by Hydralive Therapy | Apr 28, 2023 | Hydration Recovery, IV Therapy
Updated: April 28, 2023
The Importance of Hydration During the Summer
Although it can be a little challenging to keep track of time right now, summer is right around the corner, and many people aren’t prepared. The extreme summer heat can have several potential side effects, which is why hydration is so important. In addition to doing your best to drink eight glasses of water daily, you can also add IV therapy to your wellness routine.
A majority of Americans do not drink enough water and live in a state of clinical dehydration, which can be particularly dangerous for anyone, particularly when the weather gets even warmer. IV therapy can be used not only to hydrate the system but also to make sure that you are getting enough electrolytes to keep you healthy. In addition to preventing dehydration, these IV treatments come with many other great benefits that will have you ready for summer.
Avoid Dehydration with IV Therapy
These benefits include immune-boosting properties, which is something everyone can use right now. Our IV hydration treatments are filled with vitamins, minerals, and electrolytes, which can give the immune system the extra boost it needs.
If you are planning on traveling this summer and are worried about dehydrating jet lag, IV infusions can help you recover quickly and get back to life as usual. They even work great when you overindulge at those summer parties. Plus, if you are looking for a healthy summer glow, you will find IV therapy can help give your skin a youthful, glowing look everyone craves this time of year—and help you look healthier from the inside out.
No matter what your summer plans hold, IV therapy can help you look and feel your best when the warm weather season rolls around. We other services include cryotherapy, vitamin injections including B12 and Glutathione, compression therapy and hormone replacement therapy. Our medical staff is happy to answer any questions about our services.
by Hydralive Therapy | Oct 22, 2019 | Hydration Recovery
Updated: April 28, 2023
The morning after Halloween isn’t always fun for everybody. While kids may be waking up with a belly ache from too much candy, some adults can barely open their eyes as they nurse a monster hangover from having had too many celebratory drinks. Learn all the different ways to cure a hangover with Our Menu.
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As we age, our bodies seem less and less capable of bouncing back from a night of hard partying, and Halloween hangovers can be especially inconvenient if it’s a weekday with chores to be done and jobs to get to.
# 1: Get An IV Therapy BEFORE Going Partying
The easiest way to avoid this situation is to drink in moderation of course. But if you know you’re going bar-crawling with friends or attending a party where you might overindulge, there are several tried-and-tested precautions you can take to make sure you don’t wake up with severe hangover symptoms the morning after:
Prepare your body to withstand a night of heavy drinking with IV therapyjust before you go out for the night. This is the best defense against an imminent hangover. The quick treatment, delivered intravenously, will fortify you with all the minerals and nutrients you need to avoid dehydration. You’ll be surprised by how `normal’ you’ll feel the morning after, just because you took this precaution.
# 2: Alternate Hard Drinks With Sprite
Chase your beverage of choice with a glass of Sprite. According to Chinese researchers, the lemony, carbonated drink helps the body to metabolize alcohol by speeding up the processing of ALDH, the main culprit of hangover symptoms.
# 3: Eat Honey
Honey neutralizes the harmful effects of alcohol with fructose, which competes with the metabolism of alcohol. Combining honey with ginger will also reduce nausea and vomiting in the aftermath of a night of drinking.
# 4: Eat Pickled Cucumber
This is a natural hangover remedy that is very popular in Russia. Pickled cucumbers normalize sodium and water balance in the body and effectively soothes an upset stomach.
# 5: Eat Umeboshi Plums
See if you can get your hands on these Japanese pickled plums. In Japanese traditions, they are considered the ultimate hangover cure. Scientists have found that eating Umeboshi plums helps the liver process excess alcohol and replenish the body’s exhausted store of electrolytes.
# 6: Use Aromatherapy
Prepare you bedroom with aromatherapy oils before you go out for the night. Diffuse these restorative scents in the air or apply to pressure points. Peppermint and Eucalyptus, for example, will relieve headaches. Ginger oil will help with nausea. Rosemary will increase cerebral blood flow and rebuild energy.
# 7: Eat A Bacon Sandwich
Breakfast the morning after on a bacon sandwich. Remember that it cannot be just bacon. Or any other sandwich. It has to be a combination of these two ingredients. When large volumes of alcohol have depleted brain neurotransmitters, bacon comes in with its protein-richness and amino acids to top these up and immediately make you feel better. Bread, the bad boy of carbs, happens to be a boon for hangovers as well as it is full of yeast which has plenty of vitamin B. Your liver needs the help of vitamin B to process all the alcohol you dumped on it last evening.
by Hydralive Therapy | Mar 1, 2019 | Hydration Recovery, Wellness
Classes, homework, and finals – you thought it would never arrive but Spring Break is finally here! As spring break approaches, follow these three tips on how to prep (and recover).
Hydrate
Before, during, after. Water is your friend. Forgetting that will lead to crippling headaches, shaky hands and the party ending early. But healthy hydration is about more than eight glasses of water a day. IV Therapy is the fastest way to deliver fluids, electrolytes, and vitamins to the body, to restore optimum hydration and support the immune system.
Get a Healthy Glow
No time to tan? We’ve got you covered! Replace that tan with a healthy go with the Fountain of Youth cocktail. Create a new, fresh look and “glow” with our exclusive formula that utilizes specific vitamins and minerals to saturate the skin cells.
Detox
After the party is always the inevitable dehydration. Get your vitamin and nutrient levels back to where they need to be with our Carlos IV Therapy Cocktail. Get a high dose of fluids and vitamins that re-hydrate and detoxify cells, plus anti-nausea and acid reflux meds that alleviate headaches and distress.
by [email protected] | Mar 9, 2017 | Hydration Recovery
For many young people across the country, spring break is a fun-filled, care-free time. From the day parties to the nightlife, the entire week long event is an endless cycle of enjoyment. Unfortunately, when you throw alcohol in the mix, you can be left dealing with a hangover that can ruin the rest of your trip. Even in moderation, alcohol can cause hangovers that can take all the fun out of your vacation. Some party-goers suffer from hangovers even when they drink below their limit. However, there are luckily 4 easy ways to help beat the Spring Break hangover the morning after partying.
Hydrate
Turns out alcohol is full of toxins that make your hangover worse. Before you start drinking, load up on hydrating liquids like water. Once you’re at the party, alternating between water and mixed drinks will let you last longer and prevent headaches later.
Nourish
Eat a hearty meal before you darty. Alcohol leaches essential nutrients which causes those horrific hangovers.
Rest
Sleep is not a cure-all but it definitely helps. Shoot for a solid 8 hours before your next round of partying.
revIVe Yourself
Visit revIVe Hydration Therapy in downtown Tuscaloosa after your vacay, and wipe out a week’s worth of partying in under an hour.
by Hydralive Therapy | Feb 16, 2017 | Hydration Recovery
Ever wondered why the morning-after effects following a night of revelry really take the life out of you? The science behind why hangovers occur is still young, but here are a few facts you may not have known.
Symptoms & Signs
- Fatigue
- Headache
- Increased sensitivity to light and sound
- Redness of the eyes
- Muscle aches
- Thirst
- Increased blood pressure
- Rapid heartbeat
- Tremor
- Sweating
- Mood disturbances including depression, anxiety, and irritability
Poorer Performance with a Hangover
- Reduced focus
- Decreased mental endurance
- Decreased mechanical accuracy
- Impaired abilities while operating machinery, high-pressure decision-making, and with mental math
Dehydration
- Decreased ADH-Hormonal Secretion
- 1L of fluid loss per 4 drinks
- Excessive sweating
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
Liver & Stomach Effects
- Toxic to the lining of the stomach
- Increases pancreatic and intestinal acid secretion
- Can cause gastroenteritis
- Can Causes build up of fat compounds in liver cells, aka “fatty liver”
Low Blood Sugar
- Lactic acid build-up from alcohol breakdown causes low blood sugar
- The brain is very sensitive to low sugar states this results in feelings of fatigue, weakness, and mood disturbances
Headache
- Vasodilation of blood vessels in the brain
- Changes levels of hormones such as histamines, serotonin, and prostaglandins
- This results in throbbing headache
Interference with Sleep
- Decreases the cycles of high quality, dream-state sleep, the kind that provides rest
- Increases slow-wave, deep sleep
- Causes snoring and sleep apnea, prolonged states of no breathing during sleep
