stan said:
I read your post. I am a scientist though not in this area. I have followed this closely over the years however. Salt pill doesn't mean just NaCl as KCl is a salt too. Thats potassium chloride for those not up on chemistry. Also the Kenyan marathoners do consume high protein and high quality protein in the form of cows milk and cows blood. They also do not have life long recruiting and a barrage of high science directed at their athletes. Plus they do not suffer from the marketing of high carb crap from corporations deluding the public into thinking carbing up does jack squat especially for strength and endurance. Science and history with current examples of high achievement not following your dogma is what should interest a scientist. Protein is essential wherever endurance and strength are required. No new science regarding that fact as the Kenyans aptly prove.
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When we discuss salt, we're talking about many different products. What most American's eat, Iodized Salt, is considered a poison by many. There can be something like 40 or more trace elements & minerals in Salt, but American's pretty much just get SodiumChloride. So, when we talk salt pills, we gotta talk specifics about what's inside them.
See following for more.
http://www.theecologist.org/green_green ... _best.html
As far as Cows Milk & Blood, we gotta also discuss what these Cows are fed. In the USA, they get GMO corn & Soy, which changes the protein makeup of Cow meat, blood & Milk. Additionally, US dairy's kill -off much of the remaining goodness in milk by pasteurizing it, also helping to turn off-the-shelf milk and dairy into a poison. So, while I haven't researched it, my guess is those Kenyan's are getting a much healthier form of protein when consuming meat, milk, blood from grass fed cows, where the grass grows in highly nutrient soil.
