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LUX Wellness Cutting-edge wellness + personalized care
Mobile IV Therapy | Acupuncture | NAD+ | IV Therapies | Weight Management

Your words, our why.We love hearing about your experiences with LUX, and we’re so grateful for the trust you place in ou...
10/20/2026

Your words, our why.

We love hearing about your experiences with LUX, and we’re so grateful for the trust you place in our team.

From mobile IVs to personalized treatment plans, our goal is to make every experience comfortable, elevated, and centered around you.

Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to share a review, recommend our services, or continue choosing LUX.

Because of you, we love what we do!

NAD+ gets called the “fountain of youth” molecule a lot.And while that’s certainly good marketing, there is some really ...
10/13/2026

NAD+ gets called the “fountain of youth” molecule a lot.

And while that’s certainly good marketing, there is some really interesting biology behind why NAD+ has become such a major topic in longevity research.

NAD+ is a coenzyme found throughout the body. Your cells depend on it for mitochondrial function and energy metabolism, but its role goes much further.

NAD+ is consumed by enzymes involved in DNA repair and cellular signaling. It’s also closely connected with sirtuins — proteins researchers have been studying for their roles in cellular stress responses, metabolism and aging.

And one of the reasons the longevity world is so interested in NAD+?

NAD+ availability tends to decline with age.

That has led researchers to investigate whether preserving or restoring NAD+ biology could influence different aspects of age-related cellular function. That research is exciting, but it doesn’t mean we’ve discovered a literal fountain of youth — or that everyone needs supplemental NAD+.

That’s the distinction we care about at LUX.

If you’re exhausted, traveling constantly, struggling to recover from a demanding lifestyle or interested in supporting cellular health as you age, NAD+ may be a conversation worth having.

But we’re still going to ask about your sleep, nutrition, hydration, stress and lifestyle first.

Sometimes NAD+ makes sense.
Sometimes the basics need attention first.

And if NAD+ does make sense, we can talk about whether an IV infusion or smaller, more frequent injections better fit your goals and lifestyle.

“I lost two pounds this week. Should we increase my dose?”We have some version of this conversation all the time.And usu...
10/09/2026

“I lost two pounds this week. Should we increase my dose?”

We have some version of this conversation all the time.

And usually our first question is: why?

If you’re consistently losing 1–2 pounds per week, feeling good, eating enough, maintaining your energy and tolerating the medication well, we don’t necessarily need more medication.

Our goal with GLP-1s isn’t to get you to the highest dose possible.

It’s to keep you on the lowest effective dose that continues to give us the outcome we’re looking for — while allowing you to eat well, move your body, maintain muscle and actually feel good while you’re doing it.

And when progress does slow, increasing the dose isn’t automatically our first move.

We look at sleep. Stress. Food intake. Protein. Movement. Hydration. Your cycle. What’s changed in your life. And whether this is actually a plateau or simply a normal week where your body didn’t lose weight.

Sometimes we increase.
Sometimes we don’t.

If the medication is working, more medication isn’t automatically the answer.

One of the best parts about getting an IV with LUX?You don’t have to go anywhere.Call us. Text us. Or book online.We’ll ...
10/07/2026

One of the best parts about getting an IV with LUX?

You don’t have to go anywhere.

Call us. Text us. Or book online.

We’ll schedule a time that works for you, one of our nurses comes directly to your home, gets everything set up and starts your IV while you get comfortable.

Work from your laptop. Watch a show. Read. Stay in your pajamas. Take a nap.

When your IV is finished, we pack everything up and leave.

No driving across town. No sitting in a waiting room. No rearranging your entire day around an appointment.

Sometimes taking care of yourself can actually be convenient.

Curious about GLP-1 care but not sure what the process looks like?At LUX, your care goes beyond the medication.Every cli...
10/05/2026

Curious about GLP-1 care but not sure what the process looks like?

At LUX, your care goes beyond the medication.

Every client begins with a one-on-one consultation with our Nurse Practitioner to discuss your goals, review your medical history, answer your questions and determine whether GLP-1 treatment is appropriate for you.

If appropriate, your provider will create a personalized treatment plan. Depending on your plan, care may include weekly injections in our office, medication pickup for at-home administration, or home delivery.

And your support doesn’t stop after your first appointment.

From questions about nutrition and side effects to ongoing monitoring and potential dose adjustments, our team is here to support you throughout your care.

If you’re curious about GLP-1 care and want to learn more, book a consultation online, call or text us.

Not everything has to be optimized.We love learning about the newest research, therapies and tools that can help us feel...
10/02/2026

Not everything has to be optimized.

We love learning about the newest research, therapies and tools that can help us feel better.

But sometimes wellness is incredibly boring.

Drink water.
Eat something with protein.
Go for a walk.
Get some sunlight.
Call a friend.
Go to bed early.

And sometimes you do all of those things AND get the IV, use the peptide, track your sleep or try something new.

It doesn’t have to be one or the other.

The goal isn’t to perfectly execute your wellness routine every single day.

It’s to have enough tools that you can give your body what it needs that day.

One of the reasons we’re so interested in lower-dose GLP-1s has very little to do with dramatic weight loss.It’s the per...
09/30/2026

One of the reasons we’re so interested in lower-dose GLP-1s has very little to do with dramatic weight loss.

It’s the person who tells us:

“I wake up puffy.”
“My rings are always tight.”
“I feel bloated even when I’m eating well.”
“My body just feels achy and inflamed.”

GLP-1s are usually talked about in the context of appetite and weight loss, but their effects in the body go well beyond simply making you less hungry.

They influence glucose regulation, insulin sensitivity and metabolic health, and researchers continue to investigate how GLP-1 signaling interacts with inflammatory pathways throughout the body.

For the right person, that creates a very different conversation.

Instead of automatically escalating toward a traditional weight-loss dose, we can talk about starting low, watching how the body responds and determining whether a lower dose is enough to achieve the outcome we’re actually looking for.

Sometimes the goal isn’t to become smaller.

It’s to feel better in the body you’re already in.

One of the more interesting things we hear from people taking GLP-1s?“I just don’t really want to drink anymore.”And res...
09/28/2026

One of the more interesting things we hear from people taking GLP-1s?

“I just don’t really want to drink anymore.”

And researchers are paying attention to this too.

GLP-1 receptors aren’t only involved in appetite and blood sugar regulation. They’re also found in areas of the brain involved in reward, motivation and craving — which has opened up an entirely different area of GLP-1 research.

A randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Psychiatry in 2025 found that low-dose GLP-1 reduced alcohol cravings and some measures of alcohol consumption compared with placebo.

Then there’s the more practical side: GLP-1s slow gastric emptying and often change how much you’re eating, which may also change the way alcohol feels.

You may want it less. One drink may be plenty. Or alcohol simply may not sound as appealing as it used to.

Just another example of why the GLP-1 conversation has become much bigger than weight loss.

Study: Hendershot CS, et al. JAMA Psychiatry. 2025;82(4):395–405.

As healthcare providers, we spend a lot of time talking about wellness.But these are also the habits we’re working on ou...
09/24/2026

As healthcare providers, we spend a lot of time talking about wellness.

But these are also the habits we’re working on ourselves.

Not because we’re perfect.

Because we know the little things, done consistently, tend to make the biggest difference over time.

No complicated morning routines.
No expensive hacks.
Just the habits we come back to again and again.

And wellness doesn’t always mean doing more. Sometimes, it looks like doing a little less.

Less scrolling. Time outside. Staying hydrated. Moving in ways that feel good. Slowing down when we need to.

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