Canteloupe Juice with Sea Salt, So Refreshing!

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Melons are so plentiful right now, so it's the perfect time for a sweet drink I first tried in Mexico. Fresh canteloupe juice with sea salt is an electrolyte drink that cannot compare with those prepared commercial concoctions. Canteloupe is loaded with potassium and some of the other electolyte minerals, and when sea salt is thrown in, the sodium/potassium balance allows for water to pass in and out of cells, carrying critical electrical impulses as it goes.

The body requires a delicate balance between the electrolyte minerals, especially sodium and potassium. Salts are formed in the body by the combination of acidic minerals with alkaline minerals. Alone these minerals could be death-dealing, but combined they neutralize one another and form salts that are not only beneficial, but necessary for life. If too much of our electrolyte-laden water of life leaves our bodies too quickly, as it sometimes does when we sweat too much, we can quickly become dehydrated. Replacing the water volume with plain water often does very little, as this electrolyte balance is what allows water to enter and leave the cells. Without enough sodium, water cannot enter the cells and remain there long enough to do its job. Without potassium, water cannot leave the cells to transfer from cell to cell. This is what allows for the huge market for electrolyte drinks. But, of course, these drinks are loaded with all kinds of food colorings and refined sweeteners, along with the electrolytes.

A warning about canteloupe and other high-potassium foods: If a person eats a lot of these foods and happens to be even a little deficient in sodium, it can produce severe sodium deficiencies, which can be very dangerous. Especially is this the case with a person who is sticking to a raw food diet and not getting all the sodium-based preservatives that goes into processed foods, for which sodium has received its underdeserved bad name. So enjoy canteloupe juice with sea salt in moderation :o)