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How Is IV Amino Acid Therapy So Effective?

January 05, 2025

The impact of IV amino acid therapy (whether formally therapeutic or somewhat recreational) has been substantial. Talk of the treatment potentials amino acid drips represent has swept through industries ranging from personal health and wellness to addiction recovery and beyond. It’s not difficult to see why either.

Amino acids are the molecules our bodies use to make proteins. As such, they are vital to our daily functioning and quality of life. Believe it or not, there are actually twenty different types of common amino acids that the human body needs for protein synthesis. While eating foods containing an essential group of these molecules is the primary way most will get them, overlooking the benefits of an amino acid IV drip may be a mistake.

A smiling seaman holding a giant fish and standing near the ocean.

While seafood often contains a lot of wonderful amino acids, the human body loses a percentage of these in the process of digesting the foods we eat.

What are the Different Types of Amino Acids?

Before we explore why amino acid IV therapy can be an especially valuable wellness treatment, let’s explore two primary categories of the molecule that are present in an optimally functioning human body:

Non-Essential Amino Acids

There are 11 common amino acid molecules that our bodies are capable of synthesizing on their own. In a healthily functioning body, sourcing these shouldn’t be a concern.

Essential Amino Acids

In addition to the non-essentials, however, there are nine amino acids that must be gathered externally (i.e. through food, supplements, or amino acid infusions). Since these are what the average person is most likely to be missing, let’s focus on them. Here are the essential amino acids:

  • Histidine
  • Isoleucine
  • Leucine
  • Lysine
  • Methionine
  • Phenylalanine
  • Threonine
  • Tryptophan
  • Valine

Ensuring our bodies receive these molecules through what our bodies take in is critical. With that in mind, we have a few options for getting these healthy chemicals into our biological systems. Of these options, IV amino acid therapy presents the fastest, most streamlined method of delivery.

A woman at Rejuvenate You receiving IV amino acid therapy or one of the other nutritional intravenous cocktails the medispa offers.
Dr. Paula Jones setting a woman up with her IV therapy treatment.
A woman at the Rejuvenate You IV bar receives a vitamin drip infusion.

Amino Acid Supplements… Yay or Nay?

Let’s address what some of you are wondering: why not just take amino acid supplements? It’s a fair question — one we discuss in greater detail at the intersection of elite athletic training and IV hydration therapy. But in short, the human body isn’t capable of absorbing and utilizing oral supplements anywhere near as efficiently as it does intravenous fluids (like those delivered in amino acid infusions).

What Are the Benefits of an Amino Acid IV Drip?

The amount of a drug or supplement that the body absorbs and puts to use is known as its “bioavailability” percentage. Due in large part to the human digestion process, that percentage is significantly higher for an IV infusion of vitamin C than a vitamin supplement. That’s because intravenous amino acids, to take the case at hand, will always enter the bloodstream immediately, bypassing the arduous journey required for processing an amino supplement or a spoonful of amino-rich quinoa.

Food including salmon, broccoli and other foods with amino acids in four bowls.
Two bowls of berries and yogurt, making up part of a balanced probiotic diet.

Given the bioavailability factor, it follows that our bodies can more speedily and efficiently receive the benefits of an amino acid influx with the help of an amino acid IV drip. So, what are the benefits of properly supporting our biology with the right amino blend?

Did You Know?

Receiving intravenous amino acids is the single, quickest delivery method to get a powerful amino blend working in your system.

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What Do Amino Acids Do for the Human Body?

Here are just a few of the processes that amino acids support inside the human body (WebMD):

  • Disease defense
  • Muscle growth
  • Dopamine & serotonin production
  • Wound recovery
  • Digestion

Book a “PowerUp” Amino Acid IV Drip

Discover a variety of nutritious IV cocktails at Rejuvenate You, including our supremely energizing “PowerUp” IV. Select this option for a vitamin, mineral, and amino blend that also includes a healthy dose of free-radical-fighting antioxidants. Not sure which to choose? No worries — Dr. Paula chats with every visitor to ensure their IV of choice supports their lifestyle and health-related goals. We look forward to partnering with you on your health and wellness journey.

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