Electrolytes?

Okay, so I've looked around and done a little bit of research on Electrolytes, after my doctor recommended that I drink some gatorade, powerade, etc. if I'm going to drink so much water in a day (sometimes about 64+oz a day), due to the water depleting electrolytes in the body. So I did a little research on electrolytes and found out a little bit more than I knew about them. I guess my question is...why is it that only about 4 sports drinks (and maybe just a few more that I don't know about) contain these? No other foods or drinks contain them?

I guess it makes me wonder what people did before all of these electrolyte drinks were made. Also, is there a certain ingredient name that I should be looking for? For instance, on gatorade...it says on the front that it's an 'electrolyte' drink. However, nothing in the ingredients indicates anything about electrolytes. While I know it has them in it...what type of ingredient is it that they put in it?

I have read that some of the drinks, such as gatorade, are mixed proportionally so that they are basically mixed similarly to the proportional parts equivalent of blood.

"The drinks commonly sold to the public are isotonic (with osmolality close to that of blood), with hypotonic (with a lower osmolality) and hypertonic (with a higher osmolality) varieties available to athletes, depending on their nutritional needs.

But how do I recognize them in ingredients. Do they exist in foods/drinks in lower content to the point where they aren't considered a viable source of electrolytes? I see a lot of science related discussions...a lot of big math/science problems written out...but most of it doesn't make sense. Is there an easier way to understand this stuff?

electrolytes are just ions that dissolve in water (Na+, K+, Mg+, etc.). And all of them are found in food we eat. Especially Na+, way to much sodium is put in the food we eat and causes blood pressure problems for many.

The only reason they are put in sports drinks is because athletes sweat a lot, and through their sweat they lose many electrolytes. They need to replace them soon, so that they can continue their sporting event and not feel tired. But more than enough electrolytes are in the food we eat. People didn't just live without sports drinks for some miraculous number of years before their invention

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