high dose iv vitamin c cancer treatment

Although it has a controversial past, recent research has emerged confirming the benefits of IV High Dose Vitamin C for adjunctive therapy in treating patients with various types of cancers.

When vitamin C is taken by mouth it behaves as an antioxidant supporting the body’s natural detoxification and the adaptive immune response. This can be beneficial for helping the body to ward off infections.

When vitamin C is infused via IV at high doses its mechanism of action changes and it takes on pro-oxidant properties. The peak plasma concentrations are able to reach levels that are not achievable when administered via the oral route due to the bypassing of GI metabolism and breakdown.

This pro-oxidant mechanism allows the IV vitamin C to take on pharmaceutical properties in the body. According to the NIH, a growing number of preclinical studies are showing how high-dose IV vitamin C might benefit cancer patients. Glucose reprogramming is responsible for tumor growth and survival in many types of cancer and thus “targeting glycolysis may offer cancer patients a more selective strategy to treat cancer”. Pharmacologic vitamin C might selectively impair some cancers by depriving them of the NAD+ necessary for proliferation and survival.

https://www.cancer.gov/research/key-initiatives/ras/ras-central/blog/2020/yun-cantley-vitamin-c

The practitioners at Elevated Concierge Hydration and Wellness specialize in High Dose IV Vitamin C. To learn more about this treatment schedule a consultation!

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