What 88mg of sodium actually does
Sodium is what lets water cross out of your gut and stay in circulation. Too little and you drink and drink without feeling hydrated; far more than you lost and you get puffiness, thirst rebound, and a drink you cannot repeat three times a day.
Balanced 88 Gold Sodium™: every stick carries 88mg of sodium (4% DV) from our mineral sea salt, which the producer's published mineral analysis lists at 90+ trace minerals. It isn't less sodium for its own sake; it's the right amount, from a source we can point you to.
The 88/12 argument
Even at 20 training hours a week, training is roughly 12% of your life. Sports mixes are dosed for that sliver. The other 88% — desk hours, school runs, travel, sleep debt, the afternoon wall — is where most dehydration actually happens, and it is not a 1,000mg-of-sodium problem.
That is what Lifestyle Hydration™ means: a formula you can drink at 8am on a Tuesday without thinking about your sodium budget.
Where the sodium comes from
The 90+ trace-mineral figure for the Balanced 88 Gold Sodium™ mineral sea salt comes from the producer's published mineral analysis; it is not an independently verified count, and trace minerals occur in very small amounts at an 88mg sodium serving.
The FDA's Daily Value for sodium is 2,300mg, and most Americans already run well past it from food alone — so what a drink adds during ordinary, non-training hours matters.
Frequently asked
- How much sodium is in a Hydrate Heroes® stick?
- 88mg of sodium per stick, which is 4% of the 2,300mg Daily Value, sourced from mineral sea salt.
- Is 88mg of sodium enough to hydrate you?
- For everyday hydration, yes. Sodium's job is to help your body absorb and retain the water you drink, and 88mg alongside potassium and plant-based magnesium does that without the salt load of a workout-replacement formula.
- Can I drink more than one stick a day?
- Yes. At 88mg per stick, several sticks across a day still sit far below the daily sodium levels a single high-sodium hydration packet delivers in one serving.