44. Do You Actually Need to Take Electrolytes?

In this episode, Sam challenges her skepticism of electrolyte supplements. (While she's not fully a hater, she's definitely...not sold.) Do we actually need them? If so, when? Under what circumstances? Are some sources of electrolytes better than others? Can you overdo it?????? Exhausted. Listen to this episode if your boyfriend is like Sam's boyfriend and he drinks electrolytes every single day even though they are expensive and one time they were recalled for bad ingredients and lies on the packaging. Lol. Key moments: 02:11 Chatty life updates 13:05 Let’s get into the episode!!! 16:50 What are electrolytes? 20:09 What electrolytes do in the human body 22:09 Foods and drinks that are naturally high in electrolytes 23:48 How your body loses electrolytes 24:40 Do you actually need to supplement electrolytes?? 27:02 How to supplement electrolytes NATURALLY (i.e. through your diet) 29:30 Powdered electrolyte supplements and electrolyte drinks 30:34 Why you SHOULD look for an electrolyte drink that contains sugar 32:32 Look out for this particular ingredient in your electrolyte drinks/powders 34:16 What happens when your electrolytes are too HIGH or too LOW 35:12 What causes electrolyte imbalances? (Surprising, listen up!) 36:37 Severe complications of electrolyte imbalances 39:09 Lots of info about upcoming episodes!!! Join ⁠WHOOP⁠. Visit ⁠FunctionHealth.com/CAPSLOCK⁠. Follow along: Instagram: ⁠www.instagram.com/lifeincapslock⁠ TikTok: ⁠www.tiktok.com/@lifeincapslock⁠ YouTube: ⁠www.youtube.com/@lifeincapslock⁠ Threads: ⁠www.threads.net/@lifeincapslock⁠ Resources for this episode can be found here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices