Where Daily Hydration Science is Simplified

Patricia Bannan, MS, RDN – host of Hydration U's video series – is a nationally recognized dietitian, speaker, media expert, and author of From Burnout to Balance. As founder of Wellness Intelligence™, she helps executive and high-performing women build practical wellness systems for real life. Across 2,000+ media interviews, she's translated nutrition science into clear, evidence-based guidance – for fellow RDs and the clients they serve. Her hydration focus spans daily fluid needs, electrolyte balance, hydration for energy and cognition, and the real-world challenges RDs see every day: low fluid intake, busy schedules, travel. Her approach is evidence-based, realistic, and built for the way clients actually live – which is why RDs are at the center of the daily hydration conversation.

Leslie Bonci, MPH, RDN, CSSD, LDN, FAND – educational reviewer for Hydration U – is the owner of Active Eating Advice by Leslie Bonci, Inc. and co-founder of Performance365. A board-certified specialist in sports dietetics, she counsels clients directly and teaches across university, community, and corporate settings. Leslie has built educational content for Medbridge, state dietetics meetings, Today's Dietitian, and the Food &Nutrition Conference & Expo – and authored content and videos cutting through hydration misinformation and checklists RDs can use in practice. Her philosophy: a hydration plan has to be attainable, maintainable, and sustainable. By giving audiences the #scienceinthesips and showing them how to #domorewithourpour, she equips RDs to make hydration relatable, reliable, and genuinely practical for the clients in front of them.