sports nutrition that solves problems We exist to help you
be better by making healthy alternatives to sports nutrition products that
make a difference in your performance. Our products will help you be better.
If not, we’ll work with you to find something that does or refund your
purchase. No matter where you bought it. about us While working as a sport
scientist and coach for a professional cycling team, Dr. Allen Lim started
making his own training food and sports drinks from scratch for the cyclists
because too many of the pre-packaged sports bars and drinks that were marketed
or given to them were laden with artificial ingredients and literally making
them sick to their stomach. He also started diluting their sports drinks to
lower the sugar concentration while adding back extra salt and electrolytes to
replace what was actually being lost in their sweat. Eventually, he started
making a “secret drink mix” in his kitchen using a recipe with less sugar,
more sodium, and no artificial sweeteners, flavors, or colors, with a simple
and clean taste created by using real fruit. Soon, word of the “Secret Drink
Mix” was spreading fast and it was clear that the demand for our all natural
drink mixes extended far beyond cyclists or endurance athletes. Race car
drivers, rock climbers, concerned parents, Peace Corps workers, and normal
active people looking for healthy food and drink alternatives were buying the
product and hungry for more knowledge and ideas. To meet that demand, Allen
put together a team of close friends and they decided to let the secret out by
opening a little company in Boulder, Colorado called Skratch Labs. Our mission
is simple – to develop and sell food and drinks that taste great, that are
made from real ingredients and that solve problems for active people. Most
importantly, we intend to educate and to continue to learn and grow ourselves
– to help our customers improve and thrive as they help us to do the same. We
know we have a lot of work to do to fulfill this mission and we are the first
to acknowledge that we are a work in progress – that things won’t always be
perfect. But there’s no better time to start than now. Skratch Labs Wellness
Hydration We’re happy to introduce you to Wellness Hydration Drink Mix. It’s
not a sports drink but a powdered Non GMO oral rehydration solution ideal for
fluid and electrolyte replacement. It’s specifically formulated for children
and adults who are dehydrated due to illness. Our Drink Mix is flavored with
real fruit and contains no artificial anything. The result is a light and
clean taste that keeps you hydrated when you need it the most. This drink mix
is non-GMO, gluten free, dairy free, vegan and Kosher. We are also excited to
announce a partnership with Remote Area Medical, a non profit that provides
free healthcare around the world through pop up clinics. Clinics are created
to help everyday people in need as well as natural disaster areas. We’ll be
donating Wellness Hydration Drink Mix to 35,000 people around the world. Oral
Rehydration Solutions such as Wellness Hydration Drink Mix are proven to
reduce the risk of cholera, an infectious and often fatal bacterial disease of
the small intestine, typically contracted from infected water supplies and
causing severe vomiting and diarrhea. Our goal is to help people eliminate
this sickness and get them back on the road to being active. Health agencies
refer to the formula in our Wellness Hydration Mix as an “ORS,” which stands
for “Oral Rehydration Solution” or “Oral Rehydration Salts.” An ORS is a drink
specifically intended to rehydrate children and adults who are dehydrated from
diarrhea. Compared to common sports drinks, our Wellness Hydration Mix, which
is based on recommendations developed by the World Health Organization (WHO),
contains more sodium, less sugar, as well as and a small amount of zinc.
Unlike the WHO formula, however, our mix also includes the use of real fruit
and higher quality electrolytes for taste and function without any of the
excess flavoring agents, artificial sweeteners, coloring agents, or
emulsifiers found in some commercially available oral rehydration solutions.
Use Wellness Hydration mix as a non-synthetic alternative to oral rehydration
solutions laden with excess ingredients, to rehydrate anytime you or your kids
need to quickly replace water and electrolytes. Dehydration is also a huge
problem when people, especially kids, are sick and experiencing diarrhea. In
cases of diarrhea, large amounts of fluids and electrolytes can be lost when
the intestinal wall becomes impaired due to a virus or bacteria. The result is
that water and important electrolytes like sodium spill from inside the body
across the intestinal wall into the gut and down the bowels where dehydration
eventually announces itself in an explosive crescendo. As uncomfortable as
this might be, it’s not the discomfort of diarrhea that is the issue; it’s the
risk of death from dehydration and the loss of electrolytes. In fact, the
World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund
(UNICEF) report that in developing countries dehydration due to diarrheal
diseases is the second leading cause of death in children under five years of
age – deaths that are easily preventable with the use of Oral Rehydration
Salts (ORS)
Features:
- KEEPS YOU FUELED: Skratch Labs Wellness Hydration Drink Mix was designed as a fuel source for when you need it most. We kept the mix as simple as possible, using the fewest number of ingredients without sacrificing taste. Made with 50% less sugar than traditional energy mixes, the right macronutrient profile, and real ingredients that are real good for you.
- FOR WHEN YOU NEED IT MOST: An oral rehydration solution with clinical levels of electrolytes and zinc for severe dehydration and GI upset. This nutritional profile is suitable for when you really need that mixed macronutrient profile. Great for home, travel, or just keeping it close by when you need it most.
- LEMON & LIME DRINK MIX. All natural, verified non-GMO, gluten free, dairy free, vegan and Kosher. When it comes to getting your hydration right, this is as simple as it gets. We only use real fruit for flavor for a light and refreshing taste that has no artificial flavors or colorings. You don't sweat Red Dye #40. Why drink it?
- WHEN JUST PLAIN WATER ISN'T ENOUGH: Skratch Labs is proud to support Remote Area Medical – an organization whose mission is to prevent pain and alleviate suffering by providing free high-quality dental, vision, and medical care to people in need.
- ABOUT SKRATCH LABS: We exist to help people be better by caring for bodies in need and by solving sports nutrition problems. Better is not perfect. Better is progress. We guarantee our products will help you be better. If not, we'll work with you to find something that does or refund your purchase. No matter where you bought it.