Category: electrolytes

Eat (and Supplement) Your Electrolytes for the Summer Heat

July 24, 2023
electrolyteelectrolytesgatoradeMagnesiumpotassiumsports drinks
0 Comment

Summertime overflows with youth sports, adult pickleball leagues, and leisurely days spent sweating under the summer sun. All that heat and activity makes us thirsty, and it makes us wonder about electrolytes, too—how many we’re losing, how many we need, and how to replenish those that we’ve lost. Electrolytes began to enter the national consciousness…

Read More

Electrolyte Deficiencies Provide Warning Signs for Severe COVID

January 6, 2023
CCP VirusCOVID-19electrolytesMagnesiumPUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATION
0 Comment

The association between illness and electrolyte imbalances isn’t a new concept, but it’s come back into the spotlight more recently, with recent studies examining electrolyte imbalances and COVID-19. The results are quite interesting, as they reveal possible diagnostic opportunities and therapeutic interventions to help reduce the severity of  COVID-19. Also, a correlation has been found…

Read More

Healthy Ways to Replenish Electrolytes

August 17, 2022
Better LivingBrightdehydrationelectrolyteshealthHealth Conditionsnutritionwellness
0 Comment

On hot summer days, you’re more at risk for becoming dehydrated and depleted or imbalanced in important minerals. Try these suggestions for getting more of these essential nutrients, without the sugar typically found in many electrolyte replacement beverages. Several years ago, my mother, who was in her 90s, became dehydrated and depleted in electrolytes after…

Read More

Electrolytes, What Do You Need to Know?

September 12, 2021
ArchivedelectrolytesFitness & NutritionFood as MedicineMind & BodyNews
0 Comment

Are you getting enough electrolytes? How do you replace your electrolytes? What’s the best way to get electrolytes? It seems like a lot of people throw around the word “electrolytes,” but do we actually know what they are and why so many people talk about them? I did a little experiment and asked a half dozen…

Read More