This capsule capsule made with nutritional yeast and includes natural metabolites - both of which are said to promote a higher absorption of vitamin D. Yet in 2016, the mechanism has been glossed up and is now marketed to perfectly healthy people as Intravenous Nutrient Therapy, the cash-rich, time-poor way to speed your path to optimal wellbeing.Īt £200 a go, it’s no surprise that IVNT – or, vitamin drip therapy as it sometimes known – attracts hard-partying celebrities and six-figure salary types, but the trend is trickling down. For patients with intestinal failure, it’s the only way to get their essential vitamins and minerals. Having nutrients supplied directly into your bloodstream used to be the preserve of people who were actually sick. Sound a bit intense? That’s because it is. What actually is intravenous nutritional therapy?
It’s filled with a lurid yellow liquid – an exclusive blend of vitamins, minerals and amino acids: this vitamin injection is essentially my VIP ticket to winter wellness. ‘Just relax, I’ll be back shortly,’ a slender woman – clear-eyed and glossy haired – says, stilettos clicking out the door.Ī plastic tube snakes from my arm to a transparent sack on a tall metal stand. How far would you go in pursuit of your healthiest self?Īs I watch a nurse insert a cannula into my arm and see flecks of blood fall onto my inner elbow, I realise that I’ve probably hit my PB. I tried a Vitamin IV drip: here's my review And, given that celebrities from Rihanna to Cara Delevingne have been pictured paying to allegedly flood their systems with nutrients via drips, you'd be forgiven for thinking that they probably do something.īut, at around £200 a pop, are they ever worth your cash? One WH staffer went to find out. If there's any single time of year when you might feel the need to inject vitamins directly into your veins, it's booze-heavy, late night-rich and 'canapés for dinner' December.
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