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Article: Ask doctor Cory.
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- U.S. Kids
- Article date:
- November 1, 2004
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Dear Dr. Cory:
I just got over a virus and every now and then I feel dizzy. The doctor says this is because I need electrolytes. I asked my mother, but she does not know what electrolytes are. Can you please tell me what electrolytes are and what they do for the body?
Thank you!
Brooks
Roswell, Georgia
Dear Brooks:
Electrolytes (eel-ECK-tro-lites) are electrically charged minerals such as sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, and magnesium that are found in your blood and other body fluids. Their electric charge helps them balance fluid levels in the body, allow food in and wastes out of cells, tighten and relax ...