The science
NAD+
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
NAD+ is a coenzyme found in every living cell. Your body cannot turn food into usable energy without it, and your cells rely on it to maintain and repair themselves. Here is how it works.
Energy: the NAD+ and NADH cycle
NAD+ is an electron carrier. As your cells break down glucose and fats, NAD+ picks up electrons and becomes NADH. NADH carries those electrons to the mitochondria, where the electron transport chain uses them to produce ATP, the molecule that powers nearly everything a cell does. Once it hands the electrons off, NADH returns to NAD+ and the cycle starts again.
- 1Food is broken downGlucose and fatty acids are metabolized inside the cell
- 2NAD+ becomes NADHIt picks up electrons released along the way
- 3NADH reaches the mitochondriaElectrons enter the electron transport chain
- 4ATP is producedNAD+ is freed to go back for more
Why levels decline
- Age Production slows while the body breaks down more of it.
- Alcohol The liver enzymes that process alcohol convert NAD+ into NADH, pulling from the same supply your cells use for energy.
- Inflammation and stress Both raise demand from the enzymes that consume NAD+ for repair.
Your body recycles NAD+ through what is called the salvage pathway, and it can also build it from precursors like niacin. An IV delivers NAD+ itself directly into the bloodstream, without depending on digestion.
NAD+ is an active area of research, and much of it is still emerging. Our clinicians are happy to walk you through what the evidence shows during your consultation.
What it supports
Where clients tend to feel it
Steady energy
Supports energy production at the cellular level. Not a caffeine spike, but steadier energy through the day.
Mental clarity
Supports healthy brain cell function. Many clients report sharper focus and less brain fog.
Cellular repair
Fuels the sirtuins and PARPs your cells rely on to maintain and repair DNA.
Healthy aging
Declining NAD+ is closely tied to biological aging, which is why it is a focus of longevity research.
Recovery
Supports the energy and repair processes your body uses to bounce back from hard training, travel or a long week.
Resilience to stress
Supports your cells as they handle oxidative stress, which many clients describe as feeling more even.
Why IV
Pills, shots and IV, compared
How NAD+ gets into your body changes how much of it you actually get.
Oral supplement
- Absorption
- About 10 to 20%
- Dose control
- Unreliable
- Onset
- Hours to days
- Duration
- Minimal
- Best for
- Daily maintenance
IM shot
- Absorption
- About 50 to 60%
- Dose control
- Capped near 100mg
- Onset
- 30 to 60 minutes
- Duration
- Short lived
- Best for
- A quick lift
IV infusion Our approach
- Absorption
- About 100%, straight into the bloodstream
- Dose control
- 250 to 1,000mg
- Onset
- During the infusion
- Duration
- Days to weeks
- Best for
- Cellular repair and longevity
Our flagship therapy
NAD+ and glutathione, at clinical doses
The two infusions our clients come back for. Pick a dose below. Every price is exactly what you pay.
NAD+ dose & price
Sessions run 1.5 to 3 hours depending on dose. A clinician stays with you the entire time, so a larger dose costs less per milligram than booking a second visit. Not sure where to begin? Start at 250mg and we'll build up from there.
Why we lead with it
NAD+ is the coenzyme your mitochondria run on. Levels fall by as much as half between your twenties and fifties, and that decline shows up as flat energy, slower recovery and foggier thinking long before anything looks wrong on a lab panel.
Glutathione is the counterpart. It's the body's master antioxidant for detoxification, skin clarity and immune function. Pairing the two in one visit is the protocol most of our repeat clients settle into, which is why we now offer it as a set package rather than an upsell.
See how IV compares to pills and IM shots →
The Cellular Reset
NAD+ 500mg paired with 1,000mg of glutathione in one session. Our most requested combination.
NAD+ Series
One protocol, built the way we would build it for you. NAD+ compounds over a course, so you start at a tolerable dose and step up once your body has met it.
1,000mg of glutathione is included on your first visit.
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