Administration of Vitamin C intravenously (IVC) allows for higher concentrations to reach organs compared to oral ingestion. Oral intake of vitamin C is limited by the absorption ability of the gut, saturation limit of the intestinal cells, and the gastrointestinal side effects of high oral doses. 

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Based on in vitro and in vivo experimentation, high doses of vitamin C have been shown to be exclusively toxic to cancer cells while normal cells are able to metabolize the high concentrations regularly. While there are no large-scale clinical trials, IVC is showing to be a promising therapy in small human clinical trials, especially when administered in certain cancers including pancreatic, cervical, ovarian, colon, breast, prostate, leukemia, and lymphomas. We do not recommend IVC as a replacement for chemotherapy treatments.

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Benefits of IVC include: 

• Improved quality of life (e.g. fatigue, insomnia, constipation, poor wound healing, loss of appetite)

• Reduced side effects from cancer and chemotherapy

• Maintain physical function

• Possible improvements in survival 

 

Talk to your naturopathic doctor to see if this therapy is right for you.