micronutrient list
Zinc Chloride
An essential micronutrient that is also one of the most abundant trace minerals in the body
- May enhance immune functions and reduce duration of cold symptoms
- May help stabilize blood sugar levels
- Helps maintain healthy skin, eyes, & heart
B Complex
(Thiamine (B1), Riboflavin (B2), Niacin (B3), Dexpanthenol (B5), Pyridoxine (B6)
- B1 (Thiamine): plays an essential role in metabolism by helping convert nutrients to energy
- B2 (Riboflavin): helps convert food into energy & serves as an antioxidant
- B3 (Niacin): plays a role in cellular signaling, metabolism, & DNA production/repair
- B5 (Dexpanthenol): involved in hormone & cholesterol production
- B6 (Pyridoxine): involved in amino acid metabolism, red blood cell production, & creation of neurotransmitters
Taurine**
A naturally-occurring essential amino acid in the body
- Maintains adequate hydration & electrolyte balance in cells
- Plays an important role in digestion
- Helps regulate other minerals within the cells, like calcium
- Supports overall function of the central nervous system & eyes
- Helps regulate immune system health & antioxidant function
- Helps lower blood sugar levels & build insulin resistance
- May enhance exercise performance by reducing fatigue, increasing fat burning, & decreasing muscle damage
- Helps regulate muscle contractions
Biotin
Forms fatty acids & glucose
- Helps metabolize carbohydrates & amino acids
- Helps break down fat in the body
- Crucial nutrient that promotes healthy hair, skin, nails, eyes, & liver
Lysine
Essential amino acid and crucial building block for protein
- Important for normal growth & production of new muscle (used to form carnitine)
- Helps transport fats across cells to be burned for energy
- May reduce duration & frequency of cold sores
- May help reduce feelings of anxiety & reduce levels of stress hormones (cortisol)
- May aid in calcium absorption & decrease calcium buildup in blood vessels
- Essential for formation of collagen which may expedite wound healing & reduce recovery time
Magnesium Chloride
Supports many chemical reactions in the body
- Helps convert food into energy
- Helps create new proteins from amino acids
- Helps create/repair DNA & RNA
- Part of normal contraction/relaxation of muscles
- Helps regulate neurotransmitters which send messages throughout the brain & nervous system
- May enhance exercise performance by moving blood sugar into muscles & disposing of lactate
- May decrease symptoms of depression
- May help decrease blood sugar & improve insulin resistance
- May help lower blood pressure
- May help fight against inflammation
- May provide relief from migraines
Glutathione
Made up of 3 amino acids (glutamine, glycine, & cysteine)
- Levels decrease as a result of aging, stress & toxin exposure
- Acts as an important antioxidant, helps combat free radicals (molecules that can damage the body’s cells) which reduce oxidative stress
- Helps remove pollutant and drugs as well as toxins that the body naturally produces
- Supports liver health by removing toxins and free radicals which can contribute to liver cell death
- May improve insulin resistance
- Promotes a balanced inflammatory response
Vitamin B-12
Helps the body use fat and carbohydrates for energy and make new protein
- Helps with red blood cell formation and anemia prevention
- May support bone health and prevent osteoporosis
- Key to a healthy pregnancy (important for prevention of brain and spinal cord birth defects)
- May improve mood and symptoms of depression (necessary for the production of serotonin which is responsible for regulating mood)
- May prevent brain atrophy and memory loss
- May provide energy boost
- May improve heart health
- Supports healthy hair, skin, and nails
L-Carnitine
Plays a crucial role in production of energy by transporting fatty acids into the cell’s mitochondria (mitochondria act as engines within the cells, burning fats to create usable energy)
- Used for weight loss
- May improve exercise recovery
- Increases oxygen supply to muscles
- May improve stamina by increasing blood flow and nitric oxide production therefore delaying discomfort and reducing fatigue
- May reduce muscle soreness
- Increase production of red blood cells which transport oxygen throughout the body
AbFab
(MIC, B-12, pyridoxine): Lipostat Plus
- MIC (methionine, inositol, & choline): lipotropic agents which help in the breakdown of fat during metabolism in the body
- Methionine: one of the 8 essential amino acids that cannot be made in the body
- Helps the body process & eliminate fat
- Provides additional detox of the liver and helps remove heavy metals
- Inositol: type of carbohydrate
- Promotes tissue healing
- Decreases insulin resistance
- Helps the liver break down fats in the body & choline: an essential nutrient
- Required in cell signaling functions
- B-12: see above
- Helps the body use fat & carbohydrates for energy
- Makes new protein
- Important for normal blood, cells, & nerve function
- Pyridoxine: part of the vitamin B6 group
- Required for the proper function of sugars, fats, & proteins in the body
- Crucial for adequate growth & development of brain, nerves, skin, and many other parts of the body
AbFab Plus
(MIC, pyridoxine, L-carnitine, B-12, thiamine, riboflavin): Lip-Mino Mix (shot only - no IV boost)
- MIC (methionine, inositol, & choline): see above
- Pyridoxine: see vitamin B6 above
- L-Carnitine: see above
- B-12: see above
- Thiamine: see vitamin B1 above
- Riboflavin: see vitamin B2 above
Amino Blend
(Glutamine, Ornithine, Arginine, Lysine, Citrulline, Levocarnitine): essential amino acids that are not produced in the body
- Glutamine: a naturally-occurring amino acid in the body
- Increases body’s capacity to secrete human growth hormone (HGH) which helps metabolize body fat and support new muscle growth
- Supports protein metabolism, cell volumizing and prevents muscle breakdown
- May help GI function & immune system especially in times of stress
- Ornithine: a naturally-occurring amino acid in the body
- May improve athletic performance by increasing levels of hormones that increase muscle size
- Arginine: an amino acid necessary for the body to make proteins
- Transformed by the body into nitric oxide, which causes the blood vessels to widen for improved blood flow
- Stimulates release of growth hormone & insulin
- Lysine: see above
- Citrulline: a naturally-occurring amino acid in the body
- Transformed by the body into arginine & nitric oxide, which results in dilation of blood vessels to improve blood flow & decrease blood pressure
- Levocarnitine: see L-carnitine above
Calcium Chloride
Used to help replenish depleted levels of calcium in the body which may cause muscle spasms/cramps & muscle weakness
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)**
Most commonly used for prevention & treatment of the common cold
- Required for synthesis of collagen and certain neurotransmitters
- Essential component of connective tissue and plays a vital role in wound healing
- An important antioxidant also involved in protein metabolism
- Instrumental in maintaining adequate immune function
Acetylcysteine
** Included in every Top Shelf IV cocktail