Its “ME time” week! In spirit of National Health Centers Week , we are celebrating personal wellness and the last weeks of summer before kicking into high gear for Back-To-School. After a few hydro-cleansing therapeutic treatments that rid my colon of impurities (more on this tomorrow), I needed to kick back some of the nutrients my body was craving. I hit NutriDrip, a vitamin drip therapy + nutrition center for a much-needed boost! For those who are unfamiliar, IV vitamin drip is an intravenous vitamin solution that targets bodily system imbalances (like from a nasty flu or hangover). IV therapists insert a thin needle directly to the vein so the vitamins are absorbed 100%—as opposed to the “20-30% absorption rate via oral consumption” (according to NutriDrip’s website.)
Note: The opinions expressed in this article (as always) are completely my own. I have not been compensated in any form to write this review. You are reading my 100% honest thoughts on the service!
My IV Drip . I liked being able to choose my “cocktail” of vitamins based on the boost I needed. After a few medical questions from the nurse practitioner, I selected the “NutriCLEANSE” treatment sticking with the detoxing trend I had going from earlier that day. The NutriCLEANSE solution detoxes and replenishes the body with key ingredients Magnesium, Vitamin C, and Glutathione.
You have about 15-20 different choices of vitamin blends, all with different purposes! I got situated in my comfy massage chair, hooked up to my bag (the needle didn’t hurt at all) and started my drip. Once the bag was done (it contained only the first four vitamins listed above), the nurse rinsed me with a saline solution to inject the last vitamin. Glutathione (a powerful antioxidant) cannot be mixed with other vitamins, so it must be injected on its own, and so they flush out the remainder of the vitamins with saline. This was probably the strangest part. I got a weird saline taste in my mouth from the rinse and noticed I was running a little cold at this point. The Glutathione..antioxidant was injected, and I was on my way.
SHA’s tip: Talk to your doctor before getting an IV drip if you have any issues regularly. Also, don’t take too much Vitamin C beforehand. You’ll be making uncomfortable trips to the bathroom.
UPDATE: About a day later, I noticed a strange bump at the site of my injection. Sometimes this can happen with a vein but I knew something wasn’t right. I stoped into an urgent care clinic out East, and turns out I had a bacterial infection. Yuck!!! I can’t say for sure whether or not the IV therapy caused the infection (it could have been anything) but the timing was definitely strange. Overall I feel great!
Be absolutely sure to consult your doctor before any medical treatment so that you know you are in the clear!
NutriDrip IV Therapy, $150-250 depending on treatment
