In all fairness, the body is usually pretty capable of managing its essential electrolytes. The primary ions of electrolytes are sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, chloride, hydrogen phosphate, and hydrogen carbonate.
But while the electrolytes themselves are manageable, when they are in chemical combination with other things, their behavior in the body changes somewhat.
I like to point out that Chex Mix, sold in bags in stores, has five different kinds of sodium in it, each of which likely behaves somewhat differently in the body.
“Salt, baking soda (sodium bicarbonate), trisodium phosphate, disodium inosinate, and disodium guanylate.”
In this case, it is probably “high blood pressure in a bag.”
I’m sure the homemade version of Chex Party Mix doesn’t have all that exotic stuff in it.