Doesn’t salt / sodium dehydrate you?
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When I first started working in construction I was 20 and we had a major heat wave. I was 5 floors up in a crawl space below the roof adding insulation. Me and my buddy are drenched in sweat. 5 hours in and my whole body is cramping. I drank 2 liters of water and was confused as to what was going on with my body. The roofers had some work to do above us and as they pass us on their way up to the roof access they see me and my coworker not looking so hot. He told us to follow him to the roof. He goes in his lunch box and pulls out 2 salt packets youd get from a fast food place. Hands one to me and my coworker and told us to eat it. 10 min latet all my pain disappeared. If your sweating a lot replacing salt is very important. I’ll never forget the difference it made that day
Edit: wanted to add, this particular roofer brings a box full of the snack pack sized chips to work. The flavor? Salt and vinegar. He keeps a stash for his employees and hands em out at lunch to help on very hot days. He was a pretty cool guy
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