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Should You Consider IV Vitamin Infusions?
If you’re looking to boost your immune health, IV vitamin infusions are a way to jumpstart the body’s immune system.
Your body needs vitamins and other nutrients to run optimally and to fight disease. Unfortunately, many of us don’t get the nutrients our bodies need from the food that we eat. Getting vitamins delivered directly into the blood stream enables the body to absorb more nutrients.
Intravenous therapy works just like it sounds: Nutrients are introduced into the body through a needle directly into the vein. Vitamins, minerals, trace elements, and amino acids can be delivered in far greater amounts via IV therapy than through inhalation, orally, or through the skin. Food and vitamins taken orally only deliver about 10-25% of the available nutrients to the cells, while IV therapy delivers 100% of the infused nutrients directly to the cells.
IV therapy offers many benefits, such as:
Combatting fatigue
Fighting infection
Combatting heart disease and strokes by removing vessel blockages
Enhancing the immune system
Detoxifying the body
Enhancing nutrition
Slowing the effects of aging
Energizing the body and mind
IV vitamin treatments gained their initial popularity with athletes looking to boost their athletic performance. The treatment is now increasingly common among individuals trying to overcome fatigue or treat illnesses like cancer and Lyme Disease.
Many people feel better and more energized after getting vitamin IV drips. Most of us don’t get enough vitamins and nutrients in our diet to begin with. Individuals who suffer from chronic illness or a compromised gastrointestinal system are especially at risk of not absorbing enough of these vital nutrients.
One of the most popular IV vitamin treatments is a blend of high-dose Vitamin C with magnesium and other elements. It’s designed to boost immunity and has many cancer-fighting properties.
While IV vitamin treatments have many benefits, there are also risks. It’s possible to overdose on certain vitamins, so always consult your physician before beginning a vitamin infusion treatment
How Dangerous are Trampolines for Children?
Trampolines are dangerous. Don’t believe me? Just ask your friendly neighborhood emergency medicine doctor, and he’ll confirm this truth. From sprained ankles to broken arms to life-threatening head and neck injuries, warm weather brings scores of trampoline injuries. Numerous studies have confirmed this observation, and the American Academy of Pediatrics has called for an outright ban on all backyard jumping.So if trampolines are so dangerous, why does a drive around your neighborhood find one on nearly every street? Why are parents still letting their children jump? Why are kids still getting hurt?
The answer is simple.
From a parent’s perspective, safety-conscious physicians and researchers are wrapping our kids in bubble-wrap and taking the fun out of summer. And while safety research and the resulting messages have taken a significant chunk out of the total incidence of childhood injuries, the sheer number of messages is becoming background noise, making it difficult for parents to hear and focus on any specific one.
Another reason parents ignore the trampoline message is because it seems rather extreme. Eliminate all backyard trampolines? Really? Why not follow that logic and eliminate bicycles and skateboards and swimming pools? Plenty of non-bouncy summertime dangers lurk in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity to strike.
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