Tina Butt’s experience with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome led her to explore solutions for her own health issues and to become a provider of vitamin-infused hydration.
Tina Butt’s experience with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome led her to explore solutions for her own health issues and to become a provider of vitamin-infused hydration.
She turned her success in dealing with her POTS into a start-up mobile business called Boost Mode Vitadrip Spa, which had its grand opening Jan. 26 at the Heritage House on Chardon Square.
Dozens of visitors attended to learn about the vitadrip process from Butt and Rachel Kuehn, one of three nurses on staff. Both Kuehn and Rachel Hutchinson, a nurse and certified functional nutrition counselor, work with Butt as independent contactors.
Kuehn specializes in holistic health and the others focus on weight loss, health coaching and biofeedback, Butt said.
“We both believe in holistic health,” she said, referring to Kuehn’s advisory role.
“We’ve been friends for years,” Kuehn added.
They started offering services about a month before their grand opening to test the waters and Butt said the majority of early clients heard about Boost Mode and reached out.
“It’s been amazingly active on social media,” she said. “People have been very receptive.”
The vitadrip program revolves around introducing supplements to a healthy diet and overall wellness, Butt said.
Individuals meet for an assessment with the nurse practitioner, who offers the desired infusion.
Once diagnosed, the client is connected to a liter of saline and the chosen supplements are injected into the IV line, she explained.
The Boost Mode Vitadrip Spa flier offers supplements for the immune system, beauty/anti-aging, power plus, mood energizer, migraine headaches, energy enhancer, and sinus and acne issues.
The add-on menu lists the IV hydration mix medications including anti-inflammatory NSAIDs, Zofran for nausea, steroids, antihistamines, vitamin B12 and glutathione.
An infusion takes 40-45 minutes, sending the vitamins, minerals, trace amino acids and medications directly into the bloodstream, which Butt said is more effective and acts faster than taking them orally.
“The idea is, when people take an oral supplement, less than 40% is absorbed. With an IV, more than 90% is absorbed,” she said in a phone interview. “All our supplements are preservative-free and come from compounding pharmacies.”
Depending on the client evaluation, Butt mixes the compounds to order.
“We take each person very individually,” she said, adding her supplies come from several compounding pharmacies across the country.
Butt, who collaborates with a doctor, is a certified nurse practitioner. She has 17 years of experience as a nurse practitioner and has worked in critical care at Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital and as a nurse at Lake Health until 2021.
Helping clients deal with their problems through vitamin-infused hydration seemed like a natural progression for Butt.
“I wanted to start a business and so many people can benefit from it,” she said.
The flier describes the hydration drips as “alternative options to support your health and wellness.”
She doesn’t use the term “treatment,” but her vision in her flier states: “The goal is to prevent illness before you have to treat disease. We do this by getting to the underlying cause of the problem or symptom that ails you by providing vitamin and mineral infusion therapy.”
“A normal saline is just a bag of IV fluids for rehydration that’s $89,” she said. “The rest of them have supplements in them, so the price ranges from $139 to $189.”
For more information, visit www.boostmodespa.com or email info.BoostModeSpa@gmail.com.
