Vitamin C
Curcumin is a bioactive substance found in turmeric and is best known for its amazing anti-inflammatory effects on the body. Also known as diferuloylmethane, curcumin is a yellow-pigmented polyphenol that gives turmeric (Curcuma longa), a spice commonly used in India, its yellow color.
Intravenous Vitamin C (IVC)
Vitamin C is a potent antioxidant, essential for multiple body functions, such as collagen production, immune system activation, and metabolism support. Unfortunately, only a small percentage of Vitamin C taken by mouth can be absorbed by our bodies, making the high doses of oral Vitamin C necessary causing gastrointestinal (GI) discomfort and/or diarrhea. IV Vitamin C therapy allows you to bypass your GI tract and take full advantage of high doses of Vitamin C.
Potential benefits of intravenous Vitamin C (IVC)
- Vitamin C has many documented benefits, including boosting the immune system.
- IVC reduces inflammation (as measured by c-reactive protein levels) and reduces the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines.
- Cancer patients are often depleted of vitamin C, and IVC provides an efficient means of restoring tissue stores without causing diarrhea or GI distress.
- IVC has been shown to improve the quality of life in cancer patients by a variety of metrics.
- At high concentrations, vitamin C is preferentially toxic to tumor cells and is an angiogenesis inhibitor – so this may help the chemotherapy and/or radiation work better and limit tumor growth/spread.
Why use IVC?
- I’d like to boost my levels of vitamin C for general health benefits.
- Provide a robust immune response to infection and many chronic conditions.
- I have a chronic illness and want to improve my quality of life.
- Other ways of getting Vitamin C aren’t working for me.
- I have cancer and am receiving chemo/radiation and would like to improve the effectiveness of the therapy.
- I’d like to decrease the toxicity and severity of side effects from standard cancer therapy.
