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Ozone therapy a proven health treatment

A recent television insert implied that ozone gas is not an effective health treatment which is totally untrue. I would like to clarify what ozone is and how it can improve overall health.

Within 16 years of its discovery in 1840, ozone was already being used to disinfect operating rooms and sterilise surgical instruments. Today, various forms of ozone therapy are used to assist in the treatment of a wide variety of ailments.

Ozone can even be effective in a spa bath but only as a means of assisting in killing bacteria in the water, thus reducing the amount of chlorine required. For ozone to be effectively absorbed through the skin and into the blood of people using such a bath, the ozone would have to be thoroughly-mixed with warm water. This can only be achieved by utilising a very sophisticated, industrial-type mixing device.

Better methods

The use of an ozone steam cabinet offers a much more effective treatment. In this instance, the patient sits in an enclosed capsule for 20 to 30 minutes, while steam and ozone are introduced into the cabinet. As the body warms up, so the skin’s pores open up, allowing the ozone gas easier access into the body and the bloodstream.

Since the majority of toxins are held in the lymph and the fat, this treatment is a very effective way to eliminate them from the body. Moreover, as the skin is the largest organ of elimination, the majority of the toxins are sweated out, sparing the liver and the kidneys most of the work.

In medical practice another effective method of introducing ozone into the body is to remove around 100ml litres of blood from a patient. Ozone is then injected into this blood, after which it is reintroduced to the patient. Furthermore, ozone can be directed directly at a tumour or ulcer, helping to reduce its size and ultimately assisting in healing the wound.

A wide range of health benefits associated with the use of ozone therapy have been reported by patients, whether they have been using steam, insufflation, drinking ozonated water or applying ozone topically with ozonated olive oil or gel.

Ozone gel, for example, has been shown to assist the skin to promote healing in respect of a variety of skin conditions, including acne, athlete's foot, blisters and boils, cold sores, haemorrhoids, insect bites, recent scarring and ulcers, along with many others.

History of ozone use

The ozone steam cabinet was originally used by Dr Kellogg as far back as 1881, and by the end of the 19th century, ozone was being effectively used to disinfect drinking water of bacteria and viruses across much of mainland Europe.

During the First World War, many doctors that were by then familiar with the healing properties of ozone applied it topically to infected wounds. This not only remedied infection, it also had hemodynamic and anti-inflammatory properties.

Today ozone therapy is recognised and utilised in Germany, Italy, France, Russia, Romania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Israel, Dubai, Japan, Singapore, Cuba, Mexico and 14 US states.

However, despite the fact that ozone therapy has been used to treat several million people in Europe, for a variety of medical conditions from eczema and gangrene to strokes, hepatitis and herpes, it remains illegal in the majority of US states and also in Canada. In fact, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has publicly condemned ozone therapy in front of a Capitol Hill sub-committee, citing it as an example of medical fraud.

This attitude has been exacerbated by certain marketers of ozone generators and other ozone-based products. These entities make fantastic promotional claims that suggest that ozone is a miraculous cure for all disease, including cancer and AIDS.

The ozone reality

Nonetheless, proponents of ozone therapy suggest that while it is an effective treatment for many health issues, their claims in this regard are more modest. These people say that the use of ozone by injection or steam cabinet simply promotes the body's own mechanisms for healing.

Nonetheless, ozone has recently been scientifically proven to selectively attack viruses as well as cancer cells without harming healthy cells. The Canadian Military, in association with the International Red Cross, recently completed a 100% successful study with monkeys proving ozone can safely sterilise blood that is infected with viruses. Monkeys injected with blood plasma contaminated with SIV (the monkey equivalent of the AIDS-related virus) died within 12 to 14 days, while all the monkeys receiving injections that had been treated with ozone remained uninfected and healthy.

Locally, the Ozone Association of Southern Africa (OASA) has been established with the purpose of encouraging members to further their studies and to create a network of people doing ozone therapy, as well as providing a support base for members. The association has created self-regulating guidelines with regards to protocols, machine specifications and any additional education required.

While not implying that ozone is a cure for anything and everything, OASA points out that ozone can help assist the body in such a way that its own mechanisms can promote a healthier lifestyle. Ozone, along with diet and exercise, are the best and most effective ways to assist the body’s own natural defences.

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Additional information can be obtained from the following contacts:

  • Peter Essex Clarke
    Doctor, Centre For Homeopathy
    e-mail: essex@netactive.co.za
    Cell: 082-446-9244
    Work: 011-706-3280
 

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