What are Electrolytes, and Do I Need Sports Drinks to Replenish Them?
ShutterstockYou’ve probably sipped on an electrolyte-replenishing sports drink during a workout at one point or another. But have you ever stopped to think about what electrolytes even are, or whether you actually need to supplement with them at all? Here, we break it down for you. Put simply, electrolytes are salts—including table salt—that conduct electricity in water...