Supplements / Conditional
Electrolytes (Na/K/Mg)
Best for: Performance, Nutritional coverage
Electrolytes (Na/K/Mg) is rated good evidence (tier B on our evidence scale). Match sodium to sweat losses; 500–1500 mg sodium per hour during prolonged exercise or sauna. During or around exercise; or once daily if low-carb (which depletes sodium).
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When and how to take Electrolytes (Na/K/Mg)
- Dose
- Match sodium to sweat losses; 500–1500 mg sodium per hour during prolonged exercise or sauna.
- Timing
- During or around exercise; or once daily if low-carb (which depletes sodium).
- Review
- Reassess after 2 to 4 weeks.
- Forms
- sodium-forward electrolyte mix
What Electrolytes (Na/K/Mg) is used for
- Useful for endurance training, hot environments, sauna users, and low-carb dieters who lose sodium fast.
- Most products under-dose sodium; the fancy minerals are usually marketing.
When Almavivo suggests Electrolytes (Na/K/Mg)
- If your training pattern likely produces meaningful sweat losses: studied for fluid balance during prolonged exercise.
- If low-carb diets lose sodium fast through urine: studied for sodium adequacy in ketogenic diets.
Who should be careful with Electrolytes (Na/K/Mg)
- Talk to a clinician first if you have kidney issues.
Safety checks for Electrolytes (Na/K/Mg)
- Needs a clinician's OK: Kidney disease history
What to look for when buying Electrolytes (Na/K/Mg)
- Preferred third-party verification: Informed Sport, Third-party tested (COA).
- Common contamination risks: Mislabeling / identity.
- Form: Look for sodium content high enough to actually replace sweat losses (often 500+ mg per serving).
Where to get it
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We frame these as personal experience, not medical claims. Self-reported subjective outcomes are influenced by placebo, regression to the mean, and parallel lifestyle changes. We’ll never present ratings as equivalent to RCT evidence.
Research sources for Electrolytes (Na/K/Mg)
- Electrolyte and fluid balance during exercise (ACSM) (reviewed 2026-04-30)
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