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Nutrient IV Therapy: Don’t Believe the Hype

March 26, 2020 | Leave a Comment

They go by names such as Vitamin Drip Bar and Liquid Vitamin Lounge. You’ve probably seen the storefront right next to your local Target. What they’re selling is nutrient IV – as in intravenous – therapy. Its claims range from being able to boost your low energy, spice up your libido, and instantly recover from a cold or a hangover, to improving chronic health conditions such as arthritis, asthma, and even immune disorders.

 

You've probably seen the Nutrient IV therapy storefront in your local shopping center. What they're selling is nutrient IV - as in intravenous - therapy. | KalenaSpire

 

DOES NUTRIENT IV THERAPY WORK?

To be clear, for decades IV therapy has been a critical part of medical care, serving as an efficient and immediate solution in cases of dehydration, severe illness, and organ damage that inhibits the absorption of nutrients. Nutrient IVs deliver vitamins, minerals, and amino acids directly into the bloodstream. It’s typically used when a patient’s condition can result in a nutritional deficiency if treatment is not provided. This works very effectively for its intended purpose. But…

These days, ‘IV infusion therapy’ has grown in cult popularity like a vaping lounge. Mobile IV clinics and storefronts offer quick cures and transformative wellness benefits. Proponents claim IV nutrient delivery is necessary because taking high doses by mouth is simply not possible because digestion limits absorption. Really?

By definition, a nutrient is something found in food, which we eat and our bodies break down at a rate appropriate to need, and ultimately put to use for the optimal function of the body. That is what nature intended and it works very effectively so long as illness or injury does not interfere with nature’s beautiful design.

Bypassing nature’s design via IV cocktails puts nutrients into the bloodstream very quickly and in very high amounts. This can stress vital organs, not just in the digestive tract, but also the liver, pancreas, and even the circulatory and nervous systems. Just as concerning is having a technician who has inadequate medical training deliver a nutrient cocktail that potentially interacts with other medications a person may be taking.

There is a role for IV nutrients in medical treatment as well as in holistic health treatment of a select few medical conditions for patients who are carefully screened by qualified holistic physicians. For the rest of us otherwise healthy folks, we need to do as Mother Nature intended and obtain our nutrients through a healthy diet of fresh, whole foods or nutritional supplementation – and there’s no hype about that.

 

 

HAVE YOU HEARD OF NUTRIENT IV THERAPY? SHARE IN THE COMMENTS BELOW!

 

 

References
  • Katz, D. “Intravenous Nutrients? Let’s Chew on That.” Posted 1 Jan 2013; Accessed 17 June 2018: https://www.doctoroz.com/article/intravenous-nutrients-chew-on-that
  • Health.USNews.Com “Should You try IV Therapy?” Post by Anna Medaris Miller. Posted on 7 July 2016. Accessed 17 June 2018: https://health.usnews.com/wellness/articles/2016-07-07/should-you-try-iv-therapy
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About Dr. Christine

Christine Cherpak is a Doctor of Clinical Nutrition, Wellness Expert, and the founder of KalenaSpire, an integrative nutrition coaching and private yoga practice that specializes in women's wellness, gastrointestinal and immune health, nutritional biochemistry, and nutrigenomics. Christine supports her clients in understanding the root cause of their health issues, creates a custom eating, supplement, and lifestyle protocol to put them on the road to healing, and shows them how to make sustainable lifestyle changes so they can finally enjoy and elevate their lives.

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