Electrolytes are important for every process in the body. You need to maintain their level after every workout or during period.
Instead of chugging down a bottle filled with sugar-packed water, make your own drink. That’s the only way to control the quality of the drink. Commercial electrolytes contain high-fructose corn syrup.
Hydrate your body, and pick the ingredients wisely.
Ingredients: Lemons, limes, oranges, salt, honey, water, coconut water, sugar, strawberries.
These ingredients are excellent sources of electrolytes, and they taste really good.
Lay-Low Recipe
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 ½-2 cups fresh water
- 1/8 tsp sea salt
- 2 tbsp natural sugar or honey
Blend until smooth. That’s all you have to do. You can always add in a few ice cubes.
Bright ‘n Early Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1 ½-2 cups fresh water
- 1/8 tsp sea salt
- 2 tbsp natural sugar or honey, to taste
Blend these ingredients, and enjoy your electrolyte drink. Citruses offer tons of electrolytes.
Sweet and Smoothie recipe
Ingredients:
- 3 cups coconut water
- 1 cup strawberries
- 1 cup fresh water
- 1 cup ice
- 1/8 tsp of sea salt
- 2 tbsp natural sugar or honey
Again, blend until smooth!
The power of electrolytes
There are a lot of electrolytes, but calcium, sodium, potassium,
magnesium chloride, hydrogen phosphate (a mineral) and hydrogen
carbonate (a salt) are most common in the human body.
These electrolytes are important for your bodily functions. Electrolytes regulate your nerve and muscle function, keep you hydrated, regulate pH value of blood, rebuild tissue and control blood pressure.
Muscle contractions happen with the help of calcium, sodium and potassium. Electrolytes can make your muscles too weak or too intense.
We lose electrolytes during workouts. Pregnant women need more electrolytes, too. The same applies to those dealing with an illness. Give your body what it needs, and it will be more than grateful.
Sources:
www.healthandhealthyliving.com everydayroots.com
medlineplus.gov
