As we embark upon another flu season, we encourage you to re-explore ways that you have found to maintain joy and wellness during the winter season, such as curling up on a couch with a pet, loved one, or creating the time to read some books that have been eyeing you on the shelf. Meanwhile, we are also here to invite you to try some new strategies for maintaining wellness such as expanding your palette of recipes and foods with the goal of optimizing your nutrition.

Nutritional IV Therapy at Sparkle Health helps serve the needs of our patients. The overall response IV Therapy has had positive affects on patients and they are reporting improved energy, decreased recovery time from physical activity, improved mood and better skin complexion. We believe that nutritional intravenous therapy can be an additional support in taking care this season. Intravenous therapy allows for larger doses of essential nutrients to bypass the gut and be absorbed directly into the bloodstream, thus making nutrients more readily available for the body to utilize.

When under stress, our digestion can become compromised, as stress hormones such as cortisol affect the microbes of the gut and the ability to breakdown and utilize components of food. Nutritional IV’s contain higher amounts of nutrients than are typically found in food. For example, a typical Myers IV cocktail contains 100 times the amount of Vitamin C that is in a typical orange. Further, it contains large amounts of magnesium, and a mixture of B vitamins including B12, B5, B6, niacinamide and riboflavin, and thiamine. These elements act together to boost the immune system and help with ATP production, supporting energy and detoxification.

Another IV therapy that we offer is Glutathione. Glutathione is a naturally occurring tripeptide in the body and a major antioxidant which acts to reduce oxidative stress. However, over time, chronic stress and aging, depletes this vital antioxidant which can hamper our ability to detox and decrease our immune function. Combining a Myers cocktail with glutathione can act synergistically to combat viruses, support shortening the duration of illness, and promote optimal functioning during times of stress.

If you would like to explore IV Therapy, we recommend creating a space to unwind by coming with a good book and trying one of our immune boosting tea blends to accompany your treatment. Treatments typically last 75 minutes and options for a chair massage and/or reflexology are also available for you to enjoy.

Sparkle Health is pleased to have partnered with Hydropeutics, a locally-owned mobile IV Hydration service company, to provide our members with Nutritional IV Therapy. All IV Therapy services offered are curated and supervised by Dr. Mercuro.