{"id":2479,"date":"2020-09-24T16:42:59","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T16:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultimatesurvivalspace.com\/?p=501"},"modified":"2022-03-25T10:12:37","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T10:12:37","slug":"sweat-blood-and-tears-what-can-you-drink-to-survive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craftofmanhood.com\/sweat-blood-and-tears-what-can-you-drink-to-survive\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweat, Blood and Tears: What Can You Drink to Survive?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Most people who are into sports, outdoors, or who are interested in survival skills in the wilderness are keenly aware of the crucial need for water. The need is intensified if you ever find yourself to be in a survival predicament, and you don’t have a water supply. Have you ever considered what your options or alternatives would be to get a sip of life-sustaining liquid?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of the questions that we get in this topic are whether sweat, blood, or tears would make for a suitable alternative in a desperate situation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sweat is safe to drink but impractical to collect and is, therefore, not a viable option! Tears would be safe to drink, but the inability to produce and collect sufficient quantities makes it a non-viable option. Drinking blood is not a viable source for hydration or energy for survival. In large quantities, it is toxic and should be avoided.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Taking a look at each of these alternatives, we will quickly learn what is potentially possible and want is not as well as the practicalities around each alternative. We will also mention some other potential places to find that ever-elusive mouthful of hydration!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sweat is the body’s mechanism to cool your skin and thereby regulate your body temperature in hot environments. We all know that sweat is liquid, but what is it actually composed of, and would it be possible to drink it in dire circumstances?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sweat is composed of mostly water; in fact, 99 percent of it is water. The other 1 percent consists of a combination of salt, protein, and urea.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The salt component<\/strong> is there due to the way your body produces sweat. Salt is a known desiccant, which means it absorbs water. In order to produce sweat, your body draws salt into the sweat glands from the blood. Water is attracted to the salt, and when sufficient water is present in the sweat gland, it is expelled to the surface of the skin via the pores in your skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The proteins<\/strong> are tiny trace amounts of a large number of different proteins that act to protect the skin from harmful bacteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Urea is a waste product<\/strong> of the process in our bodies and is excreted as waste in various ways, but mostly via urine and our sweat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Considering that sweat is mostly water, it would make a suitable hydration liquid, but there are a couple of problems for this option, particularly if you are in a survival circumstance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using sweat as a survival drink comes with some hurdles that would make it impractical as a source of alternative hydration.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n So, even though sweat would be ok to drink, it is an impractical solution that would probably not bear consideration as a survival option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So if sweat is not an option, is it possible that tears could be a possibility? After all, when you are desperate for some liquid, even a little drop would be welcome on the tongue!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tears are produced in a gland in the corner of your eye against your nose. The tears are conducted to the surface of the eyeball via the tear duct. The substance is then spread out over the eye every time you blink, to lubricate and protect it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tears are comprised of water, mucous, salt, and various other bodily products such as antibodies enzymes. The mucous that is produces is not very viscous and is actually a lubricant that helps to keep the eyes moist and flush out any contaminants in the eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tears would be safe to drink, and unlike sweat, do not contain any waste products. There are two major problems with contemplating tears as a hydration option in an emergency.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n These factors make the option of tears, although technically possible, a practical impossibility as a survival measure!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Blood, although liquid, is thick compared to water. Blood is packed full of vitamins, minerals, and proteins, so one would think it would be like an energy smoothie in a survival experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Everyone who has tasted blood knows that it has a distinctly iron and salty flavor, and it is these two components that eliminate blood as a viable survival drink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Blood is, therefore, not a viable option for hydration or for food<\/strong> in a survival situation. While drinking a cup of blood from an animal that you have managed to kill may seem like a good idea, it will not give you enough energy or hydration value to make it worthwhile.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCan You Drink Sweat To Survive?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The Problem With Sweat<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Can You Drink Tears To Survive?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Are Tears Healthy To Drink?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Can You Drink Blood To Survive?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What Else Can You Drink To Survive?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n