IV Therapy is a great way to boost your body and get vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, amino acids and other nutrients that your body lacks directly into your system quickly and efficiently.
Our IV’s deliver high-quality nutrients directly into the bloodstream where they are absorbed into your cells more rapidly than taking supplements. It’s a fast and easy way to optimize your body’s health!
IV’s benefit two major groups of people:
1) Those that push their bodies and minds to their limits: intense workouts, challenging workdays or busy fast paced lifestyle. This makes each cell in your body work harder and require more nutrients to repair tissue damage, maintain mental focus, and restore energy. More than what can be absorbed efficiently by the digestive system.
2) Those whose health is in decline: organ dysfunction, malabsorption, weak immune systems or poor recovery from surgery. A body in poor health requires higher amounts of specific nutrients to heal faster and feel better. These nutrients can be hard to consume in high amounts when you’re not feeling well or already have digestive issues.
If you haven’t yet had an appointment with one of our Naturopathic Doctors, we do require that you have an initial appointment in order for us to gather the required information and to ensure everything is as it needs to be. Otherwise, your good to go!
For our standard IV treatments, and in order to formulate a treatment that is safe and effective for each patient, we require blood work that is no more than 6 months old. If required, we, or your MD can requisition blood work for you. You’ll Just have to go to the lab for the blood draw and once we receive the results, you’re ready for your IV!
Have something to eat before your IV treatment and stay well hydrated before and during the IV. Arrive a few minutes early to use the restroom, settle into one of our recliners and have your vital signs taken before the IV begins.
When you receive an IV treatment, you will be sitting or reclined comfortably while your IV line is started and your custom formulated nutrient cocktail is infused. During this time you can read a book, listen to music, nap, or simply relax! Depending on the size and concentration of the bag, an IV treatment can take between 30 minutes to 2 hours.
Once the bag is finished, your line is removed, vital signs are taken again, and you’re all set!
Already have an ND? No problem! You’re Naturopathic Doctor can email a referral form in with recommendations for your IV treatments/health needs.
Vitamin Injections are a popular treatment choice for patients suffering from pain and illness, and in need of nutritional support. Injecting vitamins into the body bypasses the gastrointestinal tract, providing the nutrients directly into the bloodstream where it can benefit damaged or inflamed tissues quickly.
Vitamin B12 deficiency is believed to be one of the most common nutrient deficiencies in the world. B12 injections can be used to offset the many symptoms of deficiency such as fatigue, weakness and low mood.
Vitamin B12 is an essential vitamin, which means your body cannot make it. You can only get it from your food or supplements. It’s crucial for many vital functions including the production of red blood cells, neurological function, fatty acid metabolism and DNA synthesis. B12 helps to convert and synthesize many compounds within the body, making it critical for a vast amount of daily functions.
Ailments attributed to low vitamin B12 include:
Vitamin D plays an essential role in bone and mineral metabolism, keeping your bones strong and healthy. It is also important in non-skeletal tissue and its deficiency is closely associated with increased risk of cancers, infections, autoimmune diseases, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. Vitamin D also helps to strengthen the immune system, reduces inflammation, improves mood and helps with neuromuscular functions. Despite growing public awareness of the multiple health benefits of vitamin D, epidemiological studies have revealed a very high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency worldwide. According to Statistics Canada, 7 out of 10 Canadians do not meet the suggested minimum vitamin D level for optimal health.
Ailments attributed to low vitamin D include: