Gentry's Journey

Hydration Revolution: IV Therapy at Your Doorstep

• Various • Season 5 • Episode 12

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Ever wondered why you still feel exhausted despite drinking plenty of water and taking vitamins? The answer might lie in how your body absorbs nutrients. Denisha Opoku, owner of Live Hydration and Wellness, discovered this firsthand when severe dehydration landed her in the ER despite her medical background as a nurse practitioner.

This eye-opening experience inspired Denisha and her husband to launch their mobile IV hydration business, bringing hospital-grade hydration therapy directly to clients' homes, offices, and events. Their mission is elegantly simple yet revolutionary: deliver vitamins and hydration straight to the bloodstream for 100% absorption and immediate benefits.

What makes IV hydration so effective compared to oral supplements? When you take vitamins by mouth, you're not getting full absorption—your digestive system processes them, reducing their effectiveness. Through IV therapy, nutrients bypass this process entirely, allowing you to feel energized often before the infusion is even complete. This direct-to-bloodstream approach makes IV therapy particularly valuable for addressing fatigue, stress, workout recovery, jet lag, hangovers, immune support, and even enhancing beauty from within.

The process is surprisingly quick and convenient. Sessions typically last just 30-45 minutes, with personalized formulations containing various combinations of B-complex vitamins, magnesium, vitamin C, amino acids, glutathione, and more. Safety remains paramount—each client receives a comprehensive assessment, with vital signs monitored before every treatment. As Denisha explains, "We follow up with clients the next day because it makes them feel like more than just a patient, more than just a paycheck."

Looking for a science-backed approach to boost your energy, recover faster, or enhance your wellness routine? Contact Live Hydration and Wellness at 205-800-4032 or visit www.livewellal.com to discover how IV therapy might be the missing piece in your health puzzle. Your body deserves 100% of what you give it.

Speaker 1:

Hello everyone, good evening. Welcome to Gentry's Journey. I'm your host, carolyn Coleman, and we have two subject matter experts that are here husband and wife team, which is great to have and they're going to be talking about hydration and wellness. I'm going to allow them to introduce themselves and tell us about their business. So, denisha, go ahead.

Speaker 2:

Yes, hello everyone. My name is Denisha Opoku. I'm the owner of Live Hydration and Wellness, and we are a mobile IV hydration company, so that means we come to you delivering high quality vitamin IV infusions and injections that help improve your overall wellness, help you hydrate quickly and recover faster.

Speaker 1:

Okay Now, Mr Polko, what role do you play in this?

Speaker 3:

I'm the COO. My role is mainly as a supportive role, kind of being in the background. Make sure that logistically we're sound and that we're able to provide all the services that we need to our different clients. Make sure that things just run smoothly in the background.

Speaker 1:

Oh, that's great. Okay Now, and any of these questions, for I know you said your background, but the question is basically hydration and wellness. How did you guys get started on this journey?

Speaker 2:

Well, the idea actually came to me. I was in the ER one day. I was suffering from dehydration, I was having symptoms of just extremely fatigued, had some palpitations. I didn't really know what was going on with me. I was, of course, I'm a nurse, I'm a nurse practitioner, so I was working a lot, not really doing what I needed to do to take care of myself, and they told me I was dehydrated.

Speaker 2:

So I had to get some IV fluids. And after I received those fluids, I just remember feeling like, wow, I feel so much better and I just thought, you know, if that's all it took, then I could have done this myself. And so I just started doing some research and I found out about IV hydration as a concierge business. A lot of like party towns were doing it, like in Vegas they were doing hangover cures and I just started researching all the vitamins, the hydration, all the fluids and seeing how I can do that to make people, especially busy professionals like myself, people who work out a lot and just people who are on the go a lot how can I bring them hydration to them, meet them where they are?

Speaker 1:

That is good, and that was going to be one of my questions. Regarding hydration when people have over indulged in their preferred beverage, I was going to ask is that one of the services or one of the reasons because alcohol can be dehydrated? So I'm glad you answered that now. Now, we'll save that for later, but it's a concierge service, so that's great. So we're going to say that you basically go into the homes of the lifestyles of the rich and famous helping them out, right?

Speaker 2:

Yes, and actually everyday people.

Speaker 1:

I know, yeah, but that just fell in my head and I was like that would be perfect. You know, that's good yeah, that is good, that is good. Now, um, you gave us what are some of the common conditions or situations that might require home IV hydration.

Speaker 2:

Like you mentioned, overindulgence. Also, people who are preparing for travel or coming back from travel hydration is really good for jet lag, people who are suffering from minor illnesses like the cold or the flu, and they need that extra hydration and vitamins like vitamin C to help boost the immune system After a workout or pre-workout. We have different vitamins like amino acids that help build those proteins back up. People who are looking for brighter or hair, skin and nails we have IV infusions with biotin in it so that helps grow the hair, skin and nails and weight loss. Also. Some of our infusions have ingredients that help boost metabolism and help with weight loss. Also, migraine we also have a migraine and pain relief formula, so we have a formula for a variety of different reasons.

Speaker 1:

So we have a formula for a variety of different reasons. Okay, Now you go in and basically do the assessment. Do they call you? How do you get?

Speaker 2:

connected with let's just for lack of a better term your clients. So have an online booking platform so they can book online or they can call or text.

Speaker 1:

So either one, okay, and then when is the assessment? When does the assessment take place?

Speaker 2:

The assessment takes place on the first infusion. If it's your very first appointment, you get a full head to toe assessment. We look at your medicines, we look at other health conditions you may have, just make sure that you are fit for IV infusion. And then every infusion you get vital signs taken before your infusion.

Speaker 1:

Okay, so how long typically? Typically and I hate to use the word normal, but how long does it take for an infusion to be complete?

Speaker 2:

Say max about 45 minutes. Most infusions can go in in about 30 minutes, but I tell people just give it about 45 minutes because it all depends on, like the vein size, usually how dehydrated you are, but we can be in and out in less than an hour.

Speaker 1:

OK. And that was going to be one of my next questions. So is IV therapy basically?

Speaker 2:

Mm, hmm.

Speaker 1:

And OK, with dehydration. We know, sometimes the veins aren't cooperative, so how does that work for you?

Speaker 2:

Well, I've been a nurse in the nursing field for 17 years. Most of my nurse, all of my RN experience is critical care nursing, so I'm pretty good with veins and getting the stick. So if they're really dehydrated we have smaller IV catheters that we can use, but we usually get the stick Okay, great.

Speaker 1:

How do you ensure safety and sterility during the process?

Speaker 2:

So we only use sterile vitamins, sterile IV fluids. We do maintain, you know, the proper sterile procedure when we're putting the IV in. We make sure everything is clean. We wipe down any surfaces we may use before we start clean. We wipe down any surfaces we may use before we start. Of course we use gloves but we make sure that everything is clean and safe and appropriate.

Speaker 1:

Okay, all right.

Speaker 2:

Are your patients pretty cooperative regarding the procedure? Absolutely, because it's an elective procedure. You know they're calling because they want this done. So most of them well, all of them they know what it entails. They know that it's getting an IV. If somebody doesn't like to be stuck, they don't like needles, then they don't call you to come and do an infusion. So we don't have any problems with someone not wanting to get stuck because they know that it's going to be a needle involved, they're going to have to get an IV okay, because, being in the hospital, when you tell people you're dehydrated, we need to start an IV, they get squamous.

Speaker 1:

They be all over the room. Oh no, no, that doesn't happen, you know. So I'm. Yes, like you said, it's elective, but I know people sometimes they change their whole mind about everything. Have you ever had that to happen?

Speaker 2:

I have not had that to happen. Mostly, like I said, it's elective and people are paying out of pocket because insurance does not cover this. They're paying out of pocket for this service. If they're paying for it, they know what's coming and they're pretty cooperative, great.

Speaker 1:

Now do you have repeat clients?

Speaker 2:

Yes, I do. I have a lot of repeat clients. I would say half of my clients, or more than half, are repeat clients.

Speaker 1:

That's great, that's great. That's great because that speaks volumes in and of itself to have the repeat clients. Now, what type of education goes into this?

Speaker 2:

so, um, we do give uh people a rundown of the vitamins, especially if they call and they don't exactly know what they want. Then I'll ask them about their symptoms and then we'll go down the list and we'll tell them what vitamins are in which infusion, and we also customize infusion. So we do a lot of education. Like I said, I'm a nurse practitioner, so education is key for me.

Speaker 1:

Okay, besides the IV fluids, okay, besides the IV fluids, what other for lack of better term medications do you administer? I know you mentioned the biotin, you know, for hair and nails. What other?

Speaker 2:

So we have B-complex. We have magnesium, b12, calcium, vitamin C. We have amino acid blend glutathione. That's one of our really powerful antioxidants that we use. And we also have medications, so we have an anti-nausea medicine, anti-inflammatory medicine and a pain relief medicine.

Speaker 1:

Okay, good, so you basically have covered that full spectrum of that. Mm-hmm yeah okay now we talked about the sterility of everything um. Are there any potential risk or side effects that you look out for or that you educate the patient or your client that may occur yes, um, we do educate on just the insertion site.

Speaker 2:

That's the biggest risk, because you know veins can blow and you know people may have bruising after the IV is taken out. So those are. The major risk is just the veins, the access point. Not really any side effects I can think of for the vitamins, unless somebody is an allergic to a vitamin in itself.

Speaker 1:

But you can't really overdose on vitamins, so if your body's getting too much vitamins then you'll excrete it sure, sure, and during that education you let the patient know um, do they ever try to self, do they self-administer anything? Or are you on site each and every time?

Speaker 2:

no, I'm on site each and every time, okay, all right, um, so you don't really need a caregiver to assist with this no, okay, the nurse handles it all from start to finish and we're right there with the client the whole time the IV is going through.

Speaker 1:

That's good, okay. So emotionally, are your clients ready? Are they just ready for it? You don't have to do any. You know, I know you do the basic education of introducing yourself, telling what's going to go on, but any emotional or psychological pep talk, is any of that needed to do?

Speaker 2:

Yeah, I have run across a few people. Like I say, even though they know that they're getting an IV infusion, they still have some anxiety when it comes to needles. So I do have to hold hands sometimes and, you know, walk them through, or somebody may have a family member or friend there with them that will like hold their hand or they'll just look away, but that does happen.

Speaker 1:

I mean because that's normal. You know that really is an expectation. That's people for you.

Speaker 3:

So that's, great Okay.

Speaker 1:

So how often? Or do you have I'm not repeat offenders, but you have a clientele that wants routine therapy. How does that work?

Speaker 3:

We have people pretty much on retainer. We've got a couple of clients now that want infusions weekly and some that want semi-monthly so bi-monthly sorry. So we work those into our scheduling and make sure that everything that we're setting up for them fits their symptoms and their needs.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, we have subscription plans that they can subscribe to.

Speaker 1:

Okay, oh, that sounds great. So, once you've done everything you need to do, what type of follow-up do you um give your client?

Speaker 2:

you typically follow up with an email and a text message just to make sure that they're feeling okay or they're feeling better, they have any feedback or anything like that. We typically follow up the next day, that's great.

Speaker 1:

Um, one dentist and this is just my personal thing um, after he had he called it a difficult extraction, and I'm not going to say that it wasn't, but I've had worse and he called me several hours later, I guess closer to uh bedtime, and I just so appreciated that. You know, out of all the dentists that I had been through, oh, no, rarely do I get a call back to see how you're doing. To me that is just a plus. Okay, now, when I've had the oral surgery, yeah, you know, because it's kind of like surgery, they follow up um, but the first time this gentleman did it, it was prior to me ever having any oral surgery or anything, but I just went. Now he's got my business for life. That's basically I felt, I kid you not, uh, because he he demonstrated that I wasn't just a patient, it was someone that he cared about, he wanted to make sure what he did went well and so, um, I just much, much appreciated what he did. So, uh, I know that follow-up does help, and does that help you guys?

Speaker 2:

same way yeah so that's why I do think it's very important to follow up the next day, the same day, on my patient. I try to do that for every single patient just follow up with clients, follow up just to make sure that they are feeling good, still to see if there's anything else that they need. So I'm with you on that.

Speaker 1:

I've experienced that from a doctor too and it makes you feel better, as opposed to being on that conveyor belt, as I call it, with lucy and elfo eating those chocolates. You know, they just lost control of the game, you know, but it just makes you feel like you are more than a patient to an individual, you know you're more than just a paycheck for them and I just, you know, hats off, uh, to him for doing that, hats off to you all for doing that, because it does make the patient feel as though you care. Okay, um, outside of that care.

Speaker 3:

It also makes us feel better in making sure that we're following up with those clients, puts us at ease, making sure that we've given them the services that they greatly needed at the time. So it's also beneficial for us to get that follow-up and that feedback.

Speaker 1:

That's wonderful. I mean absolutely wonderful. Now, are there any new things on the horizon you're thinking about adding to your protocols, or the list of things that you do?

Speaker 2:

There is one new thing that we will be implementing this upcoming Friday, and that's one of the weight loss shots not the GLP ones that everybody is, you know, getting, but this one. It has the amino acid and a B complex blend, so it helps burn stubborn fat, helps increase your metabolism, helps with your immune system, so it helps with a lot. So we're looking forward to implementing that on this Friday. Immune system.

Speaker 1:

So it helps with a lot. So we're looking forward to implementing that on this Friday. That's great. Okay, now I was in one of the local pharmacies, maybe about a month or so ago, and I looked around you know I'm always looking I'm not saying looking for anything in particular, but just trying to be aware of my surroundings and I saw what looked like a container, a box, if you will, and it said IV hydration.

Speaker 1:

So yeah, I was like really, I can just walk into this pharmacy and just pick up my IV hydration and take it with me. Yeah, I'm not going to call their name, but I mean it was there on display, it wasn't hid, it was not behind the counter. You know where the pharmacies are. It was right there, kind of like next to the Tylenol. Okay, so I was like wow, I didn't realize. But you know, when you're not in that profession or that arena, you don't know really what's out here If it's not a part of your toolkit. You just don't know. So I was surprised to see that and I had so many things going through my head like where's the IV pole, where's the IV tubing?

Speaker 2:

yeah, after this, after this, after we talk, let me know what pharmacy that is. I need to go check that out yeah, you will.

Speaker 1:

I'll be happy to let you know yeah, that's very odd.

Speaker 1:

It is very odd. And I had to pick up a prescription, let's say one week, and then, um, they called me in something else like two weeks later, and it was still there. So but I wasn't curious enough at the time to pick it up and go reading like I normally would do. I just wanted to get my stuff and go. But I said, if you're in here next time I'm picking you up, we're gonna get, we're gonna do a read down, okay, to see just what's going on, because I curious minds want to know, right?

Speaker 1:

I don't know about that yeah, yeah, I was in like, was in like a little, you know, I'm sure it used to come in a box, you know, like a juice box or something like that back in the day. So it was in a box, but it was, you know, it was. Maybe it held, I'm going to say, a thousand milliliters. It was that size of a box. It wasn't tiny. So, uh, but yeah, I um, in fact, I need to pick up some scripts tomorrow. So, um, I just don't want to go back out today. I will take a picture and we're gonna read it. What kind of see what, what the deal is. And I was like, just right here, huh, just right here, right, you know, out in the open.

Speaker 1:

Um, like I said, I didn't pick it up, uh, and it's not that you know, I was like wow, wow, this is different. You know, we're really moving with this hydration thing, uh, but I knew I would have you guys on as a guest as well, but I didn't venture off into that. You know, sometimes you just want to grab your stuff and go, but I was curious enough because it stayed in my mind. So I said next time I will pick it up, read it, see what's going on. Interesting, very interesting. So what type of signs and symptoms do your clients have that? I know you mentioned the migraines. I know we've mentioned the overindulgence of beverages, but what type of signs and symptoms do they call you about the most that they want to be addressed?

Speaker 2:

that they want to be addressed. The most thing I get called about is just low energy, fatigue and stress. Okay, so those are the most complaints. A lot of people know we're busy, we're on the go. A lot of people are just having just low energy. They can't really get up and go like they used to, or it takes them a longer time to recover when they finish doing something. So just those few things are the top ones we get called about.

Speaker 1:

Okay, and that truly makes sense, sort of like a, a PRN, a PRN name, right, okay now is there anything new on the market coming up that you're aware of? That's in that, in that scope of practice, or has there been any talk?

Speaker 2:

the newest thing that I've seen is ivcbd. So there, yeah, there are um reportedly a lot of um of things that um the ivcbd is good for, um, um even energy. So energy um stress, sleep, um they're using it. Um, some people who may have, like substance abuse um problems, um they're using it for pain, for chronic pain, pain management. Um, it's a lot of things. So, some type of way they were able to formulate CBD in the IV mode, so I've been seeing a lot of chatter about that.

Speaker 1:

Okay, all right Now. I know you said that your clients contact you. Now is there an additional telehealth component to what you provide.

Speaker 2:

There's not. Now. As we grow and expand and we can hire more nurses, there will be telehealth, because every client has to have an assessment by a provider. So now, with me being the provider and the infusionist, I do it all in one. So as we grow, we will do telehealth assessments before the nurse goes out of health assessments before the nurse goes out.

Speaker 1:

Okay, and that was another sticky point with me. But after I got accustomed to it and I think anything new to a person brings on anxiety, so, um, how they gonna know, how they gonna see how they gonna but when I saw it in action it made so much sense, especially I saw neurologists do a telehealth with the patient coming up from the emergency room and I was, and she did a full with us there to assist.

Speaker 1:

I was just there to be, to get my curiosity and to understand the process. So, but with the nurse helping the patient to do what you know, reinforcing what the doctor was asking to be done, you know, you know, lift this hand, lift this arm, do this, and you know the nurses, because he said he just could not hear, he was young man, he just had a hard time hearing and I think that was part of his quote-unquote neural symptoms. Um, so, to see that in real time and the type of equipment that was used for it, for her to do the assessment, I was really.

Speaker 1:

I know nobody's looking for my opinion, but I was very impressed because you know, when you're a healthcare provider, you want to know, because people call on you, whether you want them to or not, and I'm sure you have family members and friends that call on you and ask you about various things. So I don't mind being informed so that I can either make them feel comfortable or say, yes, this is what's going to happen, this is what you need to expect, but also talk to your health care provider, you know. Let them know what your angst are. Let them know if you're uncomfortable A lot of people talk about they want me to go in the portal, carolyn. They want me to go in the port. I said that's not mandatory. You can call your doc and ask them to explain to you what is going on.

Speaker 1:

And they were like really so they make it seem like the portal is the end all to be all and you can always speak to your physician if not your physician, your nurse practitioner, you know whoever is available to answer those questions. Because just because you get the lab work, you still need somebody to explain to you what it means, right? I don't know, the portal goes into detail about those explanations. And I just had that call Friday and I said don't be embarrassed because I'm not raising my hand, but I don't use the portal. He was like you don't know, I want to talk to my people, I want to talk to them. And he was like oh, okay. I said no, there is nothing to be embarrassed about. You're busy working. You're trying to do your job, because most of my clients are still employed. You're doing your job. You don't want to go on a computer at the end of your day to see what the portal says. And then you still don't understand what's going on. Just tell them to give you a call. They'll give you a call Because understand what's going on, just tell them to give you a call. They'll give you a call because if you're not getting information, who is that benefiting? You're not benefiting anyone.

Speaker 1:

So he said he said he was going to do it and most of them um will tell me, because one guy told me he's I'm having a hard time with my vision. They've got, they didn't get my glasses right. You know, I got a cataract going. I said, just call them. We still are not that far removed, even with all this technology, that we can't speak to our health care provider or leave a message. And I said how do we call you back and explain things to them and let them know that you know you can't get your eye appointment. You feel like your cataract, you know you're having blurry, you can't read the portal. So if you can't read, and how is that helping you to gain the knowledge that you need? You know so you may be missing vital information from the lack that your vision is impaired. And he was like, okay, okay, I'll do that. So I'm like, okay, there goes two of them that I've taught this to. I hope I'm not breaking any rules, but if you don't want to talk to your patients, what do we have? We're going to be in a circle. We're just going to be going in a circle, you know. But most people will call you back at a certain time, whether it's you know within 12 to 24 hours to explain to you what's going on. So that's another thing about the telehealth.

Speaker 1:

And I learned today that since COVID gets essentially quote unquote over, no more telehealth visits because the insurance is not going to pay for it. And I was like, okay, like okay, cool. Now I know, because every six months a visit just to say, hey, how you doing that can be a telehealth visit. Now if you need to go in, it's different. So, uh, so you don't know if you don't ask. You know and I always tell people you know, just ask the question, just just ask and we'll go from there and it's OK to ask a question. You know, if you can't ask a question about your health, what are we doing? And that's just like a product. You're not going to go in Lowe's and just pick something and it's not right for what you have going on. You know you need to ask questions about I don't know anything about building repairs and stuff like that. I have to ask the question. So that's it on the telehealth. Anything else you can add to it.

Speaker 2:

As far as telehealth, yeah, as telehealth, yeah, I personally think telehealth is a great tool, like you mentioned, especially when you're dealing with rural clients or clients that may not be able to come in to the health center or the doctor's office wherever you are. That's what I do on my 9 to 5. I work in a FQHC, so we do use some telehealth as well as regular office visits. But some clients can't come in. They may not have a ride to the doctor's office, but they do have a phone and they can connect on the phone and do telehealth visits. So I'm all for telehealth. I think it's a great tool, like I said.

Speaker 1:

And I agree with you. Yeah, I mean, nothing is perfect. But and I'm glad you brought up that about some of your clients are rural, but all your clients are basically paying clients, correct? I mean they pay out of pocket for, for what you have going on.

Speaker 1:

But there's still rule, and that's still a long drive, so to speak. Nine times out of ten, you know. So that can be a day's work in and of itself, um so um, I was trying to think of how to put that. I'm glad you brought that up, that it's just not the inner city or the surrounding areas, but you operate outside the surrounding areas as well, because people need care. Some people prefer to live, you know, have that rural living, and some people they have been there all their lives and they don't want to come into the city.

Speaker 2:

Right, okay, people they have been there all their lives and they don't want to come into the city, right, okay, so logistically, what challenges do you face when you're doing your home IV therapy for a patient? Um, logistically is this, you know, basically depends on where, where the clients live um. So if, of course, if they're um too far away, I do serve B? Um. So if, of course, if they're um too far away, I do serve Bessemer, mccalla, birmingham and all the surrounding areas. Um, but there, if they're living, like in Leeds or something like that, you know we don't, we don't go that far Um, so it just depends on where the clients live Um. But once you know we, we get there, we get into their homes. You pretty much, you set up where you are most comfortable, um, and then we work around you okay, so you work with their schedule and they work with yours.

Speaker 1:

That's great because it has to be. It's just well, it is a health care visit, so it's like, well, it is a healthcare visit, so it's like home healthcare visit. And a lot of times they'll call you I'm 30 minutes out or I'll be there in an hour, things of that nature. So you make those phone calls to let them know what your time span is. Right. Okay, and that's good, because I know they are anxious and they're walking through the house, peeping out the window to make sure that you're holding up, you know. So, uh, so that's good in and of itself. Um, so you gave us the benefits of the ivy therapy. Um, how long have you been doing this? How long, yes, how long have you been?

Speaker 2:

doing your IT. We've been in business for a little over a year. We started officially launched in May of 2024.

Speaker 1:

Okay, so that's good. So have you seen an uptick since you started? Oh, yes, definitely. That's great, that is great. So what else would you like for the audience to know about you, your company and your services if we haven't covered it all already?

Speaker 2:

I think one thing that we haven't covered is because some people may say well, I can just take vitamins by mouth and you can, however, getting your vitamins through the IV route, you get the benefits almost immediately because the vitamins through the IV route you get the benefits almost immediately because the vitamins and the hydration is going straight into your bloodstream, versus if you take them by mouth you still have to digest it and you're not getting 100% absorption, but the IV route you are getting 100% absorption.

Speaker 2:

So, like I said, you feel those benefits almost immediately, most people as soon as before the bag is even finished, like, oh, I feel good. So it's definitely an energy booster, a mood booster and, like I said, it's convenient because we come to you when you're feeling bad or if you're tired. You don't want to have to go to a clinic, wait in line, sign in, do all that. You can get all those benefits from the comfort of your own home or your office. We go to offices, we go to events, but you can get it where you are. So, if you're considering IV hydration, give us a call, or if you just want to talk about it or you have some questions, you can give us a call, you can text, you can email and then you can go on our social media as well.

Speaker 1:

Okay, and give us all those sites and the ways to communicate so the listeners will have it Okay.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, so you can call or text at 205-800-4032 um. On facebook it is live liv hydration and wellness, and same for instagram it's live liv underscore hydration, underscore and underscore wellness. Okay, okay. And then also the email is info at live l-i-v.

Speaker 1:

Well a-l dot com okay, great, great, because, after all this good information, we definitely want them to be able to get in touch with you, okay um, yes, and also the website is wwwlivewellalcom.

Speaker 1:

Okay, okay well, those are some great takeaways. Um, very good takeaways I want I can't remember, because sometimes I have the television on for noise when I'm working and I think someone was saying I don't know if it was television or radio that they get their IV hydration and they love it. Uh, and they quoted the benefits that you quoted and I just feel better. One time I had a couple of friends who weren't feeling well, so I called up and they came in and we were all feeling better at the end of the visit and I was like, well, that's pretty cool. I don't know. So I guess it may have had like an IV party, but but, like you say, when you are drained because a lot of people are busy, um, do you have one particular dynamic or one particular set of people that are more, that come to you more? And I, you know I hate to break it down, but men versus women and the age groups that you're that, uh, what age group do you have?

Speaker 2:

yes, um, I do have more women um in their 30s to 40s, um, and they are, like I said, busy professionals. They work out um, they try to stay healthy. Um, yeah, I think that's a big majority of the client okay, because I can see it.

Speaker 1:

Uh, believe it or not, I used to be in the gym a good little bit, you know, five or six days a week. That was pre-covid. And um, you know, covid changed a lot. Um, yeah, it just changed a lot of. You know some of our routines, our dynamics, you know. But I'm getting back into it. I mean I still exercise. I just was not exercising Two hours a day.

Speaker 1:

Pre-covid was two hours a day and when COVID hit and we were on lockdown, you know I'm walking 30 minutes, so that's an hour and a half that I no longer am utilizing. And it shows up after a while. You're wondering why you're feeling sluggish, you're wondering why you're not where you were, where is your energy, and things of that nature. So I had to do a lot of personal reassessments. I need to walk at least 45 minutes and that would be my goal. If I walk, or if I'm on the treadmill, if I see a park, I keep a pair of gym shoes in the car and I don't have anything else to do. I jump out and just go walk. Okay, at a local park, park, no matter what part of town I'm on, uh. So I mean, you know, safety is always paramount, but I'm saying that's what I would do and, um, it's something that you like better than others and it just kind of keeps you going.

Speaker 1:

Because a friend of mine was like I want to walk with you. I, if you're not a walker, this is a two mile track. She was like what does that mean? That means we're walking two miles there and we're walking two miles back. That's a total of four miles. And if you're not a walker, you might want to rethink this, or we need to get a plan now, cause once I get started, it's kind of hard for me to stop.

Speaker 3:

And I want to see the whole thing. Oh, she was exhausted when, when it was over, okay you.

Speaker 1:

So you know we have to warn people.

Speaker 1:

Let's take it bit by bit, you know yeah it looks cool to be out there walking, you know, with the other people, but it you have to understand they do this all the time. You know they're not just jumping out. You need to start at 30 minutes. I tell everybody some people who have mobility problems I say you need to do 10. 10 minutes there and 10 minutes back, that's 20. That's 20 minutes that you didn't get and you work your way up. You know to where you want to be. You know you set your goal.

Speaker 1:

But I did hear that I don't remember exactly what show it was on, but they were touting um the iv therapy, saying that it really made them feel better, they were more energized and you know. So it was just good to know that that's out there. And it was definitely great meeting you guys at the event, um, because I had so many questions, because I'd never seen it before and it was funny. After I talked with you guys, I see this on television. You know people like, oh yeah, we, we do this all the time and it just makes my skin look better. You know, I I feel better, I have more energy and I'm like, wow, and also this is a growing trend. So I can't help but to say congratulations to you all for moving forward on this idea. Thank you, okay. So, with that being said, is there anything else you would like for us for the audience to know? Come on, mr.

Speaker 3:

Some of the stuff that Denisha said earlier, part of our business model and core values. Make sure that we're personable, efficient and affordable so we come to your home. Make things more efficient for you, more personable. Make sure that we follow up with great care and we get that necessary feedback to make sure that we're giving the best care possible.

Speaker 1:

Yeah, we just want to help people live well. Absolutely, absolutely. And you know you're doing your part. You know so, you know so. Kudos to you guys, absolutely, kudos to you guys. Well, I think that's it, unless there's something else you want us to know. Give us your contact info one more time, please.

Speaker 2:

Yes, telephone number. You can call or text this number 205-800-4032. The website is wwwlivewellalcom. Email address is info at livewellalcom. On Facebook it's livehydrationandwellness and the same for Instagram, livehydrationandwellness.

Speaker 1:

Okay, great. Thank you all so much. I do appreciate your time. I do appreciate your tenacity and great idea, great product. I want to hear good things in the future on how well things are continuing to go for you. Okay, Awesome. Thank you for having us. You're more than welcome. Thank you for coming on Gentry's journey and sharing about your brand. Thank you.