Research
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Hyponatremia: Are Salt Tablets Sufficient to Prevent a Salt Deficiency?
Many athletes as well as others exposed to heat stress consume salt supplements to promote fluid replacement, prevent hyponatremia and dehydration, or ward off heat fatigue. While it is true that s...
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Water + Electrolytes: How They Prevent Dehydration
Intense work or exercise in the heat and serious illness can quickly lead to dehydration. Drinking lots of fluid with electrolytes can prevent it. Here’s what you need to know about water, el...
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Electrolytes the spark plugs for your bike - by Val John Anderson
The human body has often been compared to a finely tuned engine. the engine that powers a bicycle is, of course, the human body, and the better that body runs and feels, the more performance and e...
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Muscle Cramps and Spasms: The Electrolyte Misconnection
Muscles need sufficient electrolytes--sodium, magnesium, potassium and chloride—in proper balance to function properly. The body manipulates the balance of these minerals inside and outside o...
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Clinical Study which demonstrates that elete can reduce the amount of water needed to hydrate by more than 40%
This is a significant benefit when considering how heavy water is to carry and was revealed in a peer review published study using forest fire fighters in California. The study was conducted in the...
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Magnesium, Health, and Disease Prevention
By Chris D. Meletis, N.D. Magnesium is one of the major mineral nutrients in the human body. Containing approximately 20 to 28 grams of magnesium, 60 percent is found in the bones and teeth, while...
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Trace Minerals and pH: It’s Simply a Matter of Health
By Chris D. Meletis, N.D. Understanding the role of pH in human health and how minerals can help. The human body contains a massive amount of ongoing chemical reactions. The majority of these proc...
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Effects of an Electrolyte Additive on Hydration and Drinking Behavior During Wildfire Suppression
John S. Cuddy, MS; Julie A. Ham, MS; Stephanie G. Harger, MS; Dustin R. Slivka, PhD; Brent C. Ruby, PhD From the Human Performance Laboratory, University of Montana, Missoula, MT. Objective.—The pu...
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Extracting Minerals from the Great Salt Lake
Nutritional minerals have been sourced from the Great Salt Lake (GSL) and provided to domestic and international markets since 1969. Endorheic properties of the lake leading to high mineral concent...
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Electrolyte Additives for Hydration
By Paul S. Auerbach, MD, MS, FACEP, FAWM The current issue of the journal Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, published by the Wilderness Medical Society, has a number of very interesting arti...
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Dehydration — An Imbalance of Water and Minerals
100% Preventable — If You Know What To Do! by Chris D. Meletis, N.D. Dehydration results from the loss of water and important electrolytes from the body, including potassium, sodium, chloride...
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Balancing Act (What Are Electrolytes?)
By Matthew Tim Anderson, B.I.S. Electrolytes are responsible for maintaining proper fluid balance within cells. Many people hear the word “electrolytes” but have no idea how necessary they are to g...
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Electrolytes and Human Health
Every living being is composed of cells. To sustain life, each cell depends upon a steady, adequate intake of two elements: water and nutrients, especially electrolytes. Electrolytes refer to essen...