Question:
Can anyone direct me to a professional
for nutrition & sports drink
info I'm having trouble with sports
drinks. I'm allergic to ascorbic
and citric acids: too much and I
get fever blisters and awful sores
in my mouth (things like too much
fruit juice or tomatoes can really
set me off). I tried Cytomax and
really liked the results during
training but after a race my mouth
is all messed up again, and the
label reads ascorbic and citric
acids.
I need a
safe substitute something without
the acids if that's possible? Maybe
milk or Starbucks or tea or maybe
I'll have to just stick with water?
Answer:
I get the same problem only no fever
blisters just, serious stomach problems.
Here has
been my solution:
Use natural
fruit nectors This is not easy to
find in most instances. Most are
fruit nectors that contain the preservatives
you have mentioned and with added
sugars.
The brand I have found that is natural
fruit nectors is Looza Fruit Nectors.
This is a foreign company but can
be found in some stores in certain
parts of the US. The nectors are
very strong concentrations and need
to be diluted with water. I also
add collodial minerals (best flavorless
collodial minerals is made by trace
minerals research ( www. traceminerals.com
) out of Troy UT.
Avoid nectors
such as cranberry or other strongly
acidic nectors they too can produce
the same reaction as the preservatives
you mentioned. The best seem to
be Peach Nector and Pear Nectors
i.e. lowest acidic levels. Also,
I always add Banana Nector to reduce
the acidity and provide a large
amount of Potium. I also add a small
amount of simple table salt for
long activities or high humidity
situations. This mixes very well
and, not that difficult to make
but, if you travel great
distances to triathlon it becomes
pretty much a problem unless you
haul your own nectors.
So far, I
have not found a sport drink product
that does not contain the preservatives
you mentioned if you do find one,
I'd appreciate an e-note with particulars.
Finally if that fails, you can always
make your own nector I have been
successful with making smoothies
with strawberries and bananas (or
just about any fruit for that matter)
It is very time consuming but does
work. So, you should concider buying
youself a smoothie making machine
and use real fruit. Again, if you
travel to do a triathlon taking
a smoothie machine becomes a real
pain as well.
If none of
that works do a search for drinks
designed for infants many do not
contain such preservatives but,
that search can take some time a
brand that seems to be preservative
free is called BioNature (I've never
used them but are supposed to be
preservative free). Almost forgot,
as for an after workout drink I
just saw a study that indicated
that chocolate milk works as well
as the more expensive protein drinks.
