Sweat More, Lose Less Salt: Heat Therapy's Counterintuitive Sodium Effect

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Heat exposure therapy increases sweat rate as the body works to thermoregulate, but counterintuitively, the sodium concentration in that sweat actually decreases. This means prolonged or repeated sauna use may deplete sweat of less sodium per liter than expected, which has implications for hydration strategy and electrolyte replacement during heat protocols.

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