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This article provides detailed recipes for making homemade electrolyte drinks, including specific measurements for sodium, potassium, and magnesium. It outlines how to prepare four popular flavors and offers tips for bulk preparation or measuring without a scale.
- Per serving: 2,500 mg sodium chloride, 385 mg potassium chloride, and 390 mg magnesium malate (or 265 mg di-magnesium malate) replicate LMNT's electrolyte ratio for a fraction of the cost.
- Scaling to 30 servings needs 75 g sodium chloride, 11.5 g potassium chloride, and 11.7 g magnesium malate, making bulk mixing practical.
- Four flavor variants (Citrus, Raspberry, Orange, Watermelon) use the same base electrolyte mix plus fresh juice or fruit.
- A kitchen scale gives the most accurate results, though rough teaspoon equivalents are offered for those without one.
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- New guidelines drop specific drink limits (like "one drink for women, two for men daily"), just vaguely urging people to drink less.
- The change comes despite growing evidence linking alcohol to cancer risk, which critics say the guidelines downplay or omit.
- Health experts see this as a retreat from clearer, more actionable public health advice compared to past editions.