What is IV therapy? IV therapy, or Intravenous Therapy, is a treatment protocol that delivers much-needed vitamins and minerals directly into the bloodstream to target your specific deficiencies. The treatment is quick and can be used to correct issues caused by nutrient deficiencies using a safe, higher dose of nutrients via injection. The IV treatment can be customized to meet your specific needs, providing a boost of vitamins that can address not just deficiencies, but the symptoms related to those deficiencies from lack of energy to chronic pain.
Even if you are committed to a very healthy lifestyle, eating all the right foods and exercising regularly, you can still see deficiencies in certain nutrients, vitamins, and minerals. While a healthy diet is always the preferred way to get your required vitamins, in many cases, you can benefit from taking supplements based on your age, physical condition, and even your lifestyle.
Benefits of IV Therapy
Anyone can benefit from IV therapy as long as the right treatment is applied. Treatments can address a wide range of issues or be used to address specific issues such as providing a boost to your immune system, energy level, or even your mood. For example, athletes might use it to help them optimize their performance, while people with digestive issues that interfere with nutrient absorption might use an IV treatment to boost nutrient levels. Because the treatment is delivered directly into the bloodstream, absorption issues are no longer a concern. IV therapy can be customized to suit the needs of the patient, including but not limited to:
- Asthma
- Migraine
- Tension headaches
- Chronic fatigue
- Fibromyalgia
- Chronic pain
- Acute muscle spasm
- Upper respiratory tract infections
- Chronic sinusitis
- Allergic rhinitis
- Decreased immune function
- Mental conditions such as depression and anxiety
- Hormonal imbalances such as PMS
Your health care provider will decide what nutrients will provide the most benefits for your needs.
Types of IV Treatments
The types of IV treatments available are based on the mix of vitamins and minerals delivered and might include:
- Anti-inflammatory
- Sports performance
- Repair and recovery
- Weight loss
- Detox/immunity boost
- Hydration
- Anti-viral
- Myer’s Cocktail
The vitamins and nutrients used in the IV mixture occur naturally in your body or in the foods you eat. The dose provided help raise levels that you are lacking, and the dose will vary in its content and measures.
IV injections might contain:
- Ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
- DE panthenol (vitamin B5)
- Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)
- Methylcobalamin (vitamin B12)
- B-Complex (mixture of B vitamins)
- Selenium
- Manganese
- Magnesium chloride
- Calcium chloride
Each ingredient has its own job. For example, the Myer’s™ formula includes a mix of magnesium, calcium, vitamin C, and an assortment of B vitamins to address undiagnosed nutritional deficiencies. At the same time, sports performance IVs contain amino acids, electrolytes, hydration, and a bio-available multi-vitamin to assist athletes during performance as well as recovery.
As you can see, IV Therapy is an easy way to increase blood concentrations of needed nutrients more efficiently than taking over the counter supplements.
If you would like more information about our IV therapy treatments, contact our team today.