Guardian Sports, LLC.

Guardian is a maker of functional sports nutrition products built around hemp extract, marketed under the tagline Protect, Perform, Recover. The company was founded by athletes and hemp farmers who describe themselves as weekend warriors, and who spent more than a year on research and product development before bringing a performance line to market aimed at active and athletic lifestyles. Its stated commitment is to keep advancing hemp extract research and to make what it considers the safest and most effective performance products for that audience. The flagship product is a functional sports drink infused with hemp isolate and designed to do more than a conventional sports drink. The formulation combines hemp isolate for calm and focus, organic cherry, orange and pineapple juice concentrates for real fruit taste, sea salt to supply natural electrolytes and minerals for hydration, and organic agave as a vegan natural sweetener used in place of honey. The company also sells Hemprotein, a hemp seed protein powder that customer reviews describe as vegan friendly, dairy free and suitable for lactose-intolerant consumers, and which is used in smoothies and shakes. Products are supported by a company blog covering hemp extract and related topics such as electrolyte intake and water enhancement, and by a Guardian Stories video series showing how athletes use the products. On quality and compliance, the site cites GMP quality with third-party certification, and carries the standard dietary supplement disclaimer that its statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and that the products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Commercially the business runs a direct-to-consumer e-commerce storefront offering free shipping on select items and orders over fifty dollars, a thirty day satisfaction guarantee with no-hassle returns, and SSL-protected payments. The positioning targets endurance and strength athletes and everyday active consumers looking for hemp-based hydration and recovery options rather than mainstream sports drinks.