Just a bag of saline. (Jupiterimages/iStock) Want to boost your immune system, reduce your physical signs of ageing, or cleanse your blood to get rid of toxins? Intravenous (IV) vitamin therapy, or vitamin drips, promise to help. Some claim they can even benefit serious conditions like cancer, Parkinson’s disease, the eye condition macular degeneration, the pain of fibromyalgia and depression. Celebrities have promoted them on social media. The demand has led to alternative therapy lounges popping up around the world, including in Australia. Patients can kick back in comfy leather chairs while they’re hooked up to IVs in the infusion lounge, watch Netflix and have some tea. But do they work? Or are you just paying for really expensive urine? Let’s look at what the science says. What is IV vitamin therapy? IV vitamin therapy administers vitamins and minerals directly into the bloodstream via a needle that goes directly […]