Electrolytes are minerals in your blood and other body fluids that carry an electric charge. Electrolytes affect how your body functions in many ways, including: 1  The amount of water in your body. 2  The acidity of your blood (pH)  Your muscle function.
Louisville-area population tops 1.3 million. The population of the Louisville metropolitan statistical area has reached an estimate of more than 1.3 million, keeping the local MSA among the largest U.S. markets. Based on estimates by The Business Journals, an affiliate of Business First, the population of Louisville was 1,306,171 as of Jan. 15.
For the unified county-level government formerly known as Jefferson County, see Louisville Metro. This is a list of official neighborhoods in Louisville, Kentucky. Like many older American cities, Louisville has well-defined neighborhoods, many with well over a century of history as a neighborhood. The oldest neighborhoods are the riverside areas of Downtown and Portland (initially a separate settlement), representing the early role of the river as the most important form of commerce and transportation.