Sentences with phrase «activity as an electrolyte»

Its activity as an electrolyte — helping to maintain fluid and mineral balance in and around cells — is vital to nerve transmission, muscle contraction and heart function.

Not exact matches

«Sports drinks, also known as electrolyte drinks, are functional beverages designed to hydrate and replace carbohydrates and electrolytes in people engaged in intensive physical activity or exercise for periods greater than an hour.

However, as USDA itself noted, the Institute of Medicine excludes sports drinks from both its Tier 1 and Tier 2 lists of beverages and only recognizes their value for «student athletes engaged in prolonged physical activity for «facilitating hydration, providing energy, and replacing electrolytes»....

«As the battery discharges, it generates a lithium fluoride salt that further catalyzes the electrochemical activity of the electrolyte,» Liang said.

1) Phytonutrients: * Occur naturally in fruits and vegetables * Promote the function of the immune system * Help fight off viruses as well as reduce inflammation * Associated with the treatment and / or prevention of cancer and cardiovascular disease 2) Enzymes: * Responsible for metabolic processes that occur within a cell and are necessary for sustaining life * Assist and play a large role in digestion, energy production, blood coagulation and contraction of muscles 3) Amino Acids: * The basic building blocks of protein * Absorption of amino acids is essential for your metabolism 4) Essential Fatty Acids: * Reduce the risk of heart disease and some forms of cancer * Improve mood * Decrease inflammation 5) Vitamins: * Essential for the normal growth and development of all human beings * Healthy maintenance of cell tissues and organs * Help process proteins, carbohydrates and fats required for utilization 6 & 7) Macro and Trace Minerals: * Involved in electrolyte balance of body fluids * Essential for normal cellular activity * Provide hardness to bones and teeth

Hence, the advent of sports drinks - fluids that contain electrolytes that your body needs, as well as glucose to continue fueling activity (and aid water / sodium uptake).

Sports drinks, as mentioned earlier, tend to become increasingly too high in electrolyte and (mainly) sugar concentrations as activity increases, as the uptake of these nutrients slows and they begin to accumulate in the gut.

This is known as adrenal dysfunction.18, 19 The result can be a wide range of other adrenal hormone imbalances that affect muscle repair, exercise recovery, water regulation, sodium and other electrolyte balance, control of inflammation, energy needs, sexual activity and many others.

For my personalised approach to periodic fasting, keeping the containment of seizure activity in mind, salts are added to my water and fluid intake is closely monitored to prevent «breakthrough» seizures (by maintaining homeostasis of electrolytes in the brain as I expel urine throughout the fasting period).

Studies have shown that coconut water helps rehydrate the body after activity to about the same degree that sports drinks and even water alone do, as well as provide essential electrolytes like potassium and sodium which are lost through sweat.