Well, hello, hello, guys. You're listening to Beauty Bites with Dr. K. Secrets of a Plastic Surgeon,

and we are doing a podcast on IV hydration today.

This is such a trendy thing. You guys have seen hydration bars. You've seen people getting IVs after

hangovers. You've seen the celebrities getting IV therapy at their houses.

What exactly is going on with that?

Of course, we know about IVs from the hospital.

We use them often for dehydration, malnutrition, IV antibiotics,

forgiving blood transfusions.

So many therapies are administered intravenously. And that involves, of course, direct transfer of fluids into a vein. It should only be done by a licensed medical professional,

but we're seeing so much popularity in IV therapies with IV vitamins, antioxidants, energy-bo boosting supplements, and anti-aging meds.

So today I wanted to talk to you a little bit about IV hydration.

First of all, thinking about hydration, it does not just mean drinking water until you feel

like you're exploding and you have bladder problems because I see my

patients and my staff coming to the office all the time with these two-liter ginormous bottles of

water and I just want to remind everybody there's a difference between generally being hydrated

and having cellular hydration what you really want to feel your best is cellular hydration and proper

electrolyte balance. That is not necessarily the same as chugging gallons of water. The real key

to keeping yourselves hydrated is replenishing electrolytes simultaneously. You need electrolytes to

keep your cells working properly and you have to replenish both the water and the electrolytes. Most people just double down on the water. They don't replenish their electrolytes, and this dilutes your levels of sodium, resulting in hyponotremia, low energy, confusion, puffiness, and bloating.

You can actually dilute your blood electrolyte levels.

And just to make sure you're getting enough electrolytes,

you can add electrolyte packets to the water that you're drinking.

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