In order to realize how Xilarate® works, it’s important to realize what the body needs to function for peak performance. Sweat loss, as has been noted, removes vital elements that the body needs to function. Electrolytes help to balance the level of water in the body—regulating blood pH, nerve conduction, gastrointestinal motility (contraction) and other muscle activity. Sodium and potassium are the first electrolytes lost—essential for electrical (nerve transmissions) and cellular activities (which synthesize essential proteins and aid in muscle-building). Symptoms of this loss include cramping, the ability of the body to process energy-supplying sugars (dextrose), contribute to a lack of thirst (reduced intake), increased urination (more loss), setting the stage for Hypoatremia (water intoxication). Elements of calcium and magnesium are the next to go, in order of degree of loss. Calcium helps control muscle contraction, blood vessel contraction and expansion, the secretion of vital hormones and enzymes and aid in transmitting messages through the nervous system. Magnesium works with calcium and is responsible for more than 300 biochemical reactions critical to survival—including keeping our heart rates steady, maintaining muscle and nerve functions, supporting the immune system and—with calcium − maintaining bone strength. Together they work to fight lactic acid build-up—which can fatigue muscles and cause cramps. Carbohydrates deliver energy to muscle cells—essential to performance. Our body stores carbs in the form of glycogen —as it does calcium and magnesium—but in minute amounts. When we need energy fast, these stores are quickly depleted. With a reduction in glycogen, blood sugar levels drop and with this reaction, headaches, dizziness and tiredness sets in. As simplified as all this sounds, Xilarate® does more than simply add in these elements to its formula—which it does. Yet, because the body is a complex organism, one imbalance can have a devastating effect on another, causing the body to fail when you might need it most. For example, the body can only process certain carbs at certain times and only under the right conditions. If the wrong carbohydrates are ingested—or too many of them—nausea and stomach cramps might result together with an inability for the stomach to empty itself. Xilarate® promotes the use of dextrose—one of the simple sugars, and sucrose—one of the complex sugars. Why? Long and short-term energy needs are met based on the different ways your body is able to digest these two types of sugar. Xilarate® delivers a balance that promotes quick energy via dextrose without the adverse effects of ‘slower burning’ carbs, preserving the body’s limited stores. At the same time, the more complex sugars are delivered for longer-term sustenance—and in lesser quantities, avoiding the upset stomach that might otherwise occur. Faster energy and longer-lasting energy keeps you in the game for both the long and the short-run. This unique combination of carbs is also key to diabetics with insulin concerns as this potentially high glycemic content is neutralized by the physical demands being placed on the body through strenuous activity, which naturally reduces the release of insulin.
We all sweat at different rates and, by default, lose these valuable resources at different rates. Xilarate® takes this into account, replenishing the average needs of a highly active body, compensating for variances in its blend of ingredients. Who knew it could be so complicated—but aren’t you glad we’re paying attention? One doesn’t build a Nation® without first doing one’s homework…
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