Why iV Therapy?
Benefits of iV Therapy
100% Absorption/ Complete Bioavailability
When you take vitamins orally (pills or powders), they must pass through the digestive system. Enzymes and stomach acids can break down these nutrients, and the gut can only absorb a certain amount at a time. This often results in a lower percentage of the nutrient actually entering the blood.
* Direct Access: IV therapy bypasses the digestive system entirely. This ensures 100% absorption, meaning the body can utilize the full amount of the nutrients administered.
Higher Dosage Tolerance Without GI Upset
The digestive system limits how much of a specific nutrient you can tolerate. For example, high doses of Vitamin C or Magnesium taken orally often cause cramping, nausea, or diarrhea.
* Therapeutic Levels: Because IV therapy goes directly into the veins, significantly higher doses can be administered without causing gastrointestinal distress. This allows for higher concentrations of nutrients in the blood serum, which is necessary for certain therapeutic effects.
Bridges Nutritional Gaps
- Bridges nutritional gaps.: It helps close the nutritional gap caused by nutrient-poor diets due to busy lifestyles, modern farming practices, and less nutrient-dense foods.
Increased Energy
Adequate hydration and common ingredients in IV drips include B-Complex vitamins (such as B12), Magnesium, wand NAD+ which play a central role in energy production at the cellular level (ATP production).
* Fatigue Management: By boosting the levels of these specific micronutrients, IV therapy can help alleviate symptoms of chronic fatigue and improve overall energy levels.
Immediate Rehydration
Nutrients in IV therapy are delivered in a solution of saline or sterile water.
* Electrolyte Balance: This provides immediate hydration and helps restore electrolyte balance more efficiently than drinking water alone. This is particularly beneficial for recovery from intense athletic exertion, hangovers, or dehydration caused by illness.
Bypasses Gut Barriers
- Bypasses any GI absorption barriers, ensuring your body receives essential micronutrients even if you have absorption issues.
Support for Malabsorption Issues
Many individuals suffer from conditions that impair the gut's ability to absorb nutrients, such as Celiac disease, Crohn’s disease, Ulcerative Colitis, or Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).
* Nutrient Restoration: For these individuals, oral supplements may be ineffective regardless of the dosage. IV therapy effectively corrects deficiencies by delivering nutrients directly to the cells that need them, bypassing the compromised gut.
Health Improvement Through Repeated Flushing
- Repeated flushing of nutrients directly to where our cells can use them the most leads to health improvement and healing
Feel Better Faster
- iV therapy is a safe, efficient way to Replenish your nutrient tanks, improve health, and feel better faster when not feeling our best.
Common Ailments Treated With iV Therapy
Sick Prevention
Studies show regular supplementation of Vitamin C and ZInc help prevent illness, and if one does get sick, helps to reduce intensity and duration of illness.
Poor or non-nutrient rich diets
iV therapy is a perfect adjunct to help optimize nutrition especially if one does not eat a diet rich in micronutrients.
Dehydration + Electrolyte Replacement
This is the most common medical use. IV fluids rapidly restore fluid volume and balance electrolytes (sodium, potassium, magnesium) caused by vomiting, diarrhea, heat exhaustion, or insufficient fluid intake.
Acute Viral Infections (Cold and Flu):
"Immunity" drips, such as our Immune Boost and Sick Prevention Immune Optimizer, containing immune boosting nutrients, such as high doses of Vitamin C and Zinc, are used to support the immune system during the onset of a cold or influenza, potentially shortening the duration of symptoms. As well as help ease symptoms when sick and bolster recovery following an illness.
Hangovers
Sometimes referred to as "recovery" drips, these provide fluids, electrolytes, and B vitamins to combat dehydration and nausea associated with alcohol consumption.
Acute MIgraines
IV infusions containing magnesium sulfate are frequently used in emergency settings and clinics to help stop or reduce the severity of a migraine headache.
Athletic Fatigue & Recovery
Athletes may use IV therapy to quickly rehydrate and flush out lactic acid after intense physical exertion, helping to reduce muscle cramping and soreness.
Postpartum
iV nutritional therapy is so helpful to repleting essential nutrients lost during breastfeeding and pregnancy
Post surgical
rehydration and replenishing of healing nutrients, such as vitamin c can be very helpful with post surgical recovery
Morning Sickness
Morning (or all day) sickness is tough. IV therapy can help rehydrate fast.
Autoimmune Disorders
iV therapy, especially the vitamin + mineral blend, glutathione, and high doses of Vitamin C help heal the body and lower inflammation. This is especially beneficial for those with autoimmune disorders.
Arthritis
High doses of Vitamin C have been shown to lower inflammation and assist with those with arthritis, especially Rheumatoid Arthritis. Ensuring micronutrient, glutathione, and Vitamin D levels are also key to optimizing health.
POTS
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) is a condition affecting the autonomic nervous system, often characterized by a rapid increase in heart rate upon standing. A core issue for many POTS patients is hypovolemia, or low blood volume.
IV therapy helps manage POTS primarily through volume expansion. By introducing saline solution directly into the bloodstream, the therapy addresses the physiological mechanics that trigger POTS symptoms.
Here is a breakdown of the specific benefits:
Rapid Expansion of Blood Volume
The most immediate benefit is the increase in intravascular volume. Many people with POTS do not have enough blood volume to circulate effectively against gravity.
Improving Blood Flow to the Brain: When a patient stands, gravity pulls blood down to the legs. In POTS, the body struggles to push it back up. IV fluids fill the veins, increasing pressure and ensuring that oxygenated blood reaches the brain, which helps reduce dizziness and fainting (syncope).
Reducing Heart Rate: When blood volume is low, the heart must beat faster to pump enough blood (a concept known as stroke volume). By increasing the fluid volume, the heart can pump more blood with each beat, allowing the heart rate to slow down and stabilize.
### Bypassing Digestive Issues
A significant number of POTS patients also suffer from gastrointestinal issues, such as gastroparesis (delayed stomach emptying) or constant nausea.
* Alternative to Oral Hydration: These patients may find it physically difficult to drink the 2 to 3 liters of water daily often recommended for POTS management. IV therapy bypasses the stomach entirely, ensuring the patient is hydrated without triggering nausea, bloating, or abdominal pain.
* Absorption Efficiency: Even if a patient drinks water, the body may not absorb it quickly enough during a symptom flare. IV delivery is 100% bioavailable immediately.
Management of "Flares"
POTS symptoms often wax and wane. During a "flare"—a period of intense symptoms—a patient may become too weak or dizzy to consume fluids, which worsens the dehydration, leading to even worse symptoms.
* Breaking the Cycle: IV therapy is often used as a "rescue" treatment to break this cycle. It quickly re-stabilizes the patient, allowing them to regain enough strength to resume oral hydration and other management strategies like exercise or salt intake.
Sodium Delivery
IV solutions typically consist of Normal Saline, which is a mixture of water and sodium chloride.
* Fluid Retention: Sodium is essential for holding fluid in the blood vessels. The saline infusion provides a significant amount of sodium, which helps the body retain the fluid volume for a longer period than water alone.
Chronic Sinusitis and Allergies:
Nutrient blends containing Vitamin C and antihistamines may be used to reduce inflammation and histamine response in chronic allergy sufferers.
Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome:
The "Myers' Cocktail" (a specific blend of magnesium, calcium, B vitamins, and Vitamin C) was originally developed to help manage the pain and fatigue associated with these conditions. It aims to boost energy production at the cellular level.
Malabsorption Issues
Those with digestive disorders often cannot absorb nutrients effectively from food or pills. IV therapy is helpful for conditions such as:
* Crohn’s Disease
* Ulcerative Colitis
* Celiac Disease
* Short Bowel Syndrome