When you work up a sweat, it's not just your body's fluids you're depleting, but also its salt reserves. It may be that, if you've ever run a substantial distance in the summer heat, you'll have ...

Salt has been in salt deposits and the oceans for billions of years. So why do salt tablets have an expiration date? Many salt products, such as salt tablets, contain additives, and those additives ...

Q Should I take salt tablets when I exercise and sweat a lot on very hot days? I`ve heard they are beneficial, but what do you say? A Fifty years ago doctors prescribed salt tablets for people who ...

Julia Ries Wexler is a writer for Outside Magazine, National Geographic, SELF Magazine, The Cut, Condé Nast Traveler, among other national media outlets. You can check out some of her work (and ...

Restriction of dietary salt to alleviate or prevent volume overload in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is common hospital practice, but without a solid evidence base. A trial ...

Do not take salt tablets unless directed by your doctor. Heavy sweating removes salt and minerals from the body. These are necessary for your body and must be replaced. The easiest and safest way to ...

Alex Hutchinson is a National Magazine Award-winning journalist and Outside’s Sweat Science columnist, covering the latest research on endurance and outdoor sports. New perk: Easily find new routes ...

Earlier this year, I embarked on a three-day trek on the Colorado trail for the Fjällräven Classic, an international group backpacking, camping, and hiking tour of the mountains. I'd gone on big hikes ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — As the scorching days of summer continue to take their toll, history recalls one Cleveland man's clever invention that helped generations of Northeast Ohio's steelworkers cope with ...

There are several limitations with autoregulation in terms of its ability to explain the hemodynamic changes that follow salt and water intake. Autoregulation cannot explain the decrease in peripheral ...