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> Less potassium makes your muscles weak and they don’t produce enough contractions > Blood sugar levels increase due to weakness > The brain doesn’t get proper signals on digestion > Less potassium slows down the heartbeat > The arms, legs, and hands start to get weak No-3 Heart Gets Pressurized As the body has its own pace of absorbing liquids. By drinking excess water, these liquids tend to go out of control and it gets into your bloodstream. Is this a bad thing? If there is a flow of excess blood, it certainly affects the heart. The blood vessels cannot take this excess pressure and it passes on to your heart, your heart loses its strength and ability to pump oxygen in the blood and the complication arises. This is not a good sign and in some cases, it can cause seizures too. So, stop drinking too much water. An essential mineral in the body is potassium. This nutrient takes care of the fluids, muscle movements and supports your nerves when it gives signals to your brain. No-4 Painful Cramps Therefore it is important that potassium is there to take care of all these functions in your body. By drinking excess water, potassium levels begin to reduce in your body. Loss of potassium is even known as hypokalemia. Drinking excess water can be taxing on your health as it causes painful cramps, Why? The nutrient or factor that takes care of all the muscle functions is the electrolytes. Here is what your body goes through with lack of potassium Electrolytes are nothing but the FEBRUARY 2020 | WWW.WISHESH.NET