Electrolytes are essential minerals within our body. They include magnesium, potassium, chloride sodium, and are needed every day to support various functions throughout the body.

Supplementing can be useful during hot weather, after exercise and following illness. With growing awareness, many people are adding electrolytes into their routine. Whether you take them daily or are considering supplementing with electrolytes, an important question to ask is: do you know what’s in them?

The market is filled with options, but many contain sugar and artificial additives. For those seeking electrolyte supplements without the addition of artificial ingredients to overload your system, we may just have the answer. Keep reading to find out more.

**How electrolytes work **

Many of us will at least be a little familiar with what electrolytes are, but perhaps don't know what, exactly, they do. To break it down, electrolytes are mineral salts (like sodium, potassium, chloride and magnesium), which are found naturally in the body’s fluid, blood and tissues. They have an electrical charge, meaning they’re similar to a power source for the body, playing a crucial role in muscle function and recovery. Electrolytes are therefore essential for your body’s day-to-day function and this includes regulating the amount of water in the body lost through sweat. If we don’t refuel, it can result in us feeling fatigue and we may notice an impact on our performance.

There are countless electrolyte products on the market, but there’s a catch with many of these. With added sugars, sweeteners and flavourings often thrown into the mix to make the drink more palatable, a lot of supplements also contain artificial additives. Thankfully, it’s possible to find electrolyte options that keep things as simple as possible, by keeping with pure, natural ingredients, and nothing else.

**The importance of natural ingredients **

‘Clean’ is a word often bandied around in the wellness space, but with Viridian’s Electrolyte Fix Liquid priced from £14.70 for 100ml, it really does ring true. The concentrated liquid supplement contains pure electrolytes – magnesium, sodium potassium and chloride – that are ethically sourced from the Great Salt Lake in Utah, using the brine of the natural mineral salt found there. This is then sun-dried to concentrate the essential and trace minerals – and nothing else is added.

Viridian’s supplements are nutritionist formulated, and the brand takes the purity of its supplements seriously. In fact, the concentrated Electrolyte Fix Liquid goes through 130 purity checks to ensure it’s made up of 100 per cent natural ingredients, so you can be certain that there’s nothing questionable lurking in there.

**When should you take electrolytes? **

The word electrolytes may make you think of someone enjoying a sports drink after a long workout. This is because heat and exercise increases loss of electrolytes and fluids when we sweat, which if not replaced leads to dehydration. So it’s a good idea to replace them during as well as after workouts to aid recovery. With this in mind, electrolytes can also be helpful when soaring temperatures leave us hot and sweaty – whether that’s on holiday or during one of the UK’s increasingly common heatwaves. Electrolytes may also be beneficial after a period of illness, to help your system recover. Just be sure to always follow the recommended dose.

**Why Viridian’s Electrolyte Fix fits into your daily routine **

Taking a supplement can feel like just another thing to squeeze into a busy schedule. To make refuelling as easy as possible, Viridian’s concentrated Electrolyte Fix Liquid can be added to any drink, whether that's a bottle of water (perhaps with a slice of lemon), a morning smoothie or fruit juice. This way, not only can you control exactly what goes into your drink, but you can also improve the flavour and transform it into something that you’ll want to savour.

Electrolyte Fix Liquid contains four essential minerals in the quantities to support your body - magnesium which contributes to electrolyte balance, normal energy levels and a reduction of tiredness and fatigue, potassium which contributes to normal muscle function, along with sodium and chloride. This means taking liquid drops leads to extra benefits as well as replenishing those all important electrolytes.

For the time-poor and anyone who likes to pack light, being able to bring a small 100ml bottle of electrolytes wherever you go is of course incredibly convenient, as it’s in a travel friendly size. Many other options on the market come as powders packaged in a sachet, which can be fiddly and time-consuming to mix, unlike Viridian’s pure formula.