What are the benefits of IV therapy? In my own work, my goal is always to find safe, natural, and effective ways to boost your health and reverse some chronic symptoms. For that reason, focusing on intravenous nutrients may offer some clear benefits.
In this video, you will learn about various IV therapy benefits, who might want to consider them, and what you need to know to make the right decision for your health.
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In general, there exists a wide variety of nutrients that the body requires. Mainly, we get them through our diet or some we make ourselves.
The ones we get from our diet, though, may result in us simply not getting enough – because we haven’t been able to eat enough of them!
In those cases, raising them back up through our diet or through supplements can make a really big difference. But, we can’t achieve high levels of them through our diet alone. After all, there is a limit to how quickly they come into our bloodstream and take effect.
This is where the benefits of IV therapy become clear.
IV therapy can be more beneficial than supplements or diet, simply because it can come into the bloodstream more quickly. This applies mainly to nutrients which are harder to absorb or where we need high amounts of them.
As we dive a bit deeper into the major benefits, I want you to think about IV therapy benefits in terms of specific use cases. So, let’s see if you can find yourself in any of these examples…
One of the most common benefits of IV therapy concerns those who are suffering from poor nutrient absorption. People may be consuming enough, but too little is entering into their bloodstream – on paper, they are getting enough, but they don’t feel the benefits.
In my own work, autoimmune gastritis (AIG) is one of the most common ones that I come across. This is also known as thyrogastric syndrome.
This is an autoimmune condition in which the cells that generate hydrochloric acid to break down nutrients and mucin to protect the stomach lining are damaged. The immune system has damaged these cells and now they are unable to work as effectively.
The result is that many nutrients cannot be assimilated – even if the diet or supplementation contains enough amounts. The sequence where each nutrient tends to fall off happens in the following order…
First, iron begins to drop. In these cases, the benefits of IV therapy can be lifesaving. It can help treat things like:
Intravenous iron goes straight into your bloodstream. If given in appropriate dosages, it can reverse iron deficiencies in a matter of days (rather than weeks or months). Iron IV’s can be a gamechanger for those who need it.
*Please note that you need a prescription to get them.
After iron, AIG typically tends to affect B12 levels next. The problem is, due to its inherent nature, it doesn’t really matter how much B12 you take – it can still struggle massively to get into your system, which is a huge problem.
In cases where people are simply unable to absorb B12, intravenous versions of B12 can be quite useful.
Those are the two major drops that occur within AIG, but let’s talk about IV therapy benefits for some other common conditions. These include:
In general, the benefits of IV therapy help with everyday lifestyle, including things like hydrating – more on that later – and the benefits can also reach those who have a thyroid condition (because it can help with poor absorption of key nutrients).
But, let’s dive even deeper and talk about the benefits of IV therapy for a whole host of reasons…
In this case, we can start to see the potential benefits of getting certain vitamins to help boost our energy. This is most prevalent with the following:
Some of these, like NAD and GSH, do not work at all when taken orally (because they are broken down into constituents). But, when taken intravenously, they are able to bypass that intestinal breakdown process right into the bloodstream.
But, the benefits of getting any of these are super wide-ranging. It can include things like nerve conduction, energy production, cognitive function, and exercise capacity. When we get more of these key antioxidants, in the right amounts, they can be a big help across the board.
For a lot of these, I practiced in the Sonoran Desert, and I found a lot of people who were chronically dehydrated. This is important because you can be dehydrated, and not feel thirsty at all!
Apart from fluids, though, we also need to keep in mind some of the key electrolytes, like:
Key Insight: Magnesium is a big one here. That’s because it is a really tricky one to get in high amounts, quickly and orally. So, if you are chronically low in magnesium, it can be really tricky to build up because it can result in chronic diarrhea.
In my own experience, I have seen so many cases of folks who had chronic fatigue and chronic muscular pain from low magnesium. And, I also saw how IV therapy can really be life-changing here.
For the first time, I saw people who could build their levels back up, feel healthy, and feel normal again. This is such a huge change for them. IV for hydration can help with fluid loss, magnesium loss, and even cases of fibromyalgia. It’s huge!
The last thing I want to talk about is the IV therapy benefits for those looking to hone in on their thyroid function. One correlation is that a lot of these digestive issues I mentioned earlier, like AID, celiac, IBS and IBC are quite strong.
Additionally, the thyroid has a unique need for certain kinds of nutrients. The big ones here include:
There are times in which we might run low on any of these (whether we get them through our diet or our bodies make them on their own). For some, like iron, we may not be able to assimilate it very quickly.
What these nutrients do is that they allow for the proper functioning of the deiodinase enzymes (DIO). These regulate how thyroid hormones circulate throughout the body, how they are taken up by cells, and how they are eliminated.
At the same time, having the right amounts of these vitamins can help with thyrocyte repair. This means that thyroid cells can fix themselves when they need to – when they are ready to re-grow again.
If you find yourself doing any of the following or struggle with any of the following, you would make for a good candidate for vitamin therapy:
These are all good reasons to consider the benefits of IV therapy in your life. This is a way in which one can safely reverse symptoms more quickly, and get to a place where easier-to-implement lifestyle measures can lead to a big difference.
I hope this guide helped you understand a bit more about the most common IV therapy benefits or answer some of the questions you might have if you’re looking into things like IV for hydration or energy levels.
In general, I hope you will consider joining me on a journey to take your health back into your own hands. Things like your thyroid are so important to your overall health, but unfortunately, some people miss out on just how simple treatments, like IV therapy can transform your life.
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Dr. Alan Glen Christianson (Dr. C) is a Naturopathic Endocrinologist and the author of The NY Times bestselling Adrenal Reset Diet, The Metabolism Reset Diet and The Thyroid Reset Diet.
Dr. C’s gift for figuring out what really works has helped hundreds of thousands of people reverse thyroid disease, lose weight, diabetes, and regain energy. Learn more about the surprising story that started his quest.
Dr. Alan Christianson
Alan Christianson is a Naturopathic Medical Doctor (NMD) who is a board-certified Naturopathic Endocrinologist with a focus on thyroid disorders. He is the author of The Metabolism Reset Diet and the New York Times bestselling book The Adrenal Reset Diet.
He founded Integrative Health, a physician group dedicated to helping people with thyroid disease and weight-loss resistance regain their health.
He has been named a Top Doctor in Phoenix magazine and has appeared on national TV shows and in numerous print media.
Dr. Christianson resides in the woods by a lake in Northern Minnesota with his wife Kirin.
