Healthy hydration is a balancing act. It is about maintaining fluid and electrolytes balance in the body which allows for blood flow and a healthy waste management system. 

Sodium and potassium are key electrolytes for this. Sodium maintains fluid balance outside of cells while potassium maintains fluid inside cells. They balance each other out. Other electrolyte minerals, magnesium and calcium, also influence hydration, acting to regulate the flow of minerals and facilitating the movement of water in and out of cells. 

Without the balance of water + electrolytes, symptoms may arise such as fatigue, headaches, brain fog, constipation and poor recovery. 

What Are Electrolytes?

Electrolytes are minerals that carry an electric charge and are found in bodily fluids. They include sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, chloride, bicarbonate, and phosphate. These minerals are crucial for various bodily functions, including:

• Maintaining Fluid Balance: Electrolytes regulate the balance of fluids in and out of cells, ensuring cells function correctly.
• Supporting Nerve Function: Electrolytes transmit nerve signals throughout the body, essential for brain function and muscle contractions.
• Regulating Blood Pressure: Sodium and potassium help manage blood pressure by controlling the amount of fluid in the blood.
• Balancing pH Levels: Electrolytes maintain the body’s acid-base balance, critical for metabolic processes.

The Importance of Hydration

Hydration is the process of ensuring the body has enough water to perform its functions effectively. Water is involved in nearly every bodily function, from temperature regulation to digestion. Proper hydration offers numerous benefits, including:

• Enhanced Physical Performance: Dehydration can lead to muscle fatigue and decreased coordination. Staying hydrated helps maintain strength and endurance.
• Improved Cognitive Function: Even mild dehydration can impair focus, alertness, and short-term memory. Hydration is essential for optimal brain function.
• Skin Health: Adequate water intake keeps the skin hydrated, improving its elasticity and appearance.
• Digestive Health: Water aids digestion and prevents constipation by ensuring smooth bowel movements.
• Detoxification: Water helps the kidneys filter out toxins and waste products from the blood.

A focus on Ancient + Brave True Hydration

Inspired by the natural electrolytes found in coconut water, this intelligent formula combines key minerals crafted for rapid rehydration.

Add 6g to 250ml fresh water, stir and enjoy. You can also add this formula to your water bottle to keep you hydrated across the day.

Popular for morning rituals, glowing skin, sauna replenishment, fasting strategies, exercise performance and the perfect travel partner.

Use in your Rise Ritual to kick start your day and hydrate your body after sleep.

Your hydration solution

Not all electrolytes are created equal. Inspired by the natural electrolytes found in coconut water, True Hydration is an intelligent formula that combine key minerals crafted for rapid rehydration. Each refreshing sip delivers a balance of sodium, potassium, magnesium, and calcium to swiftly restore electrolyte levels without artificial flavours, sweeteners or additives. 

Ancient + Brave True Hydration: A Modern Solution

Ancient + Brave True Hydration is a premium product designed to enhance your hydration levels efficiently. This advanced formula is packed with essential electrolytes, offering a natural and effective way to stay hydrated. Here’s why Ancient + Brave True Hydration stands out:

Key Benefits of Ancient + Brave True Hydration

Optimal Electrolyte Balance
Ancient + Brave True Hydration contains a carefully balanced blend of electrolytes, ensuring your body gets the right amount of sodium, potassium, magnesium, and calcium. This balance is crucial for maintaining fluid equilibrium, nerve function, and muscle contractions.

Natural Ingredients
Unlike many commercial hydration products, Ancient + Brave True Hydration uses natural ingredients based on coconut water. It’s free from artificial additives, sweeteners, and preservatives, making it a healthier choice for hydration.

Enhanced Absorption
The formulation of Ancient + Brave True Hydration is designed for optimal absorption, ensuring your body quickly and efficiently utilizes the electrolytes. This rapid absorption is particularly beneficial during and after intense physical activities.

Improved Energy Levels
Proper hydration with balanced electrolytes helps maintain energy levels. Ancient + Brave True Hydration ensures your body functions at its best, reducing fatigue and enhancing endurance.

Support for Cognitive Function
Hydration is vital for brain health. The electrolytes in Ancient + Brave True Hydration support cognitive functions, improving focus, alertness, and mental clarity.

Versatile Use
Whether you’re an athlete, a busy professional, or someone looking to improve their overall health, Ancient + Brave True Hydration is suitable for all. It can be used pre- and post-workout, during long workdays, or anytime you need a hydration boost.

Electrolytes aren’t just for marathons.

Whilst we need to replenish our electrolytes when we lose them through sweat in extreme events such as marathons or intense exercise, there’s a need for these essential minerals beyond a running track.

Menopause + active ageing

The human body is estimated to be 60% water, this in fact drops to 55% for women after menopause (1). As we age, the body naturally doesn’t retain moisture like it once used to. During perimenopause, when hormone levels fluctuate, our bodies can become less efficient at regulating water and electrolyte balance. Oestrogen also plays a role in helping to keep water within your cells. Progesterone, another key hormone, acts as a diuretic, increasing urination and causing the body to lose important electrolytes. This change in hormones, coupled with some menopausal symptoms such as hot flushes and night sweats, can mean we are losing more water and electrolytes than before. Becoming dehydrated may exacerbate menopause symptoms such as headaches, dry skin, fatigue and joint pain.

Crucially, the brain requires a steady supply of water and minerals; without them, brain fog can become significantly worse.

When it comes to changes in our skin during perimenopause and beyond, oestrogen is intricately linked with the production of collagen. As well as a drop in collagen synthesis when oestrogen levels fall, the skin starts to lose some of its ability to retain water. Making sure you drink enough water and supporting cellular hydration helps you to replenish and hydrate your skin as well as supporting collagen production. (2)

New (thirsty) mums

The postpartum period is a joyous yet equally challenging time filled with more than a few demands (and newborn cuddles of course). Amidst the focus on the littlest new family member, it’s easy for mums to overlook their own needs. As well as replenishing foods, staying well-hydrated is crucial during this phase, not only for postpartum recovery but also for those who embark on the breastfeeding journey. Breast milk, which is about 90% water, relies on good hydration to maintain a healthy supply. It’s incredibly thirsty work for both parties!

Moreover, good hydration supports energy levels, which is much needed when caring for a newborn. Proper hydration also plays a role in regulating hormone levels, and mood stability, which are vital for a mum’s overall well-being during this transformative phase of life. Ensuring adequate intake of electrolytes alongside water can be particularly beneficial for new mums, helping them navigate the wild ride of early motherhood.

Hydration for the hustle

For those determined to excel in their passion, maintaining optimal hydration and electrolyte balance is crucial for peak cognitive performance. Your incredible brain cells rely on electrolyte minerals like sodium and potassium to transmit nerve impulses effectively, supporting mental clarity, focus, and overall cognitive function. Sodium deficiency, in particular, can lead to concentration difficulties and brain fog, while dehydration—exacerbated by screen time, busy city pollution, and air conditioning—can cause headaches and reduced productivity. Amidst back-to-back meetings and a hectic schedule, it’s easy to forget to drink enough water, yet it’s a simple and effective way to boost energy production and sharpen your thinking. By prioritising hydration with electrolytes, you equip your body with the stamina needed to face your demanding day and achieve your best.

Wanderlusters

Ever find yourself landing in your destination, excited for adventure and some much needed relaxation, but feeling drained from the journey? Low cabin pressure, temperature fluctuations, reduced oxygen levels, and low humidity can all take a toll on your hydration levels. Research suggests that during a 10-hour flight, you can lose up to 2 litres of water, leaving you feeling lousy upon arrival. Staying well-hydrated during travel can help to counteract many symptoms such as brain fog, fatigue, swelling, bloating, dry and lacklustre skin, and constipation, while also keeping your immune system strong. Our immune system relies on mucus membranes to trap and filter airborne bacteria and viruses, but dehydration can dry out these membranes, especially in the nose and throat, making us more vulnerable to that post-flight cold. With travel often involving hot destinations (sweating), increased physical activity (more sweating), different foods, and alcohol, maintaining proper hydration is even more crucial.

The key to electrolytes on holiday is packing light – True Hydration sachet fit snugly into your hand luggage and are easy to add to your water bottle.

Glow getters

Those passionate about beauty and skincare may love the buzz of investing in the latest miracle cream but might just be missing a trick for radiant skin. While great quality skincare products can certainly help, optimal hydration is crucial for replenishing and maintaining skin moisture. The result? A healthy, glowing complexion. To achieve true hydration from within, electrolytes play a vital role in transporting water into skin cells, ensuring they remain plump and hydrated. So, alongside your skincare routine, focusing on electrolyte balance may just enhance your skin’s natural glow.

Sauna souls

Saunas have surged in popularity for their whole-body health benefits and wonderful community. Sweating is, of course, a fundamental part of the experience and linked to the various benefits. However, when we sweat we lose essential electrolytes that must be replenished. Drinking electrolytes in a sauna environment means not only rehydrating but also replenishing the minerals lost through sweat.

We like to (occasionally) party

Alcohol, notorious for its diuretic effects, often leaves us nursing hangovers that are essentially bouts of dehydration. Some people also use electrolytes before they go to bed and as soon as they wake up to combat the dehydrating and drying effects of alcohol (in of course, a balanced and responsible way). By hydrating smartly, they fend off the dreaded headaches and keep their balance intact.

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