Hydration is crucial for your concentration, energy levels and health in the office. Even mild dehydration reduces your cognitive performance. Dripl Drinks are a healthy and flavorful alternative to water that provides long-term hydration for your body as well as increases your productivity.

Why is hydration so important?

Hydration or adequate drinking is crucial for the proper functioning of the body, especially the brain. According to Harvard University, the average man should drink about 16 glasses of water per day. For the average woman, 11 glasses is recommended.

Water regulates your body temperature, keeps your joints supple, helps prevent inflammation and brings nutrients to your cells. In addition, it provides the fuel for our kidneys and liver, which break down waste products and expel them from the body. Our human body is about 60% water. In fact, every organ in our body is hugely dependent on water.

When you lose more water than enters your cells, we speak of dehydration. In this case, your body loses not only the fluid, but also the minerals ("electrolytes") dissolved in it that are important for keeping your nerve and muscle function sharp.

While you can basically survive for weeks without food, you can succumb to the effects of dehydration within days or even hours. Making sure you have enough fluids is not just important, it can be vital.(Harvard T.H. Chan)

Hydration & productivity: a direct link

Since our brain is made up of 70% water, it makes sense that we need to drink a lot in order to concentrate better. Water is a crucial nutrient for optimal daily functioning. Even mild dehydration (which is equivalent to losing 1-2% of body fluids) can worsen all of our cognitive performance by 12%. Our results can drop and as a result, we may perform worse in the workplace.

But it can also go even further than that, causing headaches, fatigue or constipation.

So you can counteract all this if you drink a glass of water on time!(The Hydration Equation)

What moisturizes best?

According to a study by St. Andrews University, we see that water is not the most hydrating drink. Water is beaten by drinks that contain a little sugar, fats or protein. These drinks can hydrate our bodies for a long time, longer than water.

But beware, too much sugar can lead to long-term dehydration. When sugar passes our small intestine, water is used to dilute the sugar.

So which drink then is ideal for hydrating our bodies? The number one is milk because milk contains sugar, fat and protein in the right amount. Milk itself can make our body retain water longer because of the sodium.(The Um)

Coffee vs. water: what does it do to your hydration?

I can already hear you asking: I put milk in my coffee, is drinking coffee better than water? The answer to that is: no. Coffee does not outperform water, but it does hydrate our bodies. Since coffee contains caffeine, it may cause you to need to go to the bathroom more often because caffeine is a diuretic. But you would have to drink a lot of coffee before it has a dehydrating effect on your body. It also depends on what kind of coffee you drink, because different kinds of coffees have different amounts of caffeine. But despite its diuretic effect, coffee is not likely to cause dehydration. Coffee only becomes a danger if you were to drink 1.2 liters since you would ingest more than 500 mg of caffeine.(Nutrition Center)

Dripl drinks: hydration with flavor and less sugar

If you are looking for a healthy and tasty way to stay hydrated, Dripl drinks are an excellent choice. They consist of 90% water and 10% flavor concentrate with natural ingredients. That means: low sugar, low calories, but plenty of flavor.

• Average of 2 g sugar per drink
• Only 7.5 calories
• No preservatives or artificial sweeteners
• Only natural ingredients

Unlike traditional soft drinks (which average 9 g of sugar and 42 calories), Dripl drinks are designed to effectively hydrate your body as well as support your energy.

So: Get enough sleep, exercise regularly, eat a varied diet, don't smoke and stay hydrated.

Even though milk scores better than water, drinking water is still a must for our bodies. But if you are tired of drinking that and looking forward to a different taste but with the same healthy effect, we definitely know a solution for that 😉

Want to know more about how to offer a healthy alternative in the office that hydrates and tastes better than water? Test our flavours yourself and find out which one you think might suit your office.