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🥤 Hydration Science: Beyond Water

LIP #112
Jul 16, 2025

Hydration > Calories

Humans can survive:

  • 40 days without food
  • Only few days without water

Salt Types & Minerals:

  • Himalayan, Hawaiian, Ibiza salts = more nutrients
  • Table salt = fewer minerals

Salt Myths Debunked:
❌ Salt always causes dehydration
Endurance athletes take salt pills for hydration

Salt Intake Guidelines:

  • Sedentary people: Less salt needed
  • Active people: More salt required

Performance Impact:

  • Affects appearance through water retention
  • Athletes manipulate weight by 6-10 pounds between weigh-ins and competition
  • Strategic hydration = competitive advantage
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