Hydration Essentials
Everything you ever wanted to know about electrolytes and how to maintain optimal hydration during intense activity or competition. Most articles are in Adobe Acrobat Reader format. If you don't have Acrobat, click the “Get Acrobat Reader” icon found at the bottom of this page.
Water + Electrolytes: How They Prevent Dehydration PDF (87 Kb) 
Hyponatremia: Maintaining the Balance Between Electrolytes & Fluids PDF (185 Kb)
Balancing Act (What Are Electrolytes?), by Matthew Tim Anderson, B.I.S. (163 Kb)
Dehydration, An Imbalance of Water & Minerals, by Chris D. Meletis, ND (216 Kb)
Electrolytes 101(HTML)
elete™, Electrolytes and Human Health (67 Kb)
Ions: The Body's Electrical Energy Source, by Mark Nielsen (43 Kb)
Important Electrolytes
Want to learn more about the single electrolytes in ELETE and what science has to say about their role in health? Click on the headlines below.
Chloride: The Forgotten Essential Mineral, by Chris D. Melitis, N.D. (85 Kb)
Chlorine, Chloride: What's the Difference? by Alexander G. Schauss, Ph.D. (66 Kb)
Human Needs for Magnesium, by Mildred Seelig M.D., M.P.H., M.A.C.N. (73 Kb)
Magnesium and Health, by Chris D. Meletis, N.D. (186 Kb)
Potassium, by Alexander G. Schauss, Ph.D. (HTML)
Electrolytes, Etc.
Additional information pertaining to electrolytes and health as well as information about other important minerals.
ELETE Athlete Profile: Steven Benedict, Sprinter. (75 Kb)
New Study Indicates That Popular Sports Beverages Cause More Irreversible Damage to Teeth Than Soda - News Release, Academy of General Dentistry. (HTML)
Minerals and pH: It's Simply a Matter of Health, by Chris D. Meletis, N.D. (75 Kb)
What Causes a Charley Horse? What's the Quickest Way to Get Relief? (108 Kb)
Muscle Cramps and Spasms: The Electrolyte Misconnection (145 Kb)
Debunking the Myth that Only Calories Provide Energy (177 Kb)
Recommendations for Electrolyte Usage Under Arduous Conditions
by Brent C. Ruby, Ph.D., FACSM (70 Kb)
