Happy Hour at Protea

Finally: a happy hour that is good for you! Four days a week Protea Medical Center provides intramuscular injections of healthy nutrients to promote metabolism, health and wellness. 

Happy Hour at Protea is from 4-6 Monday through Thursday. All Shots are administered by a licensed professional. While appointments are not required, they are recommended. 

Our Menu:

Specials of the House

Glutathione (3cc) $25

The most powerful antioxidant available.

SlimShot (2cc) $20

The weight loss phenomenon! Containing Lipotropic compounds which catalyze the breakdown of fat during metabolism. 

SlimShot(E) (3cc) $35

Our SlimShot just gets better! We add L-Carnitine to the SlimShot for (E)nhancing weight loss.

DetoxShot (3cc) $25

The liver relies on Methylation to do its job, while B-12, MIC* and folic acid play an essential role in clearing toxins.

FemShot(3cc) $30

This shot marries B-6, MIC* and B12 to enhance the healthy metabolism of estrogen in a woman’s body.

HappyShot (3cc) $25

Research proves the value of high dose folate in the treatment of depression.

B-Strong (3cc) $30

For the ultimate boost! B-1, B-2, B-3, B-5, B-6 and B-12.

Standards 

B12   As cyancocobalmin (1cc) $10

B12  As Methylcobalmin (1cc) $20

Engystol  A homeopathic formula for immune stimulation (1.5cc) $20

Spascupreel  A homeopathic formula for joint and back pain (1.5cc) $20

Ubichinon  A homeopathic formula to enhance metabolism (2cc) $20

Folic Acid  (1cc) $20

B-Complex  (B-1, B-2, B-3 , B-5, B-6 in 1cc) $10

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Folic Acid For Depression

According to the Journal of Affective Disorders, 1/3 of depressive patients have an outright Folic Acid deficiency. Folic Acid plays a role in the production of the neurotransmitters Dopamine, Seratonin, Epinephrine and Norepinephrine

Patients that have low success with common anti-depressants tend to have low blood levels of Folic Acid. The addition of Folic Acid to these patients tends to cause the anti-depressant to work or more commonly causes the patients symptoms of depression to fade.

Folic Acid when combined with pharmaceuticals is shown to reduce the depth and length of depressive states in major depressive disorder far more efficiently than pharmaceuticals alone.

Folic Acid deficiency is associated with diseases like: Neural Tube Defects, Cardiovascular Disease and Depression. While the advent of using pre-natal vitamins has lowered the incidents of Neural Tube Defects, the same cant be said for Depression and Cardiovascular Disease.

Folic Acid is found in leafy green vegetables, beans, legumes, citrus fruit, yeast and liver. With the Standard American Diet being so deficient in leafy green vegetables and nutrient dense foods, It is no wonder we have such a high percentage of the population experiencing Folic Acid deficiency induced diseases.
A common hurdle to eating leafy greens is knowing how to cook them

The current RDA for Folic Acid is around 400mcg (more for pregnancy and lactation). The therapeutic doses of Folic Acid for depression is much higher.

Should you take high levels of Folic acid? Not without a Doctors care and definitly not if you have a history of convulsions or are taking anti-convulsive medications. Knowing how much to dose depends upon symptoms, how much you have in your blood (can be found in a simple blood test) and most importantly the dose will depend on the kind of Folic Acid you are using.

The cost of Folic Acid as a supplement is relatively inexpensive, while the positive effect can be far reaching. If you have Depression or Dysthmia (low grade depression) consult with your Physician (preferably Naturopathic) on what dose and what form of Folic Acid would be to your benefit.
The version of Folic acid that has some of the best absorption and is supported in the research is Thorne Research 5-MTHF (5-Methyltetrahydrofolate) 60 Capsules

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