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Hydrostasis Geca Hydration Sensor is your Personalized Hydration Coach. Optimize your hydration today!

Experience the future of hydration with Hydrostasis, your personal hydration coach. Our Geca™ Hydration Sensor, is a game-changer in health and wellness, providing real-time insights into your hydration status. With Geca, you can build healthier habits, receive personalized alerts, and prevent dehydration-related health risks such as decreased athletic performance, cognitive function impairment, a

nd increased risk of heart disease. Our non-invasive optical sensors detect changes in blood flow, fat and water content, delivering personalized and actionable data directly to you. Embrace the hydration revolution today and redefine your understanding of your hydration needs with Hydrostasis.

Your body knew you were dehydrated before you did. 💧Your cells detect fluid imbalances as small as 1%, but the thirst s...
04/07/2026

Your body knew you were dehydrated before you did. 💧

Your cells detect fluid imbalances as small as 1%, but the thirst signal doesn't fire until you've already lost 1–2% of your body water. By then, the decline has a head start.

That afternoon fog? The random headache? Reaching for a third coffee? Dehydration was likely there first.

75% of US adults are chronically dehydrated. Not because they're careless... because the signal comes too late.

Drink your water, people. 🫶

Hydrostasis founder Debbie Chen spoke on a panel of women innovators to kick off Techstars Startup Weekend San Diego las...
03/31/2026

Hydrostasis founder Debbie Chen spoke on a panel of women innovators to kick off Techstars Startup Weekend San Diego last week 🤩

The conversation got honest about what building actually looks like when things are messy and uncertain... and the audience was THERE for it!

Thanks to Village Up San Diego and the Techstars crew for creating that kind of space 🫶

Well-hydrated should be the standard we all start from (especially while hiking in the snow!) ❄️💧
03/27/2026

Well-hydrated should be the standard we all start from (especially while hiking in the snow!) ❄️💧

Dehydration doesn't affect everyone equally.Some people face a much higher risk and far fewer tools designed with them i...
03/25/2026

Dehydration doesn't affect everyone equally.

Some people face a much higher risk and far fewer tools designed with them in mind:

▪️Older adults; whose thirst response naturally diminishes with age, making it harder to recognize dehydration before it becomes serious. 10 million seniors are hospitalized for dehydration every year in the US.

▪️People with disabilities; including nonverbal individuals who cannot independently communicate thirst and rely entirely on caregivers to recognize the signs.

▪️Construction workers and outdoor laborers; who face heat-related dehydration risk in conditions where symptoms can escalate quickly.

▪️People managing chronic illness; for whom dehydration can exacerbate conditions from kidney disease to Parkinson's to migraines, and reduce the effectiveness of treatment.

This is the population Hydrostasis was built for.

Not the already-healthy person optimizing their workout. ..The person for whom real-time hydration monitoring could genuinely change outcomes.

Well-hydrated should be the standard everyone starts from.

Everyone.

Your brain is approximately 75% water.When you lose just 1–2% of your body water, here's what starts to happen: → Attent...
03/17/2026

Your brain is approximately 75% water.

When you lose just 1–2% of your body water, here's what starts to happen:
→ Attention and concentration decline
→ Short-term memory becomes less reliable
→ Decision-making slows
→ Mood shifts in ways that feel disconnected from any obvious cause

Research published in the Journal of Neurophysiology found that dehydration causes measurable changes in brain volume and that rehydration reverses them. A well-hydrated brain is more responsive, easier to stimulate, and more efficient across cognitive tasks.

This isn't about being a high-performance athlete. This is about getting through your day clearly, effectively, at your best.

The Geca™ Watch 2.0™ monitors your hydration in real time so your brain never has to operate at a deficit.

Well-hydrated isn't a goal. It's the baseline we all deserve.

I don't talk about this one as much, but it shaped Hydrostasis just as much as anything else.During my pregnancy, I had ...
03/11/2026

I don't talk about this one as much, but it shaped Hydrostasis just as much as anything else.

During my pregnancy, I had chronically low blood pressure and constant thirst despite the fact that I was hydrating more than I ever had in my life. I was doing everything right. And still, my body wasn't keeping up.

When I almost fainted and told my doctor, the advice was the same as always: drink more water.

But I was already drinking more water. The question nobody could answer was why my efforts weren't enough and when I needed to do more.

There was no tool for that. No continuous signal. No way to know.

Pregnancy is one of the most hydration-dependent states the human body goes through and yet women navigating it are largely left with the same generic advice the rest of us get.

That gap is personal for me. And it's one of the reasons I kept building, even when it was hard.

Here's something most people don't know: By the time you feel thirsty, you're already dehydrated 🥵Your body is remarkabl...
03/10/2026

Here's something most people don't know: By the time you feel thirsty, you're already dehydrated 🥵

Your body is remarkably efficient. When hydration levels drop, it quietly compensates, pulling water from less critical systems, maintaining balance behind the scenes all before sending you a single signal.

That signal (thirst) doesn't fire until you've already lost 1–2% of your body water. At that level, research shows measurable declines in cognitive function, attention, and physical performance.

At 3%, the risk of heat illness and kidney strain increases significantly. 😬

You don't feel it coming. That's the problem.

This is what we call the thirst gap and it's exactly what the Geca™ Watch 2.0™ was built to close.

Real-time monitoring. Proactive alerts. Before the symptoms, not after.

Well-hydrated should be where you start. Not something you're always trying to get back to.

We're officially sold out. 🎉Our Geca™ Watch 2.0 units from this production run are gone.If you got one: thank you. If no...
03/06/2026

We're officially sold out. 🎉

Our Geca™ Watch 2.0 units from this production run are gone.

If you got one: thank you.

If not, don’t worry! We're ALREADY working on the next batch.

We're scaling responsibly, which means we produce in smaller runs to ensure quality and iterate quickly. The next round is in production now.

Want to be notified when they're back in stock? Drop a comment or send us a DM.

Stay tuned. 💦

Seven years to launch. Here's why: we refused to build something that only works for some people.Many wearable companies...
03/04/2026

Seven years to launch. Here's why: we refused to build something that only works for some people.

Many wearable companies test on whoever's easiest to recruit: usually young, healthy volunteers with lighter skin tones. Then they launch and hope it works for everyone else.

We did the opposite.

We tested in IV clinics. We worked with older adults, not just college students.
We used the 10-point Monk scale to make sure our algorithm works across all skin tones. We asked uncomfortable questions like: Does this actually work for someone with darker skin? Are we designing for the people who need this most?

None of that is fast. None of that is cheap. All of it matters.

Seven years later, we have a hydration monitor that actually works for the people who need it... not just the people who are easy to study.

We are proud to build responsibly. 💧🩵

Seven years ago, I was mid-training, cramping badly, and my coach said what coaches always say: drink more water, eat a ...
03/02/2026

Seven years ago, I was mid-training, cramping badly, and my coach said what coaches always say: drink more water, eat a banana.

I wanted to scream. It was too late. I was already down for the count.

That moment stuck with me, not just as an athlete, but as someone with a science background who knew there had to be a better answer. Why were we always reacting to dehydration instead of preventing it? Why did every solution assume you'd already feel the symptoms before doing anything about it?

That question became Hydrostasis. That frustration became the Geca™ Watch 2.0™.

Seven years of R&D, clinical testing, and iteration later, we built the tool I needed on that gym floor. The one that tells you what's happening inside your body before the cramps, the fog, the fatigue show up.

No one should be left guessing about something this fundamental.

🔗 https://www.hydrostasis.com/

Hydrostasis is woman-founded, scientist-led, and built for the long term. 🚀
02/25/2026

Hydrostasis is woman-founded, scientist-led, and built for the long term. 🚀

What a team.Seven years of building something meaningful doesn't happen alone.These are the mentors, investors, supporte...
02/23/2026

What a team.

Seven years of building something meaningful doesn't happen alone.

These are the mentors, investors, supporters, and team members who keep Hydrostasis moving forward. It's not easy to get us all in one place, but it's always worth it.

Grateful for this group and what we're building together. 🫶

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