Either buy sterile water or boil water for 5 minutes to sterilize it. 1  Measure out 1 cup of water (in a heat-safe container, if you boiled your own). 2  Stir in 1/4 teaspoon of sea salt. Table salt isn't a good alternative to sea salt, because it contains iodine.
LONDON â The moment was both overwhelming and unbelievable. After U.S. gymnast Gabby Douglas made history Thursday by becoming the first African-American to win the all-around Olympic gold, there was so much to process.
Aly Raisman, left, and Jordyn Wieber celebrating the first Olympic team gold medal for the United States women since the Magnificent Seven won it in 1996. Credit Chang W. Lee/The New York Times