Wellness Alert 🚨

My lymphatic drainage adventure.

On Tuesday, I read a story in WWD about “Inflammaging,” the theory that chronic, low-level inflammation accelerates the aging process and increases risk of chronic diseases. The article argued that the “post-pandemic boom in supplement sales, gut health awareness and fitness studios like New York Pilates and Solidcore bear testament to this phenomenon, which is likely to continue into 2024.”

After reading this random, remarkably short article, I decided to do what any curious person would do: I got my first lymphatic drainage massage last night. My personal history with massages isn’t extensive. I can count the number I’ve had on two hands, which isn’t nothing but it’s still two hands. I think of these experiences — massages, facials, drainage, lasers, routines, routines, routines — as treatments. It implies something is going to be enhanced or changed between walking into a room, doing something, and walking out of the room.

In this case, the room was unmarked in a nondescript midtown building. I am not going to tell you where it was with because I like to keep some things secret, but I will say you can dig for clues in the Feed Me Beauty Black Book. I usually spend most of said treatments asking questions about products and beauty trends and industry startups. Searching for the truth, if you will. During this specific lymphatic drainage massage, I learned the following: