Category: Sports drinks

Gatorade vs Powerade: Toxic sports drinks

Gatorade vs Powerade: Toxic sports drinks

[ 3 ] February 10, 2013 |

Gatorade Fruit Punch It is sad watching people buying and drinking Gatorade, low calorie sports drink. Why? Because they are FOOLED to believe that they buy sports drink and an electrolyte. Not only Gatorade is UNHEALTHY due to added chemicals and artificial colors but it is also a fake electrolyte! Look, potassium content is only […]

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ZICO Coconut Water: A natural sports drink

ZICO Coconut Water: A natural sports drink

[ 3 ] October 24, 2012 |

Coconut water has naturally high potassium content, contains antioxidants and unique chemical composition of sugars, vitamins, minerals, amino acids and phyto-hormones (see PDF file in the link The Chemical Composition and Biological Properties of Coconut Water). For this good reason, coconut water is often considered as a natural alternative to popular sports drinks filled with […]

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Great Value: A Sports Drink for idiots

Great Value: A Sports Drink for idiots

[ 1 ] May 5, 2012 |

“Electrolyte” is nothing but the marketing hook for idiots. I am sick and tired of lies. How about you? I don’t take lies anymore because I hate to feel like an idiot. Do you? I’ll tell you what, if you are the one of those millions people who drink Gatorade, then yes, you still do. […]

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The 4 Most Wasteful Drinks

The 4 Most Wasteful Drinks

[ 8 ] April 19, 2012 |

Make no mistake, popular brand names do not mean the healthy ones. Please check below what the 4 familiar drinks bring to your diet. 1. Gatorade is NOT an electrolyte. A product of PepsiCo, Gatorade is marketed as an electrolyte  and a sport beverage. The first Gatorade has been created in 1965 by researchers at the University […]

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America’s Nutritional Choices

America’s Nutritional Choices

[ 20 ] December 23, 2011 |

I see healthy and unhealthy foods in a little bit different way from what the mainstream media promote as “good” and reject as “bad” food. For decades high calorie content has been considered as a “bad” factor. But energy supply is one of the major functions of food that keeps us alive. So in my […]

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ONE Coconut Water: A true electrolyte

ONE Coconut Water: A true electrolyte

[ 2 ] November 24, 2011 |

Let me introduce ONE Coconut Water. This is a true natural sport and electrolyte drink made in Brazil. Stated value. With ONE Coconut Water you don’t have to try the absurd of drinking 9.5 gallons of the beverage to replenish 100% of your daily potassium as you would have to do with Gatorade.  On the […]

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Gatorade vs SoBe: A positive trend

Gatorade vs SoBe: A positive trend

[ 4 ] November 2, 2011 |

Usually artificial dyes are what make Gatorade to appear in different colors. I just came across with a Gatorade saying on the pack: “No artificial flavor or color.” My first reaction was like “Wow! They start listening to the consumers who do not want that artificial stuff!” And yes, this is true. As we, the […]

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How Much Food Dyes are in Powerade?

How Much Food Dyes are in Powerade?

[ 12 ] May 13, 2011 |

Honestly, I do not understand why so many Americans keep buying soft drinks like Gatorade and Powerade which look so obviously unhealthy liquids to me. One explanation is that they do not read the ingredient lists or perhaps do not understand what some ingredients can do to their bodies. On the other hand, this is […]

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How Much Food Dyes Are in Gatorade?

How Much Food Dyes Are in Gatorade?

[ 10 ] May 1, 2011 |

Gatorade, distributed by The Gatorade Co., is a popular sport beverage which comes in a variety of flavors like Glacier Freeze, Blueberry Pomegranate, Lemon-Lime, Tropical Blend, Orange and Tropical Mango considered below. However, their composition is almost all the same (G2 series reviewed): Water Sucrose Citric acid Flavor Salt Sodium citrate Mono-potassium phosphate Sucralose (The […]

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GATORADE Low calorie Fruit Punch

GATORADE Low calorie Fruit Punch

[ 6 ] March 2, 2011 |

Gatorade or water? In whatever beverage we drink at least half is water. Even we ourselves consist of 60% water. No wonder that pure water is a vital nutrient by itself. What do we really want when we are thirsty; soda, beer, juice or milk? What our body actually needs is water only. If this […]

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