Dehydration and electrolyte imbalances can occur due to illness, surgery, side effects of medications, dietary imbalances, sweating, heat and hormones.  Electrolyte disturbances effect biomarkers like blood pressure, heart rate, and body temperature to name a few, tasting your electrolytes allows you to get closer to balancing your biomarkers.  Physical and emotional stress affect your electrolyte balances and needs daily.  Symptoms that you might have an electrolyte imbalance: dizziness cramps irregular heartbeat fast heart rate fatigue lethargy nausea vomiting diarrhea or constipation abdominal cramping muscle weakness muscle cramping irritability confusion headaches numbness and tingling mental confusion Electrolyte disorders are most often caused by...