Electrolyte

Well it can do more than help your thirst. In Gatorade there is a liquid or gel-like substance called electrolytes. It helps you stay energize. On the bottle says advanced electrolytes system, so I wanted to see if it was true or not. Gatorade helps give an electric charge to your blood to help you stay energized. Statistics show Gatorade is the best-selling sport drink and it is the best refresher…

level such as heat stroke and heat exhaustion. The bottom line of the matter is that both options are great. However, which one to go with depends on how long the workout and the level of intensity. A good sports drink such as gatorade contains electrolytes and carbohydrates. Carbohydrates…

before your workout that sodium will just sit and it will not replenish your body. However, if you take it after a workout as suggested, it will help your body function better and give it new energy. Sodium and potassium are in the electrolytes category and as stated electrolytes are vital for our bodily fluids and help prevent muscles from cramping up after intense workouts while helping keep the body well hydrated. I personally use to run long hours and endure intense running workouts so I…

sports drinks contain that water doesn’t? Although sports drinks are frowned upon by so many people, there is evidence to support that consuming them does some good things to the body. For example, sports drinks supply minerals that water does not, electrolytes, such as sodium and potassium which according to…

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If a compound is an electrolyte it conducts electricity by breaking down into ions when dissolved into a solution. A non-electrolyte compound does not dissociate in solution. A non-electrolyte compound cannot conduct electricity because it dissolves in solution as molecules instead of ions. Colligative properties are properties of a solution that depend on the amount of solute dissolved, and not dependent on the identity of the solute. The colligative properties studied in this current…

Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) is a rare systemic condition that affects renal functioning and can develop into a life threatening disease with lasting complications. HUS is characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (destruction of red blood cells due to damage of small blood vessels), thrombocytopenia (an abnormal drop in platelet count) and impaired renal function (Nayer, A. & Asif, A., 2013). HUS can often onset after an infection of Escherichia coli which is a Shiga toxin-producing…

This condition can cause body fluids to rise to dangerous levels and cause electrolytes and waste materials to build up in the body and can be life threatening. Possible causes include kidney injury resulting from toxic medication, severe or sudden dehydration, autoimmune kidney disease, acute tubular necrosis, urinary tract obstruction…

According to official website for Gatorade, Gatorade is the one of the most famous sports drinks, which was formulated in early summer of 1965 at the University of Florida College of Medicine to help football players to facilitate proper hydration. A private company obtained patent to sell the drink publically and started adding chemicals to processed Gatorade in 1969 (Newsmax Health, 2013). Soon after, Gatorade spread out athletic fields and it became the official sports drink of the NFL in…

What is the best way to produce a commercial? You make it comical, possibly have a celebrity, or even have some real facts! How about all three, that is what Gatorade did in their “sweat it to get it” commercial. This commercial intends to target almost anyone who enjoys working out, and particularly National Football League fans. It starts with a customer wanting to purchase a Gatorade, but the clerk explains that he didn’t earn it and that you have to “sweat it to get it”. Mid-debate a third…