And to go back to complicating it just a little, those metal salts (particularly sodium, calcium, potassium, and magnesium, plus iodine to make them all do their jobs) make your nervous system and endocrine system work. If the salts and fluids aren’t riding around the vascular system correctly, all sorts of automatic body processes start getting fucky. That’s dysautonomia, like in the name of that website.

I appreciate you asking. Excellent explainer here.

Friend, I feel like you might be living your life without the polestar light of Steve1989MREInfo. Please witness the sublime majesty of his important dullster content about decades-old drink mixes.

Dunno about OP, but the advent of Long COVID comes with a 5x increase in new diagnoses of POTS. Lotta new passengers on the electrolyte train. On high symptom days, I have a junkie-like relationship with calcium antacids and salt shakers.

Especially in a world of adult-marketed sippy cups, I respect your struggle. If it ever becomes too much, those would make charming additions to a mosaic.

The rim shape of glasses can have a surprising effect on how we perceive flavor and temperature even if it’s not bonking you in the teeth and drenching you.

Something about the hairs reminds me of historical Japanese depictions of the monk they call Hotei, a central figure in Buddhism.

Moon of enlightenment, from the series One hundred aspects of the moon

13 April 1888

Artist

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Yeah, I should have been more specific, thank you. Moist is plenty, with a plate under it.

Put a *damp paper towel around the beverage and chill it in the coldest spot of the fridge with enough space for airflow.

Fantastic!!

If you boil this down with vegetable trimmings, does it make cardstock?