Did you know that during the Pacific War, coconut water (taken straight from a coconut) was given as emergency blood plasma transfusions to wounded soldiers?
Yes, and coconut water has nearly the same electrolyte balance as our blood plasma making it a superior hydrator of the body. We can not emphasize enough how important it is to pre-hydrate and re-hydrate the body when using the sauna.
You can create your own gatorade. Just add lime and seasalt to water. It will hydrate you better than water alone.
Hydrating helps the body in many ways, but we often find when people are faint it is because:
- They’ve probably been in the sauna too long for their level of stamina and health.
- They really need to drink water, water with lime and salt and/or coconut water.
Enjoy!