Purely Nourished

All humans require a bal­ance of elec­trolytes for proper cell func­tion. Your hydra­tion, mus­cle and nerve func­tion, and blood pH lev­els are all affected by proper cell func­tion and extremely impor­tant for opti­mal energy main­te­nance. Sweat­ing and diuret­ics deplete your body of elec­trolytes.  Loose too many, and mus­cle weak­ness, cramp­ing and dehy­dra­tion may occur.

To remain bal­anced, water mol­e­cules must main­tain pre­cise osmotic gra­di­ents or equi­lib­rium between cells only pos­si­ble with key electrolytes.

Key elec­trolytes include: Na (Sodium) K (Potas­sium) Mg (Mag­ne­sium) Ca (Cal­cium) Cl (Chlo­rine) HCO (Bicar­bon­ate) and SO (Sulfate)

Should I be con­cerned? Yes, espe­cially if you are an active per­son or live in a dry climate.

To obtain an appro­pri­ate amount, watch­ing your salt intake and mak­ing sure you’re receiv­ing enough potas­sium from your diet is cru­cial, the other elec­trolytes are a bit eas­ier to come by.

Potas­sium sources include: bananas, pota­toes, spinach, broc­coli and cantaloupe.

Hydra­tion bev­er­ages are also a plus, if you’re choos­ing the right one.  Note: Not all bev­er­ages are cre­ated equal. Many are filled with arti­fi­cial fla­vor and col­or­ing known for aggra­vat­ing your diges­tive sys­tem and con­tribut­ing a tummy ache.  Visit Secret Drink Mix to check out a hydra­tion bev­er­age cre­ated by Allen Lim. His drink is all nat­ural, sweet­ened with only real fruit, and con­tains dou­ble the elec­trolytes of gatorade with only half the calo­ries. The prod­uct was orig­i­nally devel­oped to re-hydrate pro cyclists although the prod­uct is use­ful for any ath­lete need­ing to replace fluid and elec­trolyte levels.