What Do Electrolytes Actually Do? 

The way this woman emphasizes syllables is bonkers.

Thank you for re-educating me on something that I’ve had to learn over 50 times because I keep fucking forgetting it

I forgot to take Gatorade after a couple of landscaping days and holy crap I thought was dying, had a big cup of milk, salted mango juice later, and finally dinner soon after my soul returned to my body

How can you make a video on electrolytes and not use a clip from IDIOCRACY!?

i like how she tells everyone if they can or can't drink Gatorade

Started a job as a tree trimmer today. I’ve never worked in the heat before. Only drank water today and felt completely drained. I think I needed those electrolytes!

Thank you for this add-on electrolyte it was very enlightening and I thank you for putting it out there

Very Helpful. Thank you.

Thanks for teaching.

great easy to watch video!

ITS GOT WHAT PLANTS CRAVE!!! IT'S GOT ELECTROLYTES!!!!

so technically you could replenish some electrolytes by licking your sweat

I turn my electric lights off at night so I can sleep!

"Brawndo's got what plants crave. It's got electrolytes."

Huh I was trying to find a good vid about this to explain to my mom. Very informative thanks so much

I didn't know that I was just reading my SmartWater thing on the side of my bottle and wanted to know what it is. Really satisfying

I’m from europe and have never even heard of electrolytes. When I did I immediately searched for a good explanation of what they are.

thank you so damn much for making this, my science teacher wanted me to make up my own energy drink and "Determine which electrolytes and ions are necessary for the body and how your product can replenish the lost electrolytes from the body" and then put it in a promotional poster....

Couldn't watch this because narrator used the same tonal pattern in every single sentence.

do you have a cold or something?

I had a real nasty headache earlier and drank some Gatorade, It took less than five minutes and the headache was gone.

Great video. The first one I came across about the topic that doesn’t require a PhD in biology to understand. Thank you!

Excellent!!! Thank you!!!

Why does drinking electrolytes supposedly help us hydrate but drinking seawater (which has way more electrolytes) causes us to dehydrate?

can you do a video explaining the benefits and side effects of creatine in high endurance exercises

I play hockey for 1.5 hours this didn't help me determine whether or not drinking a Gatorade is helpful. If it is when should I drink it. B4 or during play?

thanks for the sub

Don't forget about heat exhaustion. That's also a good reason to grab an electrolyte drink instead of just water. I keep some around ever since I woke up one hot summer day with the shakes from mild heat exhaustion from a combination of the heat/sweat and consuming very little salt the previous day.

I like the zero sugar energy drinks like Gatorade Zero, and Powerade Zero.

1:20 Do kidneys work in a similar way?

Alternatives would've been helpful. I'm trying to get away from the glucose spike from sports drinks while still reupping my electrolytes in a convenient way. Should I just salt my water?

Coconut Water fresh from the tree is Supreme.

Sums up the entire anatomy class in a few minutes. You want to drink this either during a heavy workout, a hot day or just worked several hours of manual labor. Water just runs through the body and hardly stays. A bottle of any electrolyte filled drinks can be all the difference between. I know so, drank too much water and, boy the bathroom and I became friends that day. Now with gatorade.... let's say i need no break until i got home

非常好!

It’s what they use to make Brawndo! -David Herman(voice actor from King of the Hill and Futurama) PS: Herman said it in Idiocracy

How many gallons a day? thank you!

There are sugar free electrolyte drinks. Therefor you wont have to pack on calories.

[question regarding electrolytes and leg cramps] Thanks for the cool video. I definitely look for electrolyte drinks without sugar or corn syrup (sucrose, fructose etc.) because I have diabetes. My big question though is do electrolytes have anything to do with reducing cramps? I'm prone to getting epic foot and leg cramps all night which seems worse when I exercise. I thought taking supplements with electrolytes and specifically potassium was supposed to help with this but haven't noticed much improvement.

If you drink too much Gatorade does it cause an overload of sodium in body in return causing low potassium?

This woman's pronunciation is clearer than my future

can I still drink it when I have a fever? also I think I should start drinking those because it's good for your body, am I right

they stop making my legs shake when working out

What if I have to many electro lytes I’ve had this powder stuff which fills 16 ozs and I’ve had like 7 of these in just 12 hrs is that bad I mean liek in play hockey and I’m active quit a bit but not on week ends and today’s a week end help

I like sport drink very much.

i think for bodybuilding its also good

Awesome thanks a lot !!!!

Michael Jackson drank Gatorade on stage during the HIStory tour in 1996/1997. Funny how Pepsi sponsored MJ, but Gatorade didn't.

i had to add salt to my daily meal plan to fix scintillating scotoma and temporary blindness in eyes happening all the time due to no sodium to send the data to the calcium channels in the nerves i guess

What if my sweat is sweet and not salty?

Electrolytes are important for your body

simmer down now, the info was presented a little too quickly

9 times out of 10, if you're feeling really tired during exercise, electrolytes are not your issue. It's a lack of fueling in the form of carbs!

Summary: "Most of you train like a bitch so you don't need it."

I feel like the "burning question" thing was stolen from ASAPScience. It's definitely a part of their ending catchphrase

Your info is always fascinating, but must all of you talk so fast? I miss quite a lot and often have to reply parts. It's also a bit nerve racking and irritating when speakers are racing through their speeches.

I balance my drink diet with mostly water and then very small sips of Gatorade. One bottle lasts multiple workouts for me.

I’m confused,, you say sports drinks have too much sugar but there ok for athletes ?

its got the thirst quenching power plants crave

Sure, here's my question.What diet would effectively replace the amount of electrolytes that you would be consuming From working out if you were just drinking water The question is important because of I'm at stage two of five stages of kidney failure. And it would help to find a diet that keeps me hydrated

this is interesting i will buy some electrolyte suplements

_"IT'S GOT ELECTROLYTES!"_

When i work out i try to work my legs and muscles instantly to absorb more drill will power. ..i do drink water but it doesn't always help the way it should so i concentrate more on, drinking sports drinks to give me, that energy boost. But give me far enough fuel to, optimize enough electrical ,charges in my body to keep me stimulated ,through hydration. Where i can continue my work out performances properly. Without messing up,hurting my self or over do it all wrong. I basically drink clear drinks an do lots of drill running laps even weight lifting to increase super strength, enhanced speed an balance when i need to.I tone my body more then likely to get my body use to the feeling, by hard pushing extra tumoral speed positioning,in my muscles I'm a faster running at some point i could run about 30 to 100 meter miles or more per hour,per second or per mintute.Normally i do a lot of fast running practice for empowering my bone structure and muscle mass to take all that pressure i can get.I train a lot before work...after work and during work...or when I'm at home ,so i don't lose focus in what I'm doing.I work like a janitorial 5 hour day job it's pretty constructive and intense to do a lot. But thankfully since.... I'm a very young stronger faster, heavily built type of guy I'm a professional pro at it, to handle the challenges.I usually continue and stop when i need to slow down,or catch my breath while walking so i don't tire myself out.But the perfect beauty of it is that i don't need ,much of a trainer to help coach me into that line of work since it's very,costly to deal with it smh....i don't need much help at all,since I'm doing fine on my own from, training practice.But i only try to get some, simple tips on how i can improve my work out performances more easily said then done. So i just take notes and learn, slighter vocabulary definitions to understand words based off fitness benefits..but i feel so damn good and super indestructible when i drink those sports drinks when need, them the most. I feel super powerful and invincible when, i work that hard too no lie i feel all beastly from blowing off steam, when i use that stuff💪😉💔💔❤❤💖💖💖✊🙏.

I would have preferred it if this video was more specific on which electrolyte did what

I should of known this now I'm throwing up after I exercised idk how to stop it 😰😰😰

This explanation completely leaves out any type of endurance/distance/long term activity such as biking, marathons, hiking. You can’t carry pounds of food nor a 12 pack of Gatorade. So not sure how the study they showed makes sense

I’m just saying but if your working out it’s not bad to have calories in your drink since calories=energy is very essential for giving you the energy to perform said task

Salty hydration drinks are essential in high humidity, hot environments. A few deeps sweats and you are behind the hydration curve. Of course, consume adequate amounts of water and eat watermelon.

When your sick or poorly sports drinks help a lot bc you lose electrolytes ❤

I used electolytes for 2 years - now i feel more fluid

I only drink Gatorade when I'm nauseous

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The narrator sounds like a spunky cartoon character, giving off nerdy/genius best friend archetype vibes

"What ARE electrolytes? Do you even KNOW?" Now we do :)

The best way people is pink Himalayan salt. Just pour a tablespoon in water and shake it until it all desolves with the water. That is the best electrolyte for your body.

Water is better for your blood and keeps you healthy.

Yeah. In marching band, we're only allowed to drink water. So, because I'm so paranoid about bloody everything, just to keep my electrolyte count up, I use MiO sport, cuz it has no sugar or caffine👍

If an actual sports player drink these kind of drinks, IF YOU ARE TRYING TO LOSE WIEGHT OBVIOUSLY NOT, and if u think u need electrolytes at that point there are salt tablets u can put in ur water

BRAWNDO'S GOT ELECTROLYTES.

Or if youre someone working hard for more than an hour each day or you feel like you have a strange headache, try a gatorade. If youre moving to a new place, definitely pack a Gatorade

its gud

Why does everyone act like Powerade zero and propel doesn't exist? If you on a diet why would you drink a caloric drink? 🤦🤦

0:48 i hate my mind

I feel that eletrolytes are really helpful after donating blood

Am drinking water it say it has 65 electrolytes

Not 1 Idiocracy ref? BOO!

Lightning tastes like salt confirmed

"electrolytes added for taste" yet i don't taste anything in the water

I drink Gatorade I don’t like Powerade

Brawndo's got electrolytes

I also came hear after watching idiocracy

Will an excess of electrolytes keep you awake at night 😐

So if I drink electrolytes, will I feel a shock of electricity going through my body? Because I swear, I can feel it happening

They're what plants crave.

But it got electrolytes

I had cardiac arrest because my potassium and magnesium was off this controls your heart electricity. So I have to watch my electrolytes close

Well y'know there's sugar free sports drinks-

Gatorade has basically nothing compared to Pedialyte.

In not a spoets player ut at home yes

Well Gatorade has a zero version that has zero sugar 0 fat sodium 270mg patassium 75mg carbs 2g because I know I got some in the fridge