08/26/2026
Most electrolyte products are sodium-heavy. That’s not automatically bad because sodium plays a real role in hydration, but it’s only part of the picture.
Sodium helps pull water into your bloodstream and tissues. Potassium is what helps pull water into your cells, which is where hydration actually supports things like energy, muscle function, and nerve signaling—and magnesium is a required cofactor for the pump that keeps potassium inside the cell in the first place.
So an electrolyte mix that’s mostly sodium, without meaningful potassium and magnesium, may be moving water into your blood and tissues without it ever reaching the cellular level.
Stay tuned for part 2, where we break down some of the top electrolyte brands and how they actually stack up.
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