How Does IV Hydration Work?
When you drink water, it has to travel through your digestive system before it can be absorbed. This can vary according to illness or a variety of other issues. IV hydration works differently. The fluids are going directly into your bloodstream, where they can have an immediate and consistent impact. You can absorb more fluids and nutrients through an IV infusion. With and IV, those fluids start working faster to help you feel better.
Benefits of IV Therapy Include:
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Faster uptake: Instant uptake of fluids, medications and supplements by your body, so you feel better quicker.
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Better absorption: Your body can better absorb vitamins, medications and supplements via IV more than via oral methods like pills (~50% of the vitamin is absorbed orally, while ~90% is absorbed in IV form).
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Acute illness: When you’re nauseous, have vomiting or diarrhea, staying hydrated orally can be difficult.
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Chronic illness: Bypassing digestion can be helpful – even necessary – for many sufferers of chronic illnesses, particularly those that impair digestive organs like IBS, IBD, GERD, Crohn’s disease, Celiac disease and Colitis.
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Age: Our ability to digest and absorb vitamins from pills – and from food itself – gets worse as we age, and can lead to deficiencies. Even mild deficiencies in certain vitamins can lead to fatigue, brain fog and faster aging.
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Lifestyle: Lifestyle factors like smoking, alcohol and drug use can impact your ability to absorb the nutrients from pills, while at the same time depleting your body of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants in order to process these toxins.
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Diet: People on restrictive diets may not get enough of certain vitamins and minerals from food.
What is IV Therapy Good For?
IV therapy can help to treat, reduce, or alleviate many different conditions including, but not limited to:
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Hangovers
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Dehydration
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Cold & Flu
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Nausea
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Food Poisoning
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Migraines
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Fatigue
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Athletic Recovery
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Etc.
Are IV Drips Safe?
Yes. The treatments and medications have decades of positive results and are known to be safe. All medical personnel are licensed and insured.