Benefits of Intravenous (IV) and Intramuscular (IM) Therapy

So yes, ideally getting nutrients from our food should be THE BEST way to nourish ourselves. I am a firm believer in food as medicine, but there are times when IV and IM nutrient therapy are beneficial.

The nutrients derived from our food are dependent upon our digestive function. If digestive enzymes are lacking, gut microbes are out of balance, the liver is overburdened, or the gastrointestinal tract lining is compromised (i.e. leaky gut); our food is not processed correctly and we are not getting optimal nutrition.

Nutrition is a cornerstone of health and disrupted digestion is one of the common root causes of many health concerns. This is why integrative and functional medicine practitioners always address the gut.

Honestly, sometimes our food choices are not the most nutritious. When we stray from healthy habits, providing these missing nutrients via the intramuscular (IM) and intravenous (IV) route can effectively help correct essential vitamin and mineral deficits because the goodness is delivered directly to your cells, 

How does our gut get disrupted?

·       Prolonged stress

·       Standard American Diet

·       Poor sleep habits

·       Food sensitivities

·       Exposure to harmful chemicals from things such as excessive antibiotics (more than once/year), pesticide-treated foods, medications such as PPIs (omeprazole) & NSAIDS (i.e. ibuprofen, naproxen), environmental factors, even breast implants. 

Improved Bioavailability

IV & IM delivery readily gets vitamins and nutrients to our cells. Even when our gut and digestion are working perfectly, when taken by mouth, some nutrients are only partially absorbed.

Personally, I view partial oral absorption of certain nutrients as Nature’s way of “keeping things in balance”. That would be all well and good, but the problem is, we now have an evolutionary mismatch.

What Nature intended and programmed for is definitely not inline with modern-day living. We are over-stressed, often under nourished, and exposed to thousands of human-made chemicals which place huge demands on our biology. It’s only makes sense that our bodies need a little extra something-something sometimes.

So yes! At Temple Glow Wellness we lean into nutrition, absolutely address your gut health to support health concerns, and incorporate IV and IM therapy to stubborn symptoms. PLUS they’re a game-changer for acute instances.

Benefits of IV and IM Nutrient Therapy

IV nutrient therapy “jumps starts” metabolic processes, enhances cellular function, improves detoxification, can deliver Rx medications, and quickly addresses acute concerns such as:

• Dehydration

• Muscle cramping/pain

• Hangovers

• Feeling “spent” after strenuous exercise

• Nausea

• Menstrual cramps

• Headaches/migraines

• Colds, viruses

• Fatigue

• Post-op recovery

More frequent treatments have a cumulative effect and can be helpful for:

• Weight loss (lipotropic injections in conjunction with exercise & nutrition)

• Cellular detoxification (IV glutathione REALLY shines here)

• PCOS

• Optimizing preconception health

• Seasonal allergies

• Depression

• Asthma

• Fibromylagia

• Supporting people post-gastric bypass