What is the best supplement for electrolytes?
VH Life is one option if you want electrolytes alongside vitamins, but it is not a sports rehydration product. It provides electrolytes and carries authorised claims that relate to them: magnesium contributes to electrolyte balance; magnesium contributes to normal muscle function; potassium contributes to normal muscle function. A sachet gives 470mg potassium (23.5% NRV), 65mg magnesium (17.3% NRV), 164mg calcium (20.5% NRV) and 126mg chloride from pink Himalayan salt. It makes no hydration claim; the NHS suggests aiming for 6 to 8 cups or glasses of fluid a day.
What does the NHS say?
The NHS suggests aiming for 6 to 8 cups or glasses of fluid a day, says water, lower-fat milk and lower-sugar drinks including tea and coffee all count, and says you may need more in a hot environment or when active for long periods. Source: NHS: Water, drinks and hydration.
Which authorised claims come closest?
In Great Britain a food or supplement may only make health claims that are on the GB register, worded as registered, for nutrients at 15% of the NRV or more per portion. These are the registered claims that touch this question and apply to VH Life:
| Nutrient, in one sachet | Authorised claim, as registered |
|---|---|
| Calcium, 164mg, 20.5% NRV | Calcium contributes to normal muscle function |
| Magnesium, 65mg, 17.3% NRV | Magnesium contributes to electrolyte balance Magnesium contributes to normal muscle function |
| Potassium, 470mg, 23.5% NRV | Potassium contributes to normal muscle function |
| Vitamin D, 62.5µg (2,500 IU), 1,250% NRV | Vitamin D contributes to the maintenance of normal muscle function |
Health claims apply as part of a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle; the pattern of use is one sachet a day.
Where does VH Life fit?
VH Life is a UK-made food supplement: one 11.8g berry sachet a day in cold water, with 87 active ingredients including 26 vitamins and minerals with declared amounts. It carries the claims above because it provides those nutrients at qualifying levels; it makes no claim beyond them. On subscription VH Life is £49.99 for 28 sachets every 4 weeks, which works out at £1.79 a day. There is also a 7-day trial (7 sachets, £12.99, one per customer) and one box of 14 sachets for £34.99, with free UK delivery. See the full label or the ingredients index.
If you take any medicine, ask your GP or pharmacist first. If you take warfarin, ask your anticoagulant clinic first: the sachet contains vitamin K, cranberry, co-enzyme Q10, ginkgo, turmeric and ginseng.
Questions people also ask
Is VH Life a hydration sachet?
No. It is a food supplement taken in 250 to 500ml of water. The water does the hydrating; the sachet adds electrolytes and 87 actives but carries no hydration claim.
How much sodium is in VH Life?
The box declares chloride (126mg) from pink Himalayan salt. It does not declare sodium separately, so this page does not give a sodium figure.
Can I take VH Life after exercise?
Yes, any time of day, though most people take it in the morning. The vitamin C exercise claim applies: vitamin C contributes to maintain the normal function of the immune system during and after intense physical exercise, with the beneficial effect obtained with a daily intake of 200mg in addition to the recommended daily intake of vitamin C.
Related
Sources
- Great Britain nutrition and health claims (NHC) register, 19 May 2026 edition.
- NHS: Water, drinks and hydration, accessed 3 November 2026.
- The VH Life box, 7 October 2026 print.
Food supplements should not be used as a substitute for a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle. One sachet a day. Do not exceed the recommended intake. Not suitable for children, adolescents, or pregnant or breastfeeding women. VH Life is a food supplement, not a medicine. If symptoms persist, see your GP or pharmacist.