Replenishing Electrolytes

Hot weather, sports activities, intense workouts, and keto diets are common robbers of electrolytes, key minerals that your body needs to perform at its best

- Vera Tweed

Electrolytes are minerals—including sodium, chloride, potassium, magnesium, and calcium—that form an electrical charge when combined with fluids. In your body, electrolytes are essential for transmitting signals that help to maintain a balance of fluids, healthy muscle contraction, and normal function of the nervous system, which includes the brain.

A perfect diet rich in a variety of plant foods could theoretically supply suffcient amounts. But in the real world, electrolytes can fall short for several reasons.

How Electrolytes Get Depleted