What
are ELECTROLYTES?
 Technically, electrolytes
are minerals (magnesium, potassium,sodium, and calcium) that are
lost through perspiration or other forms of dehydration,
particularly in heat stress situations. Under ideal cond- tions,
electrolytes flow through muscle cells to keep them functioning
normally. Perspiration depletes cells of fluids and weakens the
muscle tissue. Within seconds of drinking SQWINCHER, the
electrolytes are put back where they belong. And in the process,
energy is back where it belongs.
Water is the largest single componet in the body and serves as a
vehicle for electrolytes because body fluid composition is
largely water. Electrolytes are those substances or compounds
which, when dissolved in water, dissociate into positively and
negatively charged ions. Optimum nerve reaction and muscular
activity are dependent on proper exchange of these ions outside
and inside cells. Electrolytes can be simple inorganic salts of
potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium or complex organic
molecules. These minerals are lost through perspiration or other
forms of dehydration, particularly in heat stress situations.
Loss of body fluid means what it says: loss of water plus its
contents (electrolytes) from the body. Intake of plain water
replaces part of the loss, intake of an electrolyte drink
replaces fluids plus the lost simple inorganic salts, all of
which work together in keeping the body functioning properly.
Within seconds of drinking SQWINCHER, the electrolytes are put
back where they belong. And in the process, energy is back where
it belongs.. |
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