Metabolic Fuel
When you're working on your body composition. Energy that helps your body burn fat for fuel.
A full liter of fluids with L-carnitine and a light dose of caffeine. Book it the morning of a hard training day, during a cut, alongside a weight loss plan, or on the weeks when the diet is tight and the energy isn't there.
Your body has plenty of fuel stored as fat. This bag helps it get used.
When you cut calories, your body is supposed to turn to stored fat for energy. In practice a lot of people just feel flat, because moving fat into the cells that burn it takes a carrier, and that carrier runs low.
L-carnitine is the carrier. A light dose of caffeine gives the metabolism a nudge and gets you to the workout. The liter of fluids handles the part of tired that's really thirsty, which on a diet is most of it.
It's a support for the work you're already doing, not a replacement for it.
What each ingredient does for you.
Fluids first, because a diet dries you out faster than you'd think. Then the carrier that moves fat into your cells, and a light push to go use it.
Cutting carbs and calories makes you lose water, and a lot of the fatigue, headaches and cravings people blame on dieting are dehydration. Lactated ringers puts back a liter of water with sodium, potassium, calcium and chloride, so you're working from a full tank before anything else goes in.
Fat can't be burned where it sits. It has to be carried into the mitochondria, the part of each cell that turns fuel into energy, and L-carnitine is the molecule that carries it. More carnitine on hand supports normal fat metabolism, which is why it shows up in sports nutrition and alongside weight loss plans. It's the reason this drip has its name.
60 mg is a light dose, about half a cup of coffee. Given in the IV it comes on evenly with no sugar and no stomach, and caffeine supports a modest rise in the rate your body burns energy at rest. Mostly it's there so you have the push to get to the gym on a day the diet has you dragging. If energy is the goal rather than fat burning, that's Maximum Effort.
Not sure Metabolic Fuel is the one? These might fit better.
Metabolic Fuel is built for people working on their body: fat moved into fuel, with a light push to go use it. If you want energy without any caffeine, or a lot more of it, these three are the usual next stops.
Add-ins go straight into your bag. Boosters are five-minute injections given during the same visit. Your nurse can help you choose.
A licensed nurse brings Metabolic Fuel to your home, office or hotel, anywhere in the Birmingham area, for a flat $50 travel fee.
New here? It starts with a free 10 minute intro.
A quick visit with our team to review your health history. It is free, and it stays valid for three years.
Pick Metabolic Fuel, or tell us how you feel and a nurse will point you to the right one.
About 30 to 45 minutes in a quiet chair. The caffeine is light, so you leave sharp, not buzzing, and ready to train.
Questions about the Metabolic Fuel drip.
How long does Metabolic Fuel take?
Most visits take about 30 to 45 minutes in the chair. Plan on a few extra minutes at check-in.
Can I walk in for Metabolic Fuel?
Yes, once you have been in before. New clients start with a free 10 minute intro so a nurse can review your health history. Your intro stays on file for three years, and after that you can walk in any time we're open.
How is Metabolic Fuel different from Energize & Go?
One ingredient. Both carry a liter of fluids and 200 mg of L-carnitine. Energize & Go pairs it with folate for red blood cells and has no caffeine. Metabolic Fuel pairs it with 60 mg of caffeine for a light push toward the workout. If you're training or cutting, this is the one. If you want energy with no stimulant, Energize & Go.
Does it work with a weight loss plan?
Yes, and that's how most people use it, alongside the diet and training they're already doing. It supports your body's use of fat for fuel; it doesn't replace the work. If you're on our medical weight loss program, your nurse can help you time it.
Can I get Metabolic Fuel at home?
Yes. Our mobile concierge brings the same drip to your home, office or hotel anywhere in the Birmingham area, for a $50 travel fee.
Can I add anything to it?
Yes. Add-ins go straight into your bag, and boosters are given during the same visit. A B12 booster is a common pairing. Your nurse can help you choose.
Can my doctor see exactly what is in it?
Yes. Every ingredient and dose is listed on this page, so you can show it to your own doctor. You, or your doctor, can ask our nurse or doctor anything, any time. Just call us at (205) 210-9797.