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Is Pickle Juice Good for You?
The idea of a sugar-free sports drink sounds great—but first, let’s look at the science. By Sam Silverman May 17, 2019 Pickles are a household staple and can be found in the depths of many refrigerators. The juicy spears typically accompany your burger and fries to add some salty zest to your meal. But you may […]
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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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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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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 […]
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Pickle juice: Why athletes are turning to an unusual drink to boost performance
BBC Sport | January 22, 2019 When American tennis player Frances Tiafoe said pickle juice had helped him reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open, plenty of people were a little taken aback/grossed out. After all, who swigs the remnants of a jar of pickles to boost their sporting performance? More people than you might […]
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The science behind Pickle Juice: Reflex Inhibition of Electrically Induced Muscle Cramps in Hypohydrated Humans
Anecdotal evidence suggests that ingesting small volumes of pickle juice relieves muscle cramps within 35 s of ingestion. No experimental evidence exists supporting the ingestion of pickle juice as a treatment for skeletal muscle cramps.
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Athletes are turning to pickle juice to prevent cramps, but how does it work?
CBS NEWS / December 8, 2017 11:19AM Many athletes rely on brands like Gatorade or Powerade to help with hydration and recovery, but a growing number are now turning to something tangy from a very different section of the supermarket: pickle juice Many athletes rely on brands like Gatorade or Powerade to help with hydration […]