Ps that was before they had lytes or Pedialyte packages available.
There’s more lytes than that. Here’s some information. When I was a soccer coach Stresses the parents, some already knew to bring electrolyte foods, fresh fruit and I brought food bought water and potato chips and salt. Potato chips were because of the girls. Young kids.. reason was heat made them sick and fussier where heat exhaustion or getting it and pulling them out of the game or practice. For the most part boys better at pouring a certain amount of salt in their hand and drinking if they wanted to live but the girls already feeling sick, forget it. No yuk don’t want it. Potato chips nice salty chips.. okay. Luckily that didn’t happen too often but where I was could get 110 f
Electrolytes keep your heart beating.
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- Sodium: Regulates the total amount of water in your body and is critical for nerve and muscle function.
- Potassium: Works alongside sodium to maintain healthy blood pressure and allows your cells—including your heart—to function.
- Chloride: Helps maintain healthy blood volume, blood pressure, and fluid levels in your body.
- Calcium: Beyond strengthening bones and teeth, it controls nerve signals, muscle contractions, and blood clotting.
- Magnesium: Supports muscle relaxation, nerve function, and heart health while helping to regulate blood sugar levels.
- Phosphate (Phosphorus): Works closely with calcium to build strong bones and tissues, and supports energy production.
- Bicarbonate: Acts as a buffer to maintain the body’s acid-base (pH) balance and moves carbon dioxide through the bloodstream. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
