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Dignan, you might also want to look at salt--not sure how your salt consumption already is, so may not be an issue. But I run as well and I have to up my salt intake on my long run days to keep cramps at bay. I up both salt and water. For me anyway, low salt has more to do with muscle cramps than anything I've found.
Hi All,
I'm back in San Diego for a couple of weeks where I grew up and where I still have friends one of whom is getting married next week.
So I will be checking in now and then (using Mom's computer)
Thank you, Nak!Have fun on the Left Coast!
Sure. I left the door open. Seriously. Nobody locks their houses on Molokai. It's one of the things I love about it. People leave the keys in the car. It's a little bitty island. Who is going to steal anything and where could they go to get away if they did. Besides everybody knows everybody.Can I stay at your place on the island while you're gone? I could use a vacation!! :woot:
Thank you. I really think it's silly when people keep repeating stuff so often that it becomes accepted "wisdom" e.g. "If you wait until you are thirsty to drink water, you are already doing damage to your body on a cellular level." Horsepucky! If that were true, humanity would never have survived life on the savannah where the nearest water might be a half day walk away. Thirst is your heads up that it might be a good idea to start looking for water not the death knell for your cells. Mother Nature is not that stupid. Besides, all those prescriptions of X# of glasses/ounces/etc don't take into account body size, age, gender, activity level, climate conditions, etc. People just want a simplistic number handed to them.Thanks for the book link Aloha! This doesn't only apply to athletes--people keep hearing to drink LOTS of water, and I know so many people that say they drink over a gallon a day or more, and complain about being thirsty and having muscle cramps. Anyone who drinks too much can have the same problem. I had this problem after everyone said to drink a ton of water on topamax until my neuro finally told me to stop, or replace electrolytes, that too much water was flushing everything out of my system. Very helpful! You are very knowledgable (and well read, I might say ).