04/21/2026
This is what proper hydration looks like
Salt isn’t the enemy. Misuse is.
For years, salt has been lumped in with processed foods and preservatives and labeled as “bad”… but that’s a massive oversimplification.
Here’s the truth:
Sodium is essential for human function.
It helps regulate:
• Hydration (fluid balance inside and outside your cells)
• Muscle contractions (including your heart)
• Nerve signaling
• Blood volume and performance
If you’re active, sweating, training hard, using the sauna, or living a high-output lifestyle… your needs go up, not down.
Low sodium can look like:
• Fatigue
• Brain fog
• Headaches
• Poor performance
• Muscle cramps
• That “off” feeling you can’t quite explain
Meanwhile, most of the fear around salt comes from studies on:
→ sedentary populations
→ highly processed food diets
→ people already dealing with metabolic dysfunction
That’s not the same as someone training, sweating, and eating real food.
The goal isn’t “avoid salt.”
The goal is:
→ Use it intentionally
What that looks like for me:
• Adding quality salt to meals and my water
• Using electrolytes daily
• Increasing intake on high sweat days (training, sauna, long runs)
• Listening to thirst, energy, and performance cues
Salt isn’t something to fear.
It’s something to respect and use correctly.
Like most things in health — context matters.
Stay healthy my friends 🫡