Nutritional IV

The IV Drip Therapy Craze and Why It’s Overblown

Read through the websites of the numerous drip bars and they all tout dehydration as some form of mildly scary pandemic that humans suffer. True, maybe most Americans don’t drink as much water as they should, but chronic dehydration is not something the average person suffers from. The body has autonomic responses that tell you if you’re thirsty to drink something.

Most IV bars use shady tactics to make you believe you’re nearly a candidate for a walk-on appearance of “The Walking Dead” unless they hydrate your body stat.

IV bars use the same tactics as med spas where everything is an upsell1 and cross-sell.2 We are highly suspicious of practitioners who don’t provide what they promise – a completely balanced product right from the get-go.

What makes us different? If hydration isn’t a real problem, and someone takes their vitamins, then why should your be interested in Nutritional IV?

Plenty of reasons.

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Digestion is Corrosive

Our digestive tract has a variety of acids and alkaline substances that tear apart food and break things down into usable forms. Read any vitamin bottle and you should be concerned when it says, “Contains 300% of your daily requirement” for any given nutrient. We are familiar with the dangers of taking too many vitamins, so why would they be allowed to sell such toxically high doses? Because the pH of stomach acid is between 1.5 – 2.0, just barely above battery acid and is corrosive enough to dissolve metal!

Vitamin manufacturers pack a huge amount of vitamins into the tablets knowing the vast majority will not make it through the sludge-grinder that is our stomach.

By providing nutrients intravenously, we bypass the digestive system to deliver the nutrients where they belong in the first place: the tissues of the body itself.

Blood’s Big Job

Blood is wonderful. It’s magic juice. It’s our perpetual secret sauce. Blood’s job is to deliver oxygen and nutrients and remove waste and CO2. Healthy blood has lots of happy platelets, red blood cells, white blood cells, juicy plasma, warrior cells to fight invaders etc. There is so much going on in this rich soup.

It seems that every little part of your body is highly vascularized and receiving plenty of nutrition at all times, but that’s actually not the case. The body channels blood to the body parts most in use and demanding nutrition at any given time.

What is TRACE IV?

Our mission is to provide our clients with an experience that goes far beyond traditional nutritional intravenous (IV) therapy. Nutritional IV therapy provides essential electrolytes, hydration, and nutrients which are delivered directly to the tissues that need them via the bloodstream.

We do not purchase pre-mixed bags from a factory that produces bags for drip bars across the country. At TRACE IV, we mix our bags in front of our clients, like tableside guacamole. We explain to them the benefits of each nutrient we are adding, and they can see that they are truly getting a far more robust formula than offered elsewhere.

We do not have any “boosters” to sell. We have formulated our bags to be richer in the nutrients recommended for their various benefits for our clients to meet their specific interests such as:

Athletic Recovery

Physical Appearance

Immunity Bolstering

Pain Management

Prevent/Treat Hangover

An Elite Everything Formula

Why IV Therapy?

Ingesting vitamins is an inefficient way of getting nutrients. Manufacturers may put as much 1,000 times the daily requirement for a nutrient in a tablet because so much of it never reaches the body and is destroyed through the digestive acids.

Many report feeling sick after taking vitamins on an empty stomach as they can be irritating. By supplying nutrients to the bloodstream, pressure is taken off the stomach.

Other reported benefits include:

Improved utilization of nutrients

Assisting with athletic recovery and repair of muscles

Helping guard your immune system to fight against cold flu and COVID

Curbing the damage of a night of drinking when taken before festivities

Alleviating the effects of a hangover

Aids in slimming and metabolism boosting

Regenerating cellular turnover thereby slowing the aging process

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Why TRACE IV?

Your experience with us will last a little over an hour. In addition to supplying nutrients to meet your specific needs or goals (such as nutrients clinically shown to help bolster the immune system, athletic recovery and repair, anti-aging, slimming, pain management, or celebratory recovery) we use other modalities to relax your body, and drive nutrients deeper to all tissues.

This extra time to relax and rejuvenate ensures electrolytes, fluid and nutrients are adequately supplied to every cell in the body. It also ensures proper absorption and utilization of nutrients. While we can increase the drip rate, we don’t recommend that as it can overwhelm the kidneys and cause them to go into “dump” mode and release the nutrients via urine. We want you to enjoy deep tissue hydration and allow your body to absorb and utilize the nutrients in the most effective way possible.

We do not buy pre-made IV bags and re-market them with differing purported benefits. We have carefully crafted each formulation to meet specific the specific demands of our clients. Your healthcare professional will mix and prepare your bag in front of you so that you see the nutrients and know without doubt you are getting the very richest supply of nourishment, freshly made with no degradation of the nutrients.

How Is It Performed?

If you are terrified of needles, this may not be a therapy you will enjoy! A licensed healthcare professional certified in the procedure of IV insertion will attend to the preparation and insertion of your IV.

Our goal is to alleviate any fear or anxiety you have regarding receipt of IV therapy so that you can enjoy the experience.

Are There Risks?

Millions of IV lines are started each day in hospitals, clinics, ambulances, and spas. With administration of any and all medicines and nutrients, whether intravenously, orally, transdermally, inhaled or injected, there is potential for adverse reactions and side effects in certain individuals. For IV therapy, reactions can be mild to severe and include but are not limited to:

Improved utilization of nutrients

Assisting with athletic recovery and repair of muscles

Helping guard your immune system to fight against cold flu and COVID

Curbing the damage of a night of drinking when taken before festivities

Alleviating the effects of a hangover

Aids in slimming and metabolism boosting

Regenerating cellular turnover thereby slowing the aging process

Call (281) 571-3209 to schedule your IV

IV FAQs

Does it hurt to have the IV line inserted?

There’s often the pinch of the needle starting the line. Some report no pain at all. Thankfully if there is a pinch, the discomfort is under 2 seconds.

Is there an alternative to TRACE IV?

This is a voluntary therapeutic procedure. We do not diagnose, treat or cure any ailments or diseases. Alternatives include oral supplementation of vitamins, amino acids, electrolytes, consumption of water, and lifestyle changes.

What will I feel? How do I know this is beneficial?

With the IV portion of the experience, you won’t feel much of anything. Perhaps you’ll feel the temperature of the nourishing liquid going through your veins. You are likely to feel relaxed, at peace, and a sense of satisfied hydration. Later you may feel bursts of energy with an uplifted sensation.

How long do benefits last?

TRACE IV nutrients are more readily utilized by the cells that need them. When they function better, you function better. Nutrient levels tend to remain elevated between one and three weeks depending on other lifestyle factors – such as hard training athletes, those with stressful jobs, etc.

Why is my TRACE IV experience more than an hour when others do it in 30 minutes?

Rapidly forcing a liter of liquid and nutrients can overload the kidneys causing them to go into “dump” mode and releasing the nutrients through waste. A liter in the hospital is usually infused over a period of hours to ensure proper hydration and utilization by the body.

I’m an athlete. Will this mess up a drug test?

Absolutely not. This is a hospital-grade IV treatment that you would receive if admitted to the hospital. It will not impact any PEB tests.

Will I taste the vitamins?

Some people report they can taste certain vitamins. If you find this distracting, we offer snacks, fruit, and drinks to alleviate the sensation.

Can pregnant women use TRACE IV?

Absolutely! A little extra hydration is terrific for mom and baby.

Is there anything I should avoid doing after my TRACE IV?

No! Go out and live your best life. Kick up your heels. Go exercise. Go celebrate life.

What are the benefits of each nutrient?

VITAMINS AND MINERALS

PURPOSE

Benefits

Ascorbic Acid

Vitamin C is an essential nutrient involved in the repair of tissue and the enzymatic production of certain neurotransmitters.

General health

Calcium Gluconate

Used to support bone health and is essential for muscle contraction and nerve conduction.

B12

Vitamin B12 is a nutrient that helps keep the body's nerve and blood cells healthy and helps make DNA.

Immunity, pain relief, improves aging, fatigue

Calcium Gluconate

Used to support bone health and is essential for muscle contraction and nerve conduction.

Skin

Vit B Complex (B1,B2,B3,B5,B6)

Zinc sulfate

amino acids

PURPOSE

Benefits

Alpha Lipoic Acid

Alpha-lipoic acid is used in the body to break down carbohydrates and to make energy for the other organs in the body. Alpha-lipoic acid seems to work as an antioxidant, which means that it might provide protection to the brain under conditions of damage or injury.

Diabetes, Neuropathy, Weight loss

BCAA (Isoleucine, Leucine, Valine)

Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) are a group of three essential amino acids: leucine, isoleucine and valine. BCAA supplements are commonly taken in order to boost muscle growth and enhance exercise performance. They may also help with weight loss and reduce fatigue after exercise

Athletic Recovery, Weight loss

Carnitine

By helping your body produce energy, L-carnitine benefits the health of your heart, brain, and muscles, and is helpful as a weight loss supplement thanks to its ability to burn fat and boost metabolism.

Athletic Performance, Muscles, Weight management

CoQ10

CoQ10 has been shown to help improve heart health and blood sugar regulation, assist in the prevention and treatment of cancer and reduce the frequency of migraines. It could also reduce the oxidative damage that leads to muscle fatigue, skin damage and brain and lung diseases.

Improves aging, exercise performance, heart health, diabetes, fertility and migraines.

Glutathione

Master anti-oxidant. Glutathione is a molecule found naturally in your body produced by your liver. It has antioxidant effects that stimulate the immune system while preventing damage to cellular components. Not only does Glutathione help you on the inside, with its anti-aging properties it helps you on the outside with its contribution to skin brightening, lightening and tightening.

Skin, wrinkles, sexual function

Glycine

Your immune system, digestive system, and nervous system also benefit from glycine's presence — but it's not just about the physical. Glycine also helps your sleep quality, boosts energy, and improves cognitive function.

Energy Boost, sleep quality

Lysine

May Protect Against and Treat Cold Sores by Blocking Arginine. May Reduce Anxiety by Blocking Stress Response Receptors. May Improve Calcium Absorption and Retention. Can Promote Wound Healing by Helping Create Collagen.

Immunity, general health

NAD+

NAD+ is charged with the important job of structuring, repairing, and remodeling every cell in the body.

Improves aging

Taurine

Promotes a healthy metabolism and improved sports performance. An amino acid mostly found in the brain, eyes, heart, and muscles. Helps regulate immune system. Taurine works differently than other antioxidants, making it a valuable addition to IV therapies that help you detoxify. Rather than scavenging and cleaning up free radicals (like vitamin C), taurine helps prevent or limit oxidative stress in the first place. It also helps protect antioxidant enzymes.

Athletes, immune system

Who Should Not Receive TRACE IV?

While nutritional IV therapy is beneficial for most healthy people, there are those for whom such a treatment is not recommended. This includes those suffering from:

Heart Disease

Chronic Renal disease

Liver Disease

COPD

Blood Clots

G6PD Deficiency

Hemophilia

Factor V Leiden Deficiency

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