{"id":7428,"date":"2022-03-29T06:35:53","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T22:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lifeclinic.com.hk\/take-care-of-your-immunity-even-if-youre-vaccinated-2\/"},"modified":"2025-04-14T15:26:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T07:26:11","slug":"boosting-your-health-with-ivs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeclinic.com.hk\/boosting-your-health-with-ivs\/","title":{"rendered":"Boosting your health with IVs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>We know \u2013 IVs can sound serious. But they\u2019re actually one of the safest, most used treatments in the world. Every day millions of people get hooked up to IVs to improve their health status. We see IVs as a versatile and science-backed way of giving your body some extra love.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeclinic.com.hk\/boosting-your-health-with-ivs\/#The_background_of_IV_therapy\" >The background of IV therapy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeclinic.com.hk\/boosting-your-health-with-ivs\/#What_do_IVs_do\" >What do IVs do?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeclinic.com.hk\/boosting-your-health-with-ivs\/#How_do_they_support_health\" >How do they support health?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_background_of_IV_therapy\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><u>The background of IV therapy<\/u><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you picture white-walled hospital rooms and rushed nurses jabbing you, you\u2019re not alone. Intravenous technology was first published in 1883, during a cholera epidemic in Britain, so to say it\u2019s been around for a while is an understatement. Since then, they\u2019ve taken the healthcare world by storm due to their incredible applicability, personalization, and ease-of-use.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7430\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeclinic.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IV-history-300x158.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeclinic.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IV-history-300x158.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/lifeclinic.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IV-history-1024x538.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/lifeclinic.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IV-history-768x403.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/lifeclinic.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IV-history-18x9.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/lifeclinic.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IV-history.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_do_IVs_do\"><\/span><strong><u><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">What do IVs do?<\/span> <\/u><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In a nutshell, IVs work to deliver hydration, electrolytes and other nutrients or medications into the body fast for quick and effective results. As such, they are used for so many different situations. Whether you\u2019re a marathon runner, overly ambitious partier, or cancer patient, it\u2019s likely that you\u2019d have an IV run for you if you were hospitalized.<\/p>\n<p>In the past decade there has been a perspective shift as we ask ourselves, \u201cif IVs are such great tools for health, why do we have to be really sick before we can benefit from them?\u201d Health optimization and self-care are increasingly more important as prioritize health and push the boundaries of human longevity.<\/p>\n<p>Nowadays, there are over a dozen lifestyle IV clinics in New York alone. Lifestyle IVs offer the same benefits as one you\u2019d get in the hospital, minus the delivery of medications, for immediate and\/or long-term benefits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7431\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeclinic.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IV-Therapy-lead-300x250.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"370\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeclinic.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IV-Therapy-lead-300x250.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/lifeclinic.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IV-Therapy-lead-14x12.jpeg 14w, https:\/\/lifeclinic.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IV-Therapy-lead.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_they_support_health\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><u>How do they support health?<\/u><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>IVs are a tool to deliver so many different essential nutrients for the body to thrive. In this way, they have the ability to support health in the following ways:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Correct nutritional deficiencies faster than dietary reform or oral supplementation<\/li>\n<li>Deliver high-dose nutrients for therapeutic effects<\/li>\n<li>Provide rehydration or electrolyte balancing faster than oral hydration<\/li>\n<li>Deliver natural compounds like antioxidants (e.g. glutathione) or coenzymes (e.g. NAD+) to biohack your health<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p><strong>IV nutrient therapy delivers high doses of vitamins, minerals and other health compounds to help support a variety of conditions including sleep, immunity, anti-aging and much more.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lifeclinic.com.hk\/contact-us\/\">Contact us<\/a> to understand more wellness therapies.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>References<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"css-dp76we\"><cite>Ali A, et al. (2008). Intravenous micronutrient therapy (Myers\u2019 cocktail) for fibromyalgia: A placebo-controlled pilot study.\u00a0<a class=\"css-1d77tgz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2894814\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2894814\/<\/a><\/cite><\/li>\n<li class=\"css-dp76we\"><cite>Gaby AR. (2002). Intravenous nutrient therapy: The \u201cMyers\u2019 cocktail.\u201d<br \/>\n<a class=\"css-1d77tgz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.altmedrev.com\/archive\/publications\/7\/5\/389.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">altmedrev.com\/archive\/publications\/7\/5\/389.pdf<\/a><\/cite><\/li>\n<li class=\"css-dp76we\"><cite>Intravenous vitamin therapy. (2014).<br \/>\n<a class=\"css-1d77tgz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nutrition.org.uk\/nutritioninthenews\/headlines\/ivvitamins.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nutrition.org.uk\/nutritioninthenews\/headlines\/ivvitamins.html<\/a><\/cite><\/li>\n<li class=\"css-dp76we\"><cite>Padayatty SJ, et al. (2010). Vitamin C: Intravenous use by complementary and alternative medicine practitioners and adverse effects. DOI:<br \/>\n<a class=\"css-1d77tgz\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0011414\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0011414<\/a><\/cite><\/li>\n<li class=\"css-dp76we\"><cite>Pressman P, et al. (2017). Bioavailability of micronutrients obtained from supplements and food.\u00a0<a class=\"css-1d77tgz\" href=\"http:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full\/10.1177\/2397847317696366\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full\/10.1177\/2397847317696366<\/a><\/cite><\/li>\n<li class=\"css-dp76we\"><cite>Shrader WA. (2004). Short and long term treatment of asthma with intravenous nutrients. DOI:<br \/>\n<a class=\"css-1d77tgz\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/1475-2891-3-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">doi.org\/10.1186\/1475-2891-3-6<\/a><\/cite><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We know \u2013 IVs can sound serious. But they\u2019re actually one of the safest, most used treatments in the world. Every day millions of people get hooked up to IVs to improve their health status. 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