No one enjoys being under the weather—it feels awful and throws your week all out of balance. However, there’s something you can do to bounce back and regain your health. IV therapy is proven to be an effective cold, flu, and COVID treatment. With wide-ranging health benefits like providing hydration, essential vitamins and nutrients, and more, it’ll give you that boost of energy you need to feel like yourself again.
Effects of Viral Infections
Dealing with viral infections can range from mild inconveniences to putting your life on pause for a week or so. In the best-case scenario, you might feel under the weather for a few days, requiring you to take time off work and self-isolate to protect those around you. With a virus, you may experience symptoms like a sore throat, stuffy nose, cough, headaches, and sleeplessness, which can make it challenging to go about your daily routine. At worst, viral infections can lead to breathing difficulties, fevers, and prolonged low energy. In both cases, IV therapy can make all the difference when it comes to the rate of recovery.
What Is IV Therapy?
IV therapy is quickly becoming a popular treatment for boosting health and wellness, supporting detoxification, addressing nutrient deficiencies, and recovering from viral infections, among other benefits. It provides your body with the essential vitamins, nutrients, and hydration it needs for optimal health, all delivered directly to the veins for efficient absorption. This customizable treatment also addresses nutrient deficiencies, chronic fatigue, hangovers, overexertion, brain fog, jet lag, and more, while also being an effective flu or COVID treatment. Let’s explore some of the key ingredients that will help you along your recovery.
Vitamin C
One of the powerhouse antioxidants you should include in your IV therapy treatment is vitamin C. This antioxidant boosts and shields the immune system for an effective defense against viruses like the cold and flu. With a boost of vitamin C, it can alleviate your symptoms, fight against free radical damage, and combat the effects of physical and mental stress, for overall immune support.
Vitamin B12
As an essential vitamin for overall health, vitamin B12 plays a crucial role in your red blood cell production and helps support your nervous system. In IV therapy, a dose of vitamin B12 can hydrate the skin and help your hair and nails grow longer and stronger. As a flu or COVID treatment, vitamin B12 gives you a natural energy boost, helping you regain and maintain energy so you can feel your best again.
Electrolytes
IV therapy replenishes electrolytes, including minerals like sodium, potassium, magnesium, and calcium. Electrolytes are vital components of your body as they regulate nerve signals, maintain proper hydration, and ensure smooth muscle contractions. Including electrolytes in your IV therapy can help you effectively rehydrate your body and support your health as you recover.
Where You Can Get an IV Therapy Treatment
While it’s common to link IVs with hospitals, you don’t have to go to your nearest emergency center for IV therapy. This treatment is becoming more readily available than ever before. You can often find a practitioner near you that offers IV therapy in-office. If you’re in the Panama City Beach area, you can contact Dr. Myra Reed for IV therapy. She’ll provide the vitamins and minerals your body needs to overcome your virus and regain your health.
What You Can Do Along With Your IV Therapy to Support Your Recovery
While IV therapy is a powerful tool, combining it with additional actions can help you regain your health faster. Incorporate these tried and true flu, cold, and COVID treatments to help you feel like yourself again.
Hydrate
When battling the cold or flu, it’s important to stay hydrated so your body can effectively fight off illness.
Eat Well
Food is fuel. Make sure you give your body the strength it needs to fight infections by eating regularly and eating well.
Take Supplements
Along with your IV therapy, you can take additional supplements like vitamin D, echinacea, or Viracid to boost your immune system.
Take Over-the-Counters
Over-the-counter medicines like Advil, ibuprofen, Theraflu, Mucinex, Tylenol, and other medications can relieve symptoms like congestion, cough, pain, fever, and more. For congestion and swelling in the nose, you can use a nasal spray like Argentyn 23 to help you breathe more easily.
Throat Treatments
A warm bath, shower, or humidifier can effectively soothe aches and pains and treat a scratchy sore throat, along with warm saltwater gargles. You can also try a throat spray like Biocidin for fast and effective relief.
Self-Isolate
Take some time for yourself to focus on recovery. Staying away from others not only keeps them healthy but prevents you from making your illness worse.
Your Partner in Feeling Better
At Dr. Myra Reed’s functional medicine and concierge care practice, we are committed to helping our patients achieve better health and wellness so they can live fuller, longer lives. One of the treatments we offer to both members and non-members is IV therapy. We believe IV therapy is an effective and beneficial solution for a wide variety of health concerns, especially as a flu, cold, and COVID treatment. Contact us today to schedule your appointment and feel refreshed, revitalized, and re-energized.