You're listening to The Digest This Podcast, and I'm your host, Bethany Cameron.

Hey guys, I'm losing my voice a little bit, so I'm going to do my best, podcasters' worst nightmare, right?

But I was thinking about writing a book, or not writing a book, I should say, because a lot of people have been asking,

when's the second book going to come out? It's been five years since my book was published in 2020.

So I wanted to give you guys a little bit of context of not just me personally, but for the

majority of people out there that have a book in Barnes

and Noble and Target and like all these places, I want to share the backstory of how the process

happens because it is very costly saying that right up front and you don't make a lot of money. Unless,

you know, you're Martha Stewart or Michelle Obama, right, then obviously, or writing a book,

like that is what you do for a living. But for a lot of people, it is not the case. So that is kind of what I want to share, and I may not

ever write a book. Who knows? Never say never. But this is why I have not really pursued it. So that's

what we're going to get into. And spoiler alert, you, yes, you, the listener, the consumer,

the Instagram watcher, you are the reason people get book deals.

There's a lot of controversy about electrolytes these days, and many are wondering what's really in them.

Brands can sometimes not be transparent and hide ingredients not required to be disclosed to

the public. However, I will say that the electrolytes I've been taking for over three years are the

best I've found. There's no stevia, no monk fruit, no natural flavors, and no maltodextrin.

Just three simple ingredients, salt, magnesium, and potassium.

The brand I've been consuming is Element, specifically their raw, unflavored version.

This version only is free from many of the hidden ingredients you will commonly find in electrolyte mixes.

And because Elements' raw, unflavored packets do not contain

natural flavors or sweeteners of any kind, I sometimes like to add a squeeze of lemon or a squeeze

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