Oxygen Therapy

April 25, 2023 by Robert

Oxygen therapy is a term that describes a range of treatments, medical procedures, exercises, supplements, and lifestyle adjustments. The common thread is that their primary purpose is to increase the amount of oxygen available to the body’s cells. Why do we pay so much attention to oxygen? The essential element for life as we know it is oxygen, and the lack of oxygen in the body is related to the increase in disease states.

Oxygen and Our World

Is it no wonder oxygen explains modern killer diseases, why we age, and what we can do about it? Nick Lane, the author of Oxygen: The Molecule that Made the World, explains how oxygen is the foundation of a fantastic array of developments from our planets’ biological complexity, the birth of photosynthesis, the sudden evolution of animals, and the surprisingly long lives of bats and birds. Mr. Lane draws on many disciplines, from environmental sciences to molecular medicine.

Oxygen is undoubtedly and unquestionably the foundation of life itself. Given this importance, it is easy to see how the lack of oxygen could cause serious problems.

Oxygen and Health

Recent breakthroughs and scientific research have presented findings on the effectiveness of oxidative therapies in treating heart disease, cancer, herpes, HIV, hepatitis, and diabetes. Dentistry and veterinary medicine even use oxygen therapies.

Scientists now agree that most disease states are caused by oxygen starvation at a cellular level. Polluted air, devitalized foods, poor breathing habits, all can lead to chronic oxygen deficiency, a bodily environment in which toxins thrive as the overall immune response is weakened. Though we receive most of our oxygen from the air around us, even deep breathing may not be enough to improve oxygen-starved cells. Oxidative therapies generate the oxygen needed to fight disease and delay the aging process.

— Nathaniel Altman
The Oxygen Prescription: The Miracle of Oxidative Therapies

A robust immune system can fight off and then quickly remove anaerobic invaders or invaders that thrive in low-oxygen environments, which is what most viruses, bacteria, and infections need. Oxygen strengthens our immune system. When enough oxygen is in the bloodstream, it purifies, effectively oxidizes, and flushes out harmful waste. It encourages faster recovery from exercise, injury, and stress. When our body has all the oxygen it needs, we can increase our energy level. With enough oxygen, we are calmer, think more clearly, improve our ability to concentrate and feel more alert.

Your body needs oxygen to get or make energy from the food you eat. Your lungs deliver oxygen to your blood. If your lungs can’t get enough oxygen to your blood, you can feel short of breath and very uncomfortable. Oxygen therapy can help.

— National Institute of Health

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Hypobaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) started on an almost comically simple notion: Oxygen is a powerful healer for tissues damaged by oxygen deprivation. Restore that oxygen, goes the logical thinking, and you can restore much of the lost function. Consider this: when Randy McCloy, Jr., the sole survivor of the Sago Mine disaster, finally left the hospital to be reunited with his family, it was partly due to the miracle of hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

It seems too good to be true. In Dr. Paul G. Harch’s book, The Oxygen Revolution: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: The Groundbreaking New Treatment for Stroke, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Arthritis, Autism, Learning Disabilities, and More, he presents his research and clinical practice applications that have shown this noninvasive and painless treatment can help the tens of millions of Americans who suffer from a brain injury or disease, such as:

Stroke
Autism and other learning disabilities
Cerebral palsy and other birth injuries
Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, and other degenerative neurological diseases
Emergencies requiring resuscitation, such as cardiac arrest, carbon monoxide poisoning, or near-drowning
Cancer
Breathing problems, COPD, and lung disease

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can also improve conditions in which inflammation is the culprit, such as arthritis and asthma; promote healing in infections, burns, and skin grafts, such as diabetic foot wounds; and slow the aging process.

Dr. Paul G. Harch, a Diplomate of the American Board of Hyperbaric Medicine, specializes in hyperbaric medicine, diving, and emergency medicine. The first President of the International Hyperbaric Medical Association and a semi-finalist for the National Institutes of Health Director’s Pioneer Award, he has seen the positive effects of HBOT firsthand through the treatment of family members with stroke, dementia, and learning disability.

What Is The Best Oxygen Therapy?

Today, there are several types of oxygen therapies available. The downside is most are expensive and must be administered by a medical professional. You may even live in a community that has an oxygen bar. If not, you should know that you can breathe in “flavored” oxygen at an oxygen bar and sip on oxygenated beverages or water. Oxygenating dietary supplements are also available in liquid and powdered forms and have reportedly helped countless thousands of people maintain or regain their health.

A product like OxygenSuperCharger™ can safely increase the available oxygen in the blood, making the oxygen bio-available to the cells. It is easy to take by putting in liquid and drinking or directly into the mouth and holding it under the tongue. OxygenSuperCharger™ comes in a convenient 2-ounce travel size that you can refill from our 16-ounce, very economical bottle.

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