Product review (5 stars): Gookinaid disciple since 1991
Was introduced to this product in 1991 at the Mt. Whitney Portal Store owned and operated by Doug and Earlene Thompson. They were carrying the quart size packets and my son, then 9, accompanied me on day hikes up to Trail Camp at 12,000 feet. He had 'sports asthma' [since outgrown], carried his inhaler and I figured the Gookinaid would help us both. We had more energy than usual because sweated-out electrolytes were being replaced. Mere water does not do that. Further, I learned later after meeting the inventor and owner, biochemist Bill Gookin, in San Diego in the summer of '93 that the formulation is osmotic. That means it does not enter the intestines but goes into the blood stream from the stomach. No nausea. Thereafter, I ordered directly from Mr. Gookin and supplied the sports teams of my son and his two sisters. They were involved in club soccer, USTA Tennis, high school tennis, volleyball, cross country and softball. Since October, 1992, I have summited Mt. Whitney 7 times and Gookinaid was always with me and with those who asked me to guide them up. I insisted upon it and no one ever got sick and always made it up and back.  My son, now 31, has been a U.S. Army Airborne Ranger since 2001 and is a Sergeant First Class [E-7] Platoon Sgt. at Ft. Bragg, NC. He was invited in 2010 and 2011 to compete in the annual Best Ranger Competition at Ft. Benning, Georgia. Only 45 two man teams are invited from the thousands of Ranger-tabbed soldiers around the world. Prior to the events, he and his Ranger buddy trained with Gookinaid. In all four of his combat deployments as an 82nd Airborne Ranger Scout/Sniper to Afghanistan and Iraq beginning in January of 2003, I've supplied him and his men with Gookinaid. There is no doubt in my mind that this product was vital to them in the harsh conditions of both arenas. We prefer the Citrus flavor, formerly known as 'Competition' because its flavor is lighter. As kids, mine and their team mates liked the fruit punch and lemonade as well as the 'Competition'. I always have a gallon made up in the fridge and drink it frequently. Just get some......you'll see a difference.