Built for · Healthcare
Electrolytes for nurses
& 12-hour shifts.
No breaks. Constant movement. A water fountain you never reach. Redi is hydration that keeps up with the shift, not the gym.
Redi gives nurses complete electrolyte hydration built for 12-hour shifts: caffeine-free Replenish to sip through the day and night, and Amplify with caffeine and focus actives to start a shift sharp. Single-serve packs fit a scrub pocket.
Why shift work drains you differently
A twelve-hour shift isn’t one hard hour — it’s twelve moderate ones with no recovery in between. You’re on your feet, moving constantly, often skipping water because there’s simply no time to stop. By hour eight, it’s not just fluid you’re low on — it’s the sodium, potassium, and magnesium that keep your legs under you and your head clear during a code. Chronic under-hydration is one of the most common and most overlooked reasons a shift feels harder than it should, and coffee only makes the fluid deficit worse.
The problem with grabbing water and coffee
The two things always within reach on a unit — the water fountain and the break-room coffee — are exactly the two that don’t fix the real problem. Plain water replaces fluid but dilutes the electrolytes you’ve already sweated out. Coffee is a mild diuretic that can push you further behind. What you actually need is water plus the five electrolytes your body lost, in a form it can absorb quickly between rooms. That’s the entire reason Redi exists.
What to reach for, and when
- Start of shift: Amplify — caffeine, Alpha-GPC, and NMN for focus and steady energy, layered on the same electrolyte base. Mix it 15–20 minutes before you clock in so you start the shift sharp instead of chasing a second coffee at hour three.
- Mid and late shift: Replenish — caffeine-free, so you can keep hydrating right through a night shift without wrecking the sleep you’ll need after. Keep a stick pack in your pocket and refill your bottle whenever you pass one.
Why the forms matter on a working stomach
You’re often drinking on an empty or unsettled stomach, so the form of each mineral matters. Redi uses pink Himalayan sea salt, magnesium malate, and calcium citrate — forms chosen to be gentle and well-absorbed, so you’re not fighting nausea on top of everything else. Naturally sweetened, no artificial colors, third-party tested every batch. It’s hydration you can actually keep down at 3 a.m.
One pack, in your pocket
The best hydration plan is the one you’ll actually follow. Single-serve stick packs fit in a scrub pocket or a bag — tear, pour into 8–10 oz of water, done. No shaker, no measuring, no reason to skip it when the unit gets busy. A lot of nurses keep a box in their locker and a couple packs in a pocket so they’re never caught empty.
Common questions from healthcare workers
Will Replenish keep me up if I drink it on nights? No — Replenish is completely caffeine-free, so it’s ideal for night shifts and for the back half of any shift. Save Amplify for the start of your day.
Is one pack enough for a whole shift? Most people use one to two packs across a twelve-hour shift, adjusting for how hot the unit runs and how much they’re sweating. Listen to your body — more movement and heat means more electrolytes lost.
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Building hydration into a shift you can’t control
The hardest part of hydrating on a unit isn’t knowing you should — it’s finding the moment. The trick is to stop treating it as a separate task and attach it to things you already do. Refill and drink at every handoff, every time you chart, every time you pass the station. Pre-mix a bottle before your shift starts so it’s ready the second you have three free seconds. Keep a couple of stick packs in your badge reel or pocket so a refill is never more than a tear and a pour away. Small anchors like these turn hydration from one more thing you’re failing at into something that just happens in the background of a busy shift.
What under-hydration really costs you
It’s easy to write off the fog, the headache, and the heavy legs as “just a hard shift.” But when those are driven by a fluid and electrolyte deficit, they’re also affecting your focus and your mood at exactly the moments your patients need you sharp. Fixing your hydration won’t add hours to your day, but it removes one very real, very fixable reason the back half of a shift feels so much harder than the front.