Wealthy hooked on treatment that drips with controversy

25 November 2015 - 02:25
By Katharine Child

Need a monthly pick-me-up? Wealthy Joburg residents are turning to vitamin intravenous (IV) drips to lift their game.But they come at a price.Tired, jetlagged or severely hung-over consumers are flocking to Reviv SA in Sandton for vitamin drips costing between R1000 and R2999, said CEO Sayed Mia.He said the drips put vitamins directly into a client's veins, bypassing the digestive system, where some vitamins get lost.

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