Dr. Popa is a Board Certified Anesthesiologist practicing in the community since finishing residency training at Stanford Medical Center in 1999. In 2010 he founded IV for Life, an IV Therapy and Functional Medicine clinic in Orange County where he tests and treats patients with advanced IV Nutritional Therapy. "Patients want to feel better quickly... I think of IV nutritional therapy as the "Urgent Care" of Functional Medicine. Nourishing nutrients and vitamins delivered 100% directly into the circulation often give immediate and dramatic results while slower-acting lifestyle and dietary changes begin to exert their effect. It's a way to quickly get the ball rolling in the right direction again. "
I designed IV for Life to offer IV treatments that lead to immediate results. IV infusion therapy can help you recover quickly from a broad array of conditions from dehydration to headaches. It can help you maintain vibrant health for life. And it can even be used in the treatment of involved conditions like chronic…
In an unlikely scenario, Matt Hasselbeck the second string quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts football team and who was fighting a severe viral illness, managed to win a hard fought game for his team after getting several rounds of daily IV hydration. In an interview Hasselbeck said about having to get an IV after the…
You may be asking yourself “Why am I feeling so tired when I have a pretty good diet and I exercise regularly. What is wrong?”. It could be “leaky gut” and “malabsorption”. These two conditions go hand-in-hand. Almost all disease starts in the gut probably because 70% of our immune system resides in the digestive system…
In Part 1 on Fatigue and Energy, I discussed how essential mitochondria are to our energy production. These tiny powerhouses are part of almost all of our cells and make energy in the form of ATP. They need B vitamins, minerals like magnesium and anti-oxidants like Glutathione to work efficiently. All of these ingredients are…
One of the main reasons why clients call to make an appointment for an IV infusion at our clinic is “fatigue”. It could be a general lack of energy, brain fog or even muscles, which tire easily with minimal effort. The way I think of “fatigue” is that it is an energy imbalance. Cells DEMAND…
Why should you go to the trouble and expense of doing IV nutrient therapy when you can buy over-the-counter oral supplements and take them in the comfort of your own home? It’s a question I get asked ALL the time.
It finally happened in the 2015 NBA finals… IV therapy found its way to the headlines. The Cavaliers’ Guard Matthew Dellavedova got IV treatments for cramping and exhaustion after playing 38 minutes in Game 3.
This is a great question I get asked all the time. My usual answer is that intravenous (IV) vitamins, minerals and nutrients delivered directly into your bloodstream carries the nutrients straight to your cells where they can do their job as cofactors for a wide variety of cellular processes immediately.