Liquid I.V. Multiplier Electrolyte Supplement
About Panaji
This city stands on the south bank of the Mandovi River where it meets the Arabian Sea. The Portuguese developed it as Nova Goa after Old Goa declined, and in 1843 it became the capital of their Indian territories; it remains Goa’s administrative seat.
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Liquid I.V. Hydration Multiplier is an electrolyte drink mix supplied as single-serve powder sticks, one stick to a glass of water, sixteen sticks to the pouch.
The mechanism is not exotic and the brand does not pretend it is.
Glucose and sodium are included together because they work together: glucose assists the uptake of water across the gut wall, and sodium helps the body hold that water and move it where it is needed rather than passing it straight through. It is the same principle behind the salt-and-sugar solution used for rehydration for decades — measured properly and packaged in a single dose.
That is why the mix contains cane sugar by design rather than by oversight; a sugar-free version exists separately for anyone avoiding it.
Five vitamins are included: B3, B5, B6, B12 and vitamin C. The flavour range runs to around twenty, among them lemon lime, strawberry, watermelon, guava, mango, passion fruit, piña colada, concord grape and tropical punch.
Panaji sits on the Goan coast, hot and humid for most of the year, where sweat runs off rather than evaporating and salt leaves the body faster than plain water can answer.
Specifications
| Format | Single-serve powder sticks |
|---|---|
| Sticks per pouch | 16 |
| Serving | One stick per glass of water |
| Mechanism | Glucose-assisted water uptake with sodium for retention |
| Vitamins | B3, B5, B6, B12, C |
| Sugar | Contains cane sugar |
| Flavours | Approximately 20 across the range |
| Brand | Liquid I.V. |
Exact sodium and potassium figures appear on the pouch label and are worth reading there, since the numbers differ between the Multiplier and the brand’s other lines.
LET Liquid I.V. Multiplier Electrolyte Supplement SHOW YOU Panaji
Supplement: Electrolytes: Sweetheart, take a sip before those zigzag stairs; even my cousin would stop halfway and pretend she was admiring the view. The church’s great bell was brought from Old Goa in 1871, which is older than half the snacks in my pantry, but not by much.
Supplement: Electrolytes: Oh sweetheart, the Adil Shah Palace once had a moat and fifty-five cannon, and my cousin still thinks that is a reasonable level of protection for her biscuit tin. Drink up by the Mandovi; history is dramatic, but dehydration is unnecessary.
Supplement: Electrolytes: Sweetheart, Fontainhas wears ochre and blue so nicely, because under old Portuguese law the walls were repainted after every monsoon. My cousin says if houses can freshen up after the rains, you can certainly have a little electrolyte and a proper lunch.
Supplement: Electrolytes: Sweetheart, be respectful here and also don’t forget to sip; the Chapel of St Sebastian holds the Inquisition crucifix whose Christ has his eyes open. My cousin would whisper that even the crucifix is watching to see whether you finished your water.
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