Your level of dehydration determines if you need a sport drink or ORS.
Our body is about 60% water. To maintain proper hydration, the Institute of Medicine recommends men drink 3 liters (12 cups) and women drink 2 liters (8 cups) everyday.
Electrolytes are minerals that help us absorb fluid, carry water inside and outside our cells and bloodstream. They also keep your blood Ph balanced. The electrolytes you need for proper hydration are sodium, potassium and chloride.
Sport drinks and ORS have similar ingredients. All of Cera Products have the same ingredients, just in different amounts to combat varying degrees of dehydration. See the ingredient tab for more information on our ingredients.
Sport drinks, like Cerasport and Cerasport EX1, have less sodium, chloride and potassium and more carbohydrate than an ORS. They keep you hydrated and energized during activity. They prevent dehydration and can treat mild dehydration. If you just drink water, you only replace about half of your fluid needs. Using a properly balanced sports drink like Cerasport gives you everything you need to keep going strong your whole workout.
An ORS is used to treat moderate to severe dehydration. ORS has significantly more sodium than a sport drink. The amount of carbohydrate is controlled to keep the osmolality low. See “Why Rice- The Science of Osmolality” tab for more information on rice and osmolality. When you are severely dehydrated, your body does not absorb electrolytes as well and you are more susceptible to diarrhea. The more dehydrated you are, you need more sodium, chloride and potassium to help retain the fluids to stay hydrated.
Thirst is your body telling you that you’re starting to get dehydrated. On hot days, when you are exercising, or when you are sick, you lose fluids so quickly water is not enough to replace what your body has lost.
That is when you need Cera.
Our rice-based, electrolyte balanced, family of products will keep you going during your workout or get you back on your feet when you have been sick. Hydrating with Cera replaces the fluids your body has lost in a balanced and medically proven way.