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Electrolytes: Essential Functions for Optimal Health

Designs for Health

An imbalance in these electrolytes can disrupt normal bodily functions and may lead to symptoms like headaches, fatigue, or even severe conditions. Magnesium is required for muscle function and proper bone strength. Cardiovascular Health A healthy Na+/K+ ratio is associated with healthy aging and reduced cardiovascular disease risk.

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Sports and Stimulants: A Brief History

The Sporting

But perhaps none is as bizarre as a favorite of bike racers and marathoners of the early 1900s: strychnine, a powerful stimulant to the central nervous system, unless you take too much, in which case it can stimulate you half way to heaven. It dilates coronary vessels and stimulates the central nervous system and respiratory center.

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