Days on the golf course, nights out drinking with friends, and weekends spent relaxing (or not) on Daytona Beach. The Villages has a lot to offer in regards to recreation and entertainment.
However, those fun-filled days and nights are often replaced by fatigue, headaches, excessive thirst, and even dizziness—symptoms of dehydration.
But you don’t have to experience dehydration when you visit Dynamic Health & Wellness for hydration IV therapy in Leesburg.
Our customizable IV infusions can help increase your energy, reduce brain fog, and even improve your skin’s health. Sounds too good to be true? We explain the science behind IV therapy in this article.
The Importance of Hydration
Although it’s often recommended to drink 8 glasses of water a day, that’s not always an accurate calculation. Your body needs different amounts of fluids based on your environment, activity level, and overall health. While 8 cups is a reasonable and attainable goal, it may not be enough to account for the fluid lost through sweat, urine, and even exhaling. That’s why, even if you keep a water bottle on hand, you still might start to experience the symptoms of dehydration.
Hydration is crucial for the following reasons:
Nutrient Delivery
Your body relies on vitamins and minerals to convert food into energy, fight off infection, increase bone strength, and regulate hormones—among many other things. Every part of your body—cells, organs, tissues, and more—relies on vitamins and minerals to function.
But without sufficient hydration, these micronutrients can’t effectively reach the parts of the body to be absorbed and used.
Body Temperature Regulation
You can’t live in Florida and not enjoy soaking up the sun. With that being said, living near The Villages, you’re probably no stranger to sweating. Water helps regulate your body temperature and produce sweat to prevent heat exhaustion.
We recommend hydration IV therapy in Leesburg before events where you know you’ll be outside or physically exerting yourself for long periods of time. Your body can lose fluids rapidly when you sweat with intense activity, which is why it’s best to be hydrated beforehand to mitigate the risk of dehydration. With that being said, we still recommend this treatment for rehydration, especially because it’s important to replenish water and nutrient levels that you lose as soon as possible.
Improves Cognition and Mood
Water makes up 80% of our brain, so even mild dehydration can take a toll on our concentration, memory, and even our mood. In fact, proper hydration levels can improve symptoms of depression and anxiety.
This has a lot to do with your hormones, as dehydration increases your stress hormone (cortisol) and lowers serotonin, dopamine, and oxytocin, the “feel good” hormones that improve your mood and make you feel more stable and calm.
Drinking water restores balance to these hormones, lowering stress and improving your mood.
What More Can Water Do?
Those are just 3 of many examples of water’s importance in your body, but that’s not an exhaustive list. Water supports several other functions and has numerous other benefits, including the following:
- Improved energy
- Aids in digestion
- Supports weight loss
- Prevents kidney stones
- Lubricates joints
- Enhances heart health
- Aids in detoxification
- Reduces headaches
Why IV Is Best
So you understand the importance of staying hydrated, but why not just drink more water or sports drinks? We say, why not pair those with hydration IV therapy? In Leesburg, our summers give us consistently high temperatures and humid days. We love them (mostly), but with those weather conditions, you need more than water—you also need electrolytes to help your body retain that water.
Sports drinks do have those electrolytes, but your digestive system absorbs most of them, meaning only a small amount actually reaches the rest of your body. This limits your body’s ability to use them as quickly or efficiently as it could.
IV stands for intravenous, meaning that this therapy is delivered directly into your bloodstream, which enables all of the cells, tissues, and organs to absorb 100% of the nutrients quickly. This provides you with more noticeable effects in a shorter amount of time than alternative delivery methods.
What’s Included in a Hydration IV?
The Hydration IV includes a variety of vitamins and minerals that can further improve energy, cognition, and overall health. We use high doses of each ingredient to fully replenish electrolytes and vitamins.
Magnesium Chloride
Magnesium is an electrolyte that supports your cardiovascular system, regulating both blood sugar levels and blood pressure. This nutrient also supports bone and muscle health, making it optimal for recovery after physical activities like running, golfing, and swimming.
Calcium Chloride
Growing up, you probably heard the phrase, “Drink more milk to build strong bones.” That’s because milk is a good source of calcium, which strengthens both your bones and your teeth.
Fortunately, milk isn’t the only source of this important electrolyte. You can get the necessary calcium you need from hydration IV therapy in Leesburg. Calcium improves more than bone strength; it also helps nerves transmit signals (communication of sensory information) between your brain and body.
B-Complex
Vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, and B6 are essential for breaking down food and converting it into energy. These vitamins also support brain function and aid in digestion. It’s important to regularly get an adequate amount of B vitamins from your diet or IV therapy because they are water-soluble vitamins, meaning our bodies don’t store them.
Vitamin B12 (Methylobalamin)
Methylobalamin is a natural form of vitamin B12 that is more readily absorbed by the body than its synthetic alternative, cyanocobalamin. This vitamin improves nerve function, and it aids in red blood cell formation and energy production. We highly recommend this vitamin to individuals who are vegan or vegetarian because it’s most often found in animal products like milk and meat.
Your body doesn’t make this water-soluble vitamin on its own, so not getting an adequate amount from your diet or through a hydration IV therapy in Leesburg can put you at risk of a vitamin B12 deficiency.
Vitamin C
You probably know how important vitamin C is for immunity and fighting off infection, but let’s take a moment to highlight its other benefits. Vitamin C helps form collagen, a vital protein in your body that promotes wound healing, skin health, and tissue repair.
This water-soluble vitamin is also a powerful antioxidant that can neutralize free radicals—unstable molecules in your body that can lead to cellular damage, alter DNA, and contribute to cardiovascular disease. Vitamin C pairs with these molecules, stabilizing them and improving skin and heart health while also reducing the risk of certain cancers and neurological disorders like Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s disease.
Pair Your Hydration IV With…
We offer more than a hydration IV infusion. In fact, we can customize an infusion specifically for you. Most patients benefit from the following drips that we offer:
NAD
NAD stands for nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, a coenzyme in your body that improves muscle recovery, mental clarity, energy levels, and skin health. Most notably, it’s a powerful ingredient that people recognize for its anti-aging benefits. This coenzyme starts to decline as we grow older, putting us at risk for cognitive decline, age-related diseases, and loss of muscle mass.
You can pair NAD with your hydration IV therapy in Leesburg, or use it as a standalone infusion.
Fat Burn
We recommend this to patients who come to our weight loss clinic because it not only enhances energy but also includes antioxidants like alpha-lipoic acid and glutathione. These ingredients regulate blood sugar and increase energy—both of which are essential for supporting your weight loss journey.
Inner Beauty
Vitamins and minerals can support the health of your skin from within. This infusion adds ingredients to the hydration IV, including biotin and glutathione to support your hair, skin, and nails. With antioxidants like vitamin C and glutathione, you can protect your skin from the damage of free radicals, which reveals itself in the formation of fine lines, wrinkles, and sagging skin.
Immunity
We especially recommend the Immunity IV before traveling or if you know you’ll be around a large group of people. However, you can benefit from this infusion anytime! We use the same ingredients from the hydration IV, but include twice as much vitamin C and add in zinc, a nutrient that helps your body fight off infections.
The Process for IV Therapy
We ask that you arrive at our health care center wearing short sleeves to make it easier for your provider to access your arm.
Consultation
We start your hydration IV therapy in Leesburg off like we do for any other treatment: with a conversation. We learn about your symptoms and health concerns to make sure we are adding the right vitamins and nutrients to your IV infusion.
Please notify us if you plan to have lab work done in the near future, as certain supplements can affect lab results.
Treatment
Your provider places a needle in your arm that is attached to your infusion bag, which then begins administering your chosen solution. The duration of your treatment depends on the ingredients included in your customized drip; for some, it could take up to 2.5 hours. During this time, you are welcome to sit back and relax, or bring a book or another form of entertainment to occupy your mind.
After Your Treatment
Once the treatment is finished, we remove the needle and replace it with a bandage that you should leave on for at least 20 minutes to reduce the risk of bruising or bleeding. We will have you walk around to maximize the benefits of your IV therapy.
You can come back as many times as you would like to take full advantage of IV drips. Some people come once to rehydrate after an isolated incident of being outside for too long. Others come regularly to enhance their overall well-being. The decision is entirely up to you.
Take Your Health to the Next Level
If your oral capsules, sports drinks, or endless water bottles aren’t improving your mood, energy, or cognition, try our hydration IV therapy in Leesburg. Not only can our staff guide you to find the best drip for you, we can also provide you with other health care services to help you feel dynamic.
To get started, try our treatment planning tool. This allows you to pinpoint your health concerns and streamline the process.
You can also request a consultation to start the process in person.
