Ozone Therapy In Depth

Ozone therapy is growing in popularity around the world, despite being one of the most misunderstood therapies available.  It is freely used and studied by medical societies in Austria, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and France, including the International Ozone Association, the Medical Society for Ozone Application, the Swiss Medical Society for Ozone and Oxygen Therapies, and the International Medical Ozone Society.  So what is ozone therapy, what does it do and why is it so controversial?
 

The Controversies and Misunderstandings

A lot of the questions that arise about ozone have to do with pollution and the ozone alerts we have become so familiar with.  When you hear words like "ozone alert" it's easy to wonder about the safety of something called ozone therapy.  How can “pollution” be good for the body?

It can't, but ozone is not pollution - it only serves as an indicator of pollution.  The burning of fossil fuels produces hydrocarbons that can gather and cause the pollution we are currently battling.  When the ultraviolet rays of the sun hit hydrocarbons, ozone is one of the byproducts.  Because ozone is much easier to detect, it is used as a reference point for hydrocarbon levels, but ozone itself is not the problem.

Some ozone critics point out that people have died after receiving treatments from unlicensed practitioners.  This is true of any therapy when used improperly (some of the deaths we found were as a result of non-ozone therapies performed by people who called themselves ozone practitioners).  When used properly, ozone is extremely safe, one of the safest therapies in the world. By contrast, according to the 2003 report, Death by Medicine, approximately 783,936 people in the US die from conventional medical mistakes every year and of those 106,000 are due to prescribed drugs (a number that may be under-reported).

Velio Bocci of the University of Sienna Department of Physiology in Italy, a leading ozone researcher, says, "it has been demonstrated that the judicious application of ozone in chronic infectious diseases, vasculopathies, orthopedics and even dentistry has yielded such striking results that it is deplorable that the medical establishment continues to ignore ozone therapy."
 

How does ozone work in the body?

Ozone can be created for use in ozone therapy by using an oxygen tank or oxygen concentrator with a good ozone generator capable of creating ozone in concentrations between approximately 10 mg/ul and 60 mg/ul.  A concentration of over 70-80 is not recommended and lower levels are more suitable for internal use.  The ozonator essentially attaches an extra oxygen molecule to the traditional double oxygen molecule (O2) which becomes ozone (O3).  Almost immediately, that single molecule will break off and start attaching itself to the walls of viruses, bacteria, fungi, molds, parasites, pesticides, chemicals, poisons, rotting matter, odors, yeasts and weakened cells.

The singlet neutralizes the pathogens, turning them into dead debris that can then be eliminated from the body.  Cells that are susceptible to ozone are those that have weak or simplistic enzyme coatings - healthy cells cannot be penetrated.

Unhealthy cells are destroyed and carried away by the circulatory system where the elimination organs can get rid of them.  This process takes time, which is why it is better to use lower dosages of ozone over a longer period of time instead of high doses in a short amount of time.

It can take a while for relief from some conditions to manifest, so it is important to continue the treatments until the toxins have been completely eliminated.

What can ozone do?  What is it being used for?

Ozone was widely used to treat gangrene on the battlefields of World War One.  Today it is extremely popular for sterilizing water due to it's incredible disinfection capabilities.  It is currently being used to help people with herniated disks with excellent outcomes in approximately 70% of patients, and in some dental procedures where sterilization around a tooth is needed.  Germany has been using ozone successfully since 1959.  Russia touts over 40 successful years of using ozone for tuberculosis.  Cuba has used ozone in hospitals since 1986.

Thousands of patients with chronic and acute joint diseases gained fast pain relief, reduction in inflammation and improved mobility using ozone without side effects.  It has also been shown to affect the body in these ways:

• It can clean arteries and veins while stimulating the production of white blood cells
• It can purify the blood and lymph systems
• It may help prevent and reduce stroke damage
• It can improve overall brain function
• It can stimulate the immune system, making it possible to fight invaders more effectively
• It can normalize hormone and enzyme production
• It can inactivate bacteria, viruses and fungi
• It enhances circulation and stimulates oxygen metabolism
• It can increase dissolution of tumors (according to Bocci, most of the patients studied with metastatic cancer resistant to chemo and radiation reported a striking improvement in quality of life with prolonged O3-AHT treatments)

Studies by Velio Bocci and many others are uncovering more about what ozone can do.  In time, perhaps the FDA will accept and promote the benefits of a natural therapy with wide application possibilities instead of focusing solely on unnatural therapies with high adverse reaction rates.
 

How can ozone therapy be used?

We always recommend speaking to a doctor with ozone experience to determine how you want to use ozone and why.  We cannot provide specific dosages and times, but these are some of the ways people are currently using ozone.  Click any link to see available packages.

Drinking Ozonated Water:  Using an oxygen source and an ozone generator, you bubble ozone into a water bubbler that has an ozone destruct system to keep ozone from escaping freely into the room.  The bubbler has an extra airtight silicon stopper that makes it easy to store water.

Breathing Ozone:  You don't want to breathe ozone directly because it can be harsh and make you cough.  By bubbling it through oil first, the ozone is much easier to breathe.  You need an oxygen source, ozone generator and an oil bubbler.

Insufflating Ozone:  Ozone can be insufflated several ways but two of the most popular methods involve an oxygen source, ozone generator, ozone humidifier and either an earscope or rectal catheter.

Using Ozone with Steam:  Steam has a wide variety of benefits all by itself, but it also opens your pores and allows for the easy absorption of ozone.  You need an oxygen source, ozone generator and a good steam sauna like the Steam Sauna Pro or Portable Home Steam Sauna.  It is also possible to use ozone with far infrared if you have a good far infrared sauna like the Saunex Sauna Cabinet.

Directing Ozone to One Part of the Body:  By using an oxygen source, ozone generator and an ozone cup you can direct ozone onto wounds, scars or other small problem areas.  I personally use this on new bug bites - as little as five minutes of ozone permanently stops the itching.

Ozonated Olive Oil:  Olive Oil has proven to be great for some skin conditions I've had.  The oil holds ozone very well and you can get it without having to buy oxygen or generators, so it is by far one of the most popular ozone applications we've found.
 

A final thought

When writing about how the "hazardous employment" of ozone by unprepared physicians and charlatans has helped drive a poor understanding of ozone therapy, Bocci summarized the subject perfectly:  "It must be emphasized that if ozone is judiciously used according to precisely defined guidelines, it causes neither acute, nor chronic side effects.  After two decades of practical applications and the results observed in patients after conventional remedies have proven unsatisfactory, one has the feeling that if ozone therapy could be accepted and used in all hospitals, it would represent a small but important medical revolution able to cure or stabilize several diseases in many patients in both rich and poor countries."

If you have any questions, feel free to email us or call 888-742-3404 (1-479-442-3404 for outside of the USA).

Disclaimer:  Information provided is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. No health claims for these products have been evaluated by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), nor has the FDA approved these products to diagnose, cure, or prevent disease. Since every individual is unique, we highly recommend you to consult with your licensed health care practitioner about the use of ozone products in your particular situation.
 

References:

• Ozone as Janus - Velio Bocci - Mediators Inflamm. 2004 February - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1781533/
• The Medical Society for Ozone Application in Prevention and Therapy - http://www.ozone-association.com
• Death by Medicine - Drs. Gary Null, Carolyn Dean, Martin Feldman, Debora Rasio and Dorothy Smith
• Biological and clinical effects of ozone. Has ozone therapy a future in medicine? - Velio Bocci - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10795372
• Ozone as a bioregulator - Velio Bocci - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9250885
• Treatment of large lumbar disc herniation with percutaneous ozone injection via the posterior-lateral route and inner margin of the facet joint - Wei Lu, Yan-Hao Li, and Xiao-Feng He - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2998940/
• The FDA Continues to Suppress Ozone Therapy Despite Proven Efficacy - Paul Fassa, Natural News - http://www.naturalnews.com/028201_ozone_therapy_FDA.html

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