The Most Common Advice My ER Provider Husband Gives Me

“John, I have a headache.” I said one morning as we were getting our children ready for school.

“Drink some water.” He said without even looking up from the lunchboxes.

I had heard that advice dozens of times. In fact, “drink some water” is my husband’s most common medical advice to me. After years of working in the ER and all of the school it took for him to get there, I would really expect something more profound.

Migraine? “Drink some water.”

Muscle pain? “Grab an Ibuprofen. Oh, and drink a lot of water.”

Fatigue? “Go to bed earlier. For now, drink a couple glasses of water.”

Brain fog? “Drink some water to make sure you’re hydrated.”

Vertigo? Nausea? In a bad mood? Congested? “Drink water.”

I’m not quite sure if I want his advice to be more complicated or groundbreaking, but he is almost always right on this one. After a few glasses of water, I feel better.

It’s amazing that something as simple as water and proper hydration can have so many benefits. Here are just a few:

Proper hydration…

-aids in the blood delivering oxygen all over the body since our blood is 90%+ water.

-helps our organs function well and removes waste from the body.

-keeps our body temperature within normal limits.

-cushions and lubricates joints, keeping our bodies feeling good.

-aids in digestion.

-boosts exercise performance.

-does wonders for the skin, enhancing radiance and improving elasticity.

-helps keep blood pressure in check.

-aids in delivering nutrients all over the body.

-improves allergies and asthma by allowing the lungs to function well.

I guess it’s no wonder that my husband and his coworker, a doctor at the ER, decided to open an IV hydration clinic, or “drip bar” as we call it in Suwanee. IV hydration therapy delivers fluids to give great hydration directly into the bloodstream. And hydration helps everything else.

I can tell every time I get my favorite IV drip / vitamin infusion, the Be Admyred Myer’s Cocktail, that I feel so much better from just great hydration and nutrients.

All of this is to say, if you’re feeling a bit out of sorts or under the weather, drink some water.

Side note: With World Water Day earlier this week, the 2.2 people people on this planet without access to clean water are at the forefront of our minds. We are so grateful for our ability to easily access clean water and pray for those who do not.

How It Started + How It’s Going- The Renovation

Purifi IV started with an idea. In the high stress, fast-paced work environment of an ER in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, a coworker and I began talking. What if we could help people not just when they were dying, but help them while they’re living their best lives? What if we could support them by offering IV hydration therapy with high quality vitamins, minerals, and amino acids that would be effective, natural, and help them feel great? Out of those questions and desires, Purifi IV was born.

We formed our company, brainstormed for hours and months, and spent every spare minute on the details. We decided on a location: Suwanee, an amazing city in the North metro Atlanta area. We are local and knew that the area is central to so many cities in and around Gwinnett like Duluth, Buford, Sugar Hill, Johns Creek, Braselton, Lawrenceville, Flowery Branch, and more. We found our space and began dreaming of the atmosphere we wanted to create. How did we want it to feel? What kind of experience would we want for our drip bar?

For a long time, as we refined our idea of a relaxing lounge space, all we had in terms of design was a vision board. Soon, however, our vision came to life.

We wanted a traditional lounge feel in the front of the space and a lounge feel in the back of the space. We wanted to create a place to come alone or with friends and loved ones and really relax and get self-care. We knew that the lounge space would offer a place for adult birthday party, bachelor party, and bachelorette party rentals. Our grand opening event was a Super Bowl Party in the lounge!

We love our space and hope you will, too!

Come check us out over the next couple of weeks and receive a free Arden’s Gardens juice shot or smoothie just for stopping by. No purchase necessary, offer valid while supplies last.