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To: Howlin
It is my understanding that in heat like this, WATER ALONE is not enough; you must have something like Gatorade, etc., with that stuff in in -- what, I cannot remember now).

You need water, salt and some bananas. Sodium and potassium (electrolyte) depletion in your body will give you some killer headaches and cramps.

2,323 posted on 09/22/2005 2:11:16 PM PDT by Centurion2000
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To: Centurion2000

It can also cause fake heart attack symptoms. I had severe chest pains several years ago and went to the hospital. The tests showed that my K was very low so they gave me some of that and that fixed the problem for me.


2,486 posted on 09/22/2005 2:39:35 PM PDT by MamaB (mom to an angel)
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