‘Bartending for healthy people’

Hydrate IV Bar opens in Highlands Ranch

BY ALEX K.W. SCHULTZ SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

As Mary Wallin sat with an IV catheter in her outstretched right arm, moments after having her arm poked by a needle, the 42-year-old mother of two was, it would appear, the happiest person in Highlands Ranch.

A lot of people don’t exactly like the idea of having a needle inserted into one of their veins, but Wallin looks forward to this experience every month.

at’s because the Pilates and tness instructor wasn’t at a hospital or an emergency department receiving a simple saline solution. Rather, she was sitting in a plush leather chair, with the lights turned down and gentle music playing in the background, inside an IV therapy spa called Hydrate IV Bar.

Vitamin IV bars have exploded in popularity across the U.S. in recent years. ese facilities o er ondemand vitamin “cocktails” catered to each person’s needs. Celebrities like Chrissy Teigen and Gwyneth Paltrow have touted vitamin IV treatments for their ability to boost energy and “turn back the hands of time.”

Wallin was receiving what Hydrate calls its “Health & Wellness” vitamin C and magnesium and designed “to help keep your brain and body running smoothly,” according to the facility’s website.

“For me, it’s all about being proactive, not reactive,” said Wallin, one of Hydrate’s founding members. “I do IVs because I want optimal health. I don’t want to treat sickness.”

Does Wallin notice a positive difference from the vitamin IVs?