Recovery may never be the same.
Credit: BLU by ThriveWell
Recovery has been upgraded big-time in Broward. At BLU by ThriveWell – located at 1709 E. Commercial Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale – Mild Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, or mHBOT, is quickly becoming one of the most buzzed-about tools for healing, performance and long-term brain health.
The concept is simple but powerful: guests relax inside a comfortable, pressurized chamber while breathing concentrated oxygen. That increased oxygen supply allows blood to deliver more of it to tissues, organs and cells, fueling repair, reducing inflammation and enhancing circulation. Sessions typically last 60 to 90 minutes, and the goal is to help the body recover and regenerate from the inside out.
While athletes have long embraced hyperbaric therapy to ease muscle soreness and accelerate tissue repair, BLU is seeing interest far beyond the gym crowd. “Many of our members are trying to optimize their brain health and prevent dementia,” Dr. Jessica Chen, Chief Health & Wellness Officer at BLU by ThriveWell, tells Browardist.
She points to a 2024 systematic review showing hyperbaric oxygen to be a safe and effective intervention for Alzheimer’s disease, as well as a 2020 randomized trial demonstrating improved attention, processing speed and executive function in healthy adults.
For many conditions, multiple sessions are needed to see measurable improvement. “You do feel refreshed after each session,” Chen says. “What has been really great to see though, is the immediate impact it can have on migraines. We have a few members who noticed by the time they finished their session it had disappeared.”
At BLU, mHBOT is not a standalone service. It is integrated alongside personalized medical guidance, training, sauna, cold plunge and guided hydration. The result is a cohesive recovery strategy that blends medicine, fitness and performance under one roof.
For more information, visit blubythrivewell.com.Recovery has been upgraded big-time in Broward. At BLU by ThriveWell – located at 1709 E. Commercial Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale – Mild Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, or mHBOT, is quickly becoming one of the most buzzed-about tools for healing, performance and long-term brain health.
The concept is simple but powerful: guests relax inside a comfortable, pressurized chamber while breathing concentrated oxygen. That increased oxygen supply allows blood to deliver more of it to tissues, organs and cells, fueling repair, reducing inflammation and enhancing circulation. Sessions typically last 60 to 90 minutes, and the goal is to help the body recover and regenerate from the inside out.
While athletes have long embraced hyperbaric therapy to ease muscle soreness and accelerate tissue repair, BLU is seeing interest far beyond the gym crowd. “Many of our members are trying to optimize their brain health and prevent dementia,” Dr. Jessica Chen, Chief Health & Wellness Officer at BLU by ThriveWell, tells Browardist.
She points to a 2024 systematic review showing hyperbaric oxygen to be a safe and effective intervention for Alzheimer’s disease, as well as a 2020 randomized trial demonstrating improved attention, processing speed and executive function in healthy adults.
For many conditions, multiple sessions are needed to see measurable improvement. “You do feel refreshed after each session,” Chen says. “What has been really great to see though, is the immediate impact it can have on migraines. We have a few members who noticed by the time they finished their session it had disappeared.”
At BLU, mHBOT is not a standalone service. It is integrated alongside personalized medical guidance, training, sauna, cold plunge and guided hydration. The result is a cohesive recovery strategy that blends medicine, fitness and performance under one roof.
For more information, visit blubythrivewell.com.
