Dr. Terry Simpson - The Unfiltered MD
Jun 18, 2026 · 9 min · 9 segments
Everyone seems to be selling hydration these days. Electrolyte packets, Himalayan salt, trace minerals, and powders that promise better energy, better performance, and better health. But do most…
A few years ago, if someone told you that water was no longer adequate for hydration, you probably would have laughed.
It got our species through the Ice Age, droughts, migrations, wars, and the invention of disco.
Somehow, though, in the last decade, we have become convinced that unless our water contains Himalayan salt, trace minerals, electrolytes, and a flavor profile that sounds like a tropical fruit cocktail, we are not doing hydration correctly.
Some are sold by athletes, some are sold by influencers, and some are sold by what I call the shirtless salesmen of supplements and scams.
a group whose confidence is inversely proportional to the quality of evidence and whose checkout lane is making them millionaires.
And the implication is that modern life has somehow created a hydration crisis that can only be solved by purchasing a product for a dollar a serving.
Now, the problem is that most of these products are being sold to people who do not have a hydration problem.
A few years ago, if someone told you that water was no longer adequate for hydration, you probably would have laughed.
It got our species through the Ice Age, droughts, migrations, wars, and the invention of disco.
Somehow, though, in the last decade, we have become convinced that unless our water contains Himalayan salt, trace minerals, electrolytes, and a flavor profile that sounds like a tropical fruit cocktail, we are not doing hydration correctly.
Some are sold by athletes, some are sold by influencers, and some are sold by what I call the shirtless salesmen of supplements and scams.
a group whose confidence is inversely proportional to the quality of evidence and whose checkout lane is making them millionaires.
And the implication is that modern life has somehow created a hydration crisis that can only be solved by purchasing a product for a dollar a serving.
Now, the problem is that most of these products are being sold to people who do not have a hydration problem.
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