IV Fluids for Dehydration and Other Ways To Manage Cases
We all know that food and water are essential to human survival. If you don’t get enough, you may experience negative health effects. One of these is dehydration, which occurs...
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Hydration Strategies Every Athlete Should Know: Improve Performance With Smart Hydration
Why One-Size-Fits-All Hydration Plans Fail Every athlete knows hydration during sports matters. But too often, it’s treated like a one-size-fits-all solution: drink some water, maybe grab a sports drink, and...
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How Many Ounces of Water Should You Drink a Day?
Water is essential to bodily functions, and dehydration can cause everything from skin problems and fatigue to headaches and fogginess. But there are a lot of myths surrounding water and...
What's the Truth About Salt? Is it Bad for Us?
For decades, the collective health wisdom regarding salt has held steady. Eat less of it for a long, healthy life. That’s why we see low-salt and no-salt options at the...
What Are the Dangers of Dehydration?
Many of us have experienced thirst, sluggishness, headache and dry mouth. However, not many know that these common experiences are actually the signs of dehydration. In fact, many of us...
From the Heat of Battle: Lessons In Hydration from Wildland Firefighters and Physiologist Fernando Montes
For firefighters, extreme conditions and risk are a part of the job. And in the heat of battle, the danger of dehydration poses one of the greatest threats to health...
Founder, Dr. Dolhun and Team Contribute to Aid Relief Efforts in
While DripDrop’s loyal users are widespread (from patients to elite athletes to soldiers and firefighters) many may not be so familiar with the lifesaving science DripDrop was built on: Oral...
The Effects of Dehydration on an Athlete
Many athletes – from casual exercisers to Iron Man triathletes – don’t often fully understand the impact dehydration has on exercise performance. Simply put, dehydration is terrible for athletes, and...
Surprising Facts About Oral Rehydration
Oral rehydration therapy – the science that DripDrop is built on – has been around for more than three decades. But this ground-breaking treatment for dehydration has hugely successful in...
Dehydration During Pregnancy: Symptoms, Water Needs & Electrolytes
Maintaining hydration during pregnancy isn’t always easy. Hormonal changes, increased blood volume, and common pregnancy symptoms can all increase fluid loss. When fluids and electrolytes are lost faster than they’re...
DripDrop ORS Wins 2014 Edison Award
We often write about how DripDrop ORS is a revolutionary oral rehydration solution – the first ORS to combine medical hydration with excellent taste. But recently, another group was singing...
Putting a Firefighters’ Dehydration Risk in Perspective
Of all the occupational hazards faced by firefighters, dehydration is one of the most common, and it can be life-threatening in extreme cases. Here’s why: The radiant heat of the...
Does Flying Dehydrate You? 6 Air Travel Tips
Summer travel is expected to be busier than ever in the U.S. this year. If you’re planning a getaway, it’s important to be prepared and learn how to fend off...
Your Skin and Dehydration
Skin is the largest organ of the human body, and our bodies are mostly made of water. Skin is a key indicator of overall health. It retains vital moisture, regulates...
Are Ginger Ale Benefits Overstated? A Look Behind the Science
Getting sick with a nasty bout of stomach flu is the worst. It can start with fever, chills and sweats, and abdominal pain. Later on, you can transition to nausea,...
Sodium: From villain to hero.
Common Sense Hydration Sodium: from villain to hero. by Dr. Eduardo Dolhun Almost every month, there is seemingly contradictory medical and health information that is generated. Certainly, over the last...
What Are the Signs of Dehydration in Children?
Dehydration is a condition that occurs when your body isn’t getting the water it needs, and dehydration in children can develop faster than many parents realize. Because of their smaller...
10 Pieces of Gear Every Backcountry Photographer Should Own
Featured Contributor: Nate Luebbe, The Outbound Collective Multi-day treks through the backcountry require much more planning than your average outdoor photoshoot. Keeping you (and your camera) warm, dry, and...
This SoulCycle Instructor's Workout Must-Have
Featured Contributor: Steph, Instructor at SoulCycle As an instructor at SoulCycle, I sweat for a living. Like LOTS of sweat - puddles, drops rolling down my face, hair-soaked, even-my-elbows-are-sweating gross...
Does Drinking Water Help You Sleep?
It is no secret that drinking water is important for our bodies to function. However, how does staying hydrated impact our sleep? While some worry that drinking too much water...
How to Choose Electrolyte Packets and Why ORS Is the Best Choice
Electrolytes are charged minerals that your body needs to perform properly. We get electrolytes from foods and beverages, but sometimes, we don’t get enough of the electrolytes we need. These...