Myer Cocktail Push & Vitamin Booster Shots

BACKGROUND

The “Myers Cocktail” was originally created and administered by the “Pioneer” of Intravenous vitamin and minerals, Dr. John Myers. A Myers cocktail is an intravenous push that consists of a combination of vitamins and minerals. After Dr. Myers died, many of his patients continued to request nutrient injections. Thus, Dr. Alan Gaby took over the care of Myers’ patients using a modified version of the vitamin and mineral cocktail originally used by Myer. It soon became apparent that this modified Myers’ cocktail was successful at treating a wide range of conditions and disorders, generating positive results in the patients’ overall wellness.

MYER’S COCKTAIL

The main reasons for injecting the vitamins and minerals intravenously are to bypass digestion, so that the levels of nutrients in the bloodstream are temporarily increased and to achieve plasma concentrations not obtainable by oral administration. Thus, an increase in the levels of nutrients in the bloodsteam allows an increase of these nutrients in the cells. This gets the cells kick started and energy is produced more efficiently in those cells. As well, various nutrients have been shown to exert pharmacological effects, which are in many cases dependent on the concentration of the nutrient. For example, at levels achievable by intravenous treatment: • Vitamin C produces an anti-histamine effect, which is useful in the treatment of various allergic conditions. • Magnesium ions promote relaxation of both vascular and bronchial smooth muscle, effects that may be useful in the treatment of vasospastic angina and bronchial asthma.

BENEFITS

The general effect of a Myers Cocktail results in an obvious improvement in the overall function and energy capacity of your cells. If your cells are functioning optimally, your ability to recover from a chronic health condition increases. Research suggests that this treatment is more effective and better tolerated than conventional medical therapies. It has been found to be effective against ailments such as acute asthma, fatigue (including chronic fatigue), migraines, fibromyalgia, acute muscle spasm, upper respiratory tract infections, chronic sinusitis, cardiovascular disease, seasonal allergic rhinitis and many other disorders.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The treatment is administered in the clinic, via intravenous push by Doctor Jones, over a 20 minute time span. The cocktail typically produces a sensation of heat, especially when large doses are included. This “warming” effect is primarily due to the magnesium and the warming sensation usually begins in the chest and migrates to the vaginal area in women and in to the rectal area in men. People respond differently to intravenous nutrient therapy. Some may only need an occasional Myers Cocktail, while others may need one monthly or even weekly in order to keep their chronic condition under control.

Vitamin Mineral Booster Shots

 

intravenuos-R-300x300Vitamin B-12 is one of the most important vitamins that our bodies need to function at our peaks and is a main source of internal energy.  Is everyone vitamin B-12 deficient? No.  Is everyone getting enough vitamin B-12 from their foods?  Probably not.  Booster shots have proven to be efficient way to get enough vitamin B-12 into our systems.

VITAMIN B-12 BENEFIT CHECKLIST

  • Increases Energy Levels
  • Increases Red Blood Cell Production
  • Helps Regulate Sleep, Mood and Appetite
  • Detoxifies The Body

 

BOOSTER SHOT BENEFITS

  • Quick.  Our booster shots takes just seconds to administer
  • Lasting.  The benefits of our booster shots typically last 2-5 days {each person is different, so results vary}

Gluta what? Glutathione. It’s a word you’ll want to know.

GLUTATHIONE is our body’s master antioxidant and detoxifier.  Glutathione’s role is to stabilize the vitamins we take in and allows them to do their job again and again. While the other antioxidants work only at a certain part of our body, Glutathioe is needed in every part of the human body. Its deficiency makes the other antioxidants ineffective in fighting free radicals.  This single molecule gets it done.

 

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Glutathione

Glutathione’s long list of benefits include:

  • Anti-Inflammatory
  • Protects the immune system
  • Improves energy levels
  • Improves athletic performance
  • Assits in sleep cycles
  • Slows down the aging process
  • Improves the appearance of skin, hair & nails

Mega Dose – Vitamin C

  • Vitamin C is a nutrient found in food and dietary supplements. It is an antioxidant and also plays a key role in making collagen.
  • High-dose vitamin C may be given by intravenous (IV) infusion(through a vein into the bloodstream) or orally (taken by mouth). When taken by intravenous infusion, vitamin C can reach much higher levels in the blood than when the same amount is taken by mouth.
  • High-dose vitamin C has been studied as a treatment for patients with cancer since the 1970s.
  • Laboratory studies have shown that high doses of vitamin C may slow the growth and spread of prostate, pancreatic, liver, colon, and other types of cancer cells.ivpic
  • Some laboratory and animal studies have shown that combining vitamin C with anticancer therapies may be helpful, while other studies have shown that certain forms of vitamin C may makechemotherapy less effective.
  • Animal studies have shown that high-dose vitamin C treatment blocks tumor growth in certain models of pancreatic, liver, prostate, and ovarian cancers, sarcoma, and malignant mesothelioma.
  • Some human studies of high-dose IV vitamin C in patients with cancer have shown improved quality of life, as well as improvements in physical, mental, and emotional functions, symptoms of fatigue, nausea and vomiting, pain, and appetite loss.
  • Intravenous high-dose ascorbic acid has caused very few side effects in clinical trials.
  • While generally approved as a dietary supplement, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved the use of IV high-dose vitamin C as a treatment for cancer or any other medical condition.

EDTA Chelation Therapy

EDTA Chelation Therapy

Reverse Heart Disease & Arterial Aging with EDTA Chelation Therapy

Proven, Safe IV Treatment to Improve Circulation and Cell Health and Avoid Surgery

For over 50 years chelation therapy has served as a highly effective and safe intravenous treatment for the elimination of toxic heavy metals and improvement of circulation and health. Since 1994, our medical director Bruce Dooley, M.D., has witnessed this improvement in over 4,000 patients using Disodium-Mg EDTA Chelation Therapy for arteriosclerosis, heavy metal toxicity, memory problems, heart disease, fatigue, circulation problems and more. It has helped restore healthy function and quality of life to our patients, many of whom have been able to prevent the need for painful and costly surgeries or to rely on prescription medications.

This therapy has now been proven to be clinically significant and safe by the 8-year, $30 million government-funded national study called Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy .  We have recorded many written and testimonials to the power of chelation therapy!

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Improves Blood Flow Without Surgery

Atherosclerosis — the narrowing and stiffening of arteries due to the accumulation of pathologic calcium and plaque — is a primary cause of diminished circulation and oxygen to our cells. EDTA chelation therapy is a cost-effective method for avoiding surgery, enhancing the health of the arteries, removing pathologic calcium, improving elasticity, and thus improving circulation.

Benefits Every Cell of Your Body

Chelation involves the intravenous administration of a synthetic amino acid called EDTA (ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid).  EDTA (in a complex with magnesium, vitamin C and other nutrients) enters the bloodstream by the intravenous route and binds to heavy metals such as lead, iron and cadmium that can cause free-radical damage and calcium deposits in the arteries, and carries them harmlessly out of the body through the urine.

This treatment reduces toxic metal-induced free radicals, which cause the development of arteriosclerosis and many other degenerative diseases of aging. The body’s regulation of calcium and cholesterol is improved by normalizing the internal chemistry of cells.  This gives the body time to heal and to restore blood flow through the blood vessels.  After several months this intravenous therapy often brings profound improvement to many metabolic and physiological processes in the body.

Safe, Painless & Cost Effective

Intravenous EDTA Chelation brings these benefits to every blood vessel in the body, from the largest arteries to the tiniest capillaries, most of which are far too small or deep within the brain and other vital organs for surgical treatment.  In many cases, the smallest blood vessels are the most severely diseased.  The benefits of chelation occur from the top of the head to the bottom of the feet, not just in blocked segments of a few large arteries.

The Chelation Therapy Session

A chelation therapy session takes between 2 and 3 hours, during which you relax in a comfortable recliner and enjoy conversations with others, or if you prefer, you can read, work on your computer using free Wi-Fi or take a nap as soothing music plays in the background.

Chelation therapy has a 60-year history of safety and effectiveness recorded by physicians certified to administer the therapy and following the proper protocols.  Over those six decades, more than one million patients have undergone chelation therapy for a wide range of circulatory problems.

Is Your Life Limited By These Health Issues?       EDTA Chelation Therapy Has Been Shown To Help!

  • Memory problems or “brain fog”
  • Heart disease: Angina & chest pains; arrhythmias; heart attack; stroke
  • Hypertension (high blood pressure)
  • Diabetes
  • Heavy metal toxicity
  • Chronic fatigue
  • Fibromyalgia  & autoimmune disorders
  • Kidney disease
  • Leg cramps / walking problems
  • Hearing / vision loss
  • Shortness of breath
  • Hormone dysfunction
  • Erectile dysfunction
  • Poor circulation / cold feet and/or hands
  • Slow-healing sores

EDTA chelation therapy offers a scientifically proven, safe and effective alternative to patients who may otherwise be told they need drugs, invasive stents or bypass surgery.

Ozone IV Therapy

Ozone IV Therapy

Ozone therapy is a unique form of therapy that both heals and detoxifies at the same time. It used to treat a variety of chronic disease including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, Lyme disease, chronic hepatitis, herpes, chronic fatigue states, chemical sensitivity, macular degeneration, chronic bladder conditions, colitis, auto-immune diseases, and Crohn’s disease.

What Is Ozone?

The oxygen you breathe is present in the air as a pair of oxygen atoms. This is the most stable form of oxygen, and it’s colorless. Ozone is a blue colored form of oxygen (it’s what makes the sky blue), and unlike regular oxygen, it is composed of three oxygen atoms instead of two.It is the addition of the third oxygen atom that makes ozone “supercharged” oxygen, and gives it all of its remarkable medical properties.

The use of ozone to treat various medical conditions was first developed in Germany in the early 1950’s. Today, medical ozone therapy is common throughout Europe, and its use has gradually been spreading in America over the last 25 years.

Ozone Is Toxic Isn’t It?

Anything, including water and oxygen, is toxic if given in amounts that exceed the body’s capacity to utilize it. Ozone is found naturally in the body. The white cells make it as part of the immune response.Pure medical grade ozone, when it is used according to the established medical guidelines, has a safety record that is unparalleled.

 

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Medical Properties Of Ozone

Ozone has five properties that account for why it works so well not only for macular degeneration, but also for most other chronic age related conditions as well:

  1. Ozone is a potent regulator of the immune system. This means that when the immune system is overactive (as in auto-immune disease), ozone will calm it down. Conversely, when the immune system is under active as in cancer, AIDS, and chronic infections, ozone will stimulate it. This unique ability of ozone stems from its action on the membranes of white cells that causes them to produce immune related messenger molecules called cytokines. Examples of cytokines are gamma interferon, interleukin-2, colony stimulating factor, and TNF-alpha just to name a few.
  2. Ozone stimulates increased uptake of oxygen by stimulating the enzyme diphosphoglycerate (DPG). DPG enables the release of oxygen from the hemoglobin molecule so that it can be taken up into the cell.In the absence of an adequate amount of DPG, our cells become starved for oxygen.This is a common problem in diabetics.
  3. Ozone improves circulation. It does this by enhancing the flow characteristics of blood as a liquid. This effect enables more of the oxygen carrying hemoglobin to reach the capillaries where ultimately the cells will receive more of the oxygen they require. Many patients with chronic inflammatory conditions have impaired circulation.
  4. Ozone increases antioxidant protection more than any other therapy including vitamin C. Most people with chronic disease have deficient antioxidant defenses.
  5. Ozone is a powerful mitochondrial stimulant. The fundamental underlying cause behind all degenerative disease from diabetes to heart disease to cancer is decreased mitochondrial energy production. Ozone can often correct this problem.

How Is Ozone Used Medically?

Ozone therapy should only be used by professionals who have been fully trained in its use. Doctors who want such training can receive it from Dr. Shallenberger, who offers training sessions twice a year in the United States and internationally.

Autotherapy is the most common, and in most cases the most effective way ozone is administered. The patient sits in a chair and has from 6-12 ounces of blood removed into a sterilized bottle.Then ozone is injected into the bottle, and the bottle is gently shaken, allowing the red and white blood cells to take up the ozone. The ozonated blood is then returned to the body. The entire procedure takes about 30-40 minutes.

Is Ozone Therapy For Me?

This is a decision for a doctor who is trained and experienced in the medical use of ozone. Some conditions simply will not clear up unless ozone is used, and of course many conditions will clear up without ozone. Because of its many therapeutic properties, ozone can be used as part of a therapeutic plan for almost every disease.

It is invaluable in the treatment of heart disease and circulatory disorders.Chronic infections such as hepatitis-C, herpes, Lyme, and AIDS respond very favorably to ozone.It is also very helpful in chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and autoimmune diseases.

It is important to realize that ozone therapy is not a panacea or some kind of magic bullet. Although it is often an indispensable modality, it is only rarely effective by itself. In the great majority of cases it must be combined with an individualized program of other alternative and natural therapies, such as nutrition and detoxification.

NTR Nero Transmitter

NTR Nero Transmitter

Summary

The first step in addiction recovery at MindBody Medicine Center is a functional medical assessment looking for conditions in the body that contribute to fatigue, anxiety, depression, reduced pain tolerance, poor focus and more.  These common underlying conditions include food sensitivities, gluten intolerance, adrenal and thyroid imbalances, malabsorption, neurotransmitter deficiency and NAD deficiency. While these issues are treated, mostly with nutritional supplements and diet, the patient receives intravenous NAD and amino acids based in individually designed protocols for a 10 day period of time, supervised by our medical staff.  The IV NAD and amino acids improves brain function based on higher levels of cellular energy production along with increased neurotransmitters, such as serotonin. There is some withdrawal symptoms for two or three days, but reduced by 70 to 80% when compared to “cold turkey” withdrawal.  After three to five days as withdrawal symptoms disappear, craving subsides and clarity of thinking is restored.

This treatment is not a substitute for recovery. It is the beginning of the process of healing. Once the brain and body are functioning better, the patient has the energy, clarity and focus to engage in the recovery process. He or she will understand the reasons for compulsive behavior and with better health and motivation, they can stop compulsive behaviors and make mindful choices that are self-supportive rather than self-destructive.

Studies done in the early 1960s demonstrated the efficacy and safety of IV NAD in detoxifying patients from alcohol, opiates, tranquilizers and stimulants.  Like the early studies, our experience with the protocol over the past five years substantiates its benefits in greatly reducing withdrawal symptoms, as well as reducing, and often eliminating the cravings.

The MindBody Medicine Center program provides individual, family and group therapy. Patients are provided with continued integrative care for their underlying medical problems, which helps them to feel better physically and mentally.  Therefore they are more likely to continue healing psychologically, emotionally, socially and spiritually. A two year commitment to after care treatment is critical. The underlying psychological issues which often lead to substance abuse must be resolved for long lasting recovery.

Background

Addiction is a disease in the body and the mind and successful therapy depends on treating both.  MindBody medicine is based on the unity of mind and body and focuses on promoting health and balance in the mindbody, thereby providing highly effective therapy for addiction.  If you detoxify, or withdraw, from alcohol or a drug, but do not address the conditions in the body that create fatigue, depression, and anxiety, then relapse is more likely and therapy has been incomplete. Similarly, if you withdraw from a substance and do not understand the psychological and spiritual issues that promoted the need for it, then relapse is likely and the “lessons of disease” have not been learned.

The body

Integrative, or, functional medicine provides the tools to assess and treat the conditions in the body that contribute to fatigue, depression, and anxiety, thereby increasing the likelihood of chemical dependency.  These include:

  • Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) deficiency
  • Neurotransmitter deficiency (serotonin, GABA, adrenaline, noradrenaline, dopamine, etc)
  • Metabolic cofactor deficiency
  • Pyroluria
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Adrenal fatigue
  • Intestinal yeast overgrowth
  • Delayed onset food sensitivities
  • Gluten intolerance
  • And more

These “terrain issues” in the body need to be properly treated in order to make detoxification easier and to prevent relapse.

The mind and spirit

However, addiction is also disease in the mind. As the great psychoanalyst Dr. Franz Alexander, wrote: “The fact that the mind rules the body is, in spite of its neglect by biology and medicine, the most fundamental fact which we know about the process of life…”

The origins of most physical disease are within consciousness – the body is the messenger of the conflicts, sustained fears, suppressed emotional traumas, disturbed patterns of thinking, and other imbalances that lie within the conscious and unconscious mind.  Many people have painful childhood experiences, including patterns of neglect, smothering control, abandonment, and emotional, physical and sexual abuse. Later on there can be failed relationships, years of marital conflict, and the pain of loneliness. Many experience decades of unfulfilling employment, foiled personal creativity and the quiet desperation of a slowly dying spirit. These life experiences contribute to relentless anxiety, depression, denied emotions, destructive beliefs, hopelessness, helplessness, “giving up”, and an endless variety of recurrent stresses.

Dis-ease of any kind is the body’s way of getting your attention and inviting this self-exploration, thereby offering true healing.

Brain dis-ease – Reward Deficiency Syndrome

Neurotransmitters are chemicals in the brain that help to control states of consciousness, including moods. Serotonin and GABA down-regulate electrical activity in the brain, thereby contributing to calm, peacefulness, or less anxiety.  Adrenaline and nor-adrenaline up-regulate electrical activity thereby promoting excitement, motivation, or, reducing depression and apathy.  Dopamine is the “feel good” brain chemical.  It is the dance of these electro-chemicals that produce emotional balance and feelings of well-being.

 

When the proper flow, or cascade, of these neurochemicals is impaired, or, the brain’s receptors are blocked, then a variety of problems can develop, including:

  • Mood instability
  • Irritability
  • agitation
  • hypersensitivity
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Apathy
  • Impaired concentration
  • Trouble focusing
  • Despair

A host of medical and lifestyle issues can disturb the healthy flow of neurotransmitters, including chronic stress, alcohol, drug abuse, genetics, poor diet, digestive disturbances and malabsorption, micronutrient deficiency and more.  The result can be Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS), a term primarily used for hereditary chemical imbalances wherein the pleasure centers, which regulate feelings of well being in the brain, fail to receive appropriate neural signals.  As a result, the brain sends out urgent messages of craving. In the brains of addicts, various neurotransmissions are affected, depending upon the drug or drugs that have been used. As a result addicts experience difficulty concentrating and have mood swings, for example, as well as having other physical symptoms. Collectively, these symptoms are called cravings and withdrawals. Craving and withdrawal symptoms are a result of a neurochemical imbalance in the brain.

It is the Reward Deficiency Syndrome that causes the compulsive use of alcohol and drugs that help to feel good, at least temporarily. In addition to alcohol, people use nicotine, other stimulants, illicit drugs, junk foods, sugars, or thrill-seeking behaviors such as gambling, sex and Internet porn. Unfortunately, this only provides temporary relief while bringing with it the possibility of more long-term problems.

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) deficiency – a key issue

NAD stands for nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, which is the chemical term for a molecule that reacts with oxygen in the mitochondria in every cell of your body in order to create energy so you can move, breathe, pump blood, digest food, think, and generally, live your life.  Lack of this essential cellular fuel is now recognized as a key feature of chronic fatigue, apathy, depression, anxiety, alcohol and drug addiction, weak immune system (infections and cancer), muscle pain and weakness, headaches, memory disturbance, sleep problems, focus and concentration defects and other chronic diseases. NAD deficiency may be an unrecognized epidemic of cellular disease.

Let us take a look at some of the functions of NAD in the body:

  • Increases energy in brain cells
  • Stimulates production of dopamine, serotonin, and noradrenaline, thereby improving moods
  • Increases energy in heart cells
  • Protects and repairs DNA, reducing DNA mutations which contribute to atherosclerosis, cancer, immunodeficiency, rheumatoid arthritis, and much more
  • The “most powerful antioxidant” in the body according to Dr. Richard Passwater in his bookNADH-The Energizing Coenzyme
  • Lowers cholesterol
  • Lowers blood pressure
  • Strengthens the immune system
  • Stimulates nitric oxide production, thereby improving blood flow in the body

Medical research has shown the following medical conditions to improve with NAD therapy:

  • Chronic fatigue
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Alcohol and drug addiction
  • Sleep disturbance
  • Memory loss (forgetfulness)
  • Attention deficit
  • Diabetes
  • Muscle pain and weakness
  • Joint pain and stiffness
  • Headaches
  • Fevers, sore throats and swollen lymph glands
  • Parkinson’s disease
  • Cancer

Research has also shown that NAD can provide the following benefits in “healthy” people:

  • Increased physical energy
  • Improved mental performance
  • Improved response to short term sleep deprivation
  • Reduce the effects of jet lag
  • Enhance libido
  • Anti-aging

Since NAD is so fundamental to good health, how is it that we can become deficient in this powerful molecule? First of all, the vitamins, minerals, complex carbohydrates, proteins and fats come from our diet and provide the building blocks to citric acid cycle energy production.  If any one of the nutritional factors is low, energy production is weakened.  Since oxygen is just as important as hydrogen in cellular energetics, lack of exercise and shallow breathing due to stress are common factors that can reduce the amount of oxygen at the cell level. And finally the enzymes that catalyze the citric acid cycle are often inhibited or destroyed by chemical or physical toxins that create oxidative, or free radical, damage.  Free radical damage comes from cigarette smoke, drugs, radio waves from cell phones and wi-fi, and the myriad chemicals found in all humans at this time on earth, including phalates, parabens, pesticides, styrene, benzene, toluene, and thousands more.  For example, medical scientists now widely believe that Alzheimer’s dementia and Parkinson’s disease share the common feature of nerve cell degeneration due to impairment of the ATP producing enzymes with the citric acid cycle and mitochondria.

Genetic NAD deficiency may be present at birth and appear in children as poor sleeping, behavioral problems, hyperactivity, impaired concentration, academic stress and underachievement. Some people have been tired and depressed for as long as they can remember.  For these people there is a greater tendency to try drugs and alcohol in order to improve energy and mood, and simply feel better, but the risk for addiction is high.

Genetics and addiction

A word of caution is necessary as we discuss genetics and addiction, or, any other disease.  Inherited variations in genes do not invariably lead to disease.  Lifestyle and mind style factors often override, so to speak, a genetic tendency.  Basically the DNA is the hardware in the computer and the epigenome is the software, which is influenced by our lifestyle and the choices we make in our lives.  The epigenome responds to our thoughts, emotions, beliefs and overall stress levels, as well as our diet, exercise levels and other features of our daily lives.  Basically, the genes put the bullet in the gun, but it is our lifestyle and mind style that pulls the trigger.

NAD deficiency:

There may be a genetic polymorphism that reduces a gene coding for a mitochondrial protein which regulates NAD production.  Since mitochondrial DNA is all received from the mother through the egg (no mitochondria are found in sperm) we can look to the maternal side for clues to energy production in the family history.

Dopamine D2 receptor impairment:

Since the primary neurotransmitter of the reward pathway is dopamine, genes for dopamine synthesis, degradation, receptors, and transporters are areas of research. Also, serotonin, norepinephrine, GABA, opioid, and cannabinoid neurons all modify dopamine metabolism and dopamine neurons. Therefore, defects in various combinations of the genes for these neurotransmitters may result in a Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS).

Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) deficiency:

COMT is one of several enzymes that degrade catecholamines, such as dopamine, epinephrine, and norepinephrine.  Deficiencies in this enzyme increase the probability of anxiety, panic and other mood disorders.

Questions and Answers

How does the brain work?

The brain is composed of billions of nerve cells, called neurons. Brain activity is the interaction of neurons as they communicate with one another. Neurons do not actually touch one another; instead, they are separated by a small gap called a synapse. Activity within a neuron is electrical; however electrical activity cannot cross the synapse. When one neuron wants to signal another, it releases a number of neurotransmitter chemical molecules into the synapse. For each type of neurotransmitter, the receiving neuron has specific receptor sites on the surface. As neurotransmitter molecules bind to a receptor site, the process causes electrical activity in the receptor neuron. The receiving neuron then releases the neurotransmitter molecules so that the sending neuron can absorb them from the synapse in a process called re-uptake, stopping the communication.

How do we feel pleasure?

The presence of dopamine, a neurotransmitter, in the synapses of the reward center of the brain is directly related to every feeling of pleasure we experience, from eating good food to falling in love. Other neurotransmitters mediate other emotions and attitudes.

How do people become addicted?

As people continue to use addictive substances, receptor function decreases, which requires the increased use of substances for pleasure or just a sense of well being. In the absence of external substances, the body experiences a neurotransmission deficit. Some people begin by taking drugs to feel high while others begin by innocently increasing their prescription use to achieve the original effect. There are as many reasons to become addicted as there are people who become addicted. In most cases, NO ONE begins by believing they will become a slave to an external power which completely consumes and controls their life.

What is withdrawal?

When a chemically dependent person is denied access to a substance to which s/he is addicted, the addicted brain goes into a frenzy that manifests itself in the physical symptoms of withdrawal. The symptoms may be life threatening and may induce agitation, hallucinations, intestinal upsets, severe muscular aches, etc. After withdrawal, the body may be completely free of the addicting substance, yet neurotransmitters of the brain are still not in balance. This may lead to physical feelings of craving, an almost overwhelming desire to use the substance again.

What is your NTR program using NAD?

The physical and mental condition resulting from chemical dependence means that the brain is just not working correctly because neurotransmission is thrown out of balance. Rebalancing the brain requires detoxification and cell function stabilization. Our protocol administers a NAD along with combinations of amino acids, vitamins and minerals taken orally. This process renders the patient nearly or completely free of cravings.

The Addiction Recovery Program is a ten day outpatient process based upon the patient’s history and their needs. It is given intravenously to assist the patient through a comfortable withdrawal reducing or eliminating physical cravings. Specially trained nurses under the supervision of a licensed physician, administer each treatment.

What is the treatment process?

The first step is a comprehensive functional medical evaluation which reviews all systems in the body, including digestion, nutrient absorption, hormone balance, immunity and the like.  After that dietary recommendations are provided, along with nutritional supplements. Then the 10 day intravenous program is started. The IV infusion varies from day to day and is individualized for each patient. Each day of the treatment, a nurse inserts an IV line. The patient relaxes in a lounge chair while the intravenous formulation is slowly infused through the vein. The uncomfortable feelings of withdrawal and cravings subside and remain at bay surprisingly quickly. Between the fourth and eighth day patients typically report feelings of amazing mental clarity. Infusions are tolerated well and any mild side effects disappear at the cessation of infusion. The severe physical symptoms of withdrawal vanish; however, the full protocol is required to complete the treatment and minimize or eliminate physical cravings. Note that following treatment the psychological aspects of addiction still need to be addressed. During the day the patient may watch television, read, eat, and even doze. At the end of the day, the IV is disconnected and the patient leaves the outpatient clinic.

What about multiple addictions?

Based on the comprehensive medical evaluation, our Addiction Recovery Program can simultaneously treat addictions to many combinations of prescribed or illicit substances, including drugs, alcohol and nicotine.

Is your program a cure for addiction?

The disease of addiction is a chronic illness just like diabetes. There is no cure to date. Our program is a safe, effective management tool.

Can the patient ever resume use?

No. If the patient uses any mood altering substances after treatment is complete, the brain’s chemical balance will be altered and physical cravings will likely return. If, however, a patient does relapse, a simple one or two day booster will be sufficient for restoration provided the patient returns for a booster as soon as possible after using or if cravings return.

After treatment, is normal life possible?

After treatment the patient is no longer physically addicted and may certainly resume a normal life; however, an addicted person will typically not have been leading a normal life for some time. In order to rejoin the world successfully, a variety of aftercare coping strategies can be helpful. We will be happy to refer to any of the following:

  • AA, NA, and/or other 12-step program
  • Individual psychotherapy
  • Group psychotherapy
  • Family psychotherapy
  • Exercise programs
  • Affinity and other social groups
  • Residential and/or Intensive Outpatient Programs

Is the treatment safe?

Yes. It is completely safe. Licensed nurses work under the supervision of a licensed physician who approves a customized treatment plan and reviews progress. The intravenous solutions are made by a U.S. licensed compounding pharmacy.

Who can become addicted?

Anyone can become addicted if s/he overuses powerful, mood-altering substances; however, there is a growing body of evidence to indicate that certain people are at greater risk for becoming addicted. Statistically speaking, a spectrum of problems (alcohol, drug, tobacco addiction, etc.) tend to occur together, rather than being independent variables. There may be a genetic basis for a propensity to become addicted.

What other services are available during the 10 day program?

  • Hypnotherapy
  • Acupuncture
  • Emotional healing therapies
  • Cognitive therapy
  • Integrative massage therapy
  • Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy
  • Nutritional counseling

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