercise is one that tastes good to the athlete, does not causes gastrointestinal discomfort when consumed in large volumes, is rapidly emptied from the stomach and absorbed in the intestine, and provides energy in the form of carbohydrate. sports drinks typically have three main ingredients: water, carbohydrate, and sodium. The water and carbohydrate provide fluid and energy, respectively, and sodium is included to aid water absorption and retention. | | In the world of sport, athletes consume carbohydrate during exercise using a variety of foods and drinks and a variety of feeding schedules. sports drinks (commercial solutions providing 4% to 8% carbohydrate? to 8 g carbohydrate/100 ml—electrolytes and palatable flavors) are particularly valuable because these allow athletes to replace their fluid and carbohydrate needs simultaneously. |
KC Craichy
See book keywords and concepts |  Limit fruit juices, sports drinks, and alcohol. Fruit juice and sports drinks can increase insulin levels, histamine production, and cause asthma in children, while alcohol dehydrates the body. NX/hen you urinate after drinking an alcoholic beverage, you can expel more water than what was initially contained in the alcoholic beverage. This means that on its way out, a beer is taking additional fluids and nutrients along with it. Avoid soft drinks and coffee. Toxic commercial beverages, such as soft drinks, are made from distilled water and phosphoric acid. |
Marshall Editions
See book keywords and concepts | | Continue drinking plenty of liquids such as water or sports drinks every 15 minutes. In general, avoid caffeine, hot drinks, and alcohol while in the heat or while exercising, as they keep you hot and contribute to dehydration.
Prevention: When in the sun or while exercising, wear light, loose clothing, such as cotton, so that sweat can evaporate. Better still, get clothing that is best suited to exercise in hot weather such as Coolmax® products, which wick away moisture from the body to keep temperatures low. Also wear a hat that provides shade and allows ventilation. |
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