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IV Therapy

How Does a Myer’s Cocktail Affect Your Energy Level?

November 7, 2023 by Dr. Daniel Hoover

Myer’s cocktail is a form of IV therapy, the same kind of IV you would see delivering medicine in a hospital setting. However, Myer’s cocktail IV therapy uses the exact mechanism to provide vitamins and minerals directly to the bloodstream. Myer’s cocktail has a variety of uses for nearly everyone. However, it is beneficial to athletes and older adults. As we age, our bodies absorb nutrients differently; sometimes, we can use some help to return to balance.


You may be wondering how Myer’s cocktail affects your energy levels, and today, we’ll explore the answer to that question.

What Is Myer’s Cocktail IV Therapy?

Myer’s cocktail was developed in the 70s to provide a mix of essential nutrients your body needs for overall health and wellness. The perfectly crafted blend provides the body with Vitamin C, B Complex, Magnesium, and Calcium. Since the 70s, Myer’s cocktail has been shown to have a number of benefits. Some of which include aiding and alleviating some of the following ailments and conditions:

  • Increased Immune System Function
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 
  • Adrenal Fatigue
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Depression
  • Migraines
  • Respiratory Problems
  • Acute/Chronic Infections
  • Detoxification

Due to the nutrients being delivered directly to the bloodstream, Myer’s cocktail bypasses the digestive system. By doing this, the nutrients are available nearly immediately compared to oral supplements, which take the body time to break down and absorb. Some nutrients aren’t absorbed to their fullest potential during this time compared to IV therapy, which will provide a much more concentrated dose of vitamins and minerals the body needs for essential functions.

Give Yourself that Little Boost

In our busy lives, it’s likely you’ve missed a meal due to a deadline or sacrificed some sleep to run errands. We’ve all felt a bit exhausted from time to time. It’s easy to reach out for an energy drink when you’re feeling tired. However, you may not be aware that what you may be consuming is loaded with sugar, caffeine, and other chemicals. And while this can give you a short burst of energy, it’s only a matter of time before you have to deal with the dreaded “crash.”

Myer’s cocktail IV therapy can help many people who may not have the time to maintain their bodies in balance properly. IV therapy directly infuses nutrients into the bloodstream. This allows the body to take full advantage of the nutrients as they become available. There’s no need to wait for you to digest a healthy meal or breakdown supplements. Many people feel an immediate boost in energy levels during or shortly after a session. Patients managing fatigue comment that they feel revitalized for days and, in some cases, weeks. This is because Myer’s cocktail IV therapy directly provides fluids infused with vitamins and minerals to the bloodstream, and your body absorbs the nutrients quickly, becoming readily available to your cells. Any excess nutrients will eventually be processed and expelled by the body.

As mentioned, many patients report prolonged effects, such as feeling energized for days or weeks. Typically, this is because, for some, their body may lack the essential nutrients the IV therapy provides. Conventional oral supplements can be helpful if you already have healthy habits, though for many, oral supplements simply take too long for the body to absorb them. The digestive process may reduce nutrient bioavailability as well.

Take the Next Step In Improving Your Health by Contacting SOHMA Integrative Medicine

Our goal is to help you improve your health. You can contact us and ask about the Myers Cocktail, IV Therapy, Chiropractic care, or how our other health service lines can help you with your journey to improved health. 

Located in Long Beach, CA, we help individuals from the surrounding cities.

We look forward to helping you take the next step to better health.

Filed Under: Therapy Tagged With: IV Therapy, Myer's Cocktail

Who Needs IV Therapy?

August 3, 2023 by Dr. Daniel Hoover

IV therapy uses the same kind of IV drip used in medical applications while in a therapeutic setting. If you’ve ever felt tired after a hard day at work, or you’ve been feeling off because you’ve had poor sleep? IV therapy can help with this, and many other issues that can commonly affect most people.

In today’s article we’ll go over what IV Therapy is and who can benefit from it to facilitate whether or not you should consider IV therapy for yourself.

Myer’s Cocktail IV Therapy

As we begin to age, it can become more and more difficult to maintain a nutritional balance within your body. At SOHMA Integrated Medicine in Long Beach CA we offer the Myer’s cocktail IV therapy. This is a perfectly crafted blend of Vitamin C, B complex, Magnesium and Calcium. This blend of nutrients is perfect to help you regain that nutritional balance. Which in turn can help you to improve your immune system functions. It’s also been shown to help manage symptoms caused by adrenal fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome.

Ozone Therapy

Ozone therapy is also given through an IV, ozone has amazing anti-inflammatory properties and may act as a disinfectant. This can help to prevent viral replication which may reduce the amount of time a patient deals with infections. Ozone can also help improve local circulation and patients report an increase of energy after the ozone therapy is completed.

What Are The Benefits of IV Therapy?

As previously stated, IV therapy can be used to help replenish nutrients and fluids after you’ve physically exerted yourself through a day. Many patients notice signs of  increase in energy levels as well as mental clarity and improved mood while their body absorbs the nutrients. This makes IV therapy great for hard workers and athletes. However, those aren’t the only aspects that IV therapy can help you with. In fact IV therapy has a multitude of benefits.

Having an imbalance of nutrients can also lead to headaches and migraines. Because the nutrients are delivered through an IV drip, it bypasses the digestive system. When consuming supplements orally, they first need to go through the digestive system. This can cause the nutrients to take much longer for the body to absorb and in some cases the body can end up destroying some of the vitamins and minerals. Meaning you don’t always absorb the same amount that you consume. With an IV drip the nutrients are available immediately to the bloodstream. This can then help reduce swelling and tension which can be the cause of many headaches and migraines.

Hangovers can be difficult to manage, and oftentimes occurs when you don’t drink enough water in between alcoholic beverages or perhaps the night was incredibly enjoyable. Myer’s cocktail IV therapy can help to replenish the fluids your body craves after a night of drinking while Vitamin C and Magnesium can help reduce the swelling which can cause the notorious hangover symptom, the headache.

Is IV Therapy for Me?

IV therapy has a wide variety of benefits to many different people. It is generally seen as a safe way to deliver vitamins, minerals, fluids and electrolytes. Despite this, it’s important for you to inform the staff at SOHA if you are currently on any medication as there is a possibility that some medicine can have a contrasting effect with the vitamins and minerals in the IV blend. Just like injections, IV therapy can run the risk of infection. For this reason its best practice to only allow trained professionals to administer IV therapy.

Take the Next Step In Improving Your Health by Contacting SOHMA Integrative Medicine

Our goal is to help you improve your health. You can contact us and ask about the Myers Cocktail, IV Therapy, Chiropractic care, or how our other health service lines can help you with your journey to improved health. 

Located in Long Beach, CA, we help individuals from the surrounding cities.

We look forward to helping you take the next step in your journey to better health.

Filed Under: Therapy Tagged With: IV Therapy, Myer's Cocktail

Top 3 Body Signs Showing Myer’s Cocktail Is Working

June 29, 2023 by Dr. Daniel Hoover

Myer’s cocktail is a popular form of IV therapy that delivers a combination of vitamins, minerals, and other essential nutrients intravenously to the body. By administering the nutrients through an IV, the digestive system is bypassed. By bypassing the digestive system, the body has access to all the nutrients provided, compared to oral supplements, which take longer to absorb and often at a much smaller concentration. Through IV therapy, the body can begin to use all the available nutrients, which can lead to a variety of benefits, such as boosting energy levels and supporting the immune system.

As the infusion takes effect, there are a few signs to remember that Myer’s Cocktail is working. Join me as we highlight the top three signs that indicate the positive effects of Myer’s Cocktail is having on your body.

An Increase in Energy Levels

One of the most noticeable signs that Myer’s cocktail IV therapy is working is that you’ll feel your energy levels rise. This energy increase may result from nutrients being absorbed by the bloodstream. Dehydration can sap away your energy. Myer’s cocktail IV therapy can help to rehydrate you quickly, which can also boost energy levels. The absorbed nutrients can help reduce your overall fatigue while improving your overall sense of vitality.

Finding yourself with more energy and less fatigue after or while receiving a Myer’s Cocktail infusion clearly shows that the therapy is working for you.

Improved Hydration

As previously stated, Myer’s cocktail IV therapy can help to rehydrate your body quickly. Due to the blend of vitamins and minerals delivered through a saline solution, you should notice an improvement in overall hydration levels within your body. While often, this benefits patients who have an active lifestyle and sweat excessively due to activities, and it’s also beneficial for those who may be dehydrated due to illness. Even a common cold can put a strain on your body, which can lead it to sweat far more than normal.

While you receive a Myer’s cocktail IV therapy infusion, you may observe your skin improve in elasticity and feel more smooth and soft. 

Mental Clarity and Mood

When your body’s out of balance due to a lack of nutrients or dehydration, you can notice that your mood may be sour. Many times a patient’s mood can change following Myer’s cocktail IV therapy. This is because the fluids and nutrients can bring the body back into balance, allowing your mental health and mood to improve.

Improving your ability to concentrate and give you mental clarity is good news. Myer’s cocktail IV therapy is often used to help relieve the effects of a hangover. Many people understand how bad a hangover can feel, and the nutrients in a Myer’s cocktail can help your body regain its balance to combat hangover symptoms. 

A positive change in your mood and irritability can indicate that Myer’s cocktail IV therapy positively affects you. 

Take the Next Step In Improving Your Health by Contacting SOHMA Integrative Medicine

Our goal is to help you improve your health. You can contact us and ask about the Myers Cocktail, IV Therapy, Chiropractic care, or how our other health service lines can help you with your journey to improved health. 

Located in Long Beach, CA, we help individuals from the surrounding cities.

We look forward to helping you take the next step in your journey to better health.

Filed Under: Therapy Tagged With: IV Therapy, Myer's Cocktail

What are the Top 5 Side Effects of Myer’s Cocktail?

March 24, 2023 by Dr. Daniel Hoover

At SOHMA Integrated Medicine of Long Beach, CA, we offer the Myer’s cocktail IV therapy. Myers cocktail IV therapy has been shown to help with a variety of ailments, including:

  • Boosting Immune System
  • Improved Blood Circulation
  • Dehydration
  • Fatigue
  • Hangovers
  • Mental Health

It has also been used to help people suffering from migraines and upper respiratory issues. The perfectly crafted blend of vitamins and minerals in the Myer’s cocktail includes Vitamin C, B complex, Magnesium, and Calcium. 

As we age, our bodies absorb nutrients differently, and a supplementary source of vitamins and minerals may be necessary to keep your body in balance. Myer’s cocktail IV therapy has the benefit of bypassing the digestive system allowing your body to make full use of the nutrients provided by the IV therapy. This gives the body a higher, more concentrated dose, available immediately.

Although IV therapy is generally safe, it’s best to understand any potential risk, regardless of how rare, in order to make the best choice for your health. Today we will go over the top 5 side effects of Myer’s cocktail IV therapy.

Allergic Reaction

With many intravenous practices, there is a risk of potential allergic reactions in some patients. This can be caused by the serum or the instruments used to administer the IV. Usually, this occurs if the patient is unaware of their allergies or fails to disclose them to the staff. This kind of allergic reaction may cause itching, a rash, and, in some cases, swelling and/or blistering on the injection site. Allergic reactions rarely affect the majority of patients. However, if you feel any allergic reaction symptoms, inform the IV professionals to stop and avoid further issues.

Negative Medication Interaction

It’s essential to disclose to the staff at SOHMA if you have been prescribed any medication when asking about the Myer’s cocktail. It is possible that some medicines can have adverse reactions to the blend of vitamins and minerals in the Myer’s cocktail blend. Vitamins are natural and largely safe, as whatever the body doesn’t need eventually excretes on its own. Nevertheless, if you take medication, the vitamins and electrolytes may interact adversely with them, such as medication to stimulate red blood cell production. If you have any doubts about harmful interactions between your medication and the Myer’s cocktail, feel free to ask the staff of SOHMA for any additional information or ask your primary care provider to see if it’s safe.

Visual Injection Point and Soreness

Because of the nature of how IV therapy is administered, there may be a visible mark at the injection point. This can also result in irritation and soreness. There isn’t an issue the majority of times, and it will heal within a couple of days, although in rare cases, it can take the patients a couple of weeks to recover from it. This is typically dependent on the patient’s skin sensitivity.  However, this is typical of most intravenous procedures. Such as when blood is being donated or drawn for laboratory examination.

Prior Conditions

If a patient has prior conditions, it’s important to understand if Myer’s cocktail IV therapy is appropriate for them. Patients who suffer from kidney disease or alcoholism should consult before proceeding as this can cause abnormalities in their blood levels of magnesium or potassium. This imbalance can cause problems such as abnormal heart rhythms and muscle weakness.

Upset Stomach

Because every patient is different, sometimes IV therapy can be administered too quickly for some patients. However, there is essentially no risk of overdosing or being poisoned because of this. Some patients have had rare side effects in which the patient has an upset stomach afterward.

Myer’s Cocktail IV therapy is incredibly safe, and these side effects are extremely rare.

Take the Next Step In Improving Your Health by Contacting SOHMA Integrative Medicine

Our goal is to help you improve your health. You can reach out to us and ask about the Myers Cocktail, IV Therapy, Chiropractic care, or how our other health service lines can help you with your journey to improved health. 

Located in Long Beach, CA, we help individuals from the surrounding cities.

We look forward to helping you take the next step in your journey to better health.

Filed Under: Therapy Tagged With: IV Drip, IV Therapy, IV Therapy for Health, Myer's Cocktail, SOHMA Interactive Medicine

What is a Myer’s Cocktail Good For?

January 20, 2023 by Dr. Daniel Hoover

Myer’s Cocktails is an IV Therapy that supplements your body’s natural cellular processes.

The Myer’s cocktail is a form of IV therapy that many athletes and celebrities have popularized in recent years. This form of therapy uses the same IV seen in a medical setting to deliver medicine to patients. Instead of medication Myer’s cocktail IV Therapy is used to deliver nutrients and fluids to the body in a therapeutic environment. 

The benefit of using an IV to deliver nutrients instead of a supplement taken orally is that with an IV your body has the nutrients ready for absorption through the bloodstream immediately and at higher concentrations. Although oral supplementation can suffice for some, there is a noticeable delay and effect compared to the Myer’s Cocktail IV therapy. A Myer’s cocktail is a blend of vitamins and minerals, including Vitamin C, Vitamin B complex, Magnesium, and Calcium.

What is Myer’s cocktail good for? And where can I find a Myer’s cocktail near me?

SOHMA Integrative Medicine of Long Beach, CA, offers the Myer’s IV therapy. As for what it’s good for, join me as we answer that question.

Boosts Immune System

Many nutrients in the Myer’s cocktail provide enhanced cellular function. Vitamin B complex promotes the formation of antibodies to help with this response. Vitamin C often fortifies the immune system by supporting multiple cellular functions.

Improves Blood Circulation

Healthy blood circulation can help reduce fatigue and improve physical performance, which is necessary to maintain a healthy lifestyle. The Magnesium and Vitamin C in the Myer’s cocktail is often used to promote and enhance cellular health and blood circulation. At the same time, the Vitamin B complex in the Myer’s cocktail improves blood circulation by aiding in the production of red blood cells and iron absorption. 

Mood Enhancer

Serotonin is a naturally occurring hormone that is connected to our mood. Often called the “feel good” hormone, serotonin helps stave off anxiety and depression. Serotonin can also help you feel confident in yourself and raise your self-esteem. An essential resource in the production of serotonin is Vitamin B-12.

Helps with Migraines

Migraines can be debilitating headaches for many adults, often resulting in sensitivity to sound and light. The pain can often result from inflammation and tension built up in the neck muscles and head. The body can take advantage of Vitamin C’s anti-inflammatory properties to help relieve some of that tension which can help reduce the duration of the migraine. 

Regular use of Myer’s Cocktail IV therapy has helped reduce the severity and frequency of migraines. Magnesium can cause blood vessels in the brain to constrict, which can trigger migraines. Calcium is often tied to bone health. It is also required in muscle functions such as contractions and relaxation.

Hydration

Myer’s cocktail IV therapy provides the nutrients through a saline and electrolyte solution. When absorbed by the body, it increases its hydration levels. Due to the fluids being delivered directly to the body without going through the digestive system, the body can hydrate much faster than by drinking a glass of water.

Take the Next Step In Improving Your Health by Contacting SOHMA Integrative Medicine

Our goal is to help you improve your health. You can reach out to us and ask about the Myers Cocktail, IV Therapy, Chiropractic care, or how our other health service lines can help you with your journey to improved health. 

Located in Long Beach, CA, we help individuals from the surrounding cities.

We look forward to helping you take the next step in your journey to better health.

Filed Under: Therapy Tagged With: IV Therapy, Myer's Cocktail, SOHMA Interactive Medicine, SOHMA Interactive Medicine Pain, SOHMA Long Beach

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