June 5, 2024 • 40 mins
Are you looking to boost your health and energy levels without the hassle of daily vitamins? In this episode, you will be guided through the world of IV infusions, where personalized cocktails of vitamins and nutrients are delivered straight to your bloodstream for maximum absorption. Discover the benefits of IV infusions, including increased energy, improved cognition, and enhanced overall well-being.
5 Tips for Optimal Health with IV Infusions:
- Customized Infusions: Tailor your IV cocktail to address your specific health concerns and goals.
- Frequency: Consider getting IV infusions every two to four weeks to maintain optimal vitamin levels.
- Safety First: Ensure the nurse administering the infusion is experienced and follows proper guidelines.
- Hydration: Stay well-hydrated before and after your infusion to maximize its benefits.
- Follow-Up: Keep in touch with your nurse for any questions or concerns post-infusion.
Ready to experience the benefits of IV infusions for yourself? Contact a registered nurse like Taylor Stanton to schedule your personalized IV cocktail session. Boost your energy, improve your health, and feel revitalized with the power of IV infusions.
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Taylor S (00:01):
I do prefer cocktails, because they are specially mixed
and I guess you would call me abartender if we're using that
terminology, but we do have IVcocktails for migraine.
So you're going to get prettymuch the same thing that you
would get if you were to go tothe emergency room, but added
(00:21):
vitamins, so there's a littlebit more benefit there.
We have a cocktail for pregnantclients.
And that is, customizedspecifically for pregnancy
concerns like nausea, vomiting.
my favorite, and this is what Igave you, Erin and John, was our
Revive cocktail.
(00:42):
and that is the one that has thesix vitamins and Tauradol in it.
vitamin C, B12, B complex, zinc.
Magnesium and glutathione.
That is my absolute favoritecocktail to give.
John (01:06):
Hi, I'm John,
Erin (01:07):
and I'm Erin.
You're listening to connect andpower.
The podcast that proves age isno barrier to growth and
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John (01:15):
tune in each week as we break down complex subjects into
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informed, entertained, and readyto conquer the world
Erin (01:29):
today we have a truly inspiring guest.
Who's transforming the way wethink about health and wellness.
Meet Taylor.
I registered nurse was 16 yearsof experience.
Who's taken a bold leap from thefast paced world of emergency
rooms to the cutting edge fieldof infusion nursing.
Taylor's journey is a Testamentto the power of blending,
(01:51):
traditional Western medicinewith alternative therapies.
She's here to share her insightson vitamin infusions.
Peptide therapy.
And the intriguing world atpsychedelic therapy for mental
health and chronic pain.
But that's not all when she'snot revolutionizing patient
care.
Taylor's passion for wellbeingshines through in her yoga
(02:13):
classes.
So get ready to be inspired.
John (02:17):
[Mic bleed]
Erin (02:24):
for being with us today.
John (02:25):
Welcome.
Welcome.
Taylor S (02:27):
Thank you for having me.
This is so exciting.
Erin (02:30):
We're going to be talking about infusions today,
specifically vitamin infusionsthat we can get.
So I'm excited for our listenersto really go through the process
and understand the benefits ofit and how it can help them.
But before we jump into that, Iwanted to see if you would not
mind sharing your story with usand how you got into the
business and they called you.
(02:51):
Did someone say, you need to dothis, how it fell into your lap?
John (02:56):
or do you just love to shove needles in people's arms,
So fill us in here.
Taylor S (03:00):
Hey, that's always part of it.
Yeah.
So my name is Taylor Stanley.
I'm a registered nurse and Ihave been a registered nurse
since 2007.
I spent 15 years working in thehospital.
A cog in the wheel of themachine, five years of that was
telemetry nursing, like cardiacnursing, caring for patients
(03:22):
after open heart surgery who hadhad heart attacks, stents,
things like that.
And then most recently in thehospital, I was in the emergency
room for 11 years.
we went through COVID in theemergency room, and I think it
was, as everybody knows, prettytough.
it was tough for everyone.
(03:42):
It was pretty tough for nurses.
just how the whole situation washandled, how anxious people
were, how scared people were,and it was becoming increasingly
difficult to form relationshipswith patients, with all the gear
we had to wear, we had our facescovered, and honestly, my
favorite part about being anurse is the relationships I get
(04:06):
to form with really neat people.
people from all walks of life, areally diverse groups.
And so that really left mepretty disillusioned with the
hospital experience.
and so in an effort to findsomething that could compliment
Western medicine and I couldstill form relationships with
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patients, I looked to infusionnursing.
So at the beginning of 2022, IPicked up a new emergency room
position out of my home stateand had a schedule of six days
working in a row and eight daysoff in a row.
(04:50):
So rotating schedule that way.
And in those eight days, Istarted doing infusion
contracts.
it started out with medicationinfusions.
and I really enjoyed that.
I am pretty skilled at startingIVs.
In the emergency room, I wouldstart, five, six, seven a day.
I felt really confident in thatskill.
(05:11):
And then, just meeting people.
patients and getting to knowtheir story, having a lot of
time with them.
Each time infusions can lastanywhere from an hour to six
hours, you know.
and then I started growing thenumber of contracts that I
picked up and here I am.
It took me 11 months to get tothe point where I could quit my
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hospital job and do, pretty muchfreelance.
Infusion nursing.
That's what I call myself.
Freelance
John (05:41):
That's awesome.
so to simplify things for ouraudience, I would love to just
have you break it down.
What is an infusion?
for people that don't know, whywould you get an infusion?
what are the benefits of,infusions?
Why do people fear infusions?
Taylor S (05:59):
Sure.
I get to meet a lot of differentpeople with different health
problems, including people whoare just trying to optimize
their health.
the truth of the matter is, isoral vitamins are absorbed very
poorly.
and so when you get an IVinfusion with vitamins,
intravenously, you are gettingmuch better absorption up to 97
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percent absorption of thevitamins that you're getting
through the IV.
And so it getting a vitamininfusion is more effective.
sometimes it can be more costeffective as well, because if
you're getting regularintravenous vitamin infusions,
there's really no need for oralsupplementation.
(06:43):
I personally don't take oralvitamins.
I feel that they're a waste.
most of it doesn't get absorbed.
And so I do my IV every twoweeks, a good Myers cocktail
with multiple vitamins in it.
And I feel great.
Erin (06:58):
What are some of the vitamins that are in that
cocktail?
John (07:02):
We're not talking a cocktail.
You drink, you know, going,going back to an infusion.
Everybody, what she is saying isthis goes into our vein.
Erin (07:11):
correct?
Yes.
Taylor S (07:13):
Sure, yes.
The vitamins in an intravenousinfusion are water soluble
vitamins.
That is vitamin C.
all A, B vitamins.
including B12, biotin, just toname a few.
you can also get glutathione,which is a very powerful
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antioxidant that helps withclearing out the liver.
It helps clear out free radicalsand waste products from your
body.
And then there are multipleamino acids that you can get
through an intravenous infusion,including lysine, taurine,
Sertraline, arginine, there'squite a few, vitamins and amino
acids you can get through an eyepain
John (07:55):
Cool.
Erin (07:56):
So what are the most common reasons people seek out
infusions?
if we're talking youngergeneration, I'm thinking, Oh, I
got a hangover or I'm going togo out with my girls for the
weekend or the guys, or we justbeen on a crazy hike and I just
need to get vitamins and fast.
But as we age, What are the mostcommon reasons, aging adults may
seek an IV infusion?
Taylor S (08:18):
The majority of the time I meet my clients for the
first time because they aresick.
They're acutely sick.
So we're talking, just a goodold fashioned cold, COVID.
nausea, vomiting, gut bugsymptoms, food poisoning, things
like that.
And then, when they feelsometimes instantly better
(08:42):
during the infusion before Ileave, they see the value in
getting vitamins during infusionregularly.
And then, I'd say most of myclients that are regular clients
are doing it to optimize theirhealth.
they have significantimprovements sometimes in
cognition, in memory, infatigue, restlessness, muscle
(09:07):
cramping.
I mean, just the generalproblems that we have as we age,
aching joints, arthritis, thingslike that.
these are things that peoplefind pretty quick improvement
in.
John (09:21):
Yeah.
Erin (09:21):
And so if I was looking, I'm hearing you now and I was
looking like, Ooh, I want tohave this done.
Is there a place I would go andresearch or is it okay to use
anybody?
Is it the questions I should askto make sure they're following
guidelines that are protectiveto me
Taylor S (09:39):
Sure.
So you want to make sure thatthe person administering the
infusion is a registered nurse.
and preferably with, asignificant amount of
experience, because this is apretty autonomous role.
I do have a nurse practitionerand a medical director, that I
follow up with and report to,but I'm the only one there,
(10:02):
clients do get a consult withour nurse practitioner and can
ask any questions if they, wouldlike to.
But, I think the most importantthing is finding a nurse that
you trust, that you can form arelationship with, and, that you
know is, is good at what they'redoing.
John (10:22):
Yeah.
So can you step us through theprocess?
You know, so, I've had differentsituations through my life,
whether it was one, too manyglasses of wine, woke up hung
over or, hiked hard, didn'tdrink enough water and
dehydrated myself.
All these different things thatI'm sure you could give me an
infusion that would help settleor calm, whatever abuse I've
(10:44):
done to my body at the time.
However, can you walk us throughthe step by step process?
Because a lot of people whenthey're thinking infusions,
you're putting it intosomebody's body through an Ivy
and we go, gosh, Do we need toget our, an order from our
physician to make sure we canget that done?
it's not like we're just callingsome lady that has a bunch of
(11:06):
stuff in an ice chest in theback of our car that says, yeah,
we don't feel good today.
Can you swing by and shoot me upwith something that makes me
feel better?
Well,
Erin (11:15):
she does.
John (11:16):
there's a step by step process.
to make sure that the clientthat you're, infusing is ready
to accept that infusion,correct?
And if you can just step, stepus through that process.
Taylor S (11:31):
Sure.
thanks for that question.
There is a health history formand intake questions.
just like any medical procedure,IV infusion isn't for everybody.
patients are screened forsafety.
our nurse practitioner reviewsthat intake form.
I review that intake form andmake sure that the client is
(11:53):
appropriate for IV therapy.
If there is a concern, usuallyit is not Meaning that they
can't have an IV infusion.
They just might need a littlebit more monitoring from their
registered nurse.
maybe a selection of differentvitamins or less volume of
fluid.
But those things are checkedthoroughly.
(12:15):
So if you wanted to get aninfusion, the first thing you
would do is contact me.
And I'm sure that contactinformation will be provided at
the end of the show.
And then we have a mini consult.
So I'll ask you a few questionsabout your health and, ask you
what your symptoms are orconcerns are.
I will send you those intakeforms that are simple to fill
(12:36):
out.
And then we agree upon a timethat's convenient for the
patient.
First of all, and you get tostay in the comfort of your
home.
John (12:45):
Oh, that's so great.
Erin (12:46):
If I'm on a bunch of different medications, can
getting an IV infusion affectthose medications?
I know you say you, you reviewand you monitor, but just out of
my own curiosity.
Taylor S (12:57):
Sure.
all those medications thatpeople are on are reviewed.
And I know that, older adultssometimes are on multiple
medications.
sometimes they find value inhaving a provider other than
their personal doctor reviewingtheir medications, because there
have been times where we'vecaught things where, Hey.
you're on two medications thatcould be interacting.
(13:20):
Have you asked your doctor aboutthat?
So it's nice to have a secondset of eyes and that's included
in the consult.
but for the most part, people dopretty well with the infusions
despite The number ofmedications that they're on, but
of course, all that is,definitely reviewed and taken
into consideration.
Erin (13:40):
Are there any possible side effects or anything that we
should watch out for?
Taylor S (13:46):
Sure.
After an infusion, sometimespeople get a little sinus
congestion just for a shortperiod of time, especially if
they start out quite dehydratedbecause, you're getting a
significant amount of fluid intoyour body, into your vascular
system.
That typically goes away in anhour or two.
(14:06):
there is 2.
2 pounds of weight gain becauseyou have received a liter of
fluid.
I warned you about that one,didn't I, Erin?
Erin (14:14):
Yeah.
Taylor S (14:16):
yeah, because you've received 2.
2 pounds of saline or lactatedringers.
but other than that.
I haven't had a lot of clientsthat have had negative side
effects or outcomes from asimple Myers cocktail or a
migraine cocktail or anythinglike that.
(14:36):
So I feel pretty confident thatfor most people, this is a good
solution.
John (14:42):
So is there a optimal time or should you be eating closely
to when you're going to get thisinfusion within your home?
Are there certain parametersthat we need to think about,
right?
So I call you up, we schedule aninfusion and so forth.
Are there certain things that weneed to consider?
(15:03):
Like, Okay.
To prep us for that infusion.
And is there a better time ofday to get it done?
Is it better to get it done inthe morning or get it done in
the evening?
So what is your bestrecommendations?
Taylor S (15:15):
I think the best thing for the client to do is, I tell
them, you just be you.
Be comfortable in your home.
If you want to be in pajamas.
I can't tell you how manyinfusions I've done with people
literally in their bed.
there's nothing, specific toreally prep for an infusion.
you could wear a short sleevedshirt.
(15:36):
That might be helpful.
But we work around things.
And as far as time of day, itdepends on what you're looking
for.
So, if you're looking for anenergy boost, then obviously we
would want to do it, far awayfrom bedtime.
If you're looking for a sleepytime IV, one of my favorite IVs
to give, we give a little bitextra IV, then close to bedtime
(16:00):
or nap time is a good time toget that one.
But, the nice thing about theIVs that I provide is they're
very customized.
we start out with a plain bag ofnormal saline or lactated
ringers, depending on what'sgoing on with you.
And then we add vitamins andmedications to the bag that are
(16:22):
specifically tailored to yoursymptoms, tailored to your,
desired outcome to the IV.
So We spend a lot of timetalking about what you need go
from there.
John (16:38):
I was pretty excited, for the listeners that are listening
to this, how we discovered thisis we had the opportunity to
have a home infusion and, I'mnot a fan of needles.
I've never been a fan ofneedles.
I've seen needles on movies andI have to look away.
That's how terrified I am.
But it was actually very, veryeasy.
It wasn't scary.
and I love the fact that youoffer them, in the home setting.
(17:00):
Because so many times we aremore in a more relaxed state.
we're surrounded by the comfortsof our, the things that we're
familiar with.
So it was really nice.
and I felt like I personallyfelt like Superman afterwards.
I'm like, Oh, Rod, back to mytwenties, you know?
so that was pretty, prettygreat.
Taylor S (17:19):
I love it.
I love hearing that.
Yeah.
it is different getting an IV ora blood draw or any kind of,
invasive procedure done in yourhome.
Because, like you said, John,you're around your comfortable
items, it's your smells, youranimals, your loved ones.
(17:40):
And so, it really is acompletely different experience
than being in a sterile hospitalor, you know, a chair in an IV
lounge.
I do encourage the clients tohave their pets around and their
spouse with them.
I do use numbing cream if thatwould be helpful.
I use a vein finder if someonehas, difficult veins to, hunt
(18:05):
for, and I've been doing thisquite a while, so I have, quite
a few tips and tricks, but myaim is to make it as comfortable
as possible.
John (18:15):
Yeah, for sure.
Erin (18:16):
I know we were talking about earlier, you'd mentioned
how long an infusion can takesometimes an hour, sometimes six
hours.
What causes the difference inthe time?
Is it what's in the bag or justhow your veins absorb or what
your body needs?
Taylor S (18:31):
So the vitamin infusions, they take anywhere
from 45 minutes to an hour and ahalf, depending on the type of
vitamin that's in the bag.
the infusions that take sixhours, those are medication uh,
specialty medication infusions.
And so I guess that will be foranother podcast, but as far as
(18:53):
the vitamin infusions, justabout 45 minutes from when I hit
the door to when I say goodbye.
So it's pretty quick.
John (19:02):
Yeah, it
Erin (19:03):
really quick.
John (19:04):
and it was a, for me, it was a really amazing experience.
I always forget to take,vitamins and stuff like that.
So, I was appreciative that oneof the things that infusions do
is they help with that.
So you don't, it's not like adaily pop, right?
You don't need to go and get allyour.
You know, medications, line themup every day and remember to
(19:26):
take them cause I'm prettydistracted.
so I appreciate the fact thatwith infusions, they're lasting,
they last longer, they gostraight into your system and
you have pretty quick results.
So, so like on the, just in, andI know you don't, it just
depends on the type of vitamininfusion, but if you could give
our listeners kind of an idea Oflike a range, whether, you're
(19:49):
talking beginning prices ofgetting a home infusion to the
end.
So they kind of understand.
I know a lot of times listenersare like, well, that sounds
really expensive, right?
You know, having a nurse come inand so forth.
Erin (20:02):
So, pretty much is insurance.
Can they use insurance to do it?
And if so, what parts, allparts, and then what is a
possible
John (20:09):
Cost range.
Taylor S (20:10):
Sure.
Yeah, thank you for thatquestion.
what is included is the mobilenurse to come to your home.
for our Myers cocktail, there'ssix vitamins and some Tordol in
it.
that helps with, inflammation,aches, pains, things like that.
Nurse Practitioner Consult isincluded in the price as well.
(20:33):
And that, is a review of yourmedications.
So you get that second set ofeyes.
and the prices range.
you could go, anywhere from 169all the way up to, well, We can
go as high as you like, but, I'dsay that basement price is 169,
maybe on average, about 200, andI would say to get the most out
(20:59):
of the service, you're going tospend at least 200.
we do not accept insurance, andI don't know anywhere that does
mobile IVs that does acceptinsurance, but we are approved
by health savings accounts.
So HSAs do approve, the mobilecompany that I worked for.
(21:21):
And so that's a really goodresource, to use your HSA.
John (21:25):
Cool.
And then how often, do peoplenormally get infusions?
Like if I just wanted to stayhealthy, live optimally, and I
don't want to be this pillpopper with 15 different
vitamins on my kitchen counter.
Erin (21:38):
well, I would say besides just how average, how often can
I, but how often is recommended,right?
Taylor S (21:47):
Sure.
I can do a vitamin infusionevery three days, at the most
frequent.
And usually that's just forshort term.
So if someone has COVID orsomeone has nausea, vomiting,
I'll come fix them up.
And you know, the truth is avirus and it's got to run its
course.
So if symptoms return, within 24hours, 48 hours, I can come back
(22:12):
on that third day.
And help you out again until thevirus runs its course.
I would say on average, most ofmy clients get their IVs every
two to four weeks.
in order to really optimizetheir health, keep their vitamin
levels at a healthy range,especially at first, because,
(22:33):
clients come to me prettydeficient in a lot of different
vitamins, especially B12,especially vitamin D.
And so it takes a little bit oftime to work up to get those
levels into optimal range.
And then maybe we start.
doing an IV once a month, butdepending on your, chronic
health conditions and goals, wedo, your IV once a week, once
(22:58):
every two weeks, once a month,whatever is going to work best
for you, cause like I said, ourservice is very customized to
our clients.
Erin (23:08):
Well, and it was such a smooth process, literally, you
came to the door, we sat down,you put everything up and all of
a sudden, pop, the needles werein and the bags were going and
then you're like, Oh, you'redone.
I was like, Oh my gosh.
And then we went to bed, woke upand it was just like, Oh, I've
got all this
John (23:27):
to do with it.
Well, might I add, we woke upmultiple times because we did
get them in the evening.
And since you're infusing abunch of liquids into your body
that have all the correctthings, you will wake up a
little bit more often.
Erin (23:42):
and also Taylor had mentioned too, because we were
cleaning our liver, right?
And getting rid of all thetoxins.
So
John (23:49):
yeah, it was a good thing.
No, I highly recommend it.
I, I, I love the fact that wehad the opportunity to talk
about things with you.
You had the opportunity toreview.
It actually felt like a friendwas coming over.
and I definitely think thatpeople should connect and have
that discussion because it'sjust great.
It's just great to have somebodycome into your home, welcome him
and go through this process andfeel
Erin (24:11):
better.
and it's harder to swallowpills, right?
And as we get older, I know Ihad a finger injury.
It was harder for me to grabpills.
my vitamins to take them to, andthen to swallow on top of, I
used to take them with a littlebit of soda or carbonated water
to get them down easier.
So I like the idea of, you knowwhat?
You don't need to worry aboutswallowing.
You don't need to worry aboutpills and losing and dropping,
(24:32):
and then maybe a possible fallor something happening.
She just comes, you'recomfortably laying or sitting,
watching your favorite show,
John (24:40):
Yeah.
You done.
It's, a wonderful, it's awonderful option.
not everybody can afford it.
However, it is an incredibleoption.
And if you look at how muchmoney you're putting into some
of those oral medications, itcan add up as well.
Erin (24:56):
well, it's a great gift idea, too.
If you're looking for Christmasgifts, if you're looking for
Mother's Day, Father's Day,these are different things that
your parents, your grandparentscan actually use to benefit
their health and boost their
John (25:09):
so for our listeners, what we experienced was pretty
amazing.
I love the fact that you had alist, a beautiful list, that we
went to and
Erin (25:17):
a cocktail menu,
John (25:18):
yeah, cocktail menu.
It was very, very cool.
And it kind of, ran you throughSome of the different infusions
that you do.
So if, I don't know if quickly,you could just talk about a few
of the different type of,infusions that you offer and,
um,
Erin (25:35):
cocktails,
John (25:35):
cocktails, cocktails,
Erin (25:37):
us to serve our bodies.
Taylor S (25:39):
I like that.
I I do.
I do prefer cocktails, becausethey are specially mixed and I
guess you would call me abartender if we're using that
terminology, but we do have IVcocktails for migraine.
So you're going to get prettymuch the same thing that you
would get if you were to go tothe emergency room, but added
(26:01):
vitamins, so there's a littlebit more benefit there.
We have a cocktail for pregnantclients.
And that is, customizedspecifically for pregnancy
concerns like nausea, vomiting.
my favorite, and this is what Igave you, Erin and John, was our
Revive cocktail.
(26:22):
and that is the one that has thesix vitamins and Tauradol in it.
vitamin C, B12, B complex, zinc.
Magnesium and glutathione.
That is my absolute favoritecocktail to give.
Erin (26:36):
It was good.
John (26:37):
Yeah, it was
Erin (26:38):
and it had some flavor to it.
John (26:41):
you experienced that.
Erin (26:42):
I did.
John (26:43):
I don't remember
Taylor S (26:43):
Oh, yes.
I'll talk a little bit about theB vitamins.
So, the B complex that we havehas six different B vitamins in
it.
And, as you, do remember, it hasthat, smell or taste of a
Flintstone vitamin.
one interesting point here iswhen you take a multivitamin
(27:04):
that has B complex in it, whathappens an hour or two later?
You, see that your urine hasturned bright yellow, bright
green, and, that just shows thatyou got fairly poor absorption
of that oral vitamin, but you'regetting quite a bit more through
intravenous.
And correct me if I'm wrong.
(27:26):
I'm sure you didn't have thatissue of, visually seeing your
vitamins go down the toilet.
John (27:32):
Yeah.
No.
Taylor S (27:34):
No.
So it's because you're gettingthe 97 percent absorption of
those vitamins.
John (27:39):
Yep.
You know, another thing that Ithink that Our listeners should
think about is as we get older,sometimes we have a little less
energy, but yet we have thiszest, this desire to live life
optimally, right?
Maybe we're a golfer and ourbuddies are calling us up, or
maybe we have a couple ofyounger grandkids or, Our son
and his buddies are saying,let's go out and go mountain
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biking together, and, or gogolfing or whatever we want to
enjoy.
Right.
And I, I think that a lot oftimes, we try to eat healthy and
we try to do all these thingsand we try to get the vitamins
and nutrients in our bodies thatwe need.
To have all that great energy.
And so I love this because, yes,you know, sometimes as we get
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older, we're on different typesof medication.
We're like, eh, we don't want totake all these met these
vitamins on top of it.
We're taking enough pills.
Right.
But to be able to come in everytwo weeks or once a month and to
be infused.
And then know that we have allthat in our system and we can
keep up with the young pups, Or,go out golfing and do our best,
I think that it's definitely aneat option to have.
Taylor S (28:46):
Sure.
that's the big cosmic joke,right?
when you don't have time to doall the things you love is when
you're young and healthy.
And when you finally have time,that's when our body starts to
betray us and slow down and feeltired.
and so, you know, the truth iselderly patients, they have a
(29:06):
hard time absorbing B12, and sogetting B12 injections, B12
intravenously can be,surprisingly helpful for, energy
levels, including vitamin D.
Vitamin D is another veryimportant vitamin.
It actually acts more like ahormone because there is a cell
(29:27):
receptor on almost every type ofcell in the human body for
vitamin D.
All of our cells in our body useit.
And if you're deficient invitamin D, which, it's been
estimated that 50 to 85 percentof the population is deficient
in vitamin D, especially if youhave melanated skin, you can
feel fatigue, moodiness, and arange of other issues.
(29:52):
And so getting thatsupplementation, effective
supplementation is veryimportant.
Erin (29:58):
can you tell me what melanated skin is
Taylor S (30:01):
dark, conflected skin.
John (30:04):
Okay.
Wow.
I love this and I lovedexperiencing it myself.
I would definitely advise peoplelook at this options very
seriously.
Now, you do it and, I think thatother people aren't aware that
they can get this at home.
So is this just something thatyou offer personally that you've
(30:24):
created yourself or is thisbigger that other people can
find this throughout the U S youknow, our podcast gets streamed
out to everybody nationwide.
And so can other people in otherStates get this or are you just
local?
How does that all work?
Taylor S (30:41):
Sure.
So I, like I said earlier, I'm afreelance contract registered
nurse.
and the company that I contractwith for vitamin infusions is
called Modwella Mobile IV.
uh, Got my, logo here cause I'mout doing IVs today.
So Modwella is in multiplestates.
(31:01):
Uh, it started in Utah.
It's in Washington, Wyoming,Montana, California, Arizona.
Ooh, I feel like I'm leavingsomebody out, Texas.
and it's really a great companybecause they care about the
clients.
They care about the nurses.
this is what I have found to bevery refreshing about Maruela is
(31:23):
they really care about mysuccess.
my happiness, my work lifebalance.
And so it's nice to support acompany that really takes care
of their, contractors.
But, these IV infusion, suitesare popping up in a lot of
areas.
And most likely, there'ssomewhere that you can find, to
get yourself a vitamin infusionIV.
(31:45):
Not just me,
John (31:46):
So they don't, so sometimes people are very
private, or maybe they're,sensitive about who comes in
their home.
And so, people do have theopportunity of getting them
other places besides the homesetting, correct?
Taylor S (32:01):
Oh, absolutely.
it would take me a while to listall the different places I've
been to do an IV.
people have them done whilethey're working.
so I just Hang in the corner andkeep quiet while they're on
their Zoom call or, typing awayon their computer.
I've been to dental offices,real estate offices, and then I
(32:21):
also provide a space if, theclient prefers.
So it doesn't have to be done,in your space.
There's a space that I can useto do your infusion as well.
John (32:32):
Great.
That's That's awesome.
Yeah.
And you know, for all of ourlisteners, again, I highly
recommend, maybe you don't wantto do it on a regular basis, but
to just experience it, it mayreally change your energy
levels, the way you feel.
Obviously people go through somebouts of sickness, maybe they
have a big trip planned orsomething like that and they
(32:54):
they get, yeah, they get hit bya, a little bit of a bug or
something like this.
And this would be such anawesome opportunity to get that
hydrated, get those fluids inthem and stuff and get something
that's acting a lot quicker.
Taylor S (33:08):
know, and I'll, I'll throw one more thing out there,
one of my favorite things is,like I said earlier, the
relationships that I get to formwith clients.
And so a lot of times it's notnecessarily about getting the
IV.
I mean, that's a great service,but a lot of people like to have
a nurse in their back pocket.
I'm extremely available andresponsive to my clients.
(33:31):
It's very important to me thatthey know that I'm there for
them.
And so I've had clients text menursing questions.
their child has a fever.
They've got a new ache, pain.
I think my blood pressure ishigh.
And so, I find that people liketo have a nurse in their back
pocket.
And I don't mind being that.
Erin (33:51):
Yes.
John (33:52):
That's great.
All right.
Erin (33:53):
can attest, yes, she is there.
Yeah.
John (33:55):
And, and I can attest for that for sure as well, because I
know that Erin has sent youtexts and you've responded very,
very quickly.
So we appreciate that.
So thank you.
And yeah.
Erin (34:06):
you want to ask her my favorite question?
Oh,
John (34:08):
I'd love to ask your favorite question.
So, so this is.
Completely off the, off ofinfusions, but it's something
that we love to ask ourlisteners because both Erin and
I are avid adventures travelers.
We love to go all over theplace, discover new things and
experience new things.
And so the question that wealways like to end our program
(34:30):
with is there.
A place that you haveexperienced that blew your mind
that you really enjoyed, or isthere something on your bucket
list that you've been thinkingabout forever that you'd love
to, uh, just let our listenersknow that that's on your bucket
list and it's someplace you'regoing.
Taylor S (34:49):
Sure.
I don't know if I believe in abucket list because I like to
get my bucket list done whileI'm here.
I'll tell you about one of myfavorite places,
Erin (35:00):
Real quick, Taylor, I'm going to
Taylor S (35:01):
my second favorite place.
Erin (35:02):
a sec.
We like to call it our adventurelist.
John (35:06):
Oh, sorry.
I called it the
Erin (35:08):
It's called the adventure list.
When he said that, I'm like,maybe she won't pick up on it.
Taylor S (35:15):
list.
I love that.
Okay, well, I do carry anadventure list, I guess.
But what I'll tell you is myfavorite place to travel to, my
second favorite country, isMexico.
And the city that I have foundto be the most beautiful so far
(35:35):
in Mexico is Oaxaca.
O A X A C A, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Beautiful people, beautifulfood, Lovely culture, art, just
a wonderful, safe place to go.
And my husband and I wereblessed enough to spend two
weeks there.
we actually enrolled in Spanishschool.
(35:57):
And so we were studying thewhole time.
Got to see, a lot of the sitesthere.
Stayed in town in a beautifulneighborhood, Jalapnaco.
And we really enjoyed our timethere.
I would go back there in aheartbeat.
John (36:11):
Neat.
Erin (36:12):
not been, I've been to Mexico, like off a cruise ship
and somewhere and then back, butI haven't had spent any time
John (36:18):
time awesome.
We're going to have to add thatto our list because, uh, we love
adventures and it's, Matter offact, Erin just, Brought up a
conversation a couple of daysago and she said, Hey, would you
like to learn Spanish with me?
so yeah, I think we're going tostart, you know, the only thing
that I, I won't go get intothat, but, yeah, I know a little
bit of Spanish, not, not theright things.
(36:39):
No.
Erin (36:41):
Yes.
We need to practice.
Taylor S (36:42):
No problem.
Erin (36:44):
Yeah.
I
John (36:44):
I know the word.
I know the word no problema.
I know it's yeah, you're verybeautiful and then a cerveza.
I definitely know cerveza andpanel the bathroom and I know a
lot of the
Taylor S (37:00):
Oh, you'd get
Erin (37:01):
and
Taylor S (37:01):
fine.
John (37:02):
And I know all the bad curse words as well, which I
won't bring up, but, I knowthose only because, yeah, I
learned them as a child growingup in a school in California.
So I got called a lot of thosenames.
Taylor S (37:14):
Alright.
John (37:15):
Anyway, yeah, thank you for your time today, squeezing
us in between your infusionsand, injecting us with all this
great information.
So yeah, yeah, it's been great.
Thank you.
Taylor S (37:28):
I love that.
Yes.
Thank you so much for having meand I am off to the next
infusion.
John (37:34):
All right.
Infuse away.
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I do prefer cocktails, because they are specially mixed
and I guess you would call me abartender if we're using that
terminology, but we do have IVcocktails for migraine.
So you're going to get prettymuch the same thing that you
would get if you were to go tothe emergency room, but added
(00:21):
vitamins, so there's a littlebit more benefit there.
We have a cocktail for pregnantclients.
And that is, customizedspecifically for pregnancy
concerns like nausea, vomiting.
my favorite, and this is what Igave you, Erin and John, was our
Revive cocktail.
(00:42):
and that is the one that has thesix vitamins and Tauradol in it.
vitamin C, B12, B complex, zinc.
Magnesium and glutathione.
That is my absolute favoritecocktail to give.
John (01:06):
Hi, I'm John,
Erin (01:07):
and I'm Erin.
You're listening to connect andpower.
The podcast that proves age isno barrier to growth and
enlightenment
John (01:15):
tune in each week as we break down complex subjects into
bite sized enjoyable episodesthat will leave you feeling
informed, entertained, and readyto conquer the world
Erin (01:29):
today we have a truly inspiring guest.
Who's transforming the way wethink about health and wellness.
Meet Taylor.
I registered nurse was 16 yearsof experience.
Who's taken a bold leap from thefast paced world of emergency
rooms to the cutting edge fieldof infusion nursing.
Taylor's journey is a Testamentto the power of blending,
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traditional Western medicinewith alternative therapies.
She's here to share her insightson vitamin infusions.
Peptide therapy.
And the intriguing world atpsychedelic therapy for mental
health and chronic pain.
But that's not all when she'snot revolutionizing patient
care.
Taylor's passion for wellbeingshines through in her yoga
(02:13):
classes.
So get ready to be inspired.
John (02:17):
[Mic bleed]
Erin (02:24):
for being with us today.
John (02:25):
Welcome.
Welcome.
Taylor S (02:27):
Thank you for having me.
This is so exciting.
Erin (02:30):
We're going to be talking about infusions today,
specifically vitamin infusionsthat we can get.
So I'm excited for our listenersto really go through the process
and understand the benefits ofit and how it can help them.
But before we jump into that, Iwanted to see if you would not
mind sharing your story with usand how you got into the
business and they called you.
(02:51):
Did someone say, you need to dothis, how it fell into your lap?
John (02:56):
or do you just love to shove needles in people's arms,
So fill us in here.
Taylor S (03:00):
Hey, that's always part of it.
Yeah.
So my name is Taylor Stanley.
I'm a registered nurse and Ihave been a registered nurse
since 2007.
I spent 15 years working in thehospital.
A cog in the wheel of themachine, five years of that was
telemetry nursing, like cardiacnursing, caring for patients
(03:22):
after open heart surgery who hadhad heart attacks, stents,
things like that.
And then most recently in thehospital, I was in the emergency
room for 11 years.
we went through COVID in theemergency room, and I think it
was, as everybody knows, prettytough.
it was tough for everyone.
(03:42):
It was pretty tough for nurses.
just how the whole situation washandled, how anxious people
were, how scared people were,and it was becoming increasingly
difficult to form relationshipswith patients, with all the gear
we had to wear, we had our facescovered, and honestly, my
favorite part about being anurse is the relationships I get
(04:06):
to form with really neat people.
people from all walks of life, areally diverse groups.
And so that really left mepretty disillusioned with the
hospital experience.
and so in an effort to findsomething that could compliment
Western medicine and I couldstill form relationships with
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patients, I looked to infusionnursing.
So at the beginning of 2022, IPicked up a new emergency room
position out of my home stateand had a schedule of six days
working in a row and eight daysoff in a row.
(04:50):
So rotating schedule that way.
And in those eight days, Istarted doing infusion
contracts.
it started out with medicationinfusions.
and I really enjoyed that.
I am pretty skilled at startingIVs.
In the emergency room, I wouldstart, five, six, seven a day.
I felt really confident in thatskill.
(05:11):
And then, just meeting people.
patients and getting to knowtheir story, having a lot of
time with them.
Each time infusions can lastanywhere from an hour to six
hours, you know.
and then I started growing thenumber of contracts that I
picked up and here I am.
It took me 11 months to get tothe point where I could quit my
(05:32):
hospital job and do, pretty muchfreelance.
Infusion nursing.
That's what I call myself.
Freelance
John (05:41):
That's awesome.
so to simplify things for ouraudience, I would love to just
have you break it down.
What is an infusion?
for people that don't know, whywould you get an infusion?
what are the benefits of,infusions?
Why do people fear infusions?
Taylor S (05:59):
Sure.
I get to meet a lot of differentpeople with different health
problems, including people whoare just trying to optimize
their health.
the truth of the matter is, isoral vitamins are absorbed very
poorly.
and so when you get an IVinfusion with vitamins,
intravenously, you are gettingmuch better absorption up to 97
(06:22):
percent absorption of thevitamins that you're getting
through the IV.
And so it getting a vitamininfusion is more effective.
sometimes it can be more costeffective as well, because if
you're getting regularintravenous vitamin infusions,
there's really no need for oralsupplementation.
(06:43):
I personally don't take oralvitamins.
I feel that they're a waste.
most of it doesn't get absorbed.
And so I do my IV every twoweeks, a good Myers cocktail
with multiple vitamins in it.
And I feel great.
Erin (06:58):
What are some of the vitamins that are in that
cocktail?
John (07:02):
We're not talking a cocktail.
You drink, you know, going,going back to an infusion.
Everybody, what she is saying isthis goes into our vein.
Erin (07:11):
correct?
Yes.
Taylor S (07:13):
Sure, yes.
The vitamins in an intravenousinfusion are water soluble
vitamins.
That is vitamin C.
all A, B vitamins.
including B12, biotin, just toname a few.
you can also get glutathione,which is a very powerful
(07:34):
antioxidant that helps withclearing out the liver.
It helps clear out free radicalsand waste products from your
body.
And then there are multipleamino acids that you can get
through an intravenous infusion,including lysine, taurine,
Sertraline, arginine, there'squite a few, vitamins and amino
acids you can get through an eyepain
John (07:55):
Cool.
Erin (07:56):
So what are the most common reasons people seek out
infusions?
if we're talking youngergeneration, I'm thinking, Oh, I
got a hangover or I'm going togo out with my girls for the
weekend or the guys, or we justbeen on a crazy hike and I just
need to get vitamins and fast.
But as we age, What are the mostcommon reasons, aging adults may
seek an IV infusion?
Taylor S (08:18):
The majority of the time I meet my clients for the
first time because they aresick.
They're acutely sick.
So we're talking, just a goodold fashioned cold, COVID.
nausea, vomiting, gut bugsymptoms, food poisoning, things
like that.
And then, when they feelsometimes instantly better
(08:42):
during the infusion before Ileave, they see the value in
getting vitamins during infusionregularly.
And then, I'd say most of myclients that are regular clients
are doing it to optimize theirhealth.
they have significantimprovements sometimes in
cognition, in memory, infatigue, restlessness, muscle
(09:07):
cramping.
I mean, just the generalproblems that we have as we age,
aching joints, arthritis, thingslike that.
these are things that peoplefind pretty quick improvement
in.
John (09:21):
Yeah.
Erin (09:21):
And so if I was looking, I'm hearing you now and I was
looking like, Ooh, I want tohave this done.
Is there a place I would go andresearch or is it okay to use
anybody?
Is it the questions I should askto make sure they're following
guidelines that are protectiveto me
Taylor S (09:39):
Sure.
So you want to make sure thatthe person administering the
infusion is a registered nurse.
and preferably with, asignificant amount of
experience, because this is apretty autonomous role.
I do have a nurse practitionerand a medical director, that I
follow up with and report to,but I'm the only one there,
(10:02):
clients do get a consult withour nurse practitioner and can
ask any questions if they, wouldlike to.
But, I think the most importantthing is finding a nurse that
you trust, that you can form arelationship with, and, that you
know is, is good at what they'redoing.
John (10:22):
Yeah.
So can you step us through theprocess?
You know, so, I've had differentsituations through my life,
whether it was one, too manyglasses of wine, woke up hung
over or, hiked hard, didn'tdrink enough water and
dehydrated myself.
All these different things thatI'm sure you could give me an
infusion that would help settleor calm, whatever abuse I've
(10:44):
done to my body at the time.
However, can you walk us throughthe step by step process?
Because a lot of people whenthey're thinking infusions,
you're putting it intosomebody's body through an Ivy
and we go, gosh, Do we need toget our, an order from our
physician to make sure we canget that done?
it's not like we're just callingsome lady that has a bunch of
(11:06):
stuff in an ice chest in theback of our car that says, yeah,
we don't feel good today.
Can you swing by and shoot me upwith something that makes me
feel better?
Well,
Erin (11:15):
she does.
John (11:16):
there's a step by step process.
to make sure that the clientthat you're, infusing is ready
to accept that infusion,correct?
And if you can just step, stepus through that process.
Taylor S (11:31):
Sure.
thanks for that question.
There is a health history formand intake questions.
just like any medical procedure,IV infusion isn't for everybody.
patients are screened forsafety.
our nurse practitioner reviewsthat intake form.
I review that intake form andmake sure that the client is
(11:53):
appropriate for IV therapy.
If there is a concern, usuallyit is not Meaning that they
can't have an IV infusion.
They just might need a littlebit more monitoring from their
registered nurse.
maybe a selection of differentvitamins or less volume of
fluid.
But those things are checkedthoroughly.
(12:15):
So if you wanted to get aninfusion, the first thing you
would do is contact me.
And I'm sure that contactinformation will be provided at
the end of the show.
And then we have a mini consult.
So I'll ask you a few questionsabout your health and, ask you
what your symptoms are orconcerns are.
I will send you those intakeforms that are simple to fill
(12:36):
out.
And then we agree upon a timethat's convenient for the
patient.
First of all, and you get tostay in the comfort of your
home.
John (12:45):
Oh, that's so great.
Erin (12:46):
If I'm on a bunch of different medications, can
getting an IV infusion affectthose medications?
I know you say you, you reviewand you monitor, but just out of
my own curiosity.
Taylor S (12:57):
Sure.
all those medications thatpeople are on are reviewed.
And I know that, older adultssometimes are on multiple
medications.
sometimes they find value inhaving a provider other than
their personal doctor reviewingtheir medications, because there
have been times where we'vecaught things where, Hey.
you're on two medications thatcould be interacting.
(13:20):
Have you asked your doctor aboutthat?
So it's nice to have a secondset of eyes and that's included
in the consult.
but for the most part, people dopretty well with the infusions
despite The number ofmedications that they're on, but
of course, all that is,definitely reviewed and taken
into consideration.
Erin (13:40):
Are there any possible side effects or anything that we
should watch out for?
Taylor S (13:46):
Sure.
After an infusion, sometimespeople get a little sinus
congestion just for a shortperiod of time, especially if
they start out quite dehydratedbecause, you're getting a
significant amount of fluid intoyour body, into your vascular
system.
That typically goes away in anhour or two.
(14:06):
there is 2.
2 pounds of weight gain becauseyou have received a liter of
fluid.
I warned you about that one,didn't I, Erin?
Erin (14:14):
Yeah.
Taylor S (14:16):
yeah, because you've received 2.
2 pounds of saline or lactatedringers.
but other than that.
I haven't had a lot of clientsthat have had negative side
effects or outcomes from asimple Myers cocktail or a
migraine cocktail or anythinglike that.
(14:36):
So I feel pretty confident thatfor most people, this is a good
solution.
John (14:42):
So is there a optimal time or should you be eating closely
to when you're going to get thisinfusion within your home?
Are there certain parametersthat we need to think about,
right?
So I call you up, we schedule aninfusion and so forth.
Are there certain things that weneed to consider?
(15:03):
Like, Okay.
To prep us for that infusion.
And is there a better time ofday to get it done?
Is it better to get it done inthe morning or get it done in
the evening?
So what is your bestrecommendations?
Taylor S (15:15):
I think the best thing for the client to do is, I tell
them, you just be you.
Be comfortable in your home.
If you want to be in pajamas.
I can't tell you how manyinfusions I've done with people
literally in their bed.
there's nothing, specific toreally prep for an infusion.
you could wear a short sleevedshirt.
(15:36):
That might be helpful.
But we work around things.
And as far as time of day, itdepends on what you're looking
for.
So, if you're looking for anenergy boost, then obviously we
would want to do it, far awayfrom bedtime.
If you're looking for a sleepytime IV, one of my favorite IVs
to give, we give a little bitextra IV, then close to bedtime
(16:00):
or nap time is a good time toget that one.
But, the nice thing about theIVs that I provide is they're
very customized.
we start out with a plain bag ofnormal saline or lactated
ringers, depending on what'sgoing on with you.
And then we add vitamins andmedications to the bag that are
(16:22):
specifically tailored to yoursymptoms, tailored to your,
desired outcome to the IV.
So We spend a lot of timetalking about what you need go
from there.
John (16:38):
I was pretty excited, for the listeners that are listening
to this, how we discovered thisis we had the opportunity to
have a home infusion and, I'mnot a fan of needles.
I've never been a fan ofneedles.
I've seen needles on movies andI have to look away.
That's how terrified I am.
But it was actually very, veryeasy.
It wasn't scary.
and I love the fact that youoffer them, in the home setting.
(17:00):
Because so many times we aremore in a more relaxed state.
we're surrounded by the comfortsof our, the things that we're
familiar with.
So it was really nice.
and I felt like I personallyfelt like Superman afterwards.
I'm like, Oh, Rod, back to mytwenties, you know?
so that was pretty, prettygreat.
Taylor S (17:19):
I love it.
I love hearing that.
Yeah.
it is different getting an IV ora blood draw or any kind of,
invasive procedure done in yourhome.
Because, like you said, John,you're around your comfortable
items, it's your smells, youranimals, your loved ones.
(17:40):
And so, it really is acompletely different experience
than being in a sterile hospitalor, you know, a chair in an IV
lounge.
I do encourage the clients tohave their pets around and their
spouse with them.
I do use numbing cream if thatwould be helpful.
I use a vein finder if someonehas, difficult veins to, hunt
(18:05):
for, and I've been doing thisquite a while, so I have, quite
a few tips and tricks, but myaim is to make it as comfortable
as possible.
John (18:15):
Yeah, for sure.
Erin (18:16):
I know we were talking about earlier, you'd mentioned
how long an infusion can takesometimes an hour, sometimes six
hours.
What causes the difference inthe time?
Is it what's in the bag or justhow your veins absorb or what
your body needs?
Taylor S (18:31):
So the vitamin infusions, they take anywhere
from 45 minutes to an hour and ahalf, depending on the type of
vitamin that's in the bag.
the infusions that take sixhours, those are medication uh,
specialty medication infusions.
And so I guess that will be foranother podcast, but as far as
(18:53):
the vitamin infusions, justabout 45 minutes from when I hit
the door to when I say goodbye.
So it's pretty quick.
John (19:02):
Yeah, it
Erin (19:03):
really quick.
John (19:04):
and it was a, for me, it was a really amazing experience.
I always forget to take,vitamins and stuff like that.
So, I was appreciative that oneof the things that infusions do
is they help with that.
So you don't, it's not like adaily pop, right?
You don't need to go and get allyour.
You know, medications, line themup every day and remember to
(19:26):
take them cause I'm prettydistracted.
so I appreciate the fact thatwith infusions, they're lasting,
they last longer, they gostraight into your system and
you have pretty quick results.
So, so like on the, just in, andI know you don't, it just
depends on the type of vitamininfusion, but if you could give
our listeners kind of an idea Oflike a range, whether, you're
(19:49):
talking beginning prices ofgetting a home infusion to the
end.
So they kind of understand.
I know a lot of times listenersare like, well, that sounds
really expensive, right?
You know, having a nurse come inand so forth.
Erin (20:02):
So, pretty much is insurance.
Can they use insurance to do it?
And if so, what parts, allparts, and then what is a
possible
John (20:09):
Cost range.
Taylor S (20:10):
Sure.
Yeah, thank you for thatquestion.
what is included is the mobilenurse to come to your home.
for our Myers cocktail, there'ssix vitamins and some Tordol in
it.
that helps with, inflammation,aches, pains, things like that.
Nurse Practitioner Consult isincluded in the price as well.
(20:33):
And that, is a review of yourmedications.
So you get that second set ofeyes.
and the prices range.
you could go, anywhere from 169all the way up to, well, We can
go as high as you like, but, I'dsay that basement price is 169,
maybe on average, about 200, andI would say to get the most out
(20:59):
of the service, you're going tospend at least 200.
we do not accept insurance, andI don't know anywhere that does
mobile IVs that does acceptinsurance, but we are approved
by health savings accounts.
So HSAs do approve, the mobilecompany that I worked for.
(21:21):
And so that's a really goodresource, to use your HSA.
John (21:25):
Cool.
And then how often, do peoplenormally get infusions?
Like if I just wanted to stayhealthy, live optimally, and I
don't want to be this pillpopper with 15 different
vitamins on my kitchen counter.
Erin (21:38):
well, I would say besides just how average, how often can
I, but how often is recommended,right?
Taylor S (21:47):
Sure.
I can do a vitamin infusionevery three days, at the most
frequent.
And usually that's just forshort term.
So if someone has COVID orsomeone has nausea, vomiting,
I'll come fix them up.
And you know, the truth is avirus and it's got to run its
course.
So if symptoms return, within 24hours, 48 hours, I can come back
(22:12):
on that third day.
And help you out again until thevirus runs its course.
I would say on average, most ofmy clients get their IVs every
two to four weeks.
in order to really optimizetheir health, keep their vitamin
levels at a healthy range,especially at first, because,
(22:33):
clients come to me prettydeficient in a lot of different
vitamins, especially B12,especially vitamin D.
And so it takes a little bit oftime to work up to get those
levels into optimal range.
And then maybe we start.
doing an IV once a month, butdepending on your, chronic
health conditions and goals, wedo, your IV once a week, once
(22:58):
every two weeks, once a month,whatever is going to work best
for you, cause like I said, ourservice is very customized to
our clients.
Erin (23:08):
Well, and it was such a smooth process, literally, you
came to the door, we sat down,you put everything up and all of
a sudden, pop, the needles werein and the bags were going and
then you're like, Oh, you'redone.
I was like, Oh my gosh.
And then we went to bed, woke upand it was just like, Oh, I've
got all this
John (23:27):
to do with it.
Well, might I add, we woke upmultiple times because we did
get them in the evening.
And since you're infusing abunch of liquids into your body
that have all the correctthings, you will wake up a
little bit more often.
Erin (23:42):
and also Taylor had mentioned too, because we were
cleaning our liver, right?
And getting rid of all thetoxins.
So
John (23:49):
yeah, it was a good thing.
No, I highly recommend it.
I, I, I love the fact that wehad the opportunity to talk
about things with you.
You had the opportunity toreview.
It actually felt like a friendwas coming over.
and I definitely think thatpeople should connect and have
that discussion because it'sjust great.
It's just great to have somebodycome into your home, welcome him
and go through this process andfeel
Erin (24:11):
better.
and it's harder to swallowpills, right?
And as we get older, I know Ihad a finger injury.
It was harder for me to grabpills.
my vitamins to take them to, andthen to swallow on top of, I
used to take them with a littlebit of soda or carbonated water
to get them down easier.
So I like the idea of, you knowwhat?
You don't need to worry aboutswallowing.
You don't need to worry aboutpills and losing and dropping,
(24:32):
and then maybe a possible fallor something happening.
She just comes, you'recomfortably laying or sitting,
watching your favorite show,
John (24:40):
Yeah.
You done.
It's, a wonderful, it's awonderful option.
not everybody can afford it.
However, it is an incredibleoption.
And if you look at how muchmoney you're putting into some
of those oral medications, itcan add up as well.
Erin (24:56):
well, it's a great gift idea, too.
If you're looking for Christmasgifts, if you're looking for
Mother's Day, Father's Day,these are different things that
your parents, your grandparentscan actually use to benefit
their health and boost their
John (25:09):
so for our listeners, what we experienced was pretty
amazing.
I love the fact that you had alist, a beautiful list, that we
went to and
Erin (25:17):
a cocktail menu,
John (25:18):
yeah, cocktail menu.
It was very, very cool.
And it kind of, ran you throughSome of the different infusions
that you do.
So if, I don't know if quickly,you could just talk about a few
of the different type of,infusions that you offer and,
um,
Erin (25:35):
cocktails,
John (25:35):
cocktails, cocktails,
Erin (25:37):
us to serve our bodies.
Taylor S (25:39):
I like that.
I I do.
I do prefer cocktails, becausethey are specially mixed and I
guess you would call me abartender if we're using that
terminology, but we do have IVcocktails for migraine.
So you're going to get prettymuch the same thing that you
would get if you were to go tothe emergency room, but added
(26:01):
vitamins, so there's a littlebit more benefit there.
We have a cocktail for pregnantclients.
And that is, customizedspecifically for pregnancy
concerns like nausea, vomiting.
my favorite, and this is what Igave you, Erin and John, was our
Revive cocktail.
(26:22):
and that is the one that has thesix vitamins and Tauradol in it.
vitamin C, B12, B complex, zinc.
Magnesium and glutathione.
That is my absolute favoritecocktail to give.
Erin (26:36):
It was good.
John (26:37):
Yeah, it was
Erin (26:38):
and it had some flavor to it.
John (26:41):
you experienced that.
Erin (26:42):
I did.
John (26:43):
I don't remember
Taylor S (26:43):
Oh, yes.
I'll talk a little bit about theB vitamins.
So, the B complex that we havehas six different B vitamins in
it.
And, as you, do remember, it hasthat, smell or taste of a
Flintstone vitamin.
one interesting point here iswhen you take a multivitamin
(27:04):
that has B complex in it, whathappens an hour or two later?
You, see that your urine hasturned bright yellow, bright
green, and, that just shows thatyou got fairly poor absorption
of that oral vitamin, but you'regetting quite a bit more through
intravenous.
And correct me if I'm wrong.
(27:26):
I'm sure you didn't have thatissue of, visually seeing your
vitamins go down the toilet.
John (27:32):
Yeah.
No.
Taylor S (27:34):
No.
So it's because you're gettingthe 97 percent absorption of
those vitamins.
John (27:39):
Yep.
You know, another thing that Ithink that Our listeners should
think about is as we get older,sometimes we have a little less
energy, but yet we have thiszest, this desire to live life
optimally, right?
Maybe we're a golfer and ourbuddies are calling us up, or
maybe we have a couple ofyounger grandkids or, Our son
and his buddies are saying,let's go out and go mountain
(28:01):
biking together, and, or gogolfing or whatever we want to
enjoy.
Right.
And I, I think that a lot oftimes, we try to eat healthy and
we try to do all these thingsand we try to get the vitamins
and nutrients in our bodies thatwe need.
To have all that great energy.
And so I love this because, yes,you know, sometimes as we get
(28:22):
older, we're on different typesof medication.
We're like, eh, we don't want totake all these met these
vitamins on top of it.
We're taking enough pills.
Right.
But to be able to come in everytwo weeks or once a month and to
be infused.
And then know that we have allthat in our system and we can
keep up with the young pups, Or,go out golfing and do our best,
I think that it's definitely aneat option to have.
Taylor S (28:46):
Sure.
that's the big cosmic joke,right?
when you don't have time to doall the things you love is when
you're young and healthy.
And when you finally have time,that's when our body starts to
betray us and slow down and feeltired.
and so, you know, the truth iselderly patients, they have a
(29:06):
hard time absorbing B12, and sogetting B12 injections, B12
intravenously can be,surprisingly helpful for, energy
levels, including vitamin D.
Vitamin D is another veryimportant vitamin.
It actually acts more like ahormone because there is a cell
(29:27):
receptor on almost every type ofcell in the human body for
vitamin D.
All of our cells in our body useit.
And if you're deficient invitamin D, which, it's been
estimated that 50 to 85 percentof the population is deficient
in vitamin D, especially if youhave melanated skin, you can
feel fatigue, moodiness, and arange of other issues.
(29:52):
And so getting thatsupplementation, effective
supplementation is veryimportant.
Erin (29:58):
can you tell me what melanated skin is
Taylor S (30:01):
dark, conflected skin.
John (30:04):
Okay.
Wow.
I love this and I lovedexperiencing it myself.
I would definitely advise peoplelook at this options very
seriously.
Now, you do it and, I think thatother people aren't aware that
they can get this at home.
So is this just something thatyou offer personally that you've
(30:24):
created yourself or is thisbigger that other people can
find this throughout the U S youknow, our podcast gets streamed
out to everybody nationwide.
And so can other people in otherStates get this or are you just
local?
How does that all work?
Taylor S (30:41):
Sure.
So I, like I said earlier, I'm afreelance contract registered
nurse.
and the company that I contractwith for vitamin infusions is
called Modwella Mobile IV.
uh, Got my, logo here cause I'mout doing IVs today.
So Modwella is in multiplestates.
(31:01):
Uh, it started in Utah.
It's in Washington, Wyoming,Montana, California, Arizona.
Ooh, I feel like I'm leavingsomebody out, Texas.
and it's really a great companybecause they care about the
clients.
They care about the nurses.
this is what I have found to bevery refreshing about Maruela is
(31:23):
they really care about mysuccess.
my happiness, my work lifebalance.
And so it's nice to support acompany that really takes care
of their, contractors.
But, these IV infusion, suitesare popping up in a lot of
areas.
And most likely, there'ssomewhere that you can find, to
get yourself a vitamin infusionIV.
(31:45):
Not just me,
John (31:46):
So they don't, so sometimes people are very
private, or maybe they're,sensitive about who comes in
their home.
And so, people do have theopportunity of getting them
other places besides the homesetting, correct?
Taylor S (32:01):
Oh, absolutely.
it would take me a while to listall the different places I've
been to do an IV.
people have them done whilethey're working.
so I just Hang in the corner andkeep quiet while they're on
their Zoom call or, typing awayon their computer.
I've been to dental offices,real estate offices, and then I
(32:21):
also provide a space if, theclient prefers.
So it doesn't have to be done,in your space.
There's a space that I can useto do your infusion as well.
John (32:32):
Great.
That's That's awesome.
Yeah.
And you know, for all of ourlisteners, again, I highly
recommend, maybe you don't wantto do it on a regular basis, but
to just experience it, it mayreally change your energy
levels, the way you feel.
Obviously people go through somebouts of sickness, maybe they
have a big trip planned orsomething like that and they
(32:54):
they get, yeah, they get hit bya, a little bit of a bug or
something like this.
And this would be such anawesome opportunity to get that
hydrated, get those fluids inthem and stuff and get something
that's acting a lot quicker.
Taylor S (33:08):
know, and I'll, I'll throw one more thing out there,
one of my favorite things is,like I said earlier, the
relationships that I get to formwith clients.
And so a lot of times it's notnecessarily about getting the
IV.
I mean, that's a great service,but a lot of people like to have
a nurse in their back pocket.
I'm extremely available andresponsive to my clients.
(33:31):
It's very important to me thatthey know that I'm there for
them.
And so I've had clients text menursing questions.
their child has a fever.
They've got a new ache, pain.
I think my blood pressure ishigh.
And so, I find that people liketo have a nurse in their back
pocket.
And I don't mind being that.
Erin (33:51):
Yes.
John (33:52):
That's great.
All right.
Erin (33:53):
can attest, yes, she is there.
Yeah.
John (33:55):
And, and I can attest for that for sure as well, because I
know that Erin has sent youtexts and you've responded very,
very quickly.
So we appreciate that.
So thank you.
And yeah.
Erin (34:06):
you want to ask her my favorite question?
Oh,
John (34:08):
I'd love to ask your favorite question.
So, so this is.
Completely off the, off ofinfusions, but it's something
that we love to ask ourlisteners because both Erin and
I are avid adventures travelers.
We love to go all over theplace, discover new things and
experience new things.
And so the question that wealways like to end our program
(34:30):
with is there.
A place that you haveexperienced that blew your mind
that you really enjoyed, or isthere something on your bucket
list that you've been thinkingabout forever that you'd love
to, uh, just let our listenersknow that that's on your bucket
list and it's someplace you'regoing.
Taylor S (34:49):
Sure.
I don't know if I believe in abucket list because I like to
get my bucket list done whileI'm here.
I'll tell you about one of myfavorite places,
Erin (35:00):
Real quick, Taylor, I'm going to
Taylor S (35:01):
my second favorite place.
Erin (35:02):
a sec.
We like to call it our adventurelist.
John (35:06):
Oh, sorry.
I called it the
Erin (35:08):
It's called the adventure list.
When he said that, I'm like,maybe she won't pick up on it.
Taylor S (35:15):
list.
I love that.
Okay, well, I do carry anadventure list, I guess.
But what I'll tell you is myfavorite place to travel to, my
second favorite country, isMexico.
And the city that I have foundto be the most beautiful so far
(35:35):
in Mexico is Oaxaca.
O A X A C A, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Beautiful people, beautifulfood, Lovely culture, art, just
a wonderful, safe place to go.
And my husband and I wereblessed enough to spend two
weeks there.
we actually enrolled in Spanishschool.
(35:57):
And so we were studying thewhole time.
Got to see, a lot of the sitesthere.
Stayed in town in a beautifulneighborhood, Jalapnaco.
And we really enjoyed our timethere.
I would go back there in aheartbeat.
John (36:11):
Neat.
Erin (36:12):
not been, I've been to Mexico, like off a cruise ship
and somewhere and then back, butI haven't had spent any time
John (36:18):
time awesome.
We're going to have to add thatto our list because, uh, we love
adventures and it's, Matter offact, Erin just, Brought up a
conversation a couple of daysago and she said, Hey, would you
like to learn Spanish with me?
so yeah, I think we're going tostart, you know, the only thing
that I, I won't go get intothat, but, yeah, I know a little
bit of Spanish, not, not theright things.
(36:39):
No.
Erin (36:41):
Yes.
We need to practice.
Taylor S (36:42):
No problem.
Erin (36:44):
Yeah.
I
John (36:44):
I know the word.
I know the word no problema.
I know it's yeah, you're verybeautiful and then a cerveza.
I definitely know cerveza andpanel the bathroom and I know a
lot of the
Taylor S (37:00):
Oh, you'd get
Erin (37:01):
and
Taylor S (37:01):
fine.
John (37:02):
And I know all the bad curse words as well, which I
won't bring up, but, I knowthose only because, yeah, I
learned them as a child growingup in a school in California.
So I got called a lot of thosenames.
Taylor S (37:14):
Alright.
John (37:15):
Anyway, yeah, thank you for your time today, squeezing
us in between your infusionsand, injecting us with all this
great information.
So yeah, yeah, it's been great.
Thank you.
Taylor S (37:28):
I love that.
Yes.
Thank you so much for having meand I am off to the next
infusion.
John (37:34):
All right.
Infuse away.
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