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What is IV and Wellness Therapy?

IV therapy delivers fluids and selected nutrients directly into your bloodstream through a small IV. Depending on your medical history, symptoms, and individual needs, your clinician may recommend a personalized treatment plan.

Vitamins and minerals

Certain vitamins and minerals are essential for normal body functions. When clinically appropriate, an IV may contain specific nutrients selected by your healthcare provider. IV treatment is not automatically better than getting nutrients through food or oral supplements, so we determine whether IV administration is appropriate for you.

Peptide therapy

Peptides are short chains of amino acids that can act as signaling molecules in the body. Some peptide-based medications have established medical uses, while other peptides promoted for "wellness," recovery, anti-aging, or similar purposes have limited evidence or are not FDA-approved for those uses. Treatment should therefore be discussed individually with a qualified clinician. Current regulatory status is particularly important because the FDA continues to evaluate and issue guidance concerning compounded peptide products. [fda.gov], [fda.gov]

NAD+ (Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide)

NAD+ is a naturally occurring coenzyme involved in cellular energy metabolism and processes related to DNA repair. Human clinical evidence for increasing NAD+ as a therapeutic strategy remains limited, so many wellness and anti-aging claims have not been firmly established. Clinical Evidence for Targeting NAD Therapeutically [pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Potential areas of interest include:

Supporting normal cellular energy metabolism

Supporting cellular repair processes

Being investigated for metabolic and age-related health applications

A systematic review found the field promising but concluded that additional clinical trials are needed to establish benefits and determine the best way to increase NAD+. [pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Glutathione

Glutathione is an antioxidant naturally produced by the body. It helps protect cells from oxidative stress and participates in normal cellular defense processes.

For patient-facing materials, I would describe IV glutathione as antioxidant support rather than promising benefits such as "detoxification," anti-aging, immune boosting, or disease prevention unless those claims are supported for the specific treatment and indication.

Sermorelin

Sermorelin is a peptide that stimulates the pituitary gland to release growth hormone rather than supplying growth hormone directly. NAD+ and Sermorelin Together [agelessrx.com]

It is sometimes offered in longevity/wellness settings with goals related to:

Growth-hormone signaling

Recovery

Body composition

Sleep and energy

However, longevity uses described by wellness providers are not FDA-approved, and published research on combining Sermorelin with NAD+ is limited. [agelessrx.com]

Patient-friendly wording for Lighthouse Wellness Clinic

Supporting wellness from the cellular level

NAD+, glutathione, and peptide therapies each work differently in the body. NAD+ plays an important role in cellular energy metabolism, while glutathione is one of the body's naturally occurring antioxidants. Sermorelin is a peptide that stimulates the body's own release of growth hormone.

Because every patient is different, these therapies are considered only after an individualized medical evaluation. Your provider will discuss your health history, goals, potential benefits, limitations, risks, and appropriate treatment options before recommending therapy.

Hormone therapy

Hormones are chemical messengers involved in many functions throughout the body. Hormone therapy is different from simply adding vitamins to a wellness IV. It requires an appropriate medical evaluation, consideration of symptoms and relevant testing, and a discussion of the potential benefits, risks, and alternatives before treatment.

Is it right for me?

Your care should begin with a medical assessment rather than a one-size-fits-all IV "cocktail." Your provider can review your health history, medications, symptoms, goals, and relevant laboratory results to determine whether vitamin/mineral therapy, peptide therapy, hormone treatment, another treatment, or no treatment is appropriate.

If a compounded medication is being considered, it is especially important to understand that compounded drugs are not FDA-approved, meaning the FDA does not review their safety, effectiveness, or quality before they are marketed. The FDA notes that compounded medications can fill an important medical need for some patients, but poor-quality or contaminated compounded products can cause serious harm. [fda.gov]

Our goal is personalized, medically guided care based on your individual health needs, with clear conversations about potential benefits, limitations, alternatives, and risks.