There is a lot of talk about the fact that you shouldn't take any medicine before going to the sauna and that you shouldn't emphasize food and alcohol in the steam room. But what about natural juices? Is it good to drink them in the steam room or right after coming out of it? Which juice to prefer? Are both natural juices and concentrates good, and could you drink vegetable juice in addition to fruit juices?
The benefits and harm that can occur from the juice
You might think that drinking juice only increases the effectiveness of the sauna. But the point is that in the steam room, our body really loses a lot of water, and replacing it with juice puts an extra burden on our intestines, because together with juice, we get a large amount of biologically active substances: vitamins, minerals, etc. The body begins to assimilate them, and if it does not harm a healthy person, the process can end relatively unpleasantly for a person with problems with the intestines, liver or kidneys.
Homage to tradition and history
Many consider drinking juice in the steam room useful, because carrot, apple and beetroot juice was also on the table and in the sauna of our forefathers. But research now shows that the potential risk of consuming these juices actually outweighs the potential benefits. Before, it was simply not known and the juices were more natural. A poor ecosystem, a GMO-rich food menu, the absence of completely natural juices from sale and their replacement by juices made from concentrates have led to the fact that it is not worth drinking juice in the sauna. And if you really care about your health, it pays to care a little less about traditions.
What would be the best thing to drink?
In the sauna, it is worth drinking the most ordinary non-carbonated water, because it is precisely ordinary water that best compensates for fluid loss, which is common in a warm sauna. If you want to drink juice in the sauna, only natural juice and better not in the steam room. Asserting that drinking juices in a steam room is a journey to exceptionally good health has lost its relevance today, and another path must be chosen to improve health
