Staying hydrated is one of the healthiest (and most important) things you can do for your body. Luckily, plain water is the best beverage for staying hydrated, so you don’t need anything fancy to get ...

Plain water is sufficient for daily hydration; electrolyte drinks are only needed after intense exercise, heat exposure, or diarrhea. Sports drinks are useful only for long, strenuous activity and ...

Ever since Gatorade was invented at the University of Florida in 1965, athletes have been guzzling sports drinks, or sips with electrolytes—minerals that have a natural electric charge when dissolved ...