The Dr. Josh Axe Show - This Nutritional Therapy is 10x More Effective Than Supplements

Starting point is 00:00:00 What if I told you that for many of you, your expensive supplements might be doing almost nothing because your body can't absorb them? Did you know that there are many celebrities, professional athletes, CEOs, and even ER doctors that are using a special type of nutritional therapy to bypass the gut entirely? And it promises better energy, faster healing, and even anti-aging effects. It's called vitamin IV therapy. Today I'll be breaking down the science, the risks in which vitamins and nutrients are the most effective to go right into your bloodstream. Welcome to the Dr. Josh Jack's show. Now, vitamin IV therapy involves the administration of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and other nutrients that go directly into your bloodstream through a intravenous drip. And this method bypasses the digestive track, unlike many supplements, right?

Starting point is 00:01:13 So if you're taking an oral supplement, a capsule or tablet, you are, obviously it's going through your esophagus, your stomach, your small intestine, where then it needs to be absorbed. Where if your gut microbiome isn't healthy, you may not be absorbing any of the nutrients you're consuming. I'll tell you a quick story. I had a woman come in once, and she brought in two whole foods bags full of vitamins and supplements. She was like taking 20 supplements over 80 pills a day. And after working with her for just a few days, I said, listen, I think all of these supplements you have right now are creating really expensive urine.

Starting point is 00:01:48 I said, your problem right now is that you are absorbing almost none of the nutrients you're taking. And so for many of you, you might be in that same boat. You are taking all these vitamins, all these supplements, taking, you know, 100 pills a day or even 10 pills a day, but you're not absorbing them. And the great thing about IVs is they ensure nearly 100% nutrient bioavailability. And they can even boost absorption in people that otherwise can't absorb certain nutrients, especially those with gut and liver dysfunction. And IV therapy was originally used in hospitals for patients with severe dehydration and nutrient depletion. But now we're saying today in functional medicine clinics and integrative medicine,

Starting point is 00:02:31 a lot of clinics now are utilizing IV therapy in order to help. patients who have poor nutrient absorption and to treat numerous conditions, everything from cancer to longevity, to autoimmune disease, to infertility, to the common cold and flu, people are getting more and more IVs. And you've probably noticed this. There are so many more clinics now popping up that are offering IV therapy. Now, I want to walk you through the timeline and also go through which nutrients are best for what. So if you're a person suffering with hypothyroidism, mold toxicity, Lyme disease. Maybe next time you have the colder flu, you want to know, okay, if I go and get an IV,

Starting point is 00:03:11 what are the top nutrients I should consider? I'll also be sharing with you my experience and getting numerous IVs, including methylene blue. In fact, after getting this IV, my urine was blue. And I'll walk you through the treatments that I went through my personal experience and treating thousands of patients with IVs and recommending those as well. But to start, I want to say this, 1600s. I mean, we're talking about these IV therapies goes back over 400 years. And Sir Christopher Wren used these quills and animal bladders to inject everything from wine to opium into dogs. And the efforts were abandoned due to so many people getting infections. You can imagine doing IVs in the bloodstream from animal bladders, some of the infections that happened then.

Starting point is 00:03:59 And so, you know, that it was ineffective then. And then a couple hundred years later, in 1831, IV therapy was used for cholera. Now, Dr. Thomas Lata used IV of saline today for helping people with dehydration. You can imagine with cholera, you've got sometimes throwing up, but obviously a lot of diarrhea, loose stool. This causes major, major dehydration. So this Dr. Thomas Lata started using sodium chloride and other forms of sodium to bring hydration to the body.

Starting point is 00:04:31 Then in the 1940s, Dr. Frederick Clenner used vitamin C to treat polio, pneumonia, scurvy, viral infections to help patients heal. So really, the 1940s is the first time we started seeing the introduction of vitamin IVs. Then in the 1960s, we saw Dr. Myers, Dr. John Myers, create the Myers, create the Myers cocktail, which was a blend of magnesium. calcium, B vitamins, vitamin C, to treat fatigue, migraine headaches, and even chronic illness. And then in the 1970s, we started seeing the rise of this in integrative medicine. Linus Pauling, for instance, promoted the use of high vitamin C for treating cancer. We saw Dr. Hugh Rorden develop the Rorden protocol for cancer with doing about 100 milligrams of IV vitamin C.

Starting point is 00:05:27 And then, of course, today in functional medicine, we see IV that is expanded using everything from vitamin C to N80 plus, glutathione, alpha-lipoic acid, different amino acids, vitamin D, curcumin, mistletoe, all of these use for everything from detoxification to longevity to even cancer therapy. So IV therapy has come a long way, or vitamin IV therapy, from starting with hydration, all the way now using it for cancer therapy. But again, the big reason why nutrient IV therapy works is it bypasses the digestive system. You know, a lot of times our nutrients aren't broken down by stomach acid or they're not

Starting point is 00:06:11 properly absorbed into the small intestine and then into the bloodstream. And this is very, very common. If you're a person or know somebody who has leaky gut syndrome, inflammatory bowelazines, Crohn's, colitis, any sort of gut issue, which sometimes doesn't even mean you have a digestive issue. Obviously, an issue like bloating. I mean, that's a symptom you could have, but not always. There's lots of people with leaky gut or poor nutrient absorption that don't have gas or bloating or stomach pain. The great benefit of IV therapy is really, really high nutrient absorption rate.

Starting point is 00:06:48 And it's going to help reach your tissues and cells faster than oral supplementation. You know, oral supplements undergo digestion and metabolism, sometimes via the liver, before entering the bloodstream, which affects absorption. Factors like, again, digestive health, the presence of food, and even someone's metabolism limits how many nutrients you absorb. In fact, here's the research. IV therapy allows for up to 90% of nutrient absorption compared to approximately 50% or less with oral supplements by bypassing the digestive system.

Starting point is 00:07:23 that 50% number, if you have autoimmune disease, food sensitivities, leaky gut, any of those issues, it's probably lower than 50%. I mean, some patients I've seen could have 10% neutral absorption, especially patients with issues like IBS. Now, when looking at the absorption rate, typically vitamin C can be around 70% for somebody who has good absorption. Vitamin B12, listen to this, only about 10% or less of oral vitamin B12 is absorbed. So if you're taking a vitamin B12 supplement, you're typically absorbing less than 10% of that. And then magnesium, about 30 to 40% is absorbed.

Starting point is 00:08:04 So you might think, oh, I'm getting 100 milligrams of magnesium. When in reality, you're probably getting more like 30 or 100 milligrams of vitamin B12. You're getting maybe 5% of that, a very, very low dose. And that's where IV therapy can have a great benefit going right into the blood The other great thing about certain nutrients is you can do ultra-high doses. Vitamin C, for instance, if you do an ultra-high dose of vitamin C, it can cause loose stool, okay, and you're not absorbing as much versus if it goes in via IV, you can do ultra-high dose,

Starting point is 00:08:34 which is needed with certain conditions like cancer. And one of the great things is you can create a tailored and targeted approach by combining different vitamins and minerals and amino acids together to help the body heal. Now, the main reasons why people use IV vitamins and nutrients, Number one is actually dehydration. I remember this has happened to my wife, Chelsea, a couple times. One is, I remember she was pregnant with our daughter, Alyn. This was about two years ago.

Starting point is 00:09:00 She was in that sort of end of the first trimester. Trimester, she was about three months pregnant. And she got really sick. She caught the flu that somebody had, and so she was throwing up and really sick. And we really wanted to make sure that she was recovering quickly. And so we actually had somebody come to our house. We did a vitamin IV and really focused on hydration and B vitamins for her at that time. And then we were in a trip to Europe this last summer.

Starting point is 00:09:26 We were in Rome and she got very sick again. And so we had somebody come to the hotel room. And we did a vitamin IV there as well to help her with hydration. And so hydration is one of the most common reasons why people get IVs, if not the most common reason. And I actually see this. So I'm not embarrassed for myself for this. I'm embarrassed for other people. But, you know, I live in Nashville, Tennessee.

Starting point is 00:09:52 Nashville is known as sort of the Bachelorette, I think, capital. I think I'm saying that right, in terms of like all the bachelorette parties. If you're ever in downtown Nashville on the weekends, just don't go downtown, okay? I have not, I went downtown one time when I first moved here and never went again. I stick to other areas like 12 South in the Gulch and others in Nashville. But a lot of people there go downtown. They drink too much and they end up with a hangover. and so I will see.

Starting point is 00:10:19 I've asked people this. I have friends who own IV and functional medicine businesses throughout Nashville, and I'll say, hey, what's the number one reason why somebody comes in to get an IV from you? You know the number one reason I hear, and some of them, at least the ones downtown Nashville? Hangovers, okay? When you drink too much alcohol, it is, alcohol is a diuretic. I mean, dehydration is the single biggest reason why you get a hangover in the depletion of B vitamins. So a lot of people also will do it as a recovery or cure for hangovers.

Starting point is 00:10:52 Of course, the reasons why I tend to recommend it the most tend to be issues related to functional medicine. Somebody has a severe nutritional deficiency. And it supports everything from overcoming illnesses, like chronic illnesses, like autoimmune disease, Lyme disease, chronic fatigue syndrome, you know, leaky gut, all those sort of issues. but also different acute issues like the cold and flu. Also, I will say when I've taken IVs, if I'm coming down with a colder flu, I will go and get a Myers cocktail or a very specific IV. But I also just do it for longevity and wellness. I get NAD plus nutrients.

Starting point is 00:11:33 I do taurine. I do carotene. I do glutathione for supporting anti-aging and detoxification. So there's loads of reasons why you might consider getting a vitamin IB. But to go through the list here, if you have a nutritional deficiency, if you get blood work done and you see, oh, my zinc is lower magnesium or vitamin D, that's one great reason. We mentioned dehydration. Exercise recovery. If you're an athlete, let's say you're a crossfitter or a triathlete and you want to recover from your workouts or prepare for an upcoming event or recover from you just did an Ironman or a marathon or something like that, that's a great reason to do it for athletic recovery and performance.

Starting point is 00:12:13 preventing illness in the first place. We mentioned hangover relief, cold and flu relief, pregnancy symptom alleviation, anti-aging and longevity, increasing your focus and stamina and also supporting mitochondrial function. There are loads and loads of reasons. In addition, some of the most common reasons why I recommend people get vitamin IVs, one is boosted energy. You could do a combination of a B-complex, including B-12, NAD plus, carnitine. and really enhance your mitochondrial function ATP synthesis. So your body's going to be able to create more cellular energy. Great reason.

Starting point is 00:12:50 Number two, immune support, doing high doses of vitamin C, zinc and selenium and vitamin D. This is great for boosting your immune system. Liberty toxification doing glutathione and alpha lipoic acid and B complex vitamins. Helps with phase two liver detoxification, skin regeneration, and anti-aging. As I mentioned, vitamin C is a great one. for that. Cognitive clarity, N80 plus and acetyl carotene and phosphatylcholine. And rapid rehydration, electrolytes like sodium, potassium and magnesium. These help restore fluid balance, post-illness or exercise or after consuming alcohol for detoxification. Now what I want to do is

Starting point is 00:13:33 walk you through the top 10 IVs you should consider getting next time you go in for a nutrient IV. Okay, number one here. And by the way, one of the first. The other thing I'm going to mention at the end is there's differences in quality. Vitamin C, for instance, you can take an escorbic acid that's taken from genetically modified corn or do one that's more natural from a higher quality substance. I'll get into that in a minute. But let's go through just general the top 10 IVs you should consider. Number one is a Myers cocktail. It is the OG of IV therapy developed by Dr. John Myers in the 1970s. This is best for people with chronic fatigue. syndrome, fibromyalgia, migraine headaches, asthma allergies. I think generally as a wellness

Starting point is 00:14:18 cocktail, it's one of my favorites. A 2009 study that included adults with fibromyalgia taking the Myers cocktail found that it significantly improved pain, depression, and quality of life. However, the placebo group also reported some improvements as well. So while it was better than the the placebo, the placebo also did see some improvement. So there was a little bit of a placebo effect. fact, however, it was still effective in one of the largest studies done on a Myers cocktail. Now, what's included in a Myers cocktail includes number one, vitamin C for immune support, number two, B complex for energy, then magnesium, which we know calms the body and the nerves. Calcium, of course, is great for bone health and muscle contraction.

Starting point is 00:15:02 So numerous things there. And oftentimes people will also include in their own Miles Cocktail, sometimes glutathione, sometimes zinc, depends on the Myers cocktail you're getting. Okay, so look at all the nutrients there. I really like adding glutathione to a Myers cocktail. I think make it even more effective, and some Myers cocktail naturally has that included. Number two, high dose vitamin C.

Starting point is 00:15:27 This is often used at doses between 10 to 50 grams per session. I want you to think about this. Oral absorption maxes out at around 500 milligrams to one gram. Okay. So if you're getting 10 grams or 50 grams, you're getting at least 10, if not 50 times the dose of vitamin Z that your body is absorbing. Okay. So we're talking about much, much higher levels of absorption.

Starting point is 00:15:52 We know vitamin C is an antiviral. It's an antioxidant. It's anti-inflammatory. Some studies suggest that high-dose vitamin C may improve quality of life in cancer patients and reduce inflammation. But again, this is probably the number one nutrient and used in treating cancer and those with any type of immune illness. and it was the first nutrient ever given as part of an IV and shown to be effective at numerous conditions including polio and others. Number three is glutathione. Glutothion is a tripeptide

Starting point is 00:16:25 composed of glutamine, cysteine, and glycine, and it's known as the body's master antioxidant. It's best for people with oxidative stress, poor liver detoxification, toxicity, mold exposure, and skin pigmentation issues, but glutathione, again, is really going to support your detoxification channels and your liver. So it's great. It's great for that hangover recovery. It's great as part of a Myers cocktail, but it's great for anti-aging, really powerful. The big benefits of a glutathion IV includes neutralizing free radicals, helping regenerate other antioxidants like vitamin C and vitamin E. It supports liver detoxification and also supports cellular health. You know, when we talk about longevity, we usually think about diet, exercise, and supplements.

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Starting point is 00:18:29 And it's a co-enzyme involved in over 500 cellular reactions. In order for your cells to make cellular energy, to make ATP, you have to have NAD plus, okay? Oral NAD plus and precursors like NMN or NADH, they have limited bioavailability, but IV NAD plus reaches your cells directly. You can also do NAD plus via a liposomal or a subcutaneous injection. And it's also highly absorbed that way. Now, how do you know if you should be using NAD plus and an IV? Well, here's the biggest one. If you have fatigue, okay?

Starting point is 00:19:07 if you are chronically tired or have chronic fatigue or hypothyroidism, but you have low energy, that's the number one reason why you should do NAD plus. Again, it is the most important nutrient for mitochondrial function. Also, if you have brain fog, addiction recovery, and anti-aging protocols, if you want to age more slowly for longevity, NAD plus is probably the number one thing you should take. Again, big benefits, mitochondrial function, DNA repair, neurotransmitter balance, anti-aging and brain health. big benefits there of NAD plus.

Starting point is 00:19:38 It's one of my favorites to get when I go. Now, I will say it's one of the most expensive, and you tend to feel a little bit nauseous the first hour or two when you take it. But afterwards, you will notice a significant lift in energy, okay? And again, that cellular energy really starts churning. And if you're a person with chronic fatigue or fatigue, it's probably the single best thing you could take as an IV. All right, number five are amino acids.

Starting point is 00:20:02 These are very important for athletes, for recovery. for neurological support, gut healing, even recovering from issues like kidney disease and serious illness. Some of my favorites include number one is torrine. This calms the nervous system and supports bile flow. So if you have poor liver function, torrine is an amazing, amazing amino acid. You know, there is an oral supplement. It's combined with bile and torrine. It's called Tudka, T-U-D-C-A.

Starting point is 00:20:34 They actually take it from bears. It's an ancient Chinese medicine remedy where they take the gallbladder of bears. They take the bile and they actually supplement it with patients because that bio helps break down fat and relieve some stress on the liver and gallbladder. But Torin itself is really amazing for the nerve system and for liver and gallbladder health. Another favorite of mine is arginine. This promotes nitric oxide production and vasodilation. So somebody with heart health issues or a weak heart, it's very good for that. Carnotene is another one that I love.

Starting point is 00:21:08 It helps transport fatty acids into the mitochondria for energy production. And carnitine is found in the highest amounts in heart tissue. So it's very good for the heart, very good for the mitochondria, and creating cellular energy as well. In fact, if you've got a cellular energy issue, number one should be NAD plus. Number two should probably be carnitine. And after that, some of those B vitamins. And then glutamine. Glutamine supports gut lining and immune function.

Starting point is 00:21:36 Now, you could also do that as a powder, but I would say it can be good as an IV infusion. But I would say torrine, arginine, carnitine, if you've got a real big immune deficiency, lysine is another amino that can be beneficial there as well. But those would probably be the top amino acids to consider with torrine being at the very, very top, along with carnitine and arginine. Number six is B-complex vitamins. These are water-soluble vitamins that assist in energy production. red blood cell formation, nervous system function, and detoxification.

Starting point is 00:22:08 Okay. And if somebody has a methylation issue, they tend to be not absorbing B vitamins well. That's also why it's good to take a methylated B complex orally, but also getting a B complex in its methylated form is incredibly powerful. B vitamins help convert food into your cellular energy. they're important for also relieving stress, for, as I mentioned, blood formation, mood balance. The big thing, though, there is energy and detoxification and cellular energy creation. But energy detoxification is the biggest benefits of B complex. If you are getting something via dehydration or hangover or any of those issues, B vitamins are a must.

Starting point is 00:22:51 Very helpful. They're also really good for people with chronic fatigue, adrenal burnout, post-illness recovery. Let's say you're suffering from a viral infection like lime or mold. Post-COVID, very good for that as well. And I would say in addition, if you have those issues, you also want to take a methylated B complex. But getting an IV can be really helpful as well. Probably the most common B vitamin used in IVs today is B12 or methylcopalamin. This enhances energy.

Starting point is 00:23:22 B12 is known as the energy vitamin. and it's going to be helpful with almost all the things we just talked about. B6 is used in mood regulation. Now, this is also important for any women that are pregnant if you have nausea. One of the biggest reasons why women get nauseous during pregnancy is due to a deficiency of vitamin B6, which is pyrodoxine, and magnesium. So if you're really feeling ill that first trimester, you can go and get an IV of B6 in magnesium or be complex in magnesium.

Starting point is 00:23:54 And it can really help sort of just relax the body and calm the nausea. Okay, very, very effective in that as well. The next step here, number seven, is zinc. Zinc is a trace mineral known as your immune mineral. Also, it's good for wound healing, for healing your gut and leaky gut. Also, is antiviral properties. If you have a cold, if you have a flu, if you have a digestive issue, if you have autoimmune disease, leaky gut, zinc is the first.

Starting point is 00:24:22 thing you should take. Literally probably the first thing you should take. While small amounts are found in food and oral supplements have moderate absorption, IV of zinc, a zinc IV allows you to have rapid delivery into your immune system. So if I ever feel like, okay, I might have a colder flu coming on, I run to my local IV place and I get a Myers cocktail with zinc. Okay, so I make sure I get zinc, vitamin C, sometimes vitamin D, to help. Okay, it's really one of the first things I get is the zinc IV along with some of those other nutrients. Now, also, it's really good for chronic infections. If you're a person that's been ill for a long time with a viral infection, mold, bacterial like Lyme, any of those issues, zinc IVs are great.

Starting point is 00:25:09 They enhance T-cell and natural killer cell activity. This is also good for fighting cancer. It's been shown in studies to shorten the duration of viral infections. It supports wound healing, tissue repair, healing of leaky gut. So loads and loads of benefits. Number eight is magnesium. Now, we know magnesium plays a role in over 300 biochemical reactions, including muscle contraction, nerve signaling, hydration, cardiovascular, and heart function. Oral forms can cause GI upset, and they have poor absorption.

Starting point is 00:25:41 While magnesium delivers as an IV really fast effects. In fact, I will get a magnesium. IV sometimes. And it's something that just, it just calms your body. If you're in a fighter flight state a lot, going and getting a magnesium IV. And I also like doing this with a B complex. It just calms your nerves. I mean, you would just feel sort of the tension just melt off your body. Okay. So it is a good way to sort of break that cycle. If you feel like, you feel like, okay, I'm really stressed, you could go get a magnesium IV with some B complex and it just just calms that entire system. It's a great thing to do. It's also good for muscle cramp. migraine headaches. If you're in the middle of a migraine going and getting a magnesium IV with B complex and hydration is very good. Anxiety, hypertension, even PMS. It can also be used to treat seizures and to control preterm labor. Here's what it does. It relaxes your muscles, moves your body out of a fighter flight state into a parasympathetic state. Support your blood vessels, eases those migraines or any type of headache. Basically, it just calms the nerve system, lowers blood pressure.

Starting point is 00:26:48 helps control your heart rhythms. Loads of benefits there of magnesium. And then selenium. This is a potent antioxidant mineral that is really involved in thyroid hormone production and immune regulation. It works synergistically with glutathion and is often depleted when you are chronically exposed to toxins and other forms of stress. It's best for thyroid disorders, autoimmune conditions, detoxification and immune support.

Starting point is 00:27:16 Again, one of the biggest benefits, it's great to do in combination with glutathione when you're getting an IV done, especially if you, and with B complex, methylated B complex, if you have a thyroid issue is where I really, really like it there for that as well. And the number 10 is Coenzyme Q10. I'm going to have a bonus here after CO10, but CoQ10 is a fat soluble antioxidant, which is needed for mitochondrial function. It's needed for heart function. if you've ever taken a statin drug, if you've taken a diabetes medication, there are numerous medications that deplete your body of coenzym Q10, okay, but it's best for cardiovascular health and for mitochondrial function. But if you've ever taken a statin drug, this can be very, very helpful because of what it does for the heart health, brain health, and cellular energy. And then some other targeted nutrients you may consider, vitamin D. Now, this is typically not given VNIV. It's given what we call a subcutaneous push. Very similar to the way you take a peptide. Okay. So very effective for

Starting point is 00:28:17 getting your vitamin D levels up. Alpha Lapoic acid. This is a potent antioxidant that's very good if you have diabetes or insulin resistance. I like taking this in combination with glutathion. It's also good for mitochondrial health. Curcumin. This is the active ingredient found in turmeric. It's anti-inflammatory. It's an antioxidant. This helps with cancer recovery and fighting cancer. And also sometimes is used liposomily. But again, this is another good one. And then mistletoe. This is used as part of an integrative cancer treatments for immune modulation and fighting tumors. So I have a friend of mine, and his daughter was diagnosed with a kidney cancer. And one of the things they had did for two years is they regularly went in once a week and their daughter got an IV. And it tended to be a

Starting point is 00:29:06 blend of mistletoe. Sometimes they would do glutathione. They would do curcumin. They would do zinc. But mistletoe was the number one thing they did on a regular basis along with vitamin C for fighting cancer. And so we do know that if somebody has cancer, there are some really, really specific and targeted nutrients that can be helpful. Mistletoe being one of the biggest ones. Mistletoe has the ability to go and help the body better detect cancer, kill cancer cells as well, activate those T cells and natural killer cells. which fight and kill cancer. Another one I really like here is ozone therapy. You know, while it's not a vitamin or an amino or a nutrient per se, ozone has the ability to kill off

Starting point is 00:29:49 pathogens. So if somebody has mold toxicity, Lyme disease, a post-COVID infection like long COVID, different viruses like Epstein Bar, CMV, ozone therapy is really fantastic. I like it, I really like it for mold in particular. But ozone therapy, and you can, do that via an IV. Over time, you can do something a little more advanced, call it a 10 past or an ebu, where it's filtering your blood out with ozone. But ozone therapy is another type of IV that can be very effective. And one of the last, the last one I want to cover here, IVs you may consider, is methylene blue. So you've probably seen the headlines, inflation, tariffs, recession, and the truth is there's a lot to be concerned about. Our national debt has now soared past

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Starting point is 00:32:16 And so it is great for supporting healthy blood, cleansing the blood, supporting cellular energy production. So this can be really good paired with NAD plus for supporting mitochondrial function. It's great for also overcoming different type of viral infections. key characteristics one it penetrates the blood-brain barrier this is why it can have such a profound effect on brain and neurological conditions again it enhances ATP production even in damage mitochondria as antiviral and antibacterial properties neuroprotective properties again it's often paired with n80 plus and red light therapy when i was suffering with my infection i had a spinal infection that almost killed me a few years ago left me unable to walk for a full year and one of the

Starting point is 00:33:02 therapies I did regularly was methylene blue IVs combined with NAD plus, and then I would actually use red light therapy both as a full body red light bed, along with doing it while I actually got the IV to help activate the actual methylene

Starting point is 00:33:18 blue. And I will say when you do methylene blue IVs, your urine will be blue. I was urinating again, I was able to walk, so I had to urinate in this plastic jug. and my urine was blue.

Starting point is 00:33:35 And I will say I did notice an improvement in energy and cellular function while taking it. And I tend to prescribe this and recommend this for numerous conditions that I'll get to here in just a minute. But overall, again, methylene blue acts by supporting the mitochondrial, by supporting the brain and nerve system, by improving the amount of oxygen your body is able to utilize and create. And that's really huge. Remember, Otto Werberg said this many years ago with cancer, that the cause of cancer is lack of oxygen for the cells. And so this is a great thing to even pair with things like the Budwig Protocol, or if you're

Starting point is 00:34:10 trying to repair your cell membranes, you know, for MS, multiple sclerosis. I mean, there are numerous conditions where this would be very, very effective. So there are many benefits. Again, number one is cognitive enhancement. It improves memory, focus, and mental clarity. Oftentimes it's used for brain fog and post-COVID sort of brain fog like it. issues or post-mold, but infection issues that affect the brain. It's used for mitochondrial boost, supports energy production and people with fatigue, fibromyalgia. It's very effective. Mitochondro

Starting point is 00:34:39 dysfunction. Antiviral and antibacterial properties. Again, it was originally used for treating malaria. It also inhibits viruses and different types of bacterial biofilms that helps it break down. Again, it's neuroprotective, which is great for oxidative stress, great for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. It's great for oxygen optimization. This is really important with people that are just sick or trying to recover from just not having enough oxygen in their cells. Cancer is a big one. And mood regulation. It also, it actually supports and enhances serotonin and dopamine if it's done in really small doses.

Starting point is 00:35:16 Now, let me go through in ranking order, though, where it's most effective. Number one is mitochondria dysfunction. If somebody has low energy in mitochondria issues, that's where it's most effective. Then brain fog, then neurodegenerative conditions. And then those antiviral, antimicrobial conditions like overcoming long COVID, it can be effective too. And then mood issues. And then hypoxia is where it tends to be most effective.

Starting point is 00:35:40 But when you take it, you want to make sure it's in low doses. Typically, you really want to be under supervision, of course, if you're going to do it as an IV on a regular basis because too much of a good thing can be a bad thing, right? So you just need to be aware of that. Now I want to take a minute and walk through these nutrients again and talk about the nutrients when they're in their most bioactive forms. I mentioned earlier that you can go into a lot of IV places, and they're using a scorbic acid.

Starting point is 00:36:06 This is vitamin C, but it's from genetically modified corn. So just like when you take an oral vitamin and supplement, there are different quality forms, right? You could go and take a magnesium, and you could take magnesium carbonate or citrate, which is maybe a lower to moderate form. You could take a better form, like magnesium glycinate or threesome. or spirulina bound multi-amino chelated magnesium, right? There's a lot of different types of magnesium out there, and you want to take one that is of

Starting point is 00:36:36 higher quality. This is why, for instance, if you're getting a B vitamin IV, you know, looking for one that's methylated, like a methylcobalamin rather than a hydroxy cobalamant, it tends to be better if it's methylated, right? So doing that when you're doing your IVs, when you're doing magnesium, you want a magnesium chloride or sulfate. These tend to be better. If it's vitamin C, look for a sodium ascorbate or a buffered form. I tend to like the buffered forms the best. So anyways, it's just important when you're going to an IV therapy place that they have a good reputation. They're not just sort of one of

Starting point is 00:37:20 these changes, just sort of churning people in and out every five seconds. They tend to use lower quality ingredients a lot of these places so again you can see here these preferred forms methyl columbolamine methylfolate magnesium chloride or magnesium sulfate um just some you know the reduced glutathione known is gs h these are some of the best that you want to look at in terms of the forms now in terms of different conditions i want to walk through some of my favorite nutrients to get for these if you have chronic fatigue i would recommend a mire's cocktail and NAD plus, I'd also consider carnitine and maybe even methylene blue. So those would be some of the best for chronic fatigue.

Starting point is 00:38:00 Migraine headaches, magnesium with a Myers cocktail. Mold exposure, glutathione. I would also recommend a Myers cocktail. Selenium, methylene blue can also be great there. And then ozone therapy, my favorite for mold, autoimmune disease, vitamin D, glutathione, Curcumin can be very effective for that. Skin rejuvenation, glutathione and vitamin C. Post-viral recovery, high-dose vitamin C, zinc, NADP plus, and amino acid blend, including

Starting point is 00:38:33 Torin and carnitine, GI malabsorption like irritable bowel disease, a Myers cocktail with glutathione and zinc and zinc and glutathione, hormone balance, selenium, a B complex, magnesium and amino acids in vitamin D. And then for cancer, I really like glutathione, vitamin C, mistletoe, and curcumin are some of the most effective for some of those different conditions. Now, I do want to mention the Chinese medicine perspective of IVs. While IV therapy is not usually part of Chinese medicine, the principle of restoring Chi or vital energy aligns with the therapy's goals of revitalizing a depleted. system. I do want to say, though, getting too many IVs can put your body into, it can deplete your yang energy in Chinese medicine. If you get too many IVs or if you do it too often because it cools

Starting point is 00:39:34 the body too much. You'll actually notice after you get an IV, you feel a little bit of cold because you have cold liquid going to you. And synthetic nutrients are yin in nature. So too much yin can deplete your yang, just as we're talking about Chinese medicine. So again, you want to get IVs. especially if you're ill, but you can't have too much of a good thing. Okay? And this is where doing a lot of warming herbal teas at the same time as doing an IV is a good idea. So if you're getting a cold IV, doing like a ginger herbal tea is a good thing to offset some of that coolness or a ginger cinnamon. It are great things to really help warm your body up and balance those things out.

Starting point is 00:40:13 And then doing that in conjunction with bone broth soup. For instance, if I know I'm coming down with a colder flu, let's say my girls were sick and all of a sudden. and I feel the sniffles or something in my throat. Here's what I do. I immediately go and get an IV. I get a Myers cocktail. I get the high-dose vitamin C. I get the zinc.

Starting point is 00:40:29 Get the vitamin D. I also take my herbs and supplements, my echinacea, my aldeberry. And then I will go and drink a lot of ginger herbal tea, along with warm chicken bone broth or like chicken vegetable soup. Okay? So really doing all those things in combination will be the most effective at helping you heal. And I also want to say,

Starting point is 00:40:49 don't just go and get an IV and think, okay, this is all I need. Now, you also want to make the dietary change. You want to do a lot of walking outside, reducing stress, doing all the other things to help your body heal. And if you do that, these IVs can really be complementary and synergistic to the whole healing process. And so I am a big fan of doing IV therapy. There's some great research around it. Again, it bypassed the digestive system so you can get a lot more of it out to certain cells and organs within your body. Again, the absorption rate is just much higher, is the big benefit there.

Starting point is 00:41:23 But again, you can have too much of a good thing, so be conscious of that. And when getting it done, go do one of the best of the best clinics out there when you're going to do this. So remember, vitamin IVs have numerous benefits, everything from boosting your cellular energy, supporting liver detoxification, gut repair, and helping hydration. All of those things that can help and more. But you want to make sure that you're going and getting the right IV based on what your health goal is. I want to say thanks so much for tuning in here to the Dr. Josh Axe show. Each and every week we're exploring the science behind how to heal physically,

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