30. Med Spas: Should We Be Taking Advice from Kendall Jenner?

Unless we live in Alaska, most of us will have not one but a choice of neighborhood Med spas in which to spend our hard-earned cash.

But just because our favorite celeb likes to kick back with a friend and matching IV’s, does that make it a good idea?

In this episode, our science lovers debate the merits of all things injectable, everything from NAD treatments to vitamins and hangover cures before suggesting some potential do’s and don’ts when getting ourselves hooked up!

Interested in more natural and less medicalized ways of increasing your NAD intake? Try these foods.

For a straightforward overview of the potential benefits and side-effects of NAD supplements, check out this article.

Here’s a deeper dive into the science of and how NAD supplementation might be useful – in older people!

And here’s an even deeper dive into the NAD story!

Here’s an example of where not to get your NAD information from! The website is lovely and appears to have lots of science but beware, there are no references/science articles for any of their “facts. A good website will ALWAYS list their sources and if they don’t, it tells you that profit rather than science may well be their focus!

The global med spa market is enormous, and growing!

Home IV’s all started with the “hangover heaven” but in general, medical professionals are not a fan!

And for a more detailed discussion of the nonsense of these lounges, check out this story.

 Bea Amma’s story is horrifying and, sadly, ongoing.  This article looks at her case and reviews the disturbing lack of oversight of med spas and hydration clinics.

And just when you thought it couldn’t get worse, Here’s the tragic story of the death of Jennifer Cleveland.