Ozone Therapy

WHAT IS OZONE?

Ozone (O3) gas itself was discovered in the mid-nineteenth century and is a molecule consisting of three atoms of oxygen in a dynamically unstable structure, which means it is a very reactive gas. Although atmospheric ozone, when mixed with pollution, can have dangerous effects, controlled ozone has many industrial and therapeutic benefits. Ozone therapy has been utilized and heavily studied for more than a century, with benefits that have been proven to be consistent, safe, and with minimal and preventable side effects. Among ozone’s primary mechanisms of action are inactivation of bacteria, viruses, fungi, yeast and protozoa; stimulation of oxygen metabolism; and activation of the immune system. 

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF OZONE THERAPY?

Over the decades there have been many published studies examining how ozone may be beneficial to health by:

• Inactivating viruses, bacteria, fungi, yeast, parasites, and protozoa
• Promoting longevity
• Enhancing athletic performance
• Detoxifying
• Increasing energy level by accelerating the Kreb’s cycle in the mitochondria, increasing the amount of ATP produced and thereby providing more efficient overall metabolism
• Stimulating the immune system
• Scavenging excess free radicals through activation of antioxidant enzyme systems
• Improving circulation by breaking down plaques in arteries
• Purifying blood and lymph
• Exerting anti-inflammatory effects
• Reducing pain pathways

The second way is Extracorporeal Blood Ozone Oxygenation (EBOO). EBOO, also known as Recirculatory Hemoperfusion (RHP), or Blood Dialysis, is the most advanced ozone treatment available in the world today, detoxing 1 – 3 liters of blood in one session through a continuous flow of ozone. With this technique, the patient’s blood is first drawn from a suitable vein through the use of an intravenous (IV) catheter. This blood flows into a tube, is then bathed in ozone, flows through a dialysis filter (that filters bacteria, viruses, and other harmful debris), and is then returned to the body through the tubing into an additional vein. This uninterrupted process continues over a 1 hour time period, with 1.8 to 3 liters of blood being ozonated and filtered before being returned to the body. The power of EBOO/RHP lies in both the ozonation and filtration processes, the only dual ozonation and filtration process that exists in the world today.