IV therapy and chelation in Lafayette

IV therapy and chelation

IV therapy and chelation in Lafayette

Nutrient infusions and chelation therapy delivered in-office by a physician-led practice in Lafayette, Indiana.

Call (765) 471-1100 How care works

Why intravenous, and when it is not necessary

Oral supplementation works for most people most of the time. It stops working reliably when absorption is the problem — after gut surgery, with inflammatory bowel disease, with severe deficiency, or when someone simply cannot tolerate the doses required by mouth.

Intravenous delivery bypasses the gut entirely and puts the nutrient where it is needed at a concentration oral dosing cannot reach.

We will tell you when a tablet would do the same job for a fraction of the cost. Not everyone who asks for an infusion needs one.

Conditions we treat with this

Dr. Turner has written about 14 of these. A few are below; the rest are on the conditions index.

Allergies

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Autoimmune Disease

Autoimmune disease means your immune system is attacking yourself. This does not mean you’re...

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Hypertension

Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) There are a number of contributing factors to anyone’s high...

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Immune System Problems

Autoimmune disease means your immune system is attacking yourself. This does not mean you’re...

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Lyme Disease

People call to ask if we treat Lyme disease. The answer would be yes...

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MTHFR (methylation defect)

Regarding the condition of homozygous MTHFR C677. This is the main methylation pathway and...

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Arterial Plaque. Get Rid of it.

Monostroma nitidum – Seaweed for the Heart BY JOHN SHERMAN, ND TAHOMA CLINIC There...

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Urinary Tract Infection

This is an unusual problem for a male but is extremely common for females.

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VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY

VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY IS IT A ROOT CAUSE OF CHRONIC ILLNESS AND CANCER???

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Why it is done this way

We test before we infuse, and we say when a tablet would do

Not everyone who asks for an infusion needs one, and we will tell you when you do not.

Intravenous delivery earns its place when absorption is the problem — after gut surgery, with inflammatory bowel disease, in severe deficiency, or when the oral dose required cannot be tolerated.

Chelation is for a documented heavy-metal burden, established by testing and confirmed by re-testing afterwards. It is not offered speculatively.

What we test

What we offer

Nutrient infusions

Vitamin and mineral infusions built around what your labs actually show is low — not a fixed menu.

Chelation therapy

For documented heavy-metal burden. We test before we treat, and we re-test after.

Hydration therapy

For dehydration from illness, heat or intense exertion.

Vitamin C infusions

High-dose intravenous vitamin C, delivered under physician supervision.

Glutathione

The body's principal antioxidant, poorly absorbed by mouth.

B-complex and B12

For documented deficiency and for patients who do not absorb oral B12.

How it works

How care works here

Functional medicine is not a different set of drugs. It is a different order of operations: measure first, then treat what the measurements actually show.

  1. 01

    Step 1

    1. A long first visit

    We take a full history — symptoms, timeline, diet, sleep, stress, medications, family history. Most patients have never been asked these questions in one sitting. This is where the pattern usually shows up.

  2. 02

    Step 2

    2. Testing that goes past the standard panel

    A normal thyroid panel is often just TSH. A normal hormone panel is often nothing at all. We test the full picture — thyroid antibodies, free hormones, nutrient status, inflammatory and metabolic markers — so the treatment plan has something real underneath it.

  3. 03

    Step 3

    3. A plan you understand

    You get your results explained, not filed. What is out of range, what it means, what we are going to do about it, and what should change and by when.

  4. 04

    Step 4

    4. Re-test and adjust

    We re-measure. If the numbers moved and you feel better, we hold. If they did not, we change the plan. Treating on symptoms alone is how people end up on therapy they do not need.

Who gives the infusion

Infusions are given by Susan, the practice's IV therapist, in the office rather than in a bay off a waiting room. Most patients sit for half an hour to an hour and can read or work throughout. Meet the team.

Who this is for

Infusion therapy suits a narrower group than the marketing around it suggests.
  • Blood work shows a deficiency that oral supplementation has not corrected.
  • You have a condition or surgery affecting absorption.
  • Heavy-metal testing has documented a burden worth treating.
  • You cannot tolerate the oral doses your deficiency requires.
  • You want the infusion built around your labs rather than picked off a menu.

If none of that sounds like you, call anyway — we will tell you honestly whether this is the right service.

Common questions

Is there IV therapy near me in Lafayette?
Yes. Innovative Medicine delivers IV therapy in-office at 3554 Promenade Pkwy, Suite H in Lafayette, Indiana. Call (765) 471-1100 to schedule.
What is chelation therapy used for?
Chelation binds heavy metals so the body can excrete them. It is appropriate for a documented metal burden, established by testing. We do not offer it speculatively.
How long does an infusion take?
Most nutrient infusions run 30 to 60 minutes. Chelation is longer. You are seated and can read or work throughout.
Do I need labs before an infusion?
For anything beyond simple hydration, yes. The point of testing first is that the infusion is built around what you are actually low in.

Or ask us to call you

The office is open Monday to Thursday. Send this and someone will call you back — a sentence about what is going on is enough.

Please do not send personal health information through this form. We only need enough to call you back.

Ask what you actually need

Call the office and we will tell you whether an infusion is the right tool for your situation — including when it is not.

Call (765) 471-1100