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Harness Electrolytes for Peak Performance
Unlock the secrets to optimal health as we explore the essential role of electrolytes with our expert registered dietitian, Lindsay Ford. Discover how these crucial minerals affect everything from muscle contraction to fluid balance and even mental clarity. We'll guide you through the subtle signs of an imbalance, like brain fog and cramps, and share valuable insights on the importance of supplementation for those leading active lifestyles or living in extreme climates. Plus, learn how delicious whole foods like sweet potatoes, bananas, and nuts can naturally boost your mineral intake while ensuring you get enough sodium to maintain peak performance.
Navigate the complexities of calcium and sodium consumption with us as we tackle the potential cardiovascular risks of overconsumption. Our discussion dives into balancing electrolytes like potassium and magnesium for better nerve function and relaxation. We'll also evaluate popular electrolyte products, such as Element, especially their benefits in warm climates. All this while keeping in mind the changing perspectives on sodium's role in diet and blood pressure. Our goal is to arm you with the knowledge to tailor your intake based on your unique dietary needs in consultation with healthcare professionals.
Beyond nutrition, we touch on the deeper subject of personal growth through embracing mistakes, especially in relationships. We offer insights into accepting and learning from our errors to foster healthier connections and personal development. Join us as we reflect on the power of acknowledging our missteps, even when others don't, to maintain a positive trajectory in life. Listen in and gain inspiration to live actively, grow personally, and embrace each moment with a fresh perspective.
Are you ready to live an active lifestyle? Welcome to Behind the Bluff, where we believe every moment of your life is an opportunity to pursue wellness on your terms. I'm your host, jeff Ford, and I'm joined today with our registered dietitian, lindsay Ford. She is one of our experts who is regularly featured on Behind the Bluff and we are excited to have her back for her third time. Lindsay, welcome.
Speaker 2:Thank you, I'm looking forward to it.
Speaker 1:Pretty cool. Three times Behind the bluff.
Speaker 2:Expert on nutrition, all things. Yep, we're going to get rowdy.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I'm excited to get rowdy and to dig into the topic of electrolytes today. This is one of the trendiest topics in nutrition from my perspective, just through the ads that we're witnessing and the different consumption patterns of folks, individuals starting to think more about their electrolyte imbalance. So let's jump right in and start with. What are electrolytes?
Speaker 2:Yeah, so electrolytes are minerals that, once absorbed, dissolved in the body, they have an electrical charge. So they're pretty important. And when we think about the functions in the body, they help with muscle contraction, muscle relaxation, blood pressure regulation, fluid balance, cardiovascular function, our nervous system function.
Speaker 1:Bodily functions.
Speaker 2:Bodily functions. Yes, there's a lot of different things that our body requires. That will involve electrolytes.
Speaker 1:Yeah, Now let's go to some extreme examples. When someone doesn't have correct or proper electrolyte balance for them, what could happen?
Speaker 2:Yeah. So I'd say symptoms you know could look like poor focus, brain fog. One of the most common ones would be muscle cramping, even restless leg in the evening, I would say from a exercise performance perspective, we're looking at quick to fatigue, feeling like we can't go long periods of time. So these are some, some major ones.
Speaker 1:So these are some major ones. Yeah, yeah, cardiovascular issues do occur. From the perspective of the stamina endurance as an ex-Ironman athlete, maybe doing one more in three years, it's so important for performance. But I also love how we're going to dig more into that everyday person today and how it's important for health and focus, because I personally do supplement with electrolytes and find that focus and concentration and just how I feel on an everyday basis changes based off the balance.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I think that's an important thing is just being able to feel it out, which you know, when we look at sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus chloride, I mean, these are some major ones and so it's really hard, I think, for people to recognize oh, I'm low in sodium, oh, I'm low in magnesium. But I think, being able to feel here are some things that I'm experiencing and there could be some symptoms that we can connect back to certain electrolytes.
Speaker 1:Yeah, great point being able to feel it. Now, if someone did want to test their balance of electrolytes, is that possible or how would they go about that?
Speaker 2:I'd say that's actually not necessarily a test that, like, an everyday person's going to necessarily perform. There's, you know, sweat tests where people can figure out over the course of an hour, um, there's, you know, sweat tests where people can figure out over the course of an hour, how much water am I losing? And for those that are losing a lot of water, like especially with exercise, um, if there's a lot of sweat loss, then we, we probably, you know we we might have someone that needs more, but I'd say that would be something that, especially for very active individuals, people that live in extreme heat or high altitudes, they're going to need more electrolytes.
Speaker 1:Understood. So generalized perspective is if you're moving your body more, living in environments with high altitude, supplementation might be important. Now, even before we dig into these fancy products that are out there these days, tell us about electrolytes and foods. How can we get them from our dietary intake?
Speaker 2:Yeah. So what's interesting? If we look at ultra processed foods, there's actually a fair amount of salt a lot of sodium.
Speaker 1:Oh really, Never would have thought that.
Speaker 2:Never would have thought that it's a great preservative, but when we think about those that are trying to eat more nutrient-dense and more whole foods, or people that are already doing that, again we're going to go back to what's high in sodium magnesium, potassium, calcium, phosphorus. I mean we're looking at what food sources can we get, and so sweet potatoes, bananas, avocado, dark chocolate, chocolate milk is actually one of the best recovery drinks out there Nuts, seeds, beans, I mean there's, I would say, a lot of plant foods actually are going to have higher levels of certain minerals.
Speaker 1:And is it fair to say that plant foods and whole foods have more potassium and magnesium? Uh, as, like you know, just a generalized look at what electrolytes they have more of or what else.
Speaker 2:So I would say, if we're looking at potassium, I'd say we can actually get a lot through food. Um, magnesium, I think can be a little bit trickier for a lot of people. Um so magnesium, you know that's one more nuts seeds, Uh, we're. We're looking at some fruits and vegetables, but I'd say the majority of people are a lower magnesium I take, probably in comparison to potassium.
Speaker 1:Potassium? Yeah. What about coniferous vegetables? And like dark leafy greens, do they have a lot of electrolytes?
Speaker 2:Dark leafy greens are going to be a solid source. But I'd say like if again, if we go back to somebody that is sweating a lot in extreme temperatures and they're eating a lot of whole foods I'd say specifically even sodium, I mean hopefully somebody is using a little bit of salt on their food, um, at that point, but we could be missing the mark on on just being just not getting enough. If we've got a very active person, hot climate I mean we're in South Carolina, so we kind of get that.
Speaker 1:Yeah.
Speaker 2:Um, as well as those that live in higher altitudes.
Speaker 1:Understood Sod.
Speaker 2:Understood Sodium doesn't come from as many of those whole foods. Sodium shows up a lot in the processed foods.
Speaker 1:It's more in processed yeah. Yeah. Now walk me through each of these electrolytes sodium. What makes it important?
Speaker 2:So sodium is really important, for I would say the major one that we typically think of is where salt goes, water goes. So it's really important for fluid balance. So that's the one that when you look at your, let's say, you are potentially supplementing, like you're going to see that probably in a little bit of a higher amount compared to some of the others, because when we sweat we typically lose more sodium. I mean, we can even taste it, you know if we've got sweat running down our face. We can, we can taste the salt.
Speaker 1:You remember when you finished the Boston marathon and like your shirt was all salty.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I, I was on the struggle bus. I experienced firsthand where my electrolyte balance was off. But when you're in the middle of it, it's really. It's such an art um that I mean I was blown up on the race and I I felt miserable at the end and and it wasn't I mean, it wasn't the lack of physical ability, it was there was an electrolyte thing going on.
Speaker 1:Yeah, yeah. That's what's interesting about endurance sports is it takes electrolyte needs to the extreme. From the perspective of if you get it wrong in an Ironman event or these longer running races like a marathon, that can be more problematic as the bunk versus just food intake when you're out in these events. So it's it almost needs a separate plan is what I learned in all my racing days.
Speaker 2:Yeah. So like if we kind of go back to sodium, if we're losing too much water, and when we're losing sodium, if I mean if we get dehydrated, I mean we're poor focus, we're feeling brain fog heavily it's harder for our muscles to contract if there's not, I mean, we need. So it's a really big water fluid balance thing.
Speaker 1:Yeah, Now potassium. I think it gets this rap as the miracle electrolyte to abolish cramping when it occurs. Could you speak to that?
Speaker 2:I mean it is one mineral that can help with cramping it. I mean I'd say, classically it's eat the banana and honestly it's worth a try, Like if that's you know it's bananas are cheap, they are portable, Give it a try. If that helps, awesome. I would say magnesium would be another one, but potassium is really important for cardiovascular function, so it's one that is going to have to deal with the heart. So outside of just muscle cramping, it's important for cardiovascular and nerve function. Yeah.
Speaker 1:Yeah, now if I eat bananas, do they have too much sugar? And then this is always a debate as well.
Speaker 2:If, if I hear anyone asked me if bananas are bad, I just want to stare at them in the in the eye and speak into their soul and almost have them try to read my mind of like if bananas are your problem, then we're like we're wasting our time. Yeah.
Speaker 1:Understood. I'm glad you were able to clear that up today. Now going back to cramping just for a second is it fair to say that when someone begins to cramp, like they're already cramping it, are there electrolytes already out of balance, like is it already too late? Could we have gotten ahead of it?
Speaker 2:Um, probably could have gotten ahead of it. I would say the beauty about electrolytes is that stuff can, when we're having certain symptoms, we can actually address it fairly quickly. Uh, so it's just a matter of I think. Mentally it can be like oh man, if somebody is already in a class and they're cramping 45 minutes in and we've only got 15 more minutes, I mean we just might be done and we want to recover for the rest of the day, but but I mean, in general, someone can, can regroup fairly quickly.
Speaker 2:When it comes to if there is an electrolyte issue, we can, we can tap into it pretty quick, yeah, so so what you're saying is by ingesting electrolytes quickly, it can create some change in that person's response, whether it's the muscle contraction or the endurance of what they're doing.
Speaker 1:Yeah, okay, yeah. Now what's the difference between just drinking plain old water versus an electrolyte beverage?
Speaker 2:So hydration is going to be we need water, so we want to drink water, when I'd say, if we're looking at it, from keeping water in but also having the appropriate amount of water loss, so there is something we can overhydrate. So, and that's more rare- Hypo natremia. Yeah, basically, instead of hyper, we're looking at a hypo we've got. We're diluting the, the electrolytes in in our body and so that would show up as hypo.
Speaker 1:Too much water in the blood.
Speaker 2:Yes, so we're, we're, there's dilution there, and so we want it. We don't want to over consume water, but we still want water. And then we've got, you know, and this would be, I'd say, for, for those that just want to drink water when they're exercising and just over the course of the day, great Um, that can work. Fine, it's there, might be. I don't and I don't want to give necessarily a certain percentage, but when we've got individuals that have high sweat loss, for people that are outside for long periods of time, like I'm even thinking golfers, right, yeah.
Speaker 2:Um, pickleball. I mean, if I think of Palmetto bluff members, it's even boating, being out on the boat for long periods of time, and so these are all outdoor activities where we could be sweating a lot and we want to be drinking water, replenish the fluid, but when we think about the electrolytes, that's going to help keep water in so that we're not losing as much water.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I remember when I was leading seminars on endurance training in different parts of the country. One of the ways we would provide an analogy for electrolytes is they're essentially the glue. They allow your body to hold the water. So without the right balance of the two, you may just be drinking water forivolously.
Speaker 2:Yeah, so think fluid balance our cardiovascular function and muscle contraction man. Yeah, so those are three big ones that come to mind.
Speaker 1:That's a great summary.
Speaker 2:Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 1:So let's go ahead, dig into that everyday person a little bit more. One of the concerns that I've heard from members, and a concern that I even have too, on a less active day, is how do we want to think about supplementing it, because there is a lot of sodium in our foods, depending on how we're eating, and I'm wondering are supplements necessary for that everyday person?
Speaker 2:Gosh, and this is where I think you mentioned this is such a trendy topic.
Speaker 1:Yeah.
Speaker 2:Because I do think some people are taking it and honestly of me wonders hey, I'm just bored of water, let's throw a little bit of this in it's gonna taste better that that's where we see a lot of people gravitating towards these beverages yeah, and I think for a lot of folks it's probably going to cause very like. I wouldn't be concerned of it causing harm. You know it. It's just a matter of what supplement, how much of these electrolytes. One One mineral that scares me a little bit is calcium.
Speaker 1:Having too much of it. Too much, okay, how so?
Speaker 2:Well, calcium it's a mineral, but it's the most prominent mineral that we have. But it calcify. So we want to be air on the side of caution with any calcium supplement. That's just a specific calcium supplement but it's also an electrolyte. So you will often see calcium in most of these companies. They're doing a good, a fairly good job, so they're going to keep that on the lower end, but it is one where that we would. We don't want to overdo that one. We also don't want to necessarily overdo potassium either, and these have to do more with cardiovascular function. So so again, going back to like the everyday person, I'd say a little bit is not going to cause a bunch of harm. So like, let's say, you were to have some water, put a little lemon juice in there, um, do a sprinkle of of pink Himalayan salt. Probably not a big deal.
Speaker 1:Probably the most affordable way to do it, probably the most affordable.
Speaker 2:I'm a big fan of coconut water too. Um, I know we personally don't actually have any around the house, but it's one of those things that it's got higher levels of potassium has a little bit of magnesium. A little like it's going to have a little bit of the stuff, but you can some. It's going to have a little bit of stuff, but you can some. Some companies will add sodium to it.
Speaker 1:You could also just add your own, uh, your own salt salt to your beverages, what? What do you think about smart water? And, like ph, balance water, they claim electrolytes in smart water yeah, it's going to be in very small amounts.
Speaker 2:It's not going to be a sports beverage. There's a difference between a water that has some electrolytes and a specific sports drink and a sports beverage. When we're looking at a sports beverage, where it's serving the purpose of genuine replenishment from our activity, we want somewhere between at least when it comes to sodium and we want some chloride there too and potassium. We're want somewhere between at least when it comes to sodium, and we want some chloride there too and potassium um, we're looking somewhere between 115 to 180 milligrams of sodium for every eight ounces.
Speaker 1:For every eight ounces of water. Yes, okay, that's specific.
Speaker 2:Yes, so that is very specific. And then for so, so again, most, so, again, most most. I mean, some of us are doing more than eight ounces at a time too um, the other thing would be potassium, and that would be on the, on the lower range.
Speaker 1:Um, oh gosh, as far as the ratio of how much to water max around 50 milligrams for every okay, every eight ounces, but but you know, and then magnesium's a little bit less than potassium. Is that correct, or about the same?
Speaker 2:Ooh, it could be. I want to say it's about the same. Now, what I like to do with magnesium, or what I would encourage people to think about, is when we're looking at magnesium and its function, one of the some of the major function is nerve function relaxing, kind of relaxing our system. So I mean there's over 300 functions that magnesium is involved in.
Speaker 1:Yeah, we know it's helpful for sleep.
Speaker 2:And so that's where I encourage it for people mostly is that it's some people struggle with restless leg, um, just feeling like it's hard to unwind, and so it can help with cramping, but it can also help kind of. You know. It's a good one to take at night and that one would be, you know, somewhere around the 250 milligram range. Okay, Okay.
Speaker 1:Yeah, Interesting. Now there's popular products out there and I wanted to get your take on them. One of the most popular has been quoted on the Andrew Huberman podcast and it's called Element. We have some of our trainers who take Element. We have members who take it. It's mostly sodium it's about 1,000 milligrams of sodium per little stick and there's potassium and magnesium. But I'm interested, like how should someone approach a product like that?
Speaker 2:I mean they can, they can be valuable. I mean I don't want to element um because tastes good it tastes good. It's definitely salty. It's serving a specific purpose. I'd say, like we are in the South, it's really hot. We lose a lot of fluids here pretty quickly. A lot of the members are active, so between the trainers and some of the members it can be extremely appropriate. I will say it's expensive.
Speaker 1:Yeah.
Speaker 2:So it's expensive, yeah, um, so it's not, it's not cheap. Uh, I'd say, you know, are we overloading the sodium a little bit too much?
Speaker 1:That's hard to say, because each person genuinely has to know their their diet too right, because what, what sodium, are they getting from the foods that they're eating? Right, processed, more processed food. They probably already have higher levels of sodium.
Speaker 2:Right. So I mean if we, if we look at blood pressure and cardiovascular, we also want to be a little bit. We just want to be aware like we, we, we don't want to overload too much. I mean there are people that need a fair amount of sodium beyond, you know.
Speaker 2:Let's just say the standard daily 2,500 to 4,000 milligrams a day, and there's people that need maybe lower than that, but that's, I'd say, more of the potential rarity, and there's people that could need more than that. Um, but if you're getting a thousand just from element, that's a lot. Yeah, um Well.
Speaker 1:I think a lot of folks in generations before us were told that sodium is very bad for blood pressure and to not put sodium in the diet at all. How can they approach their thought process with sodium moving forward?
Speaker 2:Yeah, I would say, if somebody already has high blood pressure and they know that they're more sensitive to sodium, taking Element or a high sodium supplement may not be the best thing. We do need electrolytes, so we do need sodium. We need potassium, we need magnesium, we need chloride, we need these things, things. So if somebody is eating extremely healthfully, we're probably getting some of these minerals and in great amounts, and then something like sodium.
Speaker 2:We might not be getting as much, but if you're salting your food and you're you're, you know you're seasoning as you go, then we might be getting a good amount of sodium. It's, it's really, I think for, I'd say, the majority of the listeners, it's a matter of how active am I? Am I a high? Am I a high sweat producer? Am I outside a lot?
Speaker 2:You know, some of these supplements might come into play um where you know, in the morning, it's one of the first things that we do, and or, you know, when we're in our highest amounts of activity, we're drinking something, sipping on something that is helping to replenish as we go, um, especially if so. So let's say, somebody's playing around a golf and they're walking. That's roughly six to seven miles. Yeah, and over the course of what? Three and a half to four and a half hours.
Speaker 1:And it might not be six to seven miles if they're in a cart. Just for the record.
Speaker 2:Yes, walking.
Speaker 1:I was very specific about walking Cool.
Speaker 2:Now, if somebody's still in a cart, you're still in the heat.
Speaker 1:Yeah, it's still. It's still three miles ish, I think.
Speaker 2:Two and a half to three, yeah, 18. So so we're, we're out there, and so I'd say that's something that you, you'd want to sip on something while you go. Um, now we could also eat something that also has some sodium I mean think about the banana again.
Speaker 2:I mean, I know that's like a silly thing, but I I think these are. They can be an art form, but I think, for those that find, whether it's a supplement or a dietary approach, I'd say the feeling aspect is hopefully something that people are thinking about is, if they feel better, they feel more focused, they're fatiguing less quickly, there's less cramping, then they're doing, keep doing it, yeah that's how you can find the right dosage for you, versus necessarily going too far down a rabbit hole with with testing in this at the other yeah, gotcha.
Speaker 1:Now there's a product that we've been drinking at the house that you know I absolutely love uh, other than element, because it is very affordable and you can get 50 servings of it. Uh, this is a company out of Traveler's Rest, so this is a completely free commercial. South Carolina, you know, we love to support local, and it's called Electro Light. They've really got creative with their name, but what I like about it is the ratio is 500 milligrams of sodium, 400 milligrams of potassium and then 100 of magnesium, so it seems to hit a sweet spot where, if you're still salting your food a little bit, you're probably going to be okay. It has a lot of vitamin C, though. Is that a concern? You've heard of emergency and that type of supplement that individuals will sometimes take? Is that harmful, and should we be supplementing vitamin C? I know it's not electrolyte.
Speaker 2:I mean, vitamin C is great. It is a vitamin versus a mineral. I would say it's going to have that immune support which, if we do look at people that are very active, we I mean, let's just say I'm an active person Okay, I actually breathe in maybe more oxygen over the course of the day, like than other people. Yeah, so we're literally taking in more oxygen.
Speaker 1:Good job.
Speaker 2:Which is cool, and what that also does, though, is we are producing potentially more free radicals in our body because of all of that breathing that we're theoretically doing, and so vitamin C acting as an antioxidant to neutralize and to combat some of these free radicals. So like getting antioxidants for those that are active is actually really important to help fight some of that extra production that we have.
Speaker 1:Cool, so I'm getting more than just electrolytes by having this beverage.
Speaker 2:Yeah, and I like that. It's got like 200 milligrams. There are, you know, some of these supplements not 200 milligrams of the vitamin C. Yeah, it's not an astronomical amount For people that take a lot of vitamin c. I mean, it's a water soluble vitamin, so too much, we're just gonna pee it out.
Speaker 1:so something that our body doesn't necessarily need, we're gonna pee it out yeah, yeah, I think a lot of listeners and even myself, I always worry about maybe going too far down these, these trends, and so it's it's great to get some clarity in this episode today. Couple more questions here. How do electrolytes aid in the recovery from activity?
Speaker 2:So from a recovery aspect, I mean, I think something to take note is that if we're, if we have the right electrolyte balance, then we're able to, I think, make the most out of our workouts. Balance, then we're able to, I think, make the most out of our workouts. If we're able to get the most out of our workouts and we're not hitting fatigue super quick, our recovery process is a lot faster.
Speaker 2:Yeah, um. So I'd say that's one thing to think about. If we feel miserable, then in general, like a whole recovery. I'd say sleep is another one. So magnesium before bed. We want to be able to sleep properly, um, so I would say from. We can look at it big picture, like the sleep, but we can also look at it on a like from that workout. If we have the proper electrolyte balance going in and throughout, then we're making the most out of the workout going in and throughout, then we're making the most out of the workout, which means even that the after effect is going to be better.
Speaker 1:Yeah, gotcha, yeah, so it almost catch up.
Speaker 2:We don't want to play catch up.
Speaker 1:You want to be ahead on your electrolytes and then like, make sure there's a plan of when you're going to kind of time it depending on how active you are and what that looks like.
Speaker 2:Yeah. So like someone, let's say they want to do one of the classes here in the morning, um, you know, they may or may not need specific electrolytes before they come in, but if somebody sweat their butt off, you know, and then they, they get home and um, they have, let's say, toast with eggs seasoned with salt, some avocado, a banana, that might be, a good replenishment, you know, even drinking chocolate milk afterwards. And then you know an hour later having you know a meal like that might be sufficient, where somebody might not need a supplement at all.
Speaker 2:If we've got somebody that does that and then in the afternoon they go play pickleball or golf or something, that's where I'd be like okay, or even just like walking the dog, a lot Like we might need to actually add a little bit, knowing that they're still probably eating healthfully, seizing in their food where all right if we're, if we're spending a lot of time outside, a lot of time sweating, then yeah, yeah, Great, Well I'm.
Speaker 1:I think we've covered everything on electrolytes Well most of what is important for that everyday user. Any final thoughts around supplementation strategies for someone's day.
Speaker 2:For sure. So you know, you mentioned, like the supplement that we have at home, which is like a powder. There are people that I'd say, like I personally don't want to necessarily pack this little jar with me, like you can get little individual packets for traveling purposes. A lot of people use Noon.
Speaker 1:Oh, the tabs.
Speaker 2:Yeah, the tablets Some people will use. I personally am actually a really big fan of Pedialyte Sport.
Speaker 1:There's so much sugar, though Is that okay, if we really look at how much sugar there's so?
Speaker 2:much sugar, though Is that okay? If we really look at how much sugar, it's very minuscule. I will also say again, if we look at it, it is called Pedialyte Sport. It is very specific to somebody. I am doing something physically active right now where I'm probably trying to keep my blood sugars potentially also stable, and so sugar will help that If.
Speaker 2:I'm getting 20 calories from a little Pedialyte, you know, even 40, like, if that's gonna make me feel better, give me the 40 calories, even if it's coming from a little bit of sugar, and I know that some of our listeners would be like, oh, but it's poison. Yeah, there could be some red dyes in there and stuff you know, I actually I don't know about you know, if it is, it's a shame on me. Um, it's more of we've got to start. Looking at some of the stuff is like what is the actual purpose?
Speaker 1:I don't think pedialyte sport is trying to market to the everyday person not doing anything same same thing with, like Gatorade, it was never meant to be a drink that people drink every day no, and yet that's how many people are consuming it it.
Speaker 2:It can actually be a really big game changer for for people that are like let's take teenage um football players and I know that's like not necessarily our listener.
Speaker 1:No, we have so many teenage football players. I know so many teenage.
Speaker 2:Hey, gatorade for that growing you know person like that can actually have value. So I don't want to knock some of these, these products. Now if I'm sitting by the pool, I'm lounging, gatorade probably isn't my best solution. So, yeah, I think, when we're looking at it from what's the strategy moving forward, I think we have to be really self-aware about what's our exercise routine. How often am I outside? Am I in the heat a lot? Am I salting my food? Am I getting enough from food? And we can kind of go from know.
Speaker 1:we can keep it that simple. Yeah, yeah. Well, thank you, Lindsay. I'm pumped that we were able to talk about electrolytes. I've been thinking about this topic for a while and I just feel like this is very practical, gives folks more information so that they can learn how to go about their day from a hydration perspective.
Speaker 2:Yeah, thank you for having me. This was great. This was great.
Speaker 1:You're very welcome and we we love having you readily available for nutrition topics, because you do a great job.
Speaker 2:Thank you, I appreciate that and I and you know I hope that you know whoever's listening that even if there's just one little takeaway, awesome.
Speaker 1:Yeah, that's what this is all about.
Speaker 2:And if people want to email me or email the team here at Palmetto Bluff and there's a certain question that comes up, I'm more than happy to respond.
Speaker 1:Great. That brings us to the end of our podcast. Today. Listeners, feel free to hang around with me and get some healthy momentum for the rest of your week.
Speaker 1:Let's talk about mistakes. Have you ever made any? Do you happen to be as human as I am? If you're like me, when you make mistakes, you beat yourself up pretty hard, and you beat yourself up especially hard when you make a mistake with someone that you care about. I find that the highest performers the folks who are most in tune with themselves and self-aware they can sometimes be the hardest on themselves when they mess up.
Speaker 1:We all try to avoid mistakes, but is it even possible to never make a mistake? Have you met anyone who hasn't made a mistake, and can you always avoid mistakes within your interactions with other people? I'm talking about interpersonal mistakes. Yeah, humans connecting, interacting.
Speaker 1:I think there can be quite a few mistakes from time to time. We all have unintentional reactions, comments and thoughts that we sometimes wish didn't come out of our mouths. Restraint is typically what we attempted to tug on before we made the mistake, but sometimes restraint is just not there. Sometimes we've been letting something build up that we haven't addressed. Sometimes we lose our patience and we just have to let it out. I read recently that where there is a group of people, there will always be conflict, and conflict is healthy. We have to remember this. People do not coexist with one another free of conflict. That is what makes relationships exciting and fun. It's what makes relationships truly special, because the more conflict you have experienced within a relationship, the more you have been open with that person, the more honest the relationship is person, the more honest the relationship is.
Speaker 1:Pause there for a second. Think about the relationships in your life that are the strongest, that are the most honest. Have you had a lot of conflict with those people? We all want to be understood, we all want to be heard, and so, for this week, let's humanize our mistakes. Let's accept that they're going to happen, especially in our relationships, so that we can embrace our mistakes.
Speaker 1:Let's remember to own each and every mistake that we make. Let's remember to own each and every mistake that we make and no matter how small or big the mistake is, commit to growth, even if you know the other party may not follow suit. We have to analyze the part that we play in our mistakes. We can't hold grudges against the important people in our lives, who make mistakes, and we must foster an attitude to learn from every unintentional moment, moment. That is the end of our healthy momentum reflection for this week. I hope it's amped you up to grow, to learn to move forward with your mistakes as much as it did for me, just by sharing. We look forward to having you check out our next episode and until that time, remember to actively participate in life on your terms.
