IV Drip Vitamin Therapy
Becoming popular around 2018 (when Chrissy Teigen posted a shot of herself receiving a drip on Instagram), IV Nutrient Infusions have been seen as a must-have wellness treatment. Other celebrities who’ve also reportedly jumped on the trend include Adele, Rihanna, Kim Kardashian, Chris Brown, John Legend, Jane Fonda, Cindy Crawford, Simon Cowell, and Real Housewife Lisa Rinna.
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The substances used in IVNT are vitamins, minerals and water – all of which are classified as essential nutrients. By balancing our levels through IV infusions our bodies can be restored to peak and maximum energy performance.
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BENEFITS OF THE TREATMENT
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Drip therapy improves overall wellness by providing 100% of the vitamins and nutrients your body needs to:
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Improve immune health
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Boost energy levels
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Improve symptoms of depression
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Improve anxiety
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Improve mental clarity and cognitive function
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Reduce the symptoms of migraines
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Improve symptoms of asthma
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Improve allergies
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Combat fatigue
How much does it cost?
1 IV session
£75
Frequently Asked Questions
Why Vitamin Drip?
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The first IV vitamin drips were developed and administered by Dr. John Myers in the 1970s. His research led to the popular Myers’ Cocktail. These types of infusions generally take anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour.
While you’re undergoing an IV vitamin drip, your body is receiving a higher concentration of the vitamins themselves. A vitamin that’s taken by mouth gets broken down in the stomach and digestive tract, and is limited on how much can be absorbed (50 percent). If, however, the vitamin is given through an IV, it’s absorbed at a much higher percentage (90 percent).
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What to expect at the appointment?
When a person receives an IV vitamin treatment, they’re receiving a liquid mixture of vitamins and minerals through a small tube inserted into a vein. This allows the nutrients to be absorbed quickly and directly into the bloodstream, a method that produces higher levels of the vitamins and minerals in your body than if you got them from food or supplements. This is because several factors affect our body’s ability to absorb nutrients in the stomach. Factors include age, metabolism, health status, genetics, interactions with other products we consume, and the physical and chemical makeup of the nutritional supplement or food. Higher levels of the vitamins and minerals in your bloodstream lead to greater uptake into cells, which theoretically will use the nutrients to maintain health and fight illness.
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Why is IV Vitamin Therapy such a healthy choice?
Vitamin infusions are being used for a wide variety of health concerns. Conditions that have responded positively to the Myers’ cocktail treatment include asthma, migraines, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgiaTrusted Source, muscle spasms, pain, allergies, and sinus and respiratory tract infections. A number of other disease states, including angina and hyperthyroidism, have also shown promising results to IV vitamin infusions. Many people are also using IV vitamin therapy for quick rehydration after an intense sporting event, such as running a marathon, to cure a hangover, or for improved skin clarity.
The most popular reasons for IV vitamin treatment is to relieve stress, rid your body of toxins, balance hormones, boost immunity, and make you skin healthier. There are positive anecdotal claims of relief and rejuvenation, but there’s no hard evidence to support these claims. Vitamins used in the IVs are water soluble, so once your body uses what’s needed, it will excrete the excess through your kidneys into your urine.
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What vitamins are contained by the infusion?
There’s no limit to which vitamins the IV therapy can work to infuse into your body. The best vitamins for this treatment, however, are those that are natural to a person’s body and can be measured with levels to ensure that the IV infusion is given at a healthy dose.
Commonly seen ingredients in an IV vitamin drip are vitamin C, B vitamins, magnesium, and calcium. IV vitamin drips may also contain amino acids (the building blocks of protein) and antioxidants, such as glutathione. Talk with your doctor about what nutrients you may be lacking.
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Are there any risks involved in getting a Vitamin Drip?
There’s a risk of infection with IV vitamin therapy. Any time you have an IV inserted, it creates a direct path into your bloodstream and bypasses your body’s first defense mechanism against bacteria: your skin. Although the risk of infection is unlikely, it’s important to collaborate with our professionals who will perform the therapy to manage this risk and ensure you have a healthy vitamin infusion.