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Hello and welcome to Dishing Up Nutrition's midweek segment

called Ask a Nutritionist. I am Brittany Vincent, a registered and licensed dietitian. And on today's

show brought to you by Nutritional Weight and Wellness, I will be answering a nutrition question

we've received from our Dishing Up Nutrition listeners.

The question today is thoughts on taking electrolytes on a daily basis.

I work out every morning and it feels like drinking water all day is not enough.

Sometimes I still feel parched in the evening.

Is it safe to add electrolytes daily?

So my simple answer to this question is yes. It definitely can be safe to do on a daily basis,

especially when you notice benefits if you just generally feel better or you notice that you're not feeling

as parched as you were after starting electrolytes. I'm excited to dive into this topic today because

I am realizing, you know, more and more that there are a lot of people out there that can actually

benefit from taking electrolytes,

whether it be on a regular basis or maybe a semi-regular basis. So first, let's dig into some

science. You know, what are electrolytes? Sodium, chloride, potassium, magnesium, calcium, phosphate, and bicarbonate are all the different

electrolytes in our body. And electrolytes are minerals that conduct electrical charges in your body.

And this allows the transmission of messages from cell to cell. You know, specifically

sodium and potassium are most important for fluid balance. And I am going to focus more on those two

today. But here are some other functions in the body that are supported by electrolytes.

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