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OXYGEN THERAPIES

by Dr. Zoltan P. Rona MD MSC

In the past decade, oxygen therapies like ozone, hydrogen peroxide, coenzyme Q₁₀, liquid stabilized oxygen and other oral supplements have gained more prominence and credibility. The escalating demand for oxygen therapies is linked to the increased incidences of allergies, chronic fatigue syndrome, AIDS and cancer. Oxygen therapies are extremely controversial. Many physicians and clinics offering them in Canada and the United States have been forced out of practice by various government agencies.

There is a great deal of confusion and misunderstanding surrounding the subject. For the most part, both ozone and hydrogen peroxide therapies are only available in Mexico, some Caribbean countries like the Bahamas, Cuba and the Dominican Republic as well as in Europe, especially Germany and eastern Europe. The reasons for this are all political, not medical or scientific. If you want ozone or hydrogen peroxide therapies, don't call your doctor. Call your travel agent.

As Safe As Water
Hydrogen peroxide and ozone are naturally occurring gases that are capable of providing more oxygen to cells, tissues and organs. Both therapies have been used around the world by conventional and alternative medical doctors alike in oral, rectal, vaginal, intramuscular and intravenous forms.

If ozone is inhaled in large quantities, it can be toxic. Overdoses (beyond the usual therapeutic doses) of either hydrogen peroxide or ozone can cause inflammation, nausea, indigestion, diarrhea, coughing, chest pain, asthma, dizziness and headaches. Combined with environmental pollutants like petrochemical hydrocarbons, ozone can irreversibly damage lung and other body tissues. The same is true of hydrogen peroxide, oxygen, water and any other nutrient. To categorically say that "ozone is toxic" or that "hydrogen peroxide is toxic" is almost as ridiculous as saying that "water is toxic."

The body manufactures its own hydrogen peroxide under certain conditions. For ozone, hydrogen peroxide, oxygen, and water to become toxic, huge amounts - far more than the recommended levels used in therapy - would have to be consumed.

The safety of oxygen therapies (oxygen therapy) is further ensured when they are used as a part of a comprehensive health program that takes into account an optimal diet and antioxidant nutritional supplements like beta carotene, vitamin C, vitamin E and selenium. By and large, the medical use of oxidative therapies is safe and effective for a broad range of conditions. Beware of ozone and hydrogen peroxide promoters who claim that oxygen therapies are all you need to treat cancer or AIDS. Using these therapies in isolation from all others could lead to problems.

Hydrogen peroxide is found in the waters of many famous healing spas around the world. It's also found in several areas of the human body including mother's milk. Our natural friendly bacterial flora, lactobacillus acidophilus, manufactures hydrogen peroxide as a defense against Candida albicans and other potential pathogens. A high vitamin C intake stimulates the production of hydrogen peroxide. Our white blood cells (Lymphocytes) produce hydrogen peroxide to combat invasive organisms. Hydrogen peroxide transports sugar throughout the body. It also has the ability to reverse plaque formation in arteriosclerotic disease thereby preventing a host of heart conditions.

Deadly For Disease
Medical ozone is more bactericidal, fungicidal and viralcidal than any other natural substance, including hydrogen peroxide. In fact, studies prove that ozone infused into donated blood samples can kill viruses 100% of the time. It does not do any damage to healthy cells. Blood banking centers around the world are seriously considering using medical ozone in all donated samples rather than just testing blood samples for the presence of viruses. Herpes, Epstein-Barr, influenza, mumps, measles, HIV, cytomegalovirus, hepatitis and other viruses have been documented to be destroyed by ozone exposure. Atherosclerotic plaques have also been demonstrated to be reduced by intravenous ozone therapy.

Both ozone and hydrogen peroxide break down in the body to extra oxygen. They destroy viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites, pyrogens and, according to some, cancer cells. There is no bacterium, virus, fungus or spore that can survive in the presence of ozone or peroxide. This explains the benefit in chronic viral conditions and candidiasis.

Cancer cells are killed by ozone or peroxide, yet healthy cells are unaffected. The theory is that cancer is a plant cell which can be killed by its waste product, oxygen while non-cancerous cells are resistant to this type of destruction. An increasing volume of scientific research supports the fact that ozone or peroxide therapy can help in the successful treatment of a long list of infectious as well as degenerative diseases.

Although it's true that the legal status of ozone and hydrogen peroxide therapy in both Canada and most parts of the US is on shaky ground, there are safe, effective and legal ways of getting the benefits of oxygen in both liquid and capsule form. A number of Canadian and American companies market and sell nutritional supplements which liberate oxygen to internal organs and tissues when combined with the normally present hydrochloric acid in the stomach. The natural antioxidant supplement coenzyme Q₁₀ can optimize oxygen in the body.

Research indicates that these products are effective but it's unclear exactly how they compare with direct ozone and hydrogen peroxide treatments. Visit your natural health care practitioner for personalized advice on oxygen treatments, eat oxygen-rich fresh fruit and vegetables, drink freshly-pressed vegetable juice - and exercise!

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