The Ins and Outs of IV Nutrition Therapy

Getting nutrients through a needle may not sound appealing, but it's a great way to get what you need

IV nutrient therapy offers a uniquely effective way to get vitamins and nutrients that can be hard to obtain through food and supplements. YAKOBCHUK VIACHESLAV/Shutterstock

We live in a nutrient-depleted world. Despite working hard to make health-promoting choices, it’s difficult to achieve optimal levels of the vitamins, minerals, and nutrients our bodies need. Unfortunately, we live in an age of chronic stress, ubiquitous environmental toxins, and nutrient-depleted soil and food. This leads to nagging symptoms and chronic health conditions. Thankfully, intravenous (IV) therapy can offer individualized nutrition that’s administered right into the bloodstream.

Recently, IV therapy has become widely utilized in functional and integrative medicine clinics along with being a topic of conversation within health and wellness circles. In the 1960s, Dr. John Myers understood the importance of utilizing IV administration of vitamins and minerals. He’s well-known for his “Myers cocktail” that offered his patients numerous health benefits. Since that time, variations of the Myers cocktail have been used by many doctors in practice.