VITAMINS
A HANGOVER
CURE
That Comes to You
IV+Revolution serves vitamin IV’s from the comfort of your own home
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WRITTEN BY CINDY SCHWEICH HANDLER AND JOHN FLYNN
angovers, jet lag, food
poisoning — these self-
induced miseries can only
heal with time. But what
if that weren’t true?
What if we could has-
ten the recovery process and feel better
within less than an hour? That’s the mis-
sion of IV+Revolution, owned by Dr.
Jerald Vizzone, a Montclair-based orthope-
dic surgeon, and his partner Lauren
Clancy, a wellness instructor. The compa-
ny offers relief from nutrient depletion and
dehydration due to illness, exhaustion,
aging and yes, regrettable eating and
drinking. Registered nurses deliver the IV
infusions to clients at Vizzone’s Montclair
office, in the company’s seasonally avail-
able mobile spa in Hoboken, or in the pri-
vacy of their own Bergen homes. The IV
solutions are delivered in about
30 minutes and cost $249.
We spoke to Clancy about this new
business model, and the benefits of
rejuvenation on demand.
Where are you from originally,
and what were you doing before
IV+Revolution?
I grew up in Pompton Plains and graduated
from Pace University with a business degree.
I’ve spent the past five years immersed in the
healthcare industry. I have a holistic back-
ground in health and wellness as both a
movement and yoga instructor, and over
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25 years of dance experience. I’m also a
cancer survivor.
How did you come up with the
concept for your business?
We started IV+REVOLUTION in 2016 to
revolutionize health and wellness in New
Jersey. No company was offering IV vitamin
therapy when we started, and to this day, we
are still the only company in New Jersey that
provides IV vitamin therapy house calls, as
well as in a walk-in mobile spa and at an
on-site location in Montclair by appointment.
Does IV+Revolution meet state
medical standards of care?
Yes. IV+Revolution is a licensed medical
practice; my partner, Dr. Vizzone, is a physi-
cian with over 35 years of medical experi-
ence. We created, run and operate the com-
pany. We hire only registered nurses, who
provide house calls all over New Jersey,
although mostly in the north and central
parts of the state right now.
What are some of the products
and services you offer?
We offer IV vitamin therapy to help you
support your immune system; come back
from hangovers, jet lag and food poison-
ing; recover from athletics; lose weight;
enhance beauty; fight the effects of aging, the
cold and flu, and boost your immune system
and libido.
Who are your clients, generally?
People call us with a cold or the flu, food
poisoning or a hangover, or if they’re jet-
lagged. They also come to us for aches and
pains, and for cosmetic treatments. And we
have doctors who refer patients to us. For
example, there was a boy with a gastrointes-
tinal issue, and his doctor wrote a prescrip-
tion for him to be treated by us.
How do the IV vitamin
treatments work?
Clients book appointments and fill out
the online health form, which asks about
previous surgeries, allergies and other medical
conditions; each is reviewed by our medical
director. Every customer can have a free
consultation with our physician or nurse
practitioner prior to administration, and
we do phone follow-ups.
During the procedure, a highly experienced
registered nurse inserts a needle, which gives
a quick pinch and retracts; a catheter stays in
the arm during the vitamin infusion. About
15 minutes in, clients start to feel refreshed.
A lot of headaches have gone away within
minutes, as well as nausea and fatigue.
People hug me afterwards.
What advantage do IV treatments
have over eating and drinking
vitamins?
When you take vitamins orally, you don’t
know how much gets absorbed. Everyone
needs well balanced meals and exercise, but