What Sodium Does

Have you ever done anything physical? I’m sure you have. What does your body do when you do something physical by increasing your heart rate? You sweat. Your bodies are made primarily out of water, in order to keep your body nice and cool you start to sweat. Have you ever had the experience of tasting sweat? Well if you have, you know that it tastes a lot like ocean water, pretty salty. Your bodies “tissues swim in a salty sea – a vestige, perhaps, of our aquatic evolution.” Sodium is a very important substance in our chemical make-up. The human body goes throughout an entire process in order to keep your muscles functioning properly. Your body travels a fine line as far as the allowed content of sodium in your body. “Thirst” happens when you have lost too much water in your system and your body needs to re-balance the sodium content. Also, something we take completely for granted, such as sweating, could lead to a serious health condition called hypertension. ...