Have you ever wondered what electrolytes do for your body, or even what they are? I have come to know that electrolytes play a major role in your lives. Electrolytes control the bodies fluid balance and many other important jobs. Although what exactly are they and what all do they ensure for the body? Electrolytes are more imperative than we appreciate. Electrolytes have minerals in your blood and other body fluids that carry an electric charge. The minerals in major electrolytes found within the body include calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, phosphate and chloride. For electrolytes to play their role efficiently they must have a balance of calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, phosphate, and chloride. You lose the balance of the
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The main jobs are, regulate our nerve and muscle function, regulate our body's hydration, blood pH, blood pressure, and the rebuilding of damaged tissue. Sodium and Potassium are the most important because you lose them faster after an intense workout. Sodium is most often found outside the cell in the plasma of the body’s bloodstream. It is a significant part of the amount of water in the body. If there is too much sodium in a person's body it is removed by kidney and water follows. Sodium is an important electrolyte that assists with electrical signals in the body, allowing muscles to move and the brain to work. It is half of the electrical pump at the cellular level that keeps sodium in the plasma and potassium inside their cells. Potassium is mostly inside of the cells of the body. Potassium is essential for the generation of the electrical impulses in the person's body that allow their muscles and brain to function properly. Potassium is also responsible for regulating heartbeat and muscle function and is important in neuron function. Extremely high or low potassium levels can cause an irregular heartbeat. Electrolytes are important because they are what your cells use to maintain voltages across the cell membranes and to carry electrical impulses across themselves and to other
The main jobs are, regulate our nerve and muscle function, regulate our body's hydration, blood pH, blood pressure, and the rebuilding of damaged tissue. Sodium and Potassium are the most important because you lose them faster after an intense workout. Sodium is most often found outside the cell in the plasma of the body’s bloodstream. It is a significant part of the amount of water in the body. If there is too much sodium in a person's body it is removed by kidney and water follows. Sodium is an important electrolyte that assists with electrical signals in the body, allowing muscles to move and the brain to work. It is half of the electrical pump at the cellular level that keeps sodium in the plasma and potassium inside their cells. Potassium is mostly inside of the cells of the body. Potassium is essential for the generation of the electrical impulses in the person's body that allow their muscles and brain to function properly. Potassium is also responsible for regulating heartbeat and muscle function and is important in neuron function. Extremely high or low potassium levels can cause an irregular heartbeat. Electrolytes are important because they are what your cells use to maintain voltages across the cell membranes and to carry electrical impulses across themselves and to other