The Truth About Sports Drinks

I’ve successfully treated thousands of patents over the years using a very simple philosophy – your body knows what’s best for it. That’s why whenever I finish one of my intense exercise workouts, nothing tastes better than pure, cold water – preferably at two degrees above freezing. No flavors… No fizz…  No colors… No additives… Just good ol’ fresh water. I don’t drink sports beverages like Gatorade and Powerade. And I don’t recommend them to the patients at my wellness clinic, either – even after strenuous game of tennis in the hot sun or long, hard round of golf in mid-July. I believe these so-called “sports drinks” do more harm than good for most people, and many studies back me up.1, 2, 3, 4 And nobody should drink these high-calorie, high-sodium drinks because they’ve seen their favorite football or basketball star do it. Most mainstream doctors will tell you nothing about the dangers of these drinks. Many will even talk about the benefits of their “electrolytes” – which means they help water travel among cells. For a start, drinking anything with chemical dyes troubles me. Do you really want to ingest something called Blue No. 1 and Yellow No. 5? These petroleum-based dyes have been linked to weakened immune systems and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. 5,6 But the biggest problem with sports drinks is that they’re loaded with sucrose and dextrose. A 20-ounc...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Tags: Nutrition chemical dyes hydration protein sports drinks sugar water Source Type: news