Ancient greek gladiators have a gatorade

Did the ancient Greek gladiators have a Gatorade in their times?

According to recent researches there have been traces found of a certain recovery drink that was used by the warriors in the ancient times.

These days, we have a variety of drinks that we use to recover after a workout or sports. We have Gatorades, chocolate shakes, protein shakes and much more that can be used to regain energy. The research under consideration suggests that this is not a very new concept and has been there since the ancient times. Gladiators from 150 AD, might also have had a recovery drink. However, their drink contained a very strange ingredient, i.e. ash. The researchers have found this from the ancient scriptures. Then to study more from their dietary habits, they studied the remains of these gladiators from Ephesus (an ancient Roman city, currently part of modern Turkey). Through a stable Nitrogen and Carbon isotopic ratio, these researchers found that the ancient gladiators had a diverse range of nutrition in their diet. Even different soldiers had different diet programs. Some of them completely relied on vegetable, lentils and grains, while some would be more meat centric. However, these gladiators had a very high overall ratio of strontium to calcium.

The researchers said that they were intrigued about this mystery ingredient that these gladiators used to replenish calcium. Until the time when they found the answers in the scriptures once again. The scriptures specifically read that “the gladiators’ remains are their medicine chest�, and drinking from their ashes will help them cure. Hence, then they knew how the gladiators would regain so quickly after a battle.

Even though it sounds very crazy, these people used human remains in many foods that they prepared. Upon more research, it was later found that even some ancient cultures in Mexico used ashes in getting their corn ready. The ashes provide them with a number of essential minerals. These include copper, iron, manganese and calcium. Now, the concept would not sound much strange, as we know that the Gatorade also is rich in minerals.

Regardless of this very important fact, the scientists are still very interested in the dietary habits of the gladiators and want to know what kept them so healthy and in such good shape.

Obviously, they must have more to their diets than just too many minerals. These people spend days after days in war and still managed to be the roughest people from history.

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