Comments on: Hydration Fluid From OUTERSPACE!

By: Mark_Kelly

Mark_Kelly — Sat, 01 May 2010 20:31:49 +0000

As stated above, trying to combine rehydration and energy replacement in a single product compromises both functions. If you follow that argument, all commercial “energy drinks” are a waste of resources.

Drink to rehydrate, eat to refuel, don't try to mix the two.

By: randomactsofcycling

randomactsofcycling — Sat, 01 May 2010 17:59:07 +0000

For me the best 'off the shelf' Sports Drink has always been Lucozade. Much lower in sugar than all the other 'ades' and more glucose.
Gatorade, Staminade, Powerade….all just overpriced cordial and all the excess sugar just makes me thirstier (which I suppose is the point).
Interestingly, all the Energy Gel makers recommend taking fluids when you down a Gel. I assume this is a a no-no with this formula?
As one that has been a water only cyclist for several years, I'm going to give this a try. The science has been explained to me before I got hit with any marketing hype.

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By: Crazy Canuck

Crazy Canuck — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:36:45 +0000

(this is the mistake that all the commercial Gatorade type fluids make).

So based on this above statement, am I the only one that did not know Gatorade was a waste of time? Or am I just reading this wrong?
If Gatorade is no good, which commercial ones out there are worth their salt?

Cheers!
Canuck

By: Callum

Callum — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:48:52 +0000

And something similar.
http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/?pg=fullstory&id=...

By: Mark_Kelly

Mark_Kelly — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:47:02 +0000

It is a US patent and doesn't appear to have any dependent international filings, so AFAIK there is no protection in Australia. By law you can't patent something and keep it secret – for your patent to be valid someone who is “skilled in the art” must be able to reproduce your invention.

Tht asid, I wish David's business well. If his stuff was available here (and I wasn't broke and unemployed) even I would just buy it rather than make it myself.

By: Mark_Kelly

Mark_Kelly — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:39:57 +0000

No problems, but I can't see the benefits either, unless you are phenylketonuric.

Almost all the salt sold in Australia is sea salt (if you ride near Geelong you've probably seen the mountains of the stuff at Cheetham's, just south of the city). I find it very amusing when people claim there is a significant difference between fancy expensive salt and ordinary salt, given they both came from the same place.

As for Stelvia, I'm not a toxicologist but it appears to me that Stelvia and Aspartame are both reasonably safe (as stated, except for phenylketonurics). Another source of amusement is the idea that if it's a plant extract it must be good for you. My standard retort is "cocaine".

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:59:38 +0000

Great point. Embrace the market, don't fight it.

He deserves uber points (wonder if he rocks Google Alerts?)

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:57:18 +0000

Mark,
great stuff.

Can you advise on the suitability on the replacements below, particularly any changes to quantities.

- Grey Celtic Sea Salt instead of straight NaCl - the 82 (84?) minerals, do they upset osmotic balance.
- Stevia instead of Equal/equivalent

Otherwise, great stuff. I will check out the Hydralyte too.

By: Nbob

Nbob — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:33:59 +0000

Wow- I'm impressed with David Belaga. I would have thought the typical response would have been a lawyers letter along the lines of ” patent..blah blah ….trade secret…blah blah…cease and desist” even if they had no grounds to issue one .

Just for being so cool I'm gonna score some “Right Stuff” and give it a try- ( that and the fact I can't even mix a passable martini let alone something that calls for measuring grams per liter)

By: mikesaif

mikesaif — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:44:48 +0000

The large corporations that produce sugar and the artificial sweeteners
managed to lobby and get Stevia banned as a “sweetener” in the U.S. It
could still be bought as a “supplement” but not marketed as a sweetener.
This isn't so anymore though. Companies are now selling Stevia as a
sweetener.

Try these or search yourself.

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/02/06...
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Ri...

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