IV THERAPY

As a licensed naturopathic medical doctor in the state of Arizona, I can administer intravenous (IV) delivery of appropriate regulated substances as provided by law.  This route of administration is useful in the treatment of disease when other means of delivery fail or do not provide a timely result.  I employ IV therapy when the patient requires urgent vitamin supplementation or when the patient is unable to assimilate nutraceuticals via the usual route.

Poor assimilation happens when the gastrointestinal tract fails to absorb and assimilate ingested products.  IV administration circumvents this loss of function.

Chelation therapy is an IV treatment that has positive impact on reversing the trends of the toxic state due to heavy metals.  The IV administration of the chelator is the most effective way to accomplish the desired outcome.

Another indication for IV therapy is dose related.  The IV administration of vitamins provides for higher doses then would be normally possible via the GI tract.  The Meyers Cocktail is one example that I administer to patients to provide powerful relief for the symptoms of the common cold and the associated fatigue.  My formulation of the Meyers cocktail contains a combination of Vitamin C and B vitamins diluted in sterile water.  The intravenous delivery of five gram doses of Vitamin C (an unacceptable oral dose due to the diarrhea it would cause) makes a powerful impact on the progress of the illness and directly improves health via antioxidant effects on viral illnesses.  Intravenous vitamin administration provides a wonderful opportunity to kick-start the healing process in a powerful timely fashion.  When patients are feeling the onset of an upper respiratory infection, intravenous vitamins do wonders to improve their symptoms and promote a more rapid recovery in combination with other naturopathic therapies.