Our immune systems are designed to fight off infections every day. To fight an infection our body naturally generates an immune or inflammatory response. When it comes to taking vitamins for your immune system, Vitamin C is a proven powerful antioxidant that contributes to our immune response to prevent and combat viral and bacterial infections.
So what type of Vitamin C should you get? How much should you take? Unfortunately, when looking online or at the aisles at supplement stores, there are so many brands to choose from and it can be overwhelming. Some products can be full of preservatives and fillers that interfere w/absorption. Some are simply too hard to break down by the body to get absorbed.
The way to ensure 100% absorption of Vitamin C is in IV, or intravenous, form. IV Vitamin C bypasses your digestive tract and goes directly into your bloodstream. You can absorb much higher amounts in IV form compared to pill form. This is the main reason why I often recommend to my patients to get Vitamin C via IV infusions over pill form to prevent infections as well as to treat infections.
Select natural products are helpful to balance this excessive inflammatory response and all preventative strategies that may be considered should always be discussed with your doctor.
Vida is proud to offer Vitamin C IV Therapy at our Vida Ravenna and Vida Bellevue clinics for Immune Support, Antioxidant benefits, and Wellness.
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Video by Dr. Michael Corsilles, Functional Medicine Physician & PA-C
