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Everyone knows the word electronics, but does everyone know about electrolytes? surely not many know, including me (before writing this post). I remember hearing the word **"electrolyte"** for the first time when I saw the equipment of an electrician who was repairing electricity at my house, then I heard the word "electrolyte" when I watched an advertisement for an **isotonic** drink from Japan that advertised water containing ***electrolytes***, a drink that can replace body fluids quickly and restore practical energy.

From that advertisement, I knew about **electrolytes** and that was all there was to it, I thought electrolytes were just electrical equipment and the names of substances in drinks. It turned out that I finally found out more deeply what electrolytes are, what are their benefits, and what is their relation to fluids in the human body.

I will discuss about electrolytes in this post. Hopefully, it can be beneficial information for all of us.

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##### <div class="phishy">About Electrolytes</div>

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**Electrolyte** is an *electrically charged mineral* content that is in the human body, this substance is found in cells, tissues, and body fluids with different types and different functions. The general benefit of electrolytes is to help nerve and muscle activity, they also play a role in maintaining heart function, and these electrolytes function in keeping fluids in the body balanced.

As I explained earlier that there are various types of ***electrolytes***, including:
- **Sodium**
- **Potassium**
- **Chlorine**
- **Calcium**
- **Magnesium**
- and **several other types**

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Each type of ***electrolyte*** has a different function, but the benefits are the same, namely keeping cells, tissues, nerves, and muscles in the body healthy and normal. From this explanation, I finally understand why drinks containing electrolytes can help people who are exhausted after exercising or working because when the body is tired or sweating it will affect the amount of electrolytes in the body so that if a person is dehydrated it will cause an electrolyte imbalance in the body.

By consuming foods or drinks that contain electrolytes like isotonic drinks, you can increase body fluids, so that you can balance electrolytes in the body to stay hydrated.

Some of the negative effects a person experiences from an electrolyte imbalance in the body, like ***nausea, vomiting, weakness, headache, racing heart, and if it's worse can cause fainting***. For the body to stay healthy and the internal organs to work properly, it is advisable to choose nutritious foods and drink enough mineral water to keep the body hydrated, so that the electrolyte content remains balanced.

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I explained about the types of essential vitamins in a previous post. All of you can read them in the link below:

- ***[Vitamin A: Is it Essential for the Body?](https://peakd.com/hive-196387/@workaholic666/vitamin-a-is-it-essential-for-the-body)***

- ***[Vitamin C: Is it Essential for the Body?](https://peakd.com/hive-196387/@workaholic666/vitamin-c-it-is-esscential)***

- ***[Vitamin D: Is it Essential for the Body?](https://ecency.com/hive-163521/@workaholic666/vitamin-d-is-it-essential)***

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##### <div class="phishy">References</div>

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- https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Electrolyte

- https://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-electrolytes.html

- https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002350.htm#:~:text=Electrolytes%20are%20minerals%20in%20your,Your%20muscle%20function

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrolyte

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##### <div class="phishy">Thank You</div>

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