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Is Pickle Juice Becoming A New Craze In The Chronic Kidney Disease Community For Dialysis Patients?
Save a life! learn more here As many Chronic Kidney Disease patients who conduct Dialysis have experienced, muscle cramps are a common complication during Dialysis Treatments. In fact, “cramps occur in 1/3 to 2/3 of all Dialysis patients,” according to Dr. Paul Kellerman (Wisconsin Dialysis). The exact cause of cramps in Dialysis patients is usually…
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The Science Behind Everyone’s New Obsession With Pickle Juice
By Lana Bandoim | Forbes Contributor | Sep 21, 2018 From deep-fried pickles to dill pickle chips, pickles in different varieties are showing up on more menus and grocery store shelves. At the Natural Products Expo East, the trend continued this year with the Pickle Juice Company featuring pickle juice sports drinks. There are many…
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Frozen pickle juice reduces mealtime glycemia in healthy adults
By Carol S Johnston and Christy L AppelNutrition, Arizona State University, Mesa, AZPublished Online: 1 Apr 2009 Abstract The antiglycemic effect of 20 g vinegar ingested at mealtime is well characterized; yet chronic vinegar ingestion is impracticable due to esophageal discomfort and astringent taste. Vinegar is more palatable when incorporated in a food matrix. This…
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Gastric emptying after pickle-juice ingestion in rested, euhydrated humans.
More research for our science buffs! J Athl Train. 2010 Nov-Dec;45(6):601-8. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-45.6.601.Department of Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108- 6050, USA. kevin.c.miller@ndsu.edu Abstract CONTEXT: Small volumes of pickle juice (PJ) relieve muscle cramps within 85 seconds of ingestion without significantly affecting plasma variables. This effect may be neurologic…
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Why Runners Should Drink Pickle Juice
You’ve seen others doing it and cringed—but there are good reasons this salty beverage it make its rounds By Fara Rosenzweig | 01/07/2016 Move over coconut water, there’s a new beverage taking center stage: pickle juice. Yes, pickle lover’s rejoice! You may have had to defend your love for the stuff in the past, but…
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The Biggest Treasure Hunt Of All
By Sandy Eller – 5 Kislev 5780 – December 2, 2019 Ahhhh, Kosherfest. While it is no doubt a show about the business of kosher food, the fact remains that since it focuses on all things yummy, Kosherfest definitely has an element of fun and has been dubbed by some as “the biggest kiddush of…
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Pickle juice is a big dill for athletes. Here’s why they’re chugging it
By CINDY KRISCHER GOODMAN | SOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL | DEC 03, 2019 Runners at the Palm Beaches marathon next weekend will be greeted at the finish line with packets of pickle juice. St. Thomas Aquinas High School football players are handed pickle juice pouches when they come out of a game, to help them prepare to…
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Drinking Pickle Juice: 10 Reasons It’s All the Rage
Medically reviewed by Natalie Butler, RD, LD on May 3, 2016 — Written by Alli Rainey At first, drinking pickle juice might sound kind of gross. But there are several reasons to consider it. Athletes have been sipping this briny beverage for years. Experts didn’t know all the reasons why pickle juice was good to…
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Recipe for THE “PIKL-TINI”
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Try this twist on a classic for a sip that will satisfy your salt-tooth.Get crazy with the garnish and add in a pickle slice (or two) on a skewer. Ingredients 3 oz Tito’s Handmade Vodka 1 oz pickle juice 1/2 oz dry vermouth Directions Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice Shake…
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The unusual ‘sports drink’ and other tricks football players use to beat the heat during early-season games
John Roach | AccuWeather | Sep 24, 2019, 10:50 AM The NFL is a notorious copycat league with each team “borrowing” whatever works from other teams. So it was no surprise to see the Philadelphia Eagles throw shade, of sorts, on its own players seated on the bench during Sunday’s game in Philly. As the…