Vitamin C IV Therapy
Let your immune system reach its full potential with these cancer-fighting treatments that can improve your quality of life. We offer vitamin C IV therapy in New York City, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
High Dose Vitamin C
Our Formula
IV fluids, vitamin C (Made using preservative-free alpha lipoic acid)
When To Drip
- Undergoing chemo or radiation
- Battling cancer alternatively
- Active COVID infection
- Lyme disease flare up
- Pain symptoms
- Acute infection (viral, fungal, bacterial)
Benefits of a Vitamin C IV for Cancer Patients
Chemotherapy treatment takes a lot out of you. While it targets cancer cells, it also affects the rest of your body, making you susceptible to other illnesses and impacting your quality of life. Boosting your vitamin C levels during treatment can help your immune system combat other ailments and viruses.
As soon as you start cancer treatment, we’ll be happy to administer this drip. Since it supports the immune system, a vitamin C infusion for cancer can help with inflammation caused by treatment while restoring your vitamin C levels. Vitamin C also plays a role in mood and energy levels, so you can expect to feel better mentally, too!
Studies backed by the U.S. National Library of Medicine have shown that intravenous administration of antioxidants like vitamin C can take down cancer cells without damaging the healthy cells around them. Patients who receive a high-dose vitamin C can expect fewer side effects from treatment and have a better chance of returning to normal life between treatments.
Wellness Benefits of Vitamin C IV Therapy
This IV drip comes with many general health advantages.
Helps the Immune System
One of vitamin C’s greatest health benefits is its influence on white blood cells. White blood cells play an important role in the immune system, targeting potentially harmful viruses and bacteria. During chemotherapy or stem cell transplants, white blood cells are slow to restore, making patients more vulnerable to infections. Studies indicate that vitamin C can help immune system cells develop and function better, supporting recovery in cancer patients.
Improves Skin Health
Vitamin C can support collagen production. Collagen is an essential protein that promotes skin elasticity, supports wound healing and offers protection from sun damage. Because collagen helps with skin elasticity, it also has wonderful anti-aging benefits such as, reducing fine lines, and making the skin appear plumper and smoother.
Increases Energy Levels
A vitamin C deficiency can lead to fatigue and low energy. People who’ve undergone vitamin C IV therapy have reported improvements in their energy levels, as vitamin C plays a role in transforming different fatty acids into energy. If you’ve been feeling sluggish, tired, or drained, an vitamin C infusion could help.
Promotes Wound Healing
Clinical studies reveal that vitamin C IV therapy helps with wound healing. Vitamin C promotes collagen synthesis, a process that’s vital to new tissue growth. As an antioxidant, vitamin C also reduces inflammation and oxidative stress, creating an environment where the body can heal.
Reduces Inflammation
Vitamin C reduces inflammation by neutralizing free radicals that cause cell and tissue damage. With less inflammation, your body becomes more equipped to fight autoimmune disorders, combat disease, and maintain good energy levels.
Supports Cardiovascular Health
An IV of vitamin C supports cardiovascular health by lowering the risk of cardiovascular disease, decreasing blood pressure, and reinforcing capillary and artery walls. With good cardiovascular health, your body is less susceptible to diseases and you can enjoy greater mobility, higher stamina, and a mood boost.
What is high Dose Vitamin C ?
Studies have suggested that high-dose vitamin C IV drips, at the proper concentration, can result in destruction of cancer cells without harming healthy cells. Many patients who receive high-dose IV vitamin C nutritional therapy, along with traditional cancer care, can live fuller, more vibrant, energetic lives and suffer fewer side effects. It can be safely used in alongside chemotherapy and radiation in certain situations where the patient’s oncology team is aware of and has agreed to incorporate high-dose vitamin C therapy into the treatment regimen.
According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, “Researchers have made massive strides over the last 20 years and have addressed many of these important aspects, such as the best route for administration, safety, interactions with chemotherapy, quality of life, and potential mechanisms of action. Although vitamin C is often considered a good marker of fruit and vegetable intake, the vitamin has essential functions within the body, including integral roles in various anti-cancer mechanisms. Because of the pleiotropic functions of vitamin C, optimizing its levels in the body through diet and supplementation is likely to be of benefit to oncology patients.”
One of the most famous forerunners of high-dose vitamin C IV treatment for disease prevention was Dr. Linus Pauling, a two–time Nobel Laureate.
Dr. Linus Pauling proposed that vitamin C could be used to treat cancer. His studies conducted in the 1970s and 1980s suggested the use of oral doses up to 10 grams/day were helpful in increasing the survival time and improving the quality of life of terminal cancer patients. Today’s most recent studies using the intravenous route of administration are showing promise for Paulings’ theories.
What Is a Vitamin C Drip?
A vitamin C drip is a type of intravenous (IV) therapy that delivers a concentrated dose of vitamin C directly into the bloodstream. This allows potentially higher levels of vitamin C to get into the body, which studies suggest may help destroy cancer cells without harming healthy cells.
While traditionally used to treat scurvy in people who could not receive treatments by mouth, vitamin C drips are now used in everything from boosting energy and improving skin health to complementary therapy alongside traditional cancer treatments. The IV therapy can be safely used alongside chemotherapy and radiation in certain situations where the patient’s oncology team is aware of and has agreed to incorporate high-dose vitamin C therapy into the treatment regimen.
Vitamin C and Cancer: From History to Modern Research
The idea of using vitamin C to fight cancer has a rich history, dating back over 50 years. One of the most prominent figures in this field was Dr. Linus Pauling, a two-time Nobel Laureate, who proposed in the 1970s and 1980s that high doses of oral vitamin C (up to 10 grams/day) could improve survival time and quality of life for terminal cancer patients.
Today’s most recent studies using the intravenous route of administration are showing promise for Paulings’ theories.
Modern Research and Mechanisms
A 2018 study from the U.S. National Library of Medicine states, “Although vitamin C is often considered a good marker of fruit and vegetable intake, the vitamin has essential functions within the body, including integral roles in various anti-cancer mechanisms. Because of the pleiotropic functions of vitamin C, optimizing its levels in the body through diet and supplementation is likely to be of benefit to oncology patients.”
While vitamin C’s anticancer properties have been recognized for over 50 years, recent research is shedding light on the mechanisms behind its action. One study found that ascorbate helps regulate cancer-related proteins and pathways, potentially sensitizing tumor cells to ascorbic acid. High-dose vitamin C has also shown promise in enhancing cancer immunotherapy to make cancer cells more susceptible to treatment.
Further research is needed to understand how cancer cells counteract its effects throughout antioxidant systems. However, overall, hi
Benefits of a Vitamin C IV for Cancer Patients
Since it supports the immune system, a vitamin C infusion for cancer can help with inflammation caused by treatment while restoring your vitamin C levels. Vitamin C also plays a role in mood and energy levels, so you can expect to feel better mentally, too!
Chemotherapy treatment takes a lot out of you. While it targets cancer cells, it also affects the rest of your body, making you susceptible to other illnesses and impacting your quality of life. Boosting your vitamin C levels during treatment can help your immune system combat other ailments and viruses. As soon as you start cancer treatment, we’ll be happy to administer this drip.
Studies backed by the U.S. National Library of Medicine have shown that intravenous administration of antioxidants like vitamin C might take down cancer cells without damaging the healthy cells around them. Patients who receive a high-dose vitamin C can expect fewer side effects from treatment and a better chance of returning to normal life between treatments.
Our High-Dose Vitamin C Drips
Over the years, we’ve worked with many cancer patients seeking an alternative method of treating cancer and enhancing their current regimen. We’ve developed two high-dose vitamin C drip formulas that add a boost to the immune system and fight against the proliferation of cancer cells — high-dose vitamin C and mistletoe therapy.
Alternative Cancer Treatments
Over the years, we've worked with many cancer patients seeking an alternative method of treating cancer and enhancing their current regimen. We've developed two high-dose vitamin C drip formulas that add a boost to the immune system and fight against the proliferation of cancer cells — high-dose vitamin C and mistletoe therapy.
What To Know Before Your First Visit
Before starting high-dose vitamin C Intravenously, we offer and order these lab tests:
G6PD
An inherited condition that is extremely rare but if it exists, high doses of vitamin C will cause red cells to split open
Other Lab Tests That Are Useful but Not Required
CBC
A complete blood count tells us about red and white blood cell levels, helping us assess your overall health and immune function.
Kidney Panel
Assessing creatinine and BUN (blood urea nitrogen) levels are important to determine kidney function, since the kidneys filter vitamin C from the body.
C-Reactive Protein
This indicates systemic inflammation, which can help us understand the underlying causes of your health concerns.
Hepatic Panel
Helps understand liver and gallbladder health, as the liver is involved in processing nutrients and detoxifying the body.
Blood Chemistry & Electrolytes
Overall profile health assessment, so we can identify any potential imbalances or deficiencies. If you have any of these labs completed in the last year, they will not need to be repeated.
If you have any of these labs completed in the last year, they will not need to be repeated.
Schedule for High-Dose Vitamin C Infusions
Once we receive normal G6PD lab results, we proceed with the following:
- 1st infusion: 25 grams which takes about an hour.
- 2nd infusion: 50 grams which takes about an hour to an hour and a half.
- 3rd infusion: client dependent, 75 grams, where after 3 weeks of infusions 2-3x week, we check Vitamin C peak and trough levels.
Please wait one week for the results.
As our cancer clients are a top priority, please give us 2-3 days’ notice so we can accommodate day and time appointments.
Assessing Serum Vitamin C Levels
For those wanting to optimize vitamin C levels and know how many grams of vitamin C will be effective we can test vitamin C levels in the blood after the IV.
After the third high- dose vitamin C infusion, we can use our glucose meter to measure vitamin C levels. A optimal reading is 350mg/dL, as the meter registers glucose and vitamin C in the same way.
Before and After Intravenous High-Dose Vitamin C
- Eating before your appointment, as many clients experience low blood sugar and this helps.
- Bring a snack to have during or after your appointment.
- Use oral vitamin C on the days between the vitamin C IVs.
Find a Natural Solution Today
We are proud to offer mistletoe and high-dose vitamin C therapies for people dealing with cancer, chemotherapy and radiation. We know that cancer cam compromise your immune system, making it difficult to visit one of our drip lounges or even leave home. That is why we offer mobile vitamin C IV therapy to New York City, New Jersey and Philadelphia. We are happy to meet you wherever you need us, whether at home or another treatment facility.
If you’re ready to try something new in your fight against cancer, make an appointment with us today. If you’re in chemotherapy, have radiation treatments or take any other medications, be sure to consult with your oncologist before receiving our treatment, as mistletoe can interact with some medications.
FAQs
Below are answers to common questions we receive about our vitamin C drips:
1. What does vitamin C IV therapy do?
Vitamin C IV therapy increases the amount of asorbic acid in the bloodstream which can assist with wound healing, reducing inflammation, improving skin health, increasing energy levels and supporting the immune system.
2. Is vitamin C treatment worth it?
Many people with weakened immune systems, inflammation, wounds, a vitamin C deficiency, and/or other medical challenges have noticed improvements after vitamin C treatment.
How often should I get a vitamin C IV?
The recommended frequency of vitamin C IV therapy will vary, depending on your current health status, other treatments you’re involved in and more. Your medical provider can determine how often you can safely get a vitamin C infusion.
4. Is an IV of vitamin C expensive?
The price of a high-dose vitamin C IV drip typically falls in the $100. to $200 range. Individual prices can vary, depending on your location, health status, and other factors.
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How One of Our
Clients Beat Cancer!
Our client, Claudia did High Dose vitamin C IVs with us during her cancer battle. and continues on with treatment now that she is in remission!
More About High-Dose Vitamin C TherapyWhen you’re considering vitamin C IV therapy, turn to IV Elements. We know you might have questions or concerns, and our qualified health care professionals can give you the personalized guidance and support you need. We’ll take the time to answer your questions about vitamin C drips, address concerns and make sure you’re comfortable with the treatment process.
We offer both in-clinic and mobile IV therapy services in New York City, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Our team will come to you, providing a convenient and relaxing way to boost your immune system, increase energy or support your overall wellness. Your safety and well-being are our top priorities — that’s why we only use high-quality ingredients, adhere to strict safety protocols and make sure you feel relaxed and cared for throughout your entire experience.
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