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Our 10th Anniversary Women of Distinction

F YOU ARE AT ALL integral part of the weight
Ilike me, the mention of IV loss protocol we offer. We
brings images of hospitals also provide sports IVs to
with sick patients too ill to athletes including triath-
receive proper nourishment letes, bicyclists, the Olympic
on their own. You think of Club and many more, with
those patients who need Children benefiting greatly
quick doses of antibiotic too.” These IVs enhance
to cure a possibly deadly performance and endur-
disease. Not many of us ance and shorten recovery
consider the many other time. This is accomplished
positive uses for IVs. At with the infusion of amino
least I didn’t until I had the acids to benefit the adre-
pleasure of sitting down and nal glands, and minerals
talking with Dr. Kristine Dr. Kristine Reese to avoid cramping, along
Reese, Naturopathic Doctor with whatever else might be
and Medical Director of indicated, depending on the
Lotus Rain Naturopathic patient and their sport.
Clinic. Photo by Dawn Nicoli/Nicoli Productions The protocol for a
Dr. Reese started admin- runner participating in a big
istering IVs as a treatment soluble ones like vitamin I found out that we have race would be two infu-
for various ailments back D, K or E. These nutrients a barrier that protects our sions per week in the weeks
in medical school. “It was a include all the B's, minerals, brain from a lot of medica- leading up to the race, and
couple of decades ago when vitamin C, and amino acids. tions we take like anti-mi- in the week after that for
I was first introduced to the By doing so, we can rebuild crobial or anti-inflammatory recovery. When an IV is put
great benefits that could be the adrenal glands, and medication to assure that into your system the average
derived from IV treatments. bypass digestion which gets they don't pass the barrier time it remains in your body
I did a lot of my integrative us immediate results. We and do damage. When the is 48-72 hours, with the peak
oncology training in Canada also do hydrogen peroxide, natural ingredients con- being at 24-48 hours. There-
and Europe, so these treat- which is anti-microbial, so tained in the IV cross the fore, runners time their
ments were commonly being it hits candida, staph, strep, blood-brain barrier, only treatments to best optimize
done outside of this country plus it alkalizes the whole beneficial effects occur lead- it for the race day.
for quite some time.” system and enhances our ing to clearing out of mucus Although this treatment
Dr. Reese had me very overall health. It crosses and relieving pressure and may be unfamiliar to many
interested when I heard that the blood-brain barrier, so congestion. of us, sports IVs have been
they were supporting cancer it creates clearer thinking, Dr. Reese also men- utilized by athletes for a long
patients with IVs. Dr. Reese less congestion and pres- tioned that another great time. It was locally started
added, "I have had many pa- sure on the sinuses, and can goal of IV infusions is to with the actors and actresses
tients come to me who were help decrease tinnitus. I've bypass digestion altogeth- in Hollywood who spoke
told there was nothing else had people reverse years er, which is a wonderful highly of the benefits.
that could be done for them. of polyp growth due to thing. The nutrients then As Dr. Reese adds
That it was time for them to overproduction of mucus go straight into the blood “Many people might not be
get their affairs in order, as and overgrowth of candida. stream and into cells. We aware of the many benefits
they would probably have These patients previously tend to lose many of the of IV infusions. One of the
only a few more months to had surgery but the polyps nutrients going through our infusions offered at Lotus-
live. One of these patients I regrew. The IV treatments digestive system even if we Rain is the immune IV. Due
have now been supporting helped shrink the polyps are taking the highest quali- to increasing resistance to
for 10 years." and prevent their regrowth. ty supplements. antibiotics, upper respira-
With this amazing fact, I probed a little deeper So what types of mala- tory infections are more
I had to ask what is it that to gather an understanding dies can IV treatments help? aggressive and tenacious and
IV treatments do that other of why IVs work when oral Dr. Reese explained: “We lead to residual coughs last-
treatments can’t accomplish. supplements sometimes will use IV infusions for many ing for months. Following
Dr. Reese explains, “With not. Dr. Reese explained that different ailments, as well an immune IV, the cough
IVs we can put all nutrients IVs cross ‘the blood-brain as preventative treatments. typically resolves within
in the body except for fat barrier.' In addition IVs are an forty-eight hours.

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