Why Do I Need Electrolytes?
Every system and organ in the body uses electrolytes, so proper hydration balance is a must!
Why Do We Need Electrolytes Anyway?
- Things electrolytes can help you with
- Sleep
- Energy
- Muscle function and recovery
- Muscle cramps
- Nerve and brain health
- Heart and blood pressure health
- Pain and inflammation
- Fluid balance
- Immunity
- Joint and bone health
- Skin health
- Digestion
- Support hormone balance
- Cognitive function
- Support the function of all major systems of the body
An adult's body is about 60% water, and every single cell in your body needs electrolytes.
Why Supplement? We Get Them From Food Right?
- “I’ve been fine with no added electrolytes for years. Why would that need to change?” The nutrient depletion in our food is why. You’re getting less nutrients from the same food that you were 20, 10 or even 5 years ago. Industrial and non-regenerative farming, yes even organic farming, use methods that are for mass production and they strip the soil of many of the minerals and do not give the soil time to replenish. In turn, this gives our food less minerals to suck up and therefore having less of them overall when they get to us.
- Studies suggest a steep decline of essential nutrients in our fruits and vegetables over the last 50 years
- 15-35% decline in magnesium content
- 15-20% decline in potassium
- 15-45% decline in calcium
- Even if you eat a balanced diet, you are likely lacking a sufficient amount of one or more of these minerals.
Sources
Why are we giving you all this research? Most general doctors get less than 20 hours of nutrition education in 4 years of med school. So blindly following your family doctor's nutritional advice is like trusting a mechanic to do the electrical work in your house. Sure they've seen the circuits but do they really have the expertise? Don't trust us blindly either, do your own research (look at actual research studies not social media, we’ve provided many articles for you which are linked below). A Licensed Dietitian or Doctor of Clinical Nutrition are good options for advice as well!
Lower mineral quality in our food
- Nutrient depletion of our foods
- A study on the mineral depletion of the foods available to us as a nation over the period 1940 to 1991 | Hedley Nutrition
- An Alarming Decline in the Nutritional Quality of Foods: The Biggest Challenge for Future Generations’ Health - PMC
General benefits of electrolytes
Magnesium
- Timeline (Bioavailability) of Magnesium Compounds in Hours: Which Magnesium Compound Works Best? | Biological Trace Element Research
- “Micronutrient Inadequacies in the US Population: An Overview.” Linus Pauling Institute, 2 Jan. 2024.
- Magnesium Information | Mount Sinai - New York
- Magnesium - Health Professional Fact Sheet
Calcium
- Minerals and the Body | Oklahoma State University
- Calcium citrate: from biochemistry and physiology to clinical applications | Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
Potassium
- Potassium - Health Professional Fact Sheet
- Micronutrient Inadequacies in the US Population: an Overview | Linus Pauling Institute
- Potassium and your health - health benefits and how much you need | healthdirect
