The word electrolytes seem offbeat to you, but you all know about this though with different names. A group of salts and minerals are known as electrolytes. It is a clinical term, along these lines, average citizens are not familiar with this term. Your body retains this electrolyte replacement as per its needs and the rest your body throws out through your urine and sweat. You may drain…

When thirsty, you reach for a glass of water or a cola of your choice many times. You quench your thirst by gulping it down and most often stop at that. Why do you feel satisfied after drinking a beverage of your choice and what makes you feel thirsty? Did you have ever give it a thought?

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A mixture of salts, sugars, and drinking water is called an oral rehydration solution (ORS). To address fluid loss in the human body, these solutions contain a precise ratio of glucose and electrolytes, following criteria set by the World Health Organization (WHO). …

The body is composed of 60 percent fluids of your total body weight and 70 percent of your muscles. During our daily activities, the body constantly loses fluid in sweat and through urinating. How much of these fluids are lost will depend on our activities and the temperatures that are commanding at the time. During the summer months especially, we tend to be more active in…