Mulebar Hydration Drink (250g) - Citrus

• 100% natural ingredients
• Promotes hydration and reduces fatigue
• AFNOR NF EN 17444 anti-doping certification
• Made in Clermont-Ferrand
• 250g = 25 doses of 10g = 25 500ml bottles
  

Mulebar berry hydration drink enriches water with mineral salts, trace elements, and vitamins. This allows your body to absorb it more quickly and efficiently while promoting muscle recovery (antioxidant effect).

Mulebar hydration drink helps reduce fatigue.

Good hydration is the secret to a healthy body, even for sedentary people.

Choose powdered drinks over effervescent tablets, which contain far fewer active ingredients.

Very, very lightly sweetened, so it is not sickly sweet.

Low energy content: only 11.2 kcal per bottle.

How do electrolytes work?

Electrolytes are mineral salts found in the blood and cells. Sodium, potassium, calcium, zinc, and magnesium are the most important for athletes. They leave our bodies through sweat, which increases as exertion becomes more intense and/or the outside temperature rises. This is why they must absolutely be replenished by consuming an electrolyte drink, more simply known as a hydration drink.

Mineral salts play a crucial role in our bodies:

• Proper muscle function: They help improve muscle fiber tone so muscles can contract and relax.
• Hydration regulation: sodium helps regulate the amount of water in our body. Replenishing electrolytes allows the body to store more water, which improves hydration, especially during physical exertion.
• Maintaining pH balance: Mineral salts carry an electrical charge, so they contribute to the acid-base balance in bodily fluids.

Adding vitamins helps speed up the metabolism, meaning energy production (see the benefits tab)

Finally, a hydration drink generally contains no carbohydrates and remains very close to zero calories. It is therefore an ideal drink for those who want to lose weight or athletes who consume energy bars, energy gels, or energy compotes alongside it.

What is the difference between a hydration drink and a sports drink?

Our electrolyte-based powder has two objectives:

• Facilitate hydration by promoting the body’s absorption of water through mineral salts, trace elements, and vitamins.
• Replenish the mineral salts lost through sweating.

Its role is not to provide energy through carbohydrates and proteins (BCAA), as an exercise drink does.

The two drinks are therefore complementary.

If you consume energy bars, energy gels, or energy compotes during your exercise, the hydration drink may be sufficient.

What are the effects of dehydration on your body?

Here are some examples of the effects or consequences of dehydration on your body. As a reminder, adults are advised to drink at least 1.5 liters of water per day. Above all, do not wait until you are thirsty, especially seniors, who gradually lose the sensation of thirst, and of course athletes.

• A significant drop in blood pressure, which forces the heart to beat faster. The more the heart becomes exhausted, the more sensitive we are to heatstroke. Hence the need to drink very regularly during heatwaves.
• A lack of water in the body promotes high blood pressure, anxiety, low mood, headaches, lapses in attention, memory loss, and fatigue.
• Dehydration of muscle cells, which become less productive and may even cause cramps. Lactic acid is not properly eliminated due to a lack of water and remains in the muscles. This naturally affects the quality of post-exercise recovery for athletes.
• Poor digestion, with symptoms including bloating, constipation, or acid reflux. Drinking enough water helps digestion proceed more quickly and eliminates waste and toxins.
• Skin problems. Dry skin, irritation and inflammation (acne, psoriasis, eczema), and premature skin aging can result from repeated poor hydration.
• Weight gain. A lack of water sends a signal to the brain that can easily be mistaken for hunger, leading to snacking.

The final piece of advice, which may seem obvious, is to replace your consumption of sodas and sugary drinks of all kinds (including juice) with water as much as possible. Many people find it difficult to drink water because they complain that it lacks flavor. That is why our Mulebar drink powders are flavored (red berries and citrus) without containing sugar (less than 0.2%). So enjoy!

Usage tips: 

How should you measure the powder for one bottle?

We recommend 10g of powder, or 2 level 7 scoops, per 500ml bottle. One serving meets your needs for one hour of exercise when consumed in small sips. Above all, do not wait until you are thirsty—it will be too late!

All of this remains theoretical and depends on many parameters: type of sport, duration and intensity of exercise, weather conditions, the athlete's build …

For example, a trail runner will tend to space out their servings and consume 1 dose every 1.5–2 hours in winter, whereas a marathon runner or cyclist will consume it more quickly. In summer, consumption will at least double, meaning one bottle per hour.

How many doses can be consumed each day?

For maximum daily quantities, a good reference point may be the NRVs (nutrient reference values) for vitamins and minerals.

We therefore recommend a maximum of 3 doses per day.

The idea is not to make daily intakes skyrocket, as some brands do by providing 100% of certain vitamins or minerals and advocating the use of several bottles throughout the day. This can result in 500% of the recommended daily intake for an active person, which is absurd and counterproductive. The excess will be eliminated by the body.

When should a hydration drink be consumed?

Our hydration drink can of course be consumed during sports activities, but also on a daily basis, during periods of high heat, to compensate for mineral salt loss caused by sweating, or by people giving up soda who do not like plain water.

Athletes can consume it before, during or after exercise.

• Before exercise, it will help prepare the body and replenish mineral salts.
• During exercise, it promotes stable hydration by compensating for water loss and mineral salt loss, while optimizing energy metabolism (the body's energy production). All types of sports are concerned, whether high-intensity activities such as combat sports, team sports or racket sports; endurance activities such as running, trail running, mountain biking, cycling and triathlon; or calmer but no less demanding activities such as climbing, golf or hiking.
• After exercise, it will help remineralize and rehydrate the body, especially if you have been short of water at some point. This will greatly facilitate recovery.

Ingredients: 

Calcium gluconate, corn maltodextrin, potassium bicarbonate, sodium bicarbonate, magnesium citrate, natural flavors: lime, grapefruit and orange, citric acid, sweetener: sucralose, vitamins (C, B3, E, B1, B2, B6, B9, D), zinc bisglycinate, coloring ingredients: concentrated beet juice, concentrated acerola juice, lemon juice and turmeric powder.

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