IV Nutrition Therapy
Why IV Therapy?
In an ideal world, our diet should provide us with the optimal amount of nutrients to thrive. However, current farming practices and modern daily living make getting a balanced diet with nutritious food a challenge. We are faced with environmental pollutants, chronic stress, nutrient-depleted food, and gut absorption issues when consuming any food, medication, vitamin, or mineral supplement. Intravenous (IV) administration is the most reliable method of delivering a substance to the tissues of the body because it bypasses barriers to absorption. When describing a medication whether it is a drug, vitamin, mineral or other supplement we use the term bioavailability. This means the percentage of an administered drug that reaches the systemic circulation . The bioavailability of intravenously administered substances if 100%. By comparison, anything taken by the oral route is less effective than IV because a substance taken by mouth may be altered or degraded as it passes through he digestive system to finally be absorbed into circulation.
What are some of the Possible Benefits if IV Nutritional Therapy?
- Improved energy
- Rehydration
- Improved Immune Response (able to fight infections better)
- Improved skin appearance
- Better ability to recover from strenuous exercise
- Boost metabolism and for some to slim down
- Better ability to remove toxins from the body
- Improved athletic performance
- Help with recovery from addictions
- Improve mental clarity
- Eliminate hangovers
How are the substances to be given by IV prepared? Are they safe?
Step 1:
Careful Evaluation: The Wellness Center takes a careful medical history and obtains appropriate laboratory testing to determine if you would benefit from IV nutrition therapy and also looks for any possible signs of potential allergy or negative reaction.
Step 2:
Providing the Best Product :The Wellness Center uses only rigorously tested Vitamins, minerals, and amino acids that are prepared by certified compounding pharmacies that uphold strict sterile protocols when preparing the custom formulas needed by each individual patient.
Step 3:
Preparing for IV delivery: The Wellness Center uses strict sterile technique to prepare the patient and deliver the custom formula needed for each individual.
Step 4:
Careful Monitoring: The Wellness Center uses careful monitoring throughout the infusion procedure to assure the safest and most efficient and pleasant experience while achieving maximum benefits for each individual.
What Conditions can have benefit from IV Therapy?
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Hypertension
- Fibromyalgia
- Infections
- Poorly healing wounds
- Neuropathy
- Type 2 diabetes
- Migraine headaches
- Colds and Flu
- Macular degeneration
Who should not receive IV therapy?
Certain patients with any known allergies to vitamins or who have previously received an IV medication and have had any side effect should not have this therapy. Additionally, those patients with congestive heart failure should be cautious as excess fluids in the blood stream can cause further worsening of their condition. Those patients with a known bleeding disorders and G6PD deficiency should not receive certain therapies.