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Oral rehydration Solution

In the last issue of Talkabout fitness instructor Ingrid Cullen emphasized the benefits of keeping rehydrated. Some doctors and dieticians also recommend a recipe for an oral rehydration solution. If you’d like to try it, here’s the recipe (thanks to Simon Sadlier, dietician at the Albion Street Centre in Sydney, for the formula)

Oral Rehydration Formula

1 Litre Clean Water
20.0 g (4 teaspoon) Glucose (or table sugar)
3.5g (¾ teaspoon) Sodium Chloride (ordinary table salt)
2.5 g (½ teaspoon) Sodium Bicarbonate (Bicarb Soda)
1.5g (¼ teaspoon) Potassium Chloride (or use 1 Chlorvescent Tablet)

While we’re on the topic of mixing drinks. Anyone need a relatively cheap and easy weight gain formula? Here’s one recommended by Simon…

Basic Weight Gain Supplement Formula

1 Litre Full cream, low fat or skim milk
6 - 8 Tablespoons Skim Milk Powder

Take out about one cup of milk from the container (and use as normal). Add the powder to the container, seal and shake. This basic formula can be used on cereal, tea and coffee and used as a basic ingredient to make milkshakes and smoothies.