What is Nutrient Therapy?
The Benefit of IV Therapy
One of the main benefits of an intravenous treatment is that the nutrients are infused directly into the bloodstream.
Intravenous treatments therefore are exceptionally powerful because they circumvent issues with oral administration, including stomach upset, absorption issues, and loss of potency. In addition, since the nutrients are infused directly into the bloodstream and avoid the gastrointestinal system, very large doses can be administered without gastrointestinal side effects which can limit dosing. A perfect example of this is vitamin C, which can only be taken in fairly small amounts orally before causing stomach upset. In contrast, very large doses of vitamin C, which can be very beneficial for the immune system, benefit cancer treatments and every other biological metabolic system. It can also be administered safely and without stomach side effects with an intravenous delivery route.
When you receive an “IV” the nutrients enter your bloodstream directly and immediately. You get much higher concentrations of nutrients delivered directly to your body’s cells through intravenous delivery, thus allowing your body to better absorb and utilize these nutrients.
What Health Conditions Does it Benefit?
- Irritable Bowel Disease
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Cancer
- Chronic Fatigue
- Chronic Infections
- Malasbsorption Syndromes
- Fibromyalgia
- Neurological Disorders
- Post Stroke and Heart Attacks
- Memory Enhancement
- Dementia
- Heavy Metal Toxicity
- Traumatic Brain Injuries
- Sports Nutrition & High Endurance Athletes
- Anti-Aging
- Chronic Pain
- Anxiety
- Autoimmune Disease
- Environmental Illness
- Chemical Sensitivities
- Many Other Disease or Disorders
- Depression
- Mold Exposure
- Low Immune System
What Can I Expect?
At your first appointment, you will be fully evaluated by Dr. Childers. We will conduct a thorough history and physical exam (we may order blood tests). We will take a look at your total picture of health and assess whether or not IV Nutrient Therapy is right for you.
The length of your treatment depends on the nutrient mix that you are receiving and what concentration is being infused. The infusion is more comfortable than an ordinary blood draw. Your experience will differ depending on the treatment you are receiving: you may experience local warmth at the site of your infusion and either an increase in energy or a relaxation effect. An improved sense of calm and well-being goes along with many nutrient therapies.
What IV Nutrient Therapies are Offered
Immune Boost
Cold and flu symptoms, seasonal allergies, reduce oxidative stress, protect against free radicals, boost immune system and more.
Cocktail Ingredients : Vitamin C, B2, B5, B6, B12, B Complex, Selenium, Glutathione , Calcium Gluconate, Zinc, Magnesium, Calcium, 5MTHF, MTM, Lysine
Suggested Use: General Maintenance & Well Being; Weakened Immune System; Frequent Colds; Allergies; Anti-Oxidant Therapy; Free Radical Damage Protection; Fatigue; Chronic Illnesses; Diabetes; Fibromyalgia; Multiple Sclerosis; Malabsorption; Irritable Bowel; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Brain Health
Help your brain! Gain cognitive enhancement. Focus, quicker thinking, better problem solving, plus memory, attention, sharpness and much more.
Cocktail Ingredients: Vitamin C, B2, B3, B5, B6, B12, B Complex, Magnesium, Selenium, Glutathione, Taurine, Zinc, GPC, Niacinamide, L-Glycine, Phosphatidylcholine
Suggested Use: Mental Fatigue; Exams; Important Meetings; Presentations; Meditation; Increasing Focus
Anti Oxidation
Protect against free radicals, reduce oxidative stress, boost immune system, detoxify and reduce cellular inflammation and more.
Cocktail Ingredients: Glutathione, Vitamin C, Phosphatidylcholine
Suggested Use: High Cellular and Metabolic Stress; Immune System Boost; Oxidative Stress; Parkinson's Disease; Autoimmune Disease; Inflammation; Multiple Sclerosis
Stress & Anxiety
Are you stressed out, anxious or exhausted. There is a nutrient therapy to help improve your mood.
Cocktail Ingredients: Vitamin C, B1, B2, B5, B6, B12, B Complex, Magnesium, Glycine, Gaba, Taurine, Nicotinamide, Calcium, , Chromium, Selenium, Zinc, Glutamine, Tryptophan, GPC, Phosphatidylcholine
Suggested Use: Periods of High Stress; Periods of Poor Sleep; Anxiety; Stress; Focus; Relaxation; Mood Restoration
Athletic Performance
Our cocktail for those who need performance or sports recovery. Great to rehydrate; drive forward the ATP production; boost your body's natural production of growth hormone; and to combat and eliminate soreness.
Cocktail Ingredients: Vitamin C, B5, B6, B12, B Complex, Magnesium, Calcium, Glutathione, Zinc, L-Arginine, L-Carnatine, L-Glutamine, Taurine, GPC
Suggested Use: Working Out; Post-workout soreness & recovery; Lactic Acid Build Up; Running; Weightlifting; Swimming; Cross-fit; Surfing; Soccer; Basketball; Football; Tennis; UFC; Wrestling; MMA Fighting
Skin Rejuvenation
Reduce fine lines and wrinkles, suppress the formation of acne and blemishes, and produce collagen to enhance elasticity, healthy skin and more.
Cocktail Ingredients: Vitamin C, B2, B5, B6, B7, B12, B Complex, Magnesium, Calcium, Gluthione, L-Lysine, L-Proline, Glycene
Suggested Use: Improved Skin Quality; Wound Healing; Joint Strengthening; Ligament Strengthening; Tendon Strengthening Bone Strengthening; Blood Vessel Integrity
Liver Detox
There were two basic things that the body needs in order to heal itself. One is nutrients. The other is detoxification. Get vital vitamins and nutrients to help cleanse and detox the liver.
Cocktail Ingredients: Glutathione, Taurine, Selenium, B12, B Complex, Phosphatidyl Choline, Selenium, Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA)
Suggested Use: Fatigue; High Stress Lifestyle; Alcohol use; Smoking Weight Loss Program; Fatty Liver
Pain Reliever
This cocktail is effective in relieving the pain associated with headaches & migraines, back & muscle pain, rheumatic pain, menstrual and much more.
Cocktail Ingredients: Vitamin C, B5, B12, B Complex, Magnesium, Calcium, Glucosamine, Glutamine, Lysine, Chromium, Proline, Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM), Taurine, Selenium
Suggested Use: Muscle aches & pains; Headaches; Migraines; Arthritic pain; Joint Pain
Hydration
Get vital fluids, electrolytes and vitamins to restore optimum hydration and support for the immune system.
Cocktail Ingredients: Sodium Chloride, Calcium Chloride, Potassium Chloride, Magnesium
Read MoreSuggested Use: Exercise; Long Flights; Cold & Flu; Exposure to Cold or Dry Environments; Alcohol Consumption; Nausea; Vomiting or Diarrhea
Read LessChemotherapy & Radiation Recovery
Fight the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation such as fatigue, nausea & vomiting and decreased neurological function.
Cocktail Ingredients: B-Complex, B5, B12, B1, B6, Vitamin C, B2, B9, Glutathione, Alpha Lipoic Acid, Lactated ringers or Saline
Suggested Use: With Cancer treatments to combat the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation.
Healthy Gut
Give your gut the attention it deserves. While it is largely ignored by most individuals, gut health is the core of health and wellness.
Cocktail Ingredients: Zinc, Glutathione, Vitamin C, L-glutamine, Glycyrrhizin, L-Arginine
Read MoreSuggested Use: Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Leaky Gut, Stress, Malabsorption, Autoimmune Disease
Read LessHigh Dose Vitamin C
Vitamin C is essential to life itself, we can't live without it. Our bodies don't produce it.
Vitamin C damages the cancer cell’s DNA, it stresses their metabolism and inhibits their growth.
Read MoreWhen high doses of vitamin C are administered directly into the blood via IV, it occupies the space around the cancer cells where it is converted into hydrogen peroxide. That, in turn, wages war on the cancer cells and kills them, leaving healthy cells unharmed.
Cocktail Ingredients: Vitamin C, Magnesium
Suggested Use: Immune Support; Viral Illness; Stress; Tissue Repair; Collagen Production; Cancer
Read LessMyers Cocktail
Myers cocktail is a high dose Vitamin C and a mixture of B vitamins along with other immune-boosting ingredients such as vitamin B, calcium and magnesium. The idea of infusing high doses of vitamins intravenously was pioneered by the late Dr. John Myers, a physician from Baltimore, Maryland
who up until his passing in 1984 infused thousands of patients with his unique formulation of vitamins. Linus Pauling won a Nobel Prize on his work demonstrating that High Dose Vitamin C does kill cancer. Now used successfully by hundreds of doctors, the formula remains the same and is known as the Myers’ Cocktail.
Cocktail Ingredients: Magnesium, High Dose Vitamin C, a mixture of B vitamins and Calcium. We follow this with a glutathione infusion.
Suggested Uses: Chronic Fatigue; Fibromyalgia; Depression; Muscle Spasm; Asthma; Hives; Congestive Heart Failure; Infections; and Senile Dementia
Heart Health
IV Magnesium is an excellent therapy or patients with heart disease and respiratory conditions among others. This cocktail includes magnesium and several other vital vitamins and minerals which have been shown to help stabilize cardiac rhythms and support cardiac health.
Cocktail Ingredients: Magnesium, Potassium Chloride, Taurine, Arginine, Carnitine, Proline, Phosphatidylcholine Coenzyme Q10 (Co Q10), Vitamin C, B5, B6, B Complex, Calcium, Chromium, Copper, Selenium, Zinc
Suggested Uses: Heart health; Asthma; Chronic Migraines; Diabetes
IV Add-ons & Booster
Add-Ons area a great way to take advantage of your infusion by adding one of the below vitamins to your IV Therapy that doesn't already include it.
CoQ10
Promotes immune system health
Calm
A specialty injection that promotes: Relaxation; Sleep; Positive Mood; and Pain management.
B12
Energy Level Boost + Heart Health + Healthy Digestion
GABA
Promotes mental wellness, healthy mood & sleep cycle
Biotin
Promotes healthy skin, hair, and nails.
Glutathione
Recovery + Strength + Endurance + Detoxification
Inositol
Promotes overall wellness, helps promote healthy skin & cognitive functions
B-Complex
Boost your body's systems that support mood, energy production, memory, immune system.
Contact Delaware Integrative Medicine today to find out how to get started experiencing the benefits of IV Nutrition.
- Improved energy levels
- Improved resistance to infections
- Better visual acuity and retinal health
- Detoxification
- Smoother skin, better blood flow
- Faster recovery
There are many more treatments that are not listed here. We offer custom IVs, peptides and add-on boosters upon request.