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[00:00:25] So these are electrolyte mix stick packs, and the label just has the letters, you know, the consonance of the word LMNT. So that's how they spell it, but it's pronounced element. So Jen S submitted this one through our website. She said, okay, I am on a roll, so I'll attempt to continue it. How about element?

[00:01:04] You can do it on all social media, wherever convenient for you. DM me at Jenn Trepeck. J-E-N-N-T-R-E-P-E-C-K Website is a salad with a side of fries.com. If you go to the contact form on my website, you can submit it right there like Gen S did for this one. Okay, Jen, I'm going to do this. Like we do all of our deep dives, and I know that's an oxymoron, but nevertheless, right, we have a short, deep dive, but you know, here we go.

[00:02:01] Not just not being sick. But truly living well and living long, and that research shows that we need more salt than what the government recommends. So they're operating based on the research versus the government guidelines, which I'm in favor of. Then they highlight their flavors and in response to the question, what's inside?

[00:02:44] Then they talk a bit about the founder's story and they start with the line. Health is a process. And honestly, I'm going to Amen. Right, thank you. Yes. You know, I'm with you on this one. I just, I have to clarify though, or co-founder, [00:03:00] not just founder. Co-founder. So his name is Rob Wolf and I'm quoting from them here.

[00:03:30] He and his coaches figured out that he needed more salt, and I'm curious. To hear more, right? What helped them connect the dots, but they don't tell us. So, you know, onward it says that he tried a bunch of different products. Nothing seemed to do the trick. A lot of them were high in sugar. They didn't actually give him significant amounts of electrolytes, so they weren't doing what he needed.

[00:04:18] They're educating on hydration. Again, I think it's awesome. I love that at the top of their site, they have easy to find information about the scientific research behind the products and formulations, information on the formulations themselves, among other things with their formulation. On the surface level.

[00:04:55] Also for the flavors and the sweeteners, it does say on the front of the [00:05:00] package, no sugar, one grab of carbs. So there must be some kind of sweetener in there. So let's go take a look. Again, I'm a fan of how easy they make it to find the info. So I'm gonna say thank you element on that one. Alright, looking at one formulation.

[00:05:38] Less than one gram of total carbs, and then zero grams of fiber. Zero grams of sugar, zero grams of added sugar. So we'll have to see from the ingredients, you know what's creating that carb, then zero grams of protein. The micronutrients, we see again, as expected 200 milligrams of potassium, 60 milligrams of magnesium.

[00:06:22] As for the sources starting with magnesium, it's magnesium malate, which I like. The one I use has dye magnesium malate, so it gives you two molecules of magnesium. So this one isn't bad, but we could still level up on the potassium. It's potassium chloride, which is fine. So the one that I use is dark Himalayan pink salt, which gives you more mineral content than typical sodium chloride.

[00:07:10] Sylvia leaf extract is their sweetener, so between that and their flavorings. That's where you're getting that, you know, one gram or less of carbs and keeping it keto, paleo friendly. And I think the caveat on the flavors, and I mentioned this too, where we talked about another electrolyte drink. The mechanism of absorption, the mechanism of uptake of those minerals matters.

[00:08:06] I think overall, I'm generally a fan. I'm personally sensitive to salt, so again, the one that I use with the dark pink Himalayan sea salt also has black pepper in it, which helps with some of that, not just the flavor, but also a bit of the absorption. If I didn't have mine handy, I suppose I would look for Element.

[00:08:45] Supplements are a thousand percent your world. Funny that we're doing this today with you here. What are your thoughts? Anything you wanna add? Well, I know Rob,

[00:08:58] Jenn Trepeck - host: mutual friends. It's so [00:09:00] funny. This world is just so small. It is. Yeah.

[00:09:07] Salt has gotten a bad name. We need salt. You're put on a saline drip when you're in the hospital. There's a reason. Our bodies, it's the foundation of salt. If I was on a deserted island, I, you'd find me with iodine and salt. You've gotta have 'em, both of 'em, for your adrenals, your thyroid, your, your whole system.

[00:09:48] So I'm not a fan of Malitol. I, I'm pretty sure that was the other sweetener. And as far as your point on the salt, where the salt is coming from, it's like saying, [00:10:00] well, I don't know if that Apple's organic or not. You know, if it's organic because it will put all that big word organic all over it. 'cause you're paying up for it.

[00:10:20] Jenn Trepeck - host: Awesome. I love it. Well, gen S, everybody, that's the scoop on Element, and as always, I'm your host, gen Tpic. Connect with me on Instagram or all social media. I'm at Gen Tpic, J-E-N-N-T-R-E-P-E-C-K.

[00:10:48] Sara Manta: This was so much fun.

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