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Looking for a relaxing wellness treatment? Need help with aging or reproductive health? These five local spots can help you feel—and function—your best.
A day pass at this Ladue wellness retreat is $75 and nets unlimited infrared-sauna and steam-room sessions, unlimited sessions in a dreamy pink Himalayan salt room, unlimited cryotherapy, and access to the fitness center. But recently PALM also started offering in-depth specialty labs for people who are interested in learning more about certain aspects of their health without joining as a member. The labs can test your biological age, for example, or how fast your cells are aging based on your lifestyle—and what you can do to change it. “Lifestyle is what we have control over. We don’t have as much control over our genes,” says Anney Perrine, PALM’s senior vice president of communications and business development. “If you know that by taking two more walks a week, you’re going to dramatically help your cellular health, you’re more likely to do that.” 9160 Clayton.
At this one-stop wellness shop in Brentwood, you can find services that range from the relaxing, such as massages and facial gua sha—which helps with lymphatic drainage—to functional medicine and EMDR, a type of counseling that treats trauma. If your tech neck is getting out of whack, a trip to Golden Door might be right for you, too. Staff are experienced in treating general aches and pains, sports-related injuries, and age-related issues through individualized treatment plans that might include acupuncture, massage, or chiropractic. 8920 Manchester.
Forest & Meadow Herbal Shop and Clinic
We love stopping by this Lindenwood Park shop to stock up on herbal teas, bath soaks, and—during cold season—a jar of Superhero Cider. That elixir is a blend of apple cider vinegar, lemon, honey, onion, garlic, ginger, horseradish, jalapeño, turmeric, thyme, and rosemary. But you can also schedule an Arvigo massage. Based on Mayan techniques of abdominal massage, this practice, advocates say, can help with reproductive and digestive issues and can be used during pregnancy. 3228 Ivanhoe.
Regenerative medicine—a field focused on restoring body function that’s been negatively impacted by aging—is the name of the game at Summit, where a doctor of osteopathic medicine and a nurse practitioner can help patients who feel like they’re hitting a midlife slump. There’s hormone replacement therapy for women, testosterone replacement therapy for men, and IV therapy and guidance in medical weight loss. At the Ladue location, platelet-rich plasma, bone-marrow concentrate, and amniotic injectable treatment—which all fall under the umbrella of orthobiologics—are available as part of treatment plans. Multiple locations.
Relax in one of its many salt rooms and breathe deep as micro-particles of sodium chloride help loosen mucus and reduce inflammation in your lungs. In addition to salt treatment, you can visit Salty Spa to enjoy a hot stone massage, an hour in the infrared salt sauna, or try out a PEMF mat, a kind of therapy that uses pulsed electromagnetic fields to address pain in the body. 15925 Manchester.
