IV Nutrition Therapy is a type of intravenous treatment that delivers essential vitamins and minerals to the body in order to replace deficiencies and support healing. The nutrients are injected into the patient through an IV line into the blood, bypassing the digestive system. This is what makes IV therapy superior to oral vitamin therapy. It does not depend on the digestive system to absorb the nutrient, rather the nutrients are injected straight into the blood and can be utilized immediately.
We offer customized IV vitamin infusions to help you replenish your body’s nutrients. These formulas are based on your health needs and goals. They can be formulated to support stress and energy, athletic performance, and immune support. Sit back and relax into one of our comfy recliners while you get all those good nutrients back into your system.
IV nutrient therapy provides significant doses of vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and antioxidants to aid a variety of conditions including fatigue, anxiety, cold & flu, sporty recovery, dehydration, and more. All of our patients are assessed and treated by our expert Naturopathic Doctors. An initial intake with our NDs for IV therapy is around 15 minutes – this is to ensure what formulation would fit best for your needs and if it’s safe for you. Your drip will take about 30 minutes to an hour as soon as you are ready. For your treatment, you can read a book, listen to your favourite songs, watch a movie, or relax.
Don’t have enough time to stay for a complete drip? We suggest a quick and easy vitamin injection for our patients on the move. Your doctor will perform the same 15-minute consultation to understand your needs and health history. This will ensure that the vitamin injection will be safe for you and meets your needs. These vitamin injections will go straight into the muscle and takes less than 1 minute.
Who is IV nutrient therapy for?
Even individuals who are in good physical shape can benefit from IV therapy. It is important for individuals with a greater need for a particular nutrient. These included:
- People with poor digestion/absorption issues causing reduced nutrient absorption through the gut
- Athletes
- Students or working individuals under significant acute or long-lasting stress levels
- Those with acute diseases or poor immune function
A comprehensive health screening and blood work will dictate if IV therapy is safe and indicated for you.
The IV mix
Your IV treatment will be a combination of any or all of the following. Your naturopathic physician will personalize an IV drip based on your consultation and health needs.
- Calcium
- Magnesium
- Trace minerals
- Zinc
- Selenium
- B vitamins (b5, b6, b9, b12, b-complex)
- Vitamin c
- Amino acids
- Antioxidants
Why is IV nutrient therapy helpful?
Although the most acceptable way to nourish your body is to eat a healthy diet, we all need a tiny bit of support now and then. Oral vitamins can play a unique role in numerous treatment plans, but it’s important to understand the drawbacks from oral vitamin therapy. Particularly, it is difficult to verify the dosage actual absorbed through the gut. The label may say it contains 1000 mg of a particular vitamin, however there is no way to verifying if all of it was absorbed. With IV nutrient therapy, it is guaranteed that what is put into the IV bag will be absorbed into the body.
IV therapy delivers high doses of micronutrients that readily absorb into your blood to your cells, delivering fuel directly to your tissues. Only pharmaceutical grade nutrients are administered; the same kind is used in hospitals worldwide.
IV nutrient therapy improves your micronutrient status. Having an optimal micronutrient status supports your cells’ function, the immune system, protect cells from damage, and works to decrease oxidative stress in your body. This will support your body from bouncing back from everyday stressors and depletion which will prevent future illnesses.