House or ER fan worth his or her salt knows that IV therapy is nothing new. A staple of the medical world, IVs are used to quickly administer medications, replace lost fluids or deliver blood.
What is fairly new, however, is that IV bar, lounge or spa in the strip mall near your house claiming to be able to cure (or even prevent) a hangover. Or maybe you learned about hydration or vitamin therapy from a celebrity you follow on social media.
There are several reasons you may be wondering what all the fuss is about and may even be considering giving this new wellness trend a try.
With a variety of vitamin and nutrient cocktails available, these drip bars and IV therapy lounges claim to:
- Cure hangovers
- Clear your complexion
- Help you lose weight
- Alleviate chronic pain
- Detox your body
- Increase your fitness performance and recovery
- Enhance your focus
- Improve your immunity
- Boost your libido
Basically, there’s an IV drip for just about everything.
But with price tags that can range from $100 to well into the thousands, it’s only natural to wonder: Are boutique IV drips worth it?
Do IV hydration therapy and IV vitamin therapy actually work?
The idea behind both iv hydration long island and IV vitamin therapy is that delivering specially formulated cocktails of nutrients, vitamins, electrolytes, antioxidants and sometimes even medications via an IV can help replenish, restore and detoxify your body quicker than, say, drinking water, eating healthy or taking a medication orally.
“While it’s true that an IV can speed up how quickly things enter your bloodstream, it’s unlikely that boutique IV therapy companies can actually achieve what they claim — whether that’s curing a hangover, boosting your immune system, enhancing focus and the list goes on,” explains associate professor of clinical medicine and medical director of Houston Methodist Primary Care Group Same Day Clinics.
that these drips aren’t FDA-approved, meaning there’s no clinically-validated study confirming that IV hydration therapy and/or IV vitamin therapy have any real benefit to you.
