However, up to 40 per cent of your body's energy goes into supplying the microscopic sodium-potassium pump with the energy it needs. It's not visible to the naked eye and you can't feel it.

The three small sodium ions are bound inside the pump (violet spheres to the left), whereas there is not sufficient room for the larger potassium ions (green spheres to the right).

"This stimulates a sodium pump to reabsorb sodium in exchange for potassium resulting in increased loss of potassium from the blood." So, you end up losing more potassium in your urine, than you ...

One of the most important things it does is regulate blood pressure by balancing the effects of sodium. Potassium can also support bone health and reduce the risk of kidney stones. While there isn ...