Intravenous Vitamin C Therapy (Ascorbic Acid)

Intravenous Vitamin C therapy is a treatment primarily used for cancer patients, but also has many other therapeutic benefits.  Studies show that high doses of intravenous Vitamin C can induce oxidative damages to cancer cell DNA mainly through the increased production of hydrogen peroxides.  Vitamin C acts as a pro-oxidant which converts free radicals into hydrogen peroxide. Hydrogen peroxide is a molecule that can cause damage to cell membranes and DNA if not neutralized by the cellular enzyme catalase. Because cancer cells tend to be relatively deficient in catalase, an enzyme that the body produces to neutralize hydrogen peroxide, the increased levels of hydrogen peroxide become toxic to the cancer cell and it dies.

Studies in Japan have successfully demonstrated that high doses of Vitamin C infusion can also enhance therapeutic effects of chemotherapies.

Studies have also found IV vitamin C therapy useful in maintaining proper immune cell function, speed wound healing and protect normal tissue from free radical damage.

Indications

• Cancer
• Prevention of Cancer: Epidemiological studies have shown vitamin C to be important in the prevention of cancer including bladder, breast, cervical, colorectal, esophagus, lung, pancreatic, prostate, salivary gland, stomach, leukemia and non-hodgkins lymphoma.(Altern Med Rev 1998; 3(3):174-186)
• Vitamin C deficiencies
• Wound Healing
• Enhancement of Cancer Treatments such as chemotherapy
• Compromised Immune System
• Optimize the surgical outcome

Links
http://www.gordonresearch.com/category_vitamin_c.html

Questions?
If you have any questions about IV Vitamin C therapy, or would like more information on our programs or services, you can contact IMI at 403.233.0917 or by email at info@i-medi.org