In a world 🌏 of electrolytes, sodium reigns supreme, playing a crucial role in fluid balance, nerve function, and muscle contractions. Working alongside potassium and magnesium, sodium helps regulate essential bodily functions, ensuring you stay hydrated and healthy.
So why have we formulated Sodii to be the way it is? Well, in short, we couldn't find another like it. We made it with the perfect ratio of electrolytes to replenish the essential minerals you lose throughout the day, without the nasty ingredients found in standard electrolyte products today.
1000mg Sodium from Sodium Chloride
Sodium is a vital electrolyte, essential for fluid balance, nerve transmission, and muscle contraction. It works wonders in maintaining blood pressure and volume, ensuring your body functions at its best, impacting strength, focus and performance. Research highlights that sodium facilitates the absorption of other nutrients in the intestines, indirectly boosting the uptake of minerals like magnesium and potassium.
Contrary to popular belief, more of this amazing mineral is better than less. Between losses during exercise, heat, daily activities and modern lifestyle factors - such as coffee, medications, alcohol and sitting in constant air conditioned rooms, as well as a diet lacking in sodium, it's a recipe for some pretty nasty symptoms. According to a 2011 JAMA Study, 4-6 grams of sodium was the optimal amount per day to minimise heart attack and stroke risk. This is a baseline for most people not including the sodium they may lose throughout the day.
To add another layer, creating a good product is as much about what goes into it as it is what stays out. There is a big difference between a highly processed salt, such as traditional iodised table salt and a high quality unrefined whole salt, that comes with all the important trace minerals. Meticulous about quality, we source salt sourced from Lake Deborah in Western Australia. An Australian ancient salt lake that is free from modern pollutants, heavy metals, contaminants and microplastics. The pure salt is naturally high in trace minerals that further support health and wellbeing on many fronts.
210mg Potassium from Potassium Chloride
Potassium is another crucial player in maintaining normal cell function, particularly in nerve and muscle cells. It partners with sodium to keep fluid balance and cell function in check. This dynamic duo powers the sodium-potassium pump, actively balancing sodium and potassium across cell membranes, which is vital for cellular health.
So why 210mg of potassium and why is the ratio important?
The sodium-potassium pump is a crucial membrane protein that helps maintain the balance of sodium and potassium ions inside and outside of cells, which is vital for cell function and hydration. The pump transports sodium out of the cell, and potassium into the cell. For every three sodium ions expelled, two potassium ions are pumped in, which creates an environment where sodium is more concentrated outside of the cell and potassium more concentrated inside. The efficiency and activity of the pump are influenced by the body's hydration status and dietary intake of sodium and potassium, where target intake ratio should mimic the pumps ratio at 3:2.
Sodii was designed to compliment a whole foods based diet as well as an active lifestyle, where for the most part, people are under-consuming sodium, and usually hitting daily potassium intake goals through meat, fruit and vegetables. With our Everyday Hydration Salts at a 5:1 ratio, combined with a whole foods dietary approach, this puts us in a more optimal position to hit a 3:2 ratio.
Keep in mind, everyones needs are different! Living in warmer climates, pregnancy, breastfeeding and activity levels can all be factors that effect your daily potassium needs.
70mg Magnesium from Magnesium Gluconate
Magnesium is a powerhouse involved in over 300 enzymatic reactions in the body. From energy production to DNA synthesis, it’s a key player in restful sleep and a whole bunch of other bodily processes. Despite it's importance, up to 30% of people are deficient in magnesium. It's possible that magnesium supplementation can have a positive effect on anxiety, sleep, depression and strength as well as help to reduce deficiency symptoms like cramps.
A deficiency in magnesium can disrupt this balance, underscoring the importance of this mighty mineral. Around 400-600mg of magnesium is the optimal number to shoot for daily, with there being no real risk to consuming higher amounts. As always, consuming magnesium rich whole foods is the priority here, where supplementing can support any shortfalls.
Sodii contains 70mg of magnesium, sourced from magnesium gluconate, a form of magnesium known for its high absorption rate and gentle effect on the gut, especially compared to cheaper and lower quality forms like magnesium citrate or oxide, which can cause digestive stress and issues. Magnesium gluconate is a superior choice for increasing blood magnesium levels and supporting heart health.
Salt from Lake Deborah, high in Trace Minerals.
We are extremely proud of the fact we use salt sourced from a certified organic salt source in Lake Deborah, Western Australia. An untouched salt sanctuary, our salt contains a plethora of trace minerals that help to support the body in many ways including Iron, Zinc🧑🏼🔬🪙🧪⛓️, Selenium, Copper, Iodine, Manganese and Chromium.
In addition to this, often what's not in salt is more important that whats in it. Our pure salt contains no heavy metals, micro-plastics or pollutants from modern ways of mining salt.
Balance is everything!
Our blend of 1000mg of Sodium, 210mg of Potassium and 70mg of Magnesium is the perfect ratio of electrolytes to support your body without disrupting the delicate balance that your body needs to thrive. Our easy to use sachets and tubs make the perfect addition to your daily routine to ensure you're getting the electrolytes your body needs to perform at its absolute best.
Check out our Everyday Hydration Salts here!
