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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Should you get an IV drip infusion of vitamins if you’re feeling run down?

    If you overindulge this Thanksgiving, maybe a vitamin IV drip will do you good. Maybe. We take you inside one of those storefront IV drip places, and talk about whether or not the latest wellness trend is actually good for you.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 19, 2018 • 1 min read

    If you overindulge this Thanksgiving, maybe a vitamin IV drip will do you good. Maybe. We take you inside one of those storefront IV drip places, and talk about whether or not the latest wellness trend is actually good for you.

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    How an LA resident connected to her Persian roots through food
    1. 0:00How an immigrant from Iran recreated the recipes of her youth
    2. 15:36The dirtiest spot on a plane, and how to stay healthy onboard
    3. 27:02Should you get an IV drip infusion of vitamins if you’re feeling run down?You’re reading this
    4. 42:18Why many high-end restaurants have nixed salt shakers
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Digital News & Culture Editor

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      Dr. David L. Katz

      Director of the Prevention Research Center at Yale university

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    The full episode

    3 of 4
    How an LA resident connected to her Persian roots through food
    1. 0:00How an immigrant from Iran recreated the recipes of her youth
    2. 15:36The dirtiest spot on a plane, and how to stay healthy onboard
    3. 27:02Should you get an IV drip infusion of vitamins if you’re feeling run down?You’re reading this
    4. 42:18Why many high-end restaurants have nixed salt shakers
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand