sugar & hydration

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Do you need sugar to hydrate?

Sugar can help hydration—but only if you’ve totally drained your body’s glucose stores.

When you might need sugar

90+ minute
workout

Dying in a
desert

When you don't need sugar

less than 90
minute workout 

Wild night
out

Here’s the catch

If you haven’t totally drained your glucose (which most people don't), adding extra sugar spikes your blood sugar.

That means:
🔴 extra calories
🔴 mood swings
🔴 feeling more sluggish the next day.

Sugar is a transporter. 

It helps sodium get absorbed in your gut. But it's not the only way.

Your body also uses:

🟢 Potassium (which we loaded up on)
🟢 Amino acids
🟢 Chloride (via Na-K-2Cl cotransporter)
🟢 Passive absorption (gut’s sodium sponge)

You don’t need sugar to hydrate—you need the right balance of electrolytes.

Why so many hydration drinks use sugar:

That sugar + salt combo (aka ORT)
was created by the World Health Organization in the 1960s to treat cholera—a deadly disease that causes massive fluid loss.

It saved lives. But it was made for emergency medical treatment, not for your post-leg-day or post-rager recovery.

What We Use Instead

We use Reb M Stevia—the highest-grade, best-tasting Stevia with zero bitterness.

The result?
sugar-free hydration that actually works—without the crash.

Bar chart ranking sweeteners used in hydration drinks by taste and quality. Reb M (Highest Grade Stevia) ranks best with a rating of 10, labeled as smoothest with no aftertaste. Erythritol scores just above 7, Monk Fruit at 6, Regular Stevia Extract around 5, and Reb A (Low Grade Stevia) scores lowest with bitter aftertaste.
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