The role that electrolytes play in the body is often overlooked. For example, for many people, they seem to be an afterthought, or seen simply as something one would need during a workout or when sick. So what are they really?
Electrolytes are charged minerals that conduct electricity to power the nervous system of the body. The primary electrolytes are sodium, chloride, potassium, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus and bicarbonate. They optimize the different functions in the human body and they are necessary for a happy and healthy system.
Diana Sua and her team at self-started company, PowderVitamin, aim to address any misconceptions about the goal of electrolytes as they launch their new product, Electrolytes Powder Plus.
Diana, with her team at PowderVitamin worked to find a healthy and tasty balance to create an all-natural and healthy electrolyte mix option for people who need an extra energy boost, without all of the added junk that they were finding in their competitors.
This new product is an all-natural and clean electrolyte powder, which contains zero sugar, zero carbs, and has no additives. The mix also contains other important compounds, such as chloride, magnesium, calcium, zinc and organic vitamin C derived from organic acerola cherries. While some electrolyte mixes on shelves and online may be marketed as “clean”, their labels differ. Substances such as maltodextrin, which is a highly processed plant powder, can cause a spike in blood sugar, ultimately leading to further dehydration and that too-familiar “crash” feeling.
Electrolytes keep the body’s water intake optimized so that it doesn’t lose nutrients during urination. Being low in electrolytes can lead to fatigue, cramps, headaches, and weakness. This is super common for keto and active folks, who lose more electrolytes through sweat and urine. Replacing electrolytes means better energy and less symptoms.
According to health professionals, daily, the body needs 4,700 milligrams of potassium and around 2,300 milligrams of sodium so that the cells can function the way that they should. However, several studies show that the average American consumes more salt in their diet than they should and that they ingest too much sodium but not enough potassium. Sua’s ten years of research and development of Electrolytes Powder Plus aims to solve this problem.
There is something in the body called the Sodium-Potassium pump. It’s built on little protein and a coenzyme, and they are attached to the surface of your cells. The human body has anywhere between 800,000 to 30 million of these little, tiny pumps. They work as generators that generate electricity to allow things to move through the cell. A third of the food you eat goes to running these pumps.
“Your body on the cellular level is governed by these sodium-potassium pumps,” says Sua. “If you don’t have the right balance of these in your body, it won’t stay healthy for long.” Diana curated the Electrolytes Powder Plus formula so that it has the right amount of every ingredient the body needs to function at maximum power.
Each person has a different body type, which means that they have different, individualized hydration needs. However, something that holds true with everyone is that the human body needs to hydrate before starting an activity, especially in the morning. Otherwise, it might start out dehydrated and can be harmful. It is important to remember that during the 8 hours that the body has been sleeping, it has been losing fluid through sweat and exhalation. Hydrating first thing in the morning and continuing to hydrate throughout the day is key to feeling your best whether you are exercising or not. Electrolytes Powder Plus helps to ensure that the body is supplementing the nutrients that it needs.
