The body uses up sodium and potassium as two major cations. You need them for neural firing to work, among many other things; it’s the body’s go-to for “I need a single-charge cation but sodium doesn’t work for whatever reason”. As such, you lose plenty in urine and sweat. Because modern table salt (i.e., neither rock salt nor better yet sea salt) contains basically no potassium, people can end up being slightly deficient because we do still get some from foods—lots of types of produce like tomatoes, root vegetables, and some fruits are rich in it, for instance.
In addition to that from my perspective, I think that if every day of the year you consume the same amount of potassium you (as a typical office worker) likely consume either too much or too little on some days.
The body uses up sodium and potassium as two major cations. You need them for neural firing to work, among many other things; it’s the body’s go-to for “I need a single-charge cation but sodium doesn’t work for whatever reason”. As such, you lose plenty in urine and sweat. Because modern table salt (i.e., neither rock salt nor better yet sea salt) contains basically no potassium, people can end up being slightly deficient because we do still get some from foods—lots of types of produce like tomatoes, root vegetables, and some fruits are rich in it, for instance.
In addition to that from my perspective, I think that if every day of the year you consume the same amount of potassium you (as a typical office worker) likely consume either too much or too little on some days.