The conductivity meter is showing chemistry in action. ⚡ When electrolyte minerals dissolve in water, they separate into charged ions. Those ions can carry electrical current—which is why adding electrolytes can take distilled water from barely conductive to a dramatically different reading. But the more important part happens inside the body. Sweat isn’t just water. It carries dissolved electrolytes, particularly sodium and chloride, and those losses can increase substantially with prolonged exercise and heat exposure. Research also shows that after exercise-induced dehydration, adding sodium to a rehydration drink can improve fluid retention compared with water alone. After heavy sweating, longer training sessions, sauna use, or time in the heat, replacing both the water and some of the minerals lost with it can make sense. That’s why we formulated Ancestral Electrolytes with, per scoop: • 1,000 mg chloride • 500 mg sodium • 300 mg potassium • 60 mg Magnesium • 75 mg choline And the mineral sources matter to us: Celtic Sea Salt, red marine algae and a marine magnesium mineral complex, rather than a synthetic mineral premix. It’s sweetened with stevia, with no sugar, no fillers and no artificial colors. One scoop mixes into 12–20 oz of water. Available in Lemon Lime and Wild Berry! PMID 28253022.