Southwest Florida's Health and Wellness Magazine Health and Wellness Articles
By Dr. Doreen DeStefano, NhD, APRN, DNP
Cancer affects millions of people each year in the United States. While some cancers can be treated without chemotherapy or radiation therapy, the majority of cancer does need intervention to destroy the cancer cells and stop them from proliferating any further.
Cancer Treatment
Whether cancer treatment entails surgery, chemotherapy, radiation treatments, reconstructive surgery, or alternative therapies, the bottom line is that these individuals are left feeling weak, tired and sick, and many times patients find it entirely overwhelming to function on a daily basis. Afterall, with chemo and radiation therapy, healthy cells are also being destroyed along with the cancerous cells, which causes severe oxidative stress.
In addition to the symptoms mentioned above, during radiation or chemotherapy, it’s difficult to fight off infections. Many experts agree that nutrition, sleep, limiting stress, exercise (yes, it helps with fatigue), and supplements are important to help patients regenerate and ultimately feel better during and after their treatment.
Some of the most common side effects of cancer treatment are pain, nausea, and vomiting, brain fog, extreme fatigue, loss of appetite, hormonal disruptions, weight gain, hot flashes, anxiety, and trouble sleeping. The good news is that some IV nutrients have the ability to decrease some of the aforementioned symptoms.
IV Nutrient Therapy also helps to rehydrate, relieve nausea and improve mood and energy levels.
IV Vitamin and Nutrient Infusion Therapy
Gene and DNA expression and energy can be revved up by certain antioxidants and nutrients with IV infusions, such as Vitamin C, glutathione (master antioxidant) NAD, and ALA to name a few.
Why IV & Chelation Therapy Rather Than Oral Supplementation?
IV therapy administers high dose vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and other essential nutrients to fight disease, eliminate symptoms, and alleviate associated effects. Many individuals have digestive malfunctions and liver complications that prevent oral medications and supplementations from getting into the bloodstream and to the appropriate cells in the body.
IV Therapy Can help combat many disorders. These are a few of the top contenders in IV therapeutics:
A few examples of IV treatments are Alpha Lipoic Acid, Chelation, Glutathione, High-Dose Vitamin C, Meyer’s Cocktail, and Magnesium. These IV treatments help with countless issues from asthma, arthritis, diabetes, cholesterol, hormonal disorders, and so much more. Glutathione is one of the most potent antioxidants and is a master at detoxifying and healing the body.
IV Therapy Benefits
• Asthma
• Anti-aging
• Acid Reflux
• Acne
• Arthritis
• Alzheimer’s & Dementia
• Cancers
• Tumors
• Fibromyalgia
• Stroke
• Cardiovascular
• Heart disease
• Hormonal disorders
• Diabetes
• Circulatory issues
• Impaired liver function
• High Cholesterol
• Hypertension
• Chron’s Disease
• Kidney disorders
• Glaucoma
• Cataracts
• Removes heavy metals and chemicals
• And much more
ROOT CAUSES HOLISTIC HEALTH & MEDICINE
Root Causes Holistic Health and Medicine is committed to helping you achieve optimal health. Our mission is to find the root cause of your symptoms and help you achieve wellness through correcting any contributing factors that can be corrected. We look at you as a whole person, and not just a collection of symptoms to be corrected. We strive for balance and wellness through lifestyle management, nutrition and naturally occurring compounds and therapies whenever possible.
Doreen DeStefano, NhD, APRN, DNP
Dr. DeStefano came to Fort Myers in the early 1980’s, leaving and coming back again several times until finally settling here in 2001. She has a lifelong background in health and wellness that began in middle school when she started running.
Dr. DeStefano is also a lifelong student. She holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing, and another in exercise physiology. She has a Masters (ABT) in criminology, a Master’s in public business administration and a Master’s in nursing. She holds a doctorate in natural health, is a licensed Advanced Practice Registered Nurse and a Doctorate of Nursing. She holds numerous licenses and certifications from advanced practice training. She continues to attend educational seminars in integrative and functional medicine twice a year to stay abreast of the most recent, cutting edge therapies available.
Her practice is centered on naturopathic principles that include healing the whole person on various levels and avoiding pharmaceutical intervention unless absolutely necessary. She believes your health Is within your control. Her goal is to help you achieve maximum health.
Learn more about unique and effective therapies with Doreen DeStefano.
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Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5927785/
