Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Skratch Labs Hyper Hydration Mix - Drink with care!

Skratch Labs Hyper Hydration Mix
Skratch Labs released its Hyper Hydration Mix in mango flavor a little while back. 

This is NOT something to drink during exercise.  This is ONLY for people who sweat TONS of salt, and who are about to do some long, arduous event.  The science is super-interesting, so read all about it, and read all the warnings and find out why it's mango-flavored on the Skratch blog!

In short, Skratch designed the mix to be as easy on the stomach as they could make it, given that they needed to include enough sodium to match the sodium concentration of your blood.  The idea is to quickly push some extra water and sodium into a usable space (your cardiovascular system), from which your body can draw both water and sodium for sweat. 

If you don't sweat bunches, and you aren't about to engage in activities of awesome length and difficulty, this drink is a bad idea.  Again, read all the warning labels and instructions, then carefully experiment before race day.