Vitamin B1, or thiamine, can convert sources of food into normal chemical energy by assisting the enzymes responsible for the breakdown of sugars and amino acids. These roles in normal energy metabolism are needed for normal growth and development, as well as cell function. Your body is not able to make vitamin B1 and eating a balanced diet or supplementing is key to supporting your levels.

Vitamin B2, riboflavin, can convert sources of food into chemical energy. It is required to activate other vitamins and is important for supporting essential biological functions in the body, such as methylation. Vitamin B2 is also a component in the glutathione detoxification cycle.

Vitamin B3 (niacin or nicotinamide) once biologically activated by the body, supports hundreds of essential reactions that support normal function. Its biologically active form is known as NAD (Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide). Its roles include the supporting reactions that convert food into chemical energy and facilitate DNA repair and regulation.

Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) is the precursor to coenzyme A, an important compound responsible for creating chemical energy from the breakdown of food, that fuels the body. It is also required for the creation of fats, cholesterol, steroid hormones, chemical messengers and vitamins A and D. It also plays a role in helping the liver detoxify against certain pollutants and is needed for red blood cell production.

Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) plays vital roles in the function of hundreds of chemical reactions that occur in the body. It is needed to create haemoglobin, the oxygen carrying component of the red blood cells and supports glucose metabolism, to ensure there is enough to fuel the body. B6 powers the synthesis of many brain chemicals, including serotonin, dopamine and histamine and helps to clear high levels of homocysteine from the blood, which have been associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease.

Once activated within the body, vitamin B12 (cobalamin) supports enzymatic function in the making of compounds such as methionine, which is utilized by the body in the production of energy from food and supporting multiple cellular reactions. These reactions assist in the synthesis of red blood cells and the preservation of the protective cover surrounding nerve cells.

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) cannot be made in the human body, making it an essential nutrient that can be consumed through a normal balanced diet or supplementation. Vitamin C is an important compound in the production of collagen and carnitine and can support the protection of immune cells from the toxins they release.

Vitamin D activates the vitamin D receptor (VDR) that interacts with thousands of sites in the DNA, switching off and on genes. This allows vitamin D to maintain normal calcium and phosphorous levels in the blood, supporting normal bone and nervous system function. Vitamin D is part of essential mechanisms that modulate the normal function of immune responses.

Magnesium is an important mineral, responsible for over 300 processes and reactions taking place within you. It plays an important part in the creation of chemical energy, both through directly supporting metabolic reactions and through activating vitamin B1, that helps to convert food into energy. It features as an important structure in the cell, forming part of the protective cell membrane and being part of cellular electrical activity needed to generate communication and movement throughout the body.

Zinc supports hormones such as estrogen and vitamins A and D to carry out their important actions and is also key to certain proteins protecting cells against oxidative stress. It can help support a healthy immune system and by helping to build proteins aid healing of damaged tissues.

Selenium is a major component of a groups of over 25 proteins, selenoproteins. These specific proteins could regenerate small antioxidants as well as recycle vitamin C and coenzyme Q10, resulting in detoxification support. It also required to activate thyroid hormone T3, which contributes to a healthy thyroid function.

Manganese can support detoxification of superoxide free radicals, toxins, that are created as a by-product of the body producing chemical energy. Further to this, it could also contribute to detoxification. Manganese is required for the support of healthy bone and cartilage formation and can help to regulate several important brain chemicals.

Copper is an essential component of several cellular antioxidant enzymes, making it a part of the detoxification process. It is also important in the creation of strong, flexible connective tissues which can withstand changes in pressure, for example, in the heart when it beats. It is required for the enzyme that creates melanin, a protector from UV radiation.

Methionine is an amino acid essential for at least 50 reactions within the body, including methylation, supporting healthy growth, development and function. It acts as a precursor to several key compounds such as creatine, responsible for chemical energy recycling. Methionine supports detoxification as a precursor compound to the amino acid, cysteine, a major component of glutathione, the body’s principal antioxidant.

Choline supports many essential reactions such as supporting detoxification and helping to regulate many metabolic reactions. It is needed to make specialised fats, called phospholipids that are integral to healthy cell membranes, a cell’s outer layer, designed for protection and communication. It makes acetylcholine, an important brain and nervous system chemical messenger needed for muscle contraction, memory, learning and blood pressure regulation.

Inositol is a carbocyclic sugar and is an important messenger compound of the cell membranes, allowing cells to communicate with each other via hormones. Inositol may support fat metabolism in the liver, through its lipotropic nature. It supports the thyroid stimulation hormone and follicle stimulating hormone which are important messengers to the body. It also helps to make proteins more diverse in function, this process is called protein phosphorylation.

Found in high concentrations in skeletal and cardiac muscle, L-Carnitine, an amino acid, is crucial for the production of energy from fatty acids through several different pathways. It also aims to modulate coenzyme A, another component of energy production, and some studies have shown L-Carnitine to have a potential antioxidant effect.

N-Acetylcysteine, (NAC), is a precursor to cysteine, an amino acid that is a major component of glutathione, the body’s principal antioxidant. Glutathione is essential for detoxification of free radical toxins and protection against oxidative stress and damage. NAC, itself can alter the structure of mucous, making it less thick and sticky and has anti-inflammatory properties.

A major antioxidant, glutathione, is made up of glutamine, glycine and cysteine. Known for its detoxification properties against free radical molecules, glutathione tends to be highly concentrated within organs likely to be exposed to toxins such as the kidneys, lungs and liver. As well as neutralizing free radicals, glutathione is needed to neutralize hydrogen peroxide, a toxic by-product of normal metabolism, by breaking it down into water. Glutathione thought to be needed in many stages of the immune response.

Alpha Lipoic Acid, or ALA, is a powerful antioxidant and coenzyme. It is needed to produce chemical energy and plays a role in forming nucleic acids, building blocks of DNA. ALA has antioxidant properties that can neutralise toxins in the cells, supporting detoxification. It may also restore other important antioxidants like coenzyme Q10, vitamin C and vitamin E and may increase glutathione synthesis, one of the predominant antioxidants of the body. Has been found to increase glucose uptake in fat and muscle tissues and is thought to have roles in cell signalling processes.

Coenzyme Q10, or CoQ10, is found in nearly all cellular membranes and is required to create chemical energy, ATP, from carbohydrates and fats. It can play the role of an important antioxidant, helping to protect cell membranes from damage and assisting specialized enzymes within cells clear debris and toxins to maintain their healthy state. CoQ10 could also be responsible for regeneration of vitamins C and E, both important antioxidants that can be used by the body.

Our IV drip therapies all contain sodium chloride in solution. Helping water to move in and out of cells, as well as the regulation of water movement and blood volume around the body, this solution aims to keep you hydrated while providing a safe diluent for vitamins and minerals.

NAD is required to create chemical energy from food and is important in the production of cholesterol, steroid hormones and bile acids. It is also essential for the recycling of antioxidants required for detoxification and supports enzymes involved in DNA repair. NAD may have roles to play in increasing health and life span.