Thirsty during summers? 💦 Replenish your electrolytes! Electrolytes are minerals in your body that have an electric charge. They are in your blood, urine, tissues, and other body fluids. Electrolytes are important because they help: 1. Balance the amount of water in your body 2. Balance your body's acid/base (pH) level 3. Move nutrients into your cells 4. Move wastes out of your cells 5. Make sure that your nerves, muscles, the heart, and the brain work the way they should Sodium, calcium, potassium, chloride, phosphate are all electrolytes. You get them from the foods you eat and the fluids you drink. The levels of electrolytes in your body can fluctuate. This can happen when the amount of water in your body changes. The amount of water that you take in should equal the amount you lose. If something upsets this balance, you may have too little water (dehydration) or too much water (overhydration). Also, just consuming regular water might not be sufficient to since i...