Nuun Active Hydration Review- Symptoms of Dehydration - Fluids - Electrolytes

Nuun is simple: A compact, portable, inexpensive no-mess product packed with electrolytes to keep you hydrated before, during and after strenuous activity.

Nuun features 4 electrolytes that turn an ordinary bottle of water into a hypotonic solution, infusing cells with the right amount of water quickly.

By creating the perfect hydration system, athletes and everyone else who's out there sweating can hydrate properly and easily, thus reducing cramps, fatigue and loss of coordination and concentration.

Proper hydration also reduces the chances of suffering from dehydration, or worse, hyponatremia, which causes damage to cells and swelling in the body and brain which can lead to permanent damage or even death. Drinking lots of water after sweating, without the benefit of electrolytes, flushes sodium out of your system, inviting hyponatremia damage.

Nuun solves this problem by infusing each tablet with essential electrolytes that replenish your bodies chemical reserves and improves bodily functions.

Nuun contains calcium to strengthen bones and augment blood cells, sodium to replenish the human chemical battery and promote proper distribution of fluids in the body, magnesium to improve enzymatic and cardiovascular functions and phosphorous to develop healthy bones and organs, and to help process energy in the body.

Nuun also contains healthy doses of Vitamin C to keep your immune system strong and to process toxins in the body, and Riboflavin for normal cell function, growth and energy production.

Nuun was developed by a small group of athletes who wanted a portable, easy-to-use hydration product, that didn't come with sugar, carbs and syrupy chemicals, didn't have to be mixed and didn't mean buying product and throwing away the container.

The result was Nuun, and they brought their effervescent, compact, wholly refreshing brainchild to athletes and couch potatoes everywhere.

Nuun has no sugar - Nuun keeps you hydrated without any sugar, aspartame or high fructose corn syrup, so it's safe for diabetics and doesn't give you the syrupy feel that most sports drinks have.

Nuun has no carbs - That's right, 0 carbs. You can drink it all day and concentrate on your diet of bars, bananas, cookies and pasta for carbs when you want them and when you need them.

Nuun encourages recycling - Since all you need is a bottle to put a Nuun tab into, and a source of water, you don't need to buy and throw away water or sports drink bottles. The container is recyclable too - how cool is that!

Nuun has a caffeinated flavor - Many athletes have to give up sodas due to sugar or chemicals or both, but Nuun's caffeinated flavor - Kona Cola - allows the hardcore athlete and the 2 times a week gym rat the chance to get Cola taste without the sugar, carbs or chemicals.

Nuun is clean - Unlike sports drink mixes, Nuun comes in simple format, a quick-dissolving tab. Just put it in a bottle of water and watch it go! A super-powered electrolyte drink in 2 minutes. No more measuring, mixing or stirring.

Nuun is convenient - Carry around a lightweight tube of Nuun in your pocket, purse, gymbag or glovebox and any water source is a sports drink fountain.

Nuun means not having to clean out your bottles and camelbaks - Nuun has no sugar or chemicals that leave a residue, so if you leave an old bottle in the car, it won't have a whole new world growing in it when you find it a week later. Just rinse it out and reload.

Nuun can be put in other drinks - Try one in your next smoothie to add electrolytes to your Whey Protein and L-Glutamine treat. You can even put it in alcoholic beverages to help fight the inevitable hangover. Remember, most alcohols dehydrate you, and this is part of the hangover experience.

Nuun is affordable - At about $.54 a tab, you can make sports drinks instead of buying drinks and benefit from their awesome hydration system. If you're a serious athlete, your clothes, shoes and gear cost enough - your nutrition shouldn't have to break the bank too!

One Bonus Cool Thing!

Nuun is low calorie - How low? Try 5-6 calories per tab. That's it.

For better hydration than you would receive from any other sports drink you get - no sugar, no carbs, 6 calories and all for a about two quarters a piece - Nice.

It doesn't take long for dehydration to start setting in.

Dehydration begins to occur when the body has lost as little as 2% of its total fluids, and they are not being replaced with the right electrolyte balance. Without these critical electrolytes, the body doesn't function properly and begins to shut down.

Common Symptoms of Dehydration Include:

* Thirst
* Loss of Appetite
* Dry Skin
* Flushed or Pale Skin
* Dark Colored Urine and Decreased Quantity of Urination
* Dry Mouth
* Fatigue/Weakness
* Chills
* Head Rushes
* Increased heart rate
* Increased respiration
* Decreased sweating
* Increased body temperature
* Muscle cramps
* Headaches
* Nausea
* Tingling of the limbs

If allowed to go on for too long, and as dehydration closes on 10% fluid loss, more advanced symptoms of dehydration include:

* Muscle spasms
* Vomiting
* High Pulse
* Shriveling skin
* Dim vision
* Painful urination
* Confusion
* Difficulty breathing
* Seizures
* Chest and Abdominal pain
* Unconciousness

The average human threshold for lost fluids is around 10%. Long term loss of fluid at or beyond 10% loss is critical and can lead to death due to dehydration.

Since there is no easy way to gauge this loss, frequent quality hydration is required to remain at appropriate levels of hydration, especially during heavy exertion during hot, dry days. Knowing and recognizing the symptoms of dehydration can help people know when to rehydrate, but having good hydration habits ahead of time is better. If you're already dehydrated, then you haven't been hydrating properly to start with.

Nuun is specially formulated to give you optimal hydration and comes in two sizes (Nuun and Bigger Nuun or BN for short) to accommodate different containers you would use before, during and after workouts and competitions. Nuun are also designed to be easily bisected to give you more flexibility or to share with a friend.

Although you benefit the most from optimal hydration, sometimes you want an extra boost or don't have enough Nuun around for optimal hydration. Nuun will still give you some benefit over regular water, more syrupy sports drinks or non-hydrating drinks like soda or tea.

Container

Strong Solution

Optimal Solution

Weak Solution

8 Oz Sport Bottle

1 Nuun/Half BN

1/2 Nuun

X

12 Oz Sport Bottle

1 Nuun/Half BN

1/2 Nuun

X

16 Oz Sport Bottle

2 Nuun/1 BN

1 Nuun

Half Nuun

500ml Sport Bottle

2 Nuun/1 BN

1 Nuun

Half Nuun

22 Oz Sport Bottle

2 Nuun/1 BN

1 Nuun

Half Nuun

30 Oz Camelbak

2 BN

2 Nuun/1 BN

1 Nuun/Half BN

32 Oz Sport Bottle

2 BN

2 Nuun/1 BN

1 Nuun/Half BN

1 L/1000 ml Bottle

2 BN

2 Nuun/1 BN

1 Nuun/Half BN

48 Oz Sport Bottle

2 BN

3 Nuun/1.5 BN

2 Nuun/1 BN

1500 ml Bottle

2 BN

3 Nuun/1.5 BN

2 Nuun/1 BN

2 Liter Bottle

3 BN

4 Nuun/2 BN

2-3 Nuun/1 BN

100 Oz Camelbak

4 BN

3 BN

2 BN

1 Gallon Jug

5 BN

4 BN

3 BN

For reference, the Nuun sports bottle is perfectly designed for Nuun and as a keen bottle in and of itself. It has cool little grippies at the top, and is recycle class 4 which is safe for refilling.

You should not refill bottles that bottled water comes in because they are usually class 1, which can release harmful plastic chemicals into the solution when you refill them.

For more info on smart containers, check out these lens - Water Bottles and Camelbak Hydration Packs