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Exercise
How To Take Electrolytes for Exercise: A Science-Based Guide
Think you know how to take electrolytes for exercise? Consider this:
In one study of NCAA Division I athletes, more than 97% of students knew dehydration would decrease performance, yet 66% of them...
Brain Health
Dehydration and Brain Fog: How To Identify and Prevent It
Ever feel like your brain’s stuck on dial-up instead of blazing on broadband? Your thoughts become pixelated and fuzzy, your memory’s stuck in endless buffering, and your attention just keeps dropp...
Hydration
The Best Homemade Electrolyte Drinks (And How to Make Them)
You’ve just finished an intense workout, or perhaps you’ve just arrived home after spending the day in the summer sun. What your body craves now is more than just water—it’s a rejuvenating blend of...
Hydration
Potassium Benefits: How This Mighty Mineral Can Support Your Health
When you think of potassium, a banana likely springs to mind, renowned for its rich potassium content and its role in staving off muscle cramps. But there’s much more to this essential mineral than...
Caffeine
Why Science Loves Coffee with Electrolytes (+ You Should Too)
Do you take sugar, creamer, or salt with your coffee? It might sound weird at first, but coffee with electrolytes could be a game-changer for your pick-me-up goals.
You’re probably thinking that el...
Exercise
Morning Rituals for Weight Loss, Cognition, and Beyond
The morning is a window of time that sets the stage for the rest of your day. So how can you maximize these invaluable early hours to energize your routine and elevate your overall health? The answ...
Caffeine
Busting the Myth: Does Coffee Dehydrate You?
For years, the belief that drinking coffee causes dehydration has permeated popular health wisdom. But how much truth is there to this claim? Does your daily cup of java really offset your body’s h...
Hydration
Electrolyte Levels: How to Assess and Optimize Your Electrolyte Status
If you get blood tests to assess your electrolyte levels and they come back within the “normal” range, everything is hunky-dory, right? Eh, not so fast.
While an electrolyte panel does give you an ...
Exercise
Does Sweat Release Toxins? Science Says Nope
Does sweat release toxins, or are we just trying to make sweat seem less gross?
People spend hours in hot yoga classes and pricey infrared saunas hoping to sweat out toxins and environmental pollut...
Hydration
Hydration for Athletes: Unlocking Peak Performance with Fluids and Electrolytes
In the world of sports and athletic performance, meticulous attention is given to training routines, technique refinement, and sports nutrition. Yet, there’s one indispensable aspect that often doe...
Hydration
Rehydration: How to Restore and Maintain Fluid Balance
Fluids and electrolytes are critical for our survival and functioning. They steer almost all vital bodily processes, from maintaining heart rhythm and nerve functions to balancing pH and water leve...
Hydration
How To Maintain Electrolyte Balance for Energy & Hydration
Is it easier to maintain your balance in yoga class or balance your electrolytes?
Though both require a bit of practice to banish the wobbles, it’s worth the effort.
Achieving these feats of phys...
Hydration
Dehydration: Causes, Symptoms, and Remedies
In this era of health-conscious living, we’re constantly advised to drink more water for a host of purported benefits. In fact, we’re often told the more water the better! The simplicity of the sol...
Hydration
What’s the Best Hydration Powder?
To maintain optimal health and wellness, adequate hydration is key. And when it comes to choosing a hydration powder, one product rises to the top: IQMIX. What makes IQMIX the top pick and others f...
Hydration
Top Dietary Electrolyte Sources: Essential Minerals for Optimal Health
In the grand symphony of our bodies, every cell, tissue, and organ plays a crucial role. However, one could argue that electrolytes—the minuscule charged particles that power our every movement, th...
Brain Food
The Power of Magnesium: Benefits, Supplements, and Food Sources
Imagine a magic potion that could help you simultaneously combat stress, sleep better, and keep your heart healthy. It turns out, you don’t have to look far to find this wondrous solution—it’s hidi...
Hydration
Do Hydration Multipliers Need to Include Sugar to Be Effective?
Hydration multipliers are a type of supplement that increase your body's potential to absorb water and stay hydrated more effectively. These nifty concoctions fuse together vital electrolytes like ...
Hydration
Ketosis Electrolytes: The Best Electrolyte Supplement for Keto
Embarking on a low-carb keto journey means venturing into a world where your body’s energy source shifts from carbohydrates to fat.
While this switch brings many benefits, from weight loss to impr...
Hydration
Say Goodbye to Keto Flu: How Electrolytes and Other Remedies Can Help
Are you excited to start your ketogenic journey, but worried about the infamous “keto flu” that might hit you in the first few days?
The keto flu can leave you feeling drained and sluggish—like hav...
Hydration
How Much Water Should You Drink in a Day? Learn the Golden Rule
Water plays a crucial role in keeping our bodies functioning properly, from regulating body temperature to aiding in digestion to transporting nutrients.
But with so many conflicting opinions and r...
Hydration
Electrolyte Imbalance: Symptoms, Causes, and Solutions
Have you been feeling sluggish, experiencing muscle weakness, and getting headaches more than usual? One possible reason for your discomfort could be electrolyte imbalance.
Electrolytes play a cri...
Hydration
Electrolyte Replacement: What You Need to Know for Optimal Health
Electrolytes play a crucial role in our body’s daily functioning. They’re responsible for maintaining fluid balance, supporting muscle and nerve function, and so much more.
Unfortunately, it’s no...
Hydration
The Best Keto Drink Mix for Dehydration
The ketogenic (keto) diet is a low-carb, high-fat diet that offers many benefits, from weight loss to improved brain health. But as a diet that emphasizes low-carb intake, it’s easy to become dehyd...
Hydration
Electrolytes for Fasting: Why Supplementing Is Essential
Are you tired of feeling sluggish and dehydrated during your intermittent fasting periods? You’re not alone! Many people overlook the importance of consuming electrolytes while fasting. But truth b...
Hydration
Too Much of a Good Thing: Understanding Overhydration
It’s likely been drilled into your mind from a young age that the more water you drink, the better. But did you know it’s possible to become overhydrated?
You might be thinking, “Wait a minute, isn...
Hydration
What’s the Best Drink for Dehydration? (It’s Not Plain Water!)
Whether due to sweating bullets in a hot yoga class or spending a day basking in the summer sun, dehydration is something we all experience from time to time.
Although mild dehydration isn’t a cau...
Hydration
Why Electrolytes Are Important: More Than Just Sports Hydration
Have you ever wondered why athletes reach for sports drinks rather than plain water after a grueling game? Or why parents give their children Pedialyte if they have the stomach flu?
It’s because th...
Hydration
Does Sodium Dehydrate You? Learn the Surprising Truth
It’s a hot summer’s day and you’re playing an exhilarating game of Ultimate Frisbee with your friends. Unsurprisingly, you’re sweating bullets and realize you need to rehydrate.
What you may not r...
Hydration
Keto Electrolytes: How to Ensure You’re Getting Enough
Not getting enough electrolytes is enough to make anyone feel crummy—think fatigue, muscle cramps, brain fog, and headaches. Those following a keto diet, however, are even more vulnerable to electr...
Hydration
Potassium and the Keto Diet: How to Up Your Intake
Potassium is a mineral that plays an essential role in several bodily processes, however, very few people consume enough of it. In fact, nine out of ten U.S. adults don’t reach the daily goal of 4,...
Hydration
Electrolyte Drinks for Seniors: What You Need To Know
Dehydration is dangerous no matter your age, but seniors are more susceptible to fluid and electrolyte imbalances than younger folks.
On top of that, research tells us that many older adults lack ...
Hydration
The Top 3 Causes of Electrolyte Deficiency (Plus, How to Treat It!)
Many people experience electrolyte deficiency, yet most don’t realize it. They know something is off. They might feel fatigued, weak, or generally unwell, but they don’t know the root of the proble...
Hydration
Why You Should Opt for Electrolyte Drinks Without Sugar
Traditional electrolyte drinks tend to have a couple of things in common: they’re usually neon in color and incredibly sweet.
That’s because these old-school electrolyte beverages are often packed ...
Hydration
Why You Should Add a Hydration Powder to Your Keto Diet
Hydration is an integral part of any diet or lifestyle (not to mention, survival), but it becomes even more essential when following a ketogenic or “keto” diet.
Why? Because dehydration is one of t...
Hydration
Why Hydration Is About More Than Just Water
For most of us, it’s been drilled into our minds to drink eight cups of water a day to stay well hydrated. You might be surprised to know, however, that this recommendation isn’t backed by solid sc...
Adaptogens
INTRODUCING: IQMIX Hydration Stick Packs
IQBAR launches first-of-its-kind hydration mix with mood and clarity benefits
Today, IQBAR is excited to announce the launch of IQMIX hydration mixes, a first-of-its-kind hydration stick pack th...