12 Tabs in each tube
Great Tasting Active Hydration
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Zero sugar
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Important electrolytes
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Under 8 calories
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Easy to use
How It Works
Nuun Electrolyte Enhanced Drink Tabs
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Tabs quickly dissolve in your own water bottle
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Easy to take with you
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Absorbs quickly
Why is Hydration important?
Your mind and body will work better when hydrated!
We all know hydration is important for
athletic performance, but what about daily life, health and fitness?
Whether you are running a marathon, or running a middle school soccer
carpool, keeping your body hydrated is key for concentration and
attention to detail. Hydration can boost your life performance!
Why does dehydration happen?
Dehydration happens for lots of reasons. Most people don’t recognize that and only drink when they feel thirsty.
The most common causes of dehydration are
simply not drinking enough regularly and not drinking enough during or
after activity. By the time you feel thirsty you are already dehydrated
and are probably being affected in more ways than you realize. Training
or participating in activities at altitude or in extreme weather
conditions increases your fluid losses and therefore your fluid needs.
Optimal hydration is key to health and high performance.
How Nuun helps?
One Up Your Water with Nuun, an electrolyte enhanced drink tablet
formulated to dissolve in water and designed to keep you optimally
hydrated wherever you are.
Nuun’s special formulation of
electrolytes helps increase the amount of water that’s absorbed into the
blood stream. That means more of the water you drink is actually used
to hydrate you instead of being eliminated because the electrolyte
balance wasn’t right. Nuun is not energy. We designed Nuun just for
hydration. It's what we do best!
Hydration FAQs
Why does everyone tell me to "Check your pee!" and what if it is dark-colored?
The first thing everyone says is, “Check
the pee!” As a rule, a large amount of light colored, diluted urine
probably means you are hydrated; dark colored, concentrated urine
probably means you are dehydrated. While this test can be a very good
general indicator, there is often more to the puzzle. Just because your
urine is clear and you get rid of a lot of it doesn’t necessarily mean
you are optimally hydrated. Clear urine is water that is NOT being absorbed by your body.
Nuun’s special formulation of
electrolytes helps increase the amount of water that’s absorbed into the
blood stream. And that means more of the water you drink is actually
used to hydrate you instead of being eliminated because the electrolyte
balance wasn’t right. Don’t get us wrong, good hydration doesn’t mean no
more urine. If you drink a gallon of Nuun a lot of that is going to
come right back out… however, your body is going to get plenty of good,
balanced fluids first!
Why does dehydration happen?
Dehydration happens for lots of reasons.
You’re often dehydrated in the morning when you wake up simply from
sleeping for hours (hopefully lots of them!) without fluids. The
processes in your body are working hard while you sleep, and even just
breathing results in water loss from your body. But the most common
causes of dehydration are simply not drinking enough regularly and not
drinking enough during or after activity to replace what’s been lost.
Most of the time people don’t recognize the signs of dehydration and
only drink when they feel thirsty. By the time you feel thirsty you are
already dehydrated and are probably being affected in more ways than you
realize.
How do I figure out my personal hydration needs?
No two people are the same, so figuring
out your sweat rate is the most accurate way to figure out your personal
hydration needs. And weighing yourself before and after exercise is the
most effective way to gauge your fluid needs. Any weight loss
corresponds with fluid loss, so try to drink enough to replenish that
weight. (Weight gain could mean you are drinking more than you need.)
Studies have found that a loss of 2% or
more of one's body weight due to sweating is linked to a drop in blood
volume. When this occurs, the heart works harder to move blood through
the bloodstream. This can also cause muscle cramps, dizziness and
fatigue and even heat exhaustion or heatstroke. For all the athletes out
there, it can mean a major drop in performance, and for the rest of us,
it makes for a really uncomfortable day.
What should I know about fluid loss?
Although sweat rate is the most basic and
accurate way to keep tabs on your hydration needs, there are other
factors to consider. Training or participating in activities at altitude
increases your fluid losses and therefore increases your fluid needs.
Excessive heat increases fluid loss through sweating.
During moderate exercise in a cool climate an average person can loose
up to 1 cup or more per hour. The same individual can loose up to four
times that amount per hour in a hot and humid climate. And cold weather
exercise can impair your ability to recognize fluid depletion and
increase the rate of fluid-loss through respiration. So no matter what
kind of weather you’re in, optimal hydration is your key to health and
high-performance.
Hyponatremia - What is it?
We've all heard that drinking more water
is good for your health, but an increasing number of hyponatremia cases
shows us that drinking water isn't always enough—especially when it’s
being consumed in large quantities over short periods of time.
Hyponatremia is the scientific term for
low concentration of sodium in the blood, and it can occur from
over-hydrating with plain water. Drinking excess amounts of water,
especially during extended exercise or activity, can deplete essential
electrolytes in the body, causing disorientation, illness and in rare
cases death. For athletes, effects are generally seen during longer and
hotter races when they’re sweating a lot and the levels of water intake
are likely to be high.
How does hyponatremia occur?
When salt leaves the body through sweat
and lots of plain water gets taken in, the bloodstream becomes diluted
and sodium and potassium levels drop. But sodium is essential for
optimal cell function. It helps with the electrical signals that occur
in our bodies, and it helps regulate cellular osmotic pressure through
osmosis. (Remember that school experiment with the bag-like thing and
the salty water?) When hyponatremia occurs, cells throughout the body
take on more water than normal and expand. Rings and watches will get
tight, you’ll look all puffy and, the bad bit, your brain swells. Since
your brain is in a rather inflexible skull, it gets a bit squished and
that’s where the disorientation—and in worse case scenarios,
fatalities—come from.
When does it happen?
We’ve received a lot of letters and
emails from folks who have suffered from some degree of hyponatremia.
Often the common link is that they were preparing for a tough event in a
harsh environment, like a ride in a desert or a long run in a canyon.
But you can get hyponatremia anywhere when you're sweating profusely and
you’re consuming a large quantity of water without electrolytes. A good
electrolyte drink will go a long way in helping to prevent
hyponatremia. This has been well documented by medical journals. Nancy
Auer, MD, VP of Medical Affairs at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle,
says, "Maybe we need to make sure there is more sodium in the beverages
we're encouraging athletes to drink." It’s time to rethink the
conventional wisdom behind the water stations at athletic events and
make sure we're properly hydrating athletes to prevent hyponatremia.
What can you do to avoid hyponatremia?
Our advice? Be sensible. You need to be
aware of the potential problems associated with drinking a lot of water
while being active for extended lengths of time. It’s important to
replenish your body’s electrolytes at the same time. Naturally we
recommend using Nuun. With just one tab and 16 ounces of water, you get a
sugar free sports drink with the optimal balance of electrolytes. But
whatever you decide is best for you, Nuun encourages you to stay
properly hydrated.