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We’re Now Offering IV Nutrient Therapy in Tampa, Florida

PROVOKE Health (formally Functional Healthcare Group, and still Dr. Matt Lewis’ healthcare practice)  is now offering medically supervised IV nutrient therapy for its patients and select walk-ins in Tampa / South Central Florida. But what does that mean exactly? Let’s unpack that statement to find out.

Functional medicine is a patient-centered healthcare model that seeks to identify and treat the root cause(s) of chronic illness all the way down to the cellular level. Medically supervised IV nutrient therapy delivers vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients directly through the bloodstream to cells throughout the body to optimize their health and function.

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Delivering nutrients via IV drip allows them to travel directly to the cells so  that nothing is lost in the digestive process. As a result, your body gets more nutrients faster.

By improving and then leveraging your body’s natural ability to fend off illness and repair health, we’re able to successfully treat a variety of health conditions that other doctors’ offices choose to ignore, don’t test for, or don’t know how to treat. IV nutrient therapy, when incorporated into a handcrafted plan of care, plays a key role in restoring health by providing the body the essential micronutrients it requires for optimal function.

When you’re grappling with acute or chronic illness, the efficiency of a nutrient-packed IV may turbocharge the healing process. By directly targeting the affected cells with a concentrated blend that addresses your specific needs, we jumpstart the healing process, enabling your body to respond promptly to treatment. Each IV is carefully formulated to address your health history, symptoms, and desired health and fitness objectives.

Our IV Nutrient Therapies

Currently, we are offering the following IV nutrient therapies: Continue reading…

Get Energized: Increase Your NAD+ Levels

By |2023-08-01T16:01:32-04:00August 1st, 2023|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

As we age, it’s natural for us to feel less energetic. Age does that to people. It’s not that we’re running out of energy. After all, we fill our bellies several times a day with enough food to power us through the day. Problem is, as we age our bodies don’t burn that fuel as efficiently as they once did.

It’s similar to what happens with a car over time. The air filter gets dirty, fuel injectors get clogged, spark plugs wear out, carbon builds up on the pistons and cylinders, and suddenly a car that had great pickup and was getting 30 miles a gallon is sluggish and getting only about 20 mpg.

When it comes to our bodies, we have other factors working against us, including   contaminants in our air, food, and water; stress; poor sleep; infections; chronic illnesses too numerous to mention; and even alcohol, caffeine, and medications. When we’re young, our bodies can compensate for this daily wear and tear. As we age, we become less resilient.

The mitochondria (the energy plants within cells) don’t produce energy as efficiently as they once did. The telomers, which keep the strands of our DNA from unraveling, become shorter. And the various systems of the body (i.e., digestive, respiratory, circulatory, and so on) function less efficiently.

To restore proper function, we need a tune-up, and one of the primary objectives of such a tune-up is to increase our Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) levels.

What Is NAD+?

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) is a chemical compound present in every cell of the body. It serves as an essential cofactor — a substance that enzymes rely on to perform various fundamental physiological processes. NAD+ is the oxidized version of the compound that’s more biologically available in the body.

Numerous scientific reviews and peer reviewed studies have associated low levels of NAD+ with aging and chronic disease. Scientific evidence now demonstrates that a decline in cellular nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) is a feature of aging and may play a role in the process. In other words, low NAD+ isn’t merely a symptom of aging; it actually causes aging.

Low NAD+ has been linked to numerous age-related diseases, including: Continue reading…