Iv Therapy at Saskatoon Naturopathic Medicine
Our Naturopathic Doctors have several years of combined experience in offering nutritional intravenous (IV) therapies.
IV administration of nutrients bypass the digestive tract and allow for much higher concentrations of the nutrients to be absorbed into the tissues of the body.
Nutritional IVs can be customized to meet your individual needs.
One of the standard base formulas for mixed nutrient IVs is the Myers’ Cocktail. Learn more by reading our post on the Myers’ Cocktail below.
iv Nutrients offered at our clinic include:
Minerals: magnesium, calcium. zinc, selenium, chromium, and other trace minerals
Vitamins: C, B12, B5, B6. Folic acid, B complex
Antioxidants: Glutathione, ALA
Amino acids
reasons for choosing iv therapies:
You struggle with malabsorption of oral nutrition
You want a quicker improvement in how you feel
You have trouble taking the supplements you need regularly
You want a boost in your mental, physical, and overall health
Conditions that may benefit from nutritional intravenous therapies include:
Inflammatory bowel diseases (such as Crohn’s, ulcerative colitis)
Celiac disease
Chronic fatigue
Cancer
Patients struggling with frequent or chronic infections
*Patients must be under ongoing care of a naturopathic doctor to receive IV treatments. IV referrals from other healthcare providers are accepted. Please email our office to request an IV referral form.
Intravenous vitamin C
We can safely administer intravenous vitamin C (IVC) up to 75 grams, depending on the targeted health concern. Vitamin C, as a single nutrient IV or in combination with other nutrients can be used to support a variety of health care concerns, such as:
● Supporting the function of the immune system [3, 5]
● Supporting connective tissues and wound healing [2]
● Supporting the body during prolonged periods of stress [4]
● Improving antioxidant levels in the body [2, 5]
● Cancer support [1,7]
● Inflammation [1,6]
● Nutrient deficiencies or diseases of nutrient malabsorption [2]
References:
[1] Klimant, E., Wright, H., Rubin, D., Seely, D., & Markman, M. (2018). Intravenous vitamin C in the supportive care of cancer patients: A review and rational approach. Current Oncology (Toronto, Ont.), 25(2), 139–148. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.25.3790
[2] National Institutes of Health. (2021, March 26). Vitamin C Fact Sheet for Health Professionals. National Institutes of Health: Office of Dietary Supplements. https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminC-HealthProfessional/#en1
[3] Hemilä, H., & Chalker, E. (2013). Vitamin C for preventing and treating the common cold. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 1, CD000980. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD000980.pub4
[4] Morelli, M. B., Gambardella, J., Castellanos, V., Trimarco, V., & Santulli, G. (2020). Vitamin C and Cardiovascular Disease: An Update. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 9(12), E1227. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox9121227
[5] Gaby, A. (2011). Nutritional medicine. Fritz Perlberg Publishing.
[6] Modulation of Cytokines in Cancer Patients by Intravenous Ascorbate Therapy Med Sci Monit 2016 Jan 3;22:14-25
[7] Intravenous vitamin C in the supportive care of cancer patients: a review and rational approach Current Oncology 2018 April Volume 25, Number 2