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Are you hydrating at the right times during the day?
Contrary to popular belief, drinking water all day long may not be the best way of hydrating throughout the day. I know you might be in disbelief, but studies have shown that drinking water throughout the day can cause over-hydration and have little impact on your body.
According to David Nieman, a professor of public health at Appalachian State University, consuming plain water without any other food or nutrients tends to flow right through the digestive system.
You might be wondering why? That's because proper hydration isn't about how much water you consume and is much more about absorption, which occurs by balancing the electrolytes in your body. Critical factors that impact how much water your body will retain is the beverage's nutrient content and presence of diuretic agents, which increase the amount of urine a person produces.
This is why studies have found that consuming drinks like coffee, tea, cola, and even sports drinks didn't have a significant impact on the beverage rehydration index (BHI), a measure of how much water is absorbed or retained in the body. Here's a chart that shows BHI levels of common beverages.
Ingesting water with fats, amino acids, and minerals seems to help the body maintain better levels of hydration, especially after exercising or long periods of perspiration. This is why Hydrus is formulated with a nanosome technology or small hollow sphere-shaped molecules that encapsulate electrolytes and water, made of phospholipids, which is the same material found in all cell walls within the body. These phospholipids help to disperse evenly in water. They also require no digestive activity to take place because absorption begins instantly in the mouth.
Studies show that the science in Hydrus delivers about 50% greater water and electrolyte absorption than traditional sugary-electrolyte drinks.
Now that you understand why Hydrus is better at hydration than drinking plain water alone and other beverages. You must be wondering when it is the best time to hydrate.
Beverage Rehydration Index
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