Ozone (03) is a completely natural, colorless gas with a distinct, fresh odor, similar to a day at the beach.

When used properly, it provides a wide range of benefits, as we will soon discuss. It is a natural molecule made up of 3 atoms of oxygen. In fact that “fresh, clean, spring rain” smell that we notice after a storm is nature’s gift to us. This is because ozone occurs quite readily in nature—most often as a result of lightning strikes that occur during thunderstorms—when the ultraviolet rays of the sun react with the Earth’s upper atmosphere, (which creates a protective ozone layer).

Ozone is one of the most powerful sterilizing agents in the world! If that’s the case, why isn’t this concept (an ozonator) being marketed by all the “big boys”. Well, because Ozone has a very short “active” life, the large pharmaceutical companies have ignored its potency. (If you can’t bottle it, how are they going to sell it to you?). The truth is, you can’t bottle ozone or even Ozonated water (you can, however, created Ozonated oils and water.) But, you can now generate your own powerful ozone molecules in liquids or in oils at a fraction of the cost of Industrial Ozonators. .

This next statement is amazing, but true: Ozone is five times more potent than molecular Chlorine in destroying germs, bacteria, and viruses. It doesn’t have a strong, over powering odor like Chlorine, yet it is so powerful, it actually kills those chlorine odors. Once generated, ozone is quite unstable, one of the three oxygen atoms eagerly splits off the molecule and attaches itself to any particle or pollutant with which it comes in contact. That single oxygen atom proceeds to “oxidize” that particle. As a result, the particle will no longer be toxic, and will no longer be able to reproduce, if it is biological. In other words, the toxic particle becomes completely harmless. When the single oxygen (O1) molecule oxidizes the particle, it too is destroyed. This leaves behind the O2, from which it split away, or pure clean oxygen. Over a period of 20-30 minutes, ozone breaks down into two atoms of regular oxygen-by giving up one. Therefore you have about 30 minutes to derive benefit from a liquid that has been Ozonated. (Ozonated oils are a bit different because of density, specific gravity, and particular natural properties of some oils to become extremely dense during long-term Ozonating processes)

The Native Americans, for whom fishing was a central industry, recognized a correlation between a successful catch and a strange odor released by the action of lightning after an electric storm. On the other side of the globe the ancient Greeks also noticed the odor (and named it “ozein”) and like the Native Americans, preferred fishing after a storm, a practice which still takes place today. The explanation for this natural phenomenon is that after an electric storm the upper layer of water in lakes and rivers is enriched with diluted oxygen and therefore naturally Ozonated. Once this layer of water is Ozonated, harmful viruses responsible for many diseases in fish culture are destroyed, allowing for the healthier fish to be found in this upper layer of “healthier” ozone-rich water. This positive influence of ozone on the digestive system of different species of fish has been scientifically documented. Consequently, today’s “fish farming” uses ozone to keep the deadly toxins, viruses, and bacteria out of the water, thereby producing healthier “smarter” fish.

The most common use of ozone is for the treatment of water. In 1906, a group of scientists and doctors studied the ozonation system at the Oudshoorn plant in Holland and later constructed a 19,000 m3/day plant using ozonation for disinfection at Nice, France. Nice is therefore referred to as “the modern birthplace of the treatment of drinking water through ozonation. Today, over 2,000 cities around the world-including Montreal, Paris, Los Angeles, and Moscow-purify their drinking water with ozone.

Medical Applications of Ozone

However, ozone was not used medically until 1915, when it was found to be an effective disinfectant of wounds and skin diseases in Germany during the First World War.

As microscopy improved, it was later discovered that ozone has the ability to “blast” holes through the membranes of viruses, yeasts, bacteria and abnormal tissue cells, thereby killing them. Ozone was the focus of considerable research in Germany during the early part of the 20th Century where it was successfully used to treat patients suffering from inflammatory bowel disorders, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease and chronic bacterial diarrhea.

Ozone is not just a very powerful oxidizing agent but also a very powerful nonchemical disinfectant. It has the unique feature of decomposing into a harmless, nontoxic, environmentally safe material (commonly known as OXYGEN.)

In Europe, ozone is used for many purposes: taste and odor removal, elimination of abnormal colors in drinking water, and most commonly, bacterial disinfections and viral inactivation. Most of these ap-plications are based on ozone’s high oxidizing power. In European water treatment practices, ozonation is recognized as a preferred method of virus inactivation rather than just an alternative to the use of chlorine for disinfection.

Some scientific studies have found that increasing the amount of oxygen in the body alkalizes the it and creates an environment where disease cannot exist. A good way to get oxygen into the body is through water. Past tests have shown that consuming oxygenated water increased the level of the oxygen in the blood. When the blood supply has more oxygen diseases have trouble growing.

Over 90% of all diseases, including the common cold and the flu, are caused by water or airborne bacteria and viruses. Like chlorine, ozone kills microorganisms. The sterilization action of ozone is by “direct kill attack” and oxidation of the biological material. However, the rate of bacteria killed by Ozone is 3,500 faster than using chlorine. Virus destruction with ozone is instantaneous,safe and foolproof—after all, ozone is nature’s own purifier. It has properly been described as the “add-nothing” sterilizing agent.

Oxygenated low Blood Oxygen

Depending on its oxygen content, blood is either oxygenated ( = blood enriched with oxygen) or deoxygenated. Oxygenated blood is bright red whereas deoxygenated blood is dull red

Various Safe and Effective Ozone Therapies

1) Drinking or Rinsing with Ozonated Water: Ozonating water for a period of time (Ozonated for 10 minutes —then wait 5 minutes until you drink, rinse, or gargle with it). Ozone is about 10 times more soluble in water than oxygen. Used initially in dental surgery and most recently in the United Kingdom for a variety of in-office therapies, it improves the local oxygen supply and inhibits bacteria. Ozonated water is now being used in the treatment of periodontal disease.

General procedure : Drinking Water:

Plug the generator into the wall socket.
Connect an air line to the output of the generator and then to the appropriate attachment
Engage the power switch on the generator.
When finished, turn off the generator, disconnect the lines, and store in a safe place.

Bubble ozone through cold water using the airstone diffuser for 5 minutes for a glass; 15 minutes per liter; one hr. per gallon.

2) Ozonate Liquid Therapies (Direct Contact): This process uses various liquids, besides water, as a “carrying” agent for the ozone, as it contacts the area needing to be disinfected.
To disinfect toothbrushes, sponges, “dirty” (meaning possibly infected) surfaces in the kitchen or bath.
One such treatment that has shown amazing promise is the ozonation of any of our TheraBreath Oral Rinse solutions (TheraBreath, TheraBreath PLUS PerioTherapy, and using Ozonated water to make AktivOxigen). Since these oral rinses are 97% purified water, why not BOOST the effectives of the largest component in the formula?
Another significant breakthrough is placing the Ozonating stone into a foot bath. By allowing odorous feet, toes infected with toenail fungus, or athlete’s foot to contact Ozonated water for at least 10 minutes, a remarkable result occurs—the problem starts to disappear!

Some people with arthritis problems will fill basins or smaller containers with warm water, large enough for the foot or hand and let the ozonated oxygen bubble under the limb for about five minutes. The warm water opens the pores allowing it to penetrate. People claim to experience movement without stiffness or pain soon after with minor arthritis problems.

3) Using Ozonated Oils for Topical Skin Therapy: When ozone is bubbled into olive oil (or safflower oil) for long periods of time, the oil eventually thickens, holding the ozone contained. When kept refrigerated, this gel will hold its ozone for years. Applied to the skin, it is beneficial for cuts, scrapes and burns, insect bites, rashes, eczema, herpes, etc., acting as a natural anti-oxidant. To achieve the minimum concentrations for an effective Ozonated oil, you will need to accumulate at least 24 total hours of ozonation of the oil.

Suggested Dosage:

Take 3 tablespoons of lightly ozonated olive oil in either two doses of 1 1/2 tbs morning and night, or one dose of 3 tbs in the morning followed 1 hour later by 1000 mg L cysteine. 1000 mg of L-cysteine should be taken twice more during the day. This protocol is done for a total of three weeks. One tablespoon equals 15 ml, so for a full three week mop-up, 945 ml of lightly ozonated olive oil will be required. This is just under one litre of lighly ozonated olive oil.

4) Bacterial, Virucidal, and Fungicidal Action: Science has known that ozone kills and inhibits pathogens since the nineteenth century. Only a few micrograms per liter of ozone provide sufficient germ-killing action. It works even faster on viruses than bacteria, at lower dosages, and is not influenced by pH, temperature, and other nearby organic compounds. Different viruses have different susceptibility to destruction by ozone. For example, the polio virus is forty times more resistant than other viruses.

Ozone activates both monocytes and lymphocytes. It increases the oxygen supply to the brain. It improves oxygenation and metabolism (by accelerating the Citric Acid Cycle which is the main cycle for the liberation of energy from sugars). In Russia and Cuba, ozonated water is used to treat many types of intestinal & gynecological problems including ulcerative colitis, duodenal ulcers, gastritis, diarrhea, and vulvovaginitis. Ozone also changes the electrical charge of blood cell membranes so that they won't clump together (which decreases their ability to absorb oxygen and release it to tissues). More

MRSA had nearly always been connected to health care but is now spreading into communities such as schools, athletic facilities, health clubs and hospitality industries at about 15 percent of MRSA cases in the United States per the CDC report.

Treatment of Fruits & Vegetables
The shelf life of fruits and vegetables can be extended by ozone treatment. Not only will they keep a more attractive appearance, but they will also taste fresher! To help keep your produce fresh, fill your sink with water and place the ozone generators’s dispersion stone in the bottom of the sink. Place the vegetables and/or fruit to be treated in the water and operate...

Since ozone kills bacteria and viruses, it can aid in the destruction of bacteria found on raw foods and cooking utensils. Soaking uncooked chicken parts, for example, in ozone treated water will help retard the growth of salmonella. For best results, follow the same procedure described above for produce. For utensils, rinse off food debris and treat in clean water with ozone for fifteen minutes

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Scientific Studies

Ozonetherapy in Out-Patient Dermatological Practice-A review of a long term Scientific Study on 350 Patients. Sergei L. Krivatkin, Alexander L. Gromov, Elena V. Krivatkina, Sormovo Interdistrict Dermatovenereological Dispensary iNizkny Novgorod, Russia, 1995.

Ozonetherapy has been used successfully in out-patient dermatological practices for many years. Therapeutic results of ozonetherapy in acne, alopecia, drug eruptions, eczema, herpes, neurodermitis, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, scleroderma, tinea pedis, venous leg ulcers, and other related conditions were demonstrated. It is estimated that based on the results of this study, ozonetherapy is an effective, safe, inexpensive, and easy to use therapy for a wide variety of dermatological conditions.

Dermatology differs from other clinical disciplines by its various capabilities of observing diseases (about 2000 dermatoses). Including in this large number of conditions is a considerable percentage of chronic diseases which happen to have an unfortunately low rate of effective therapeutical approaches. Naturally, the search of new promising curative directions is of great importance. Taking into consideration the broad spectrum of ozone interactions in the human body (bactericidal, fungicidal, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, immunocorrective, microcirculation stimulating, Detoxicating, wound healing, etc.) and the positive experience of ozonetherapy (OT) application in very different fields of medicine, we decided to use it in our out-patient dermatological practice, having some theoretical basis and proposing to receive the positive therapeutical results in concrete dermatoses.

A total of 350 patients suffering from acne and rosacea (n=60) alopecia (17), drug eruptions (3), eczema (52), herpes (70), lichen planus (14), neurodermitis (22), prurigo (2), psoriasis (27), and psoriatic arthritis (8), pyoderma (47), scleroderma (4), tinea pedis (15) and venous leg ulcers (10) were included in this study. A variety of ozone therapies were used, including ozonized olive oil and water. As usual OT was carried out as the only therapeutical method or in combination with very simple external routine medicines. The only exceptions were in cases of neurodermitis, prurigo and psoriatic arthritis where considerations of special internal treatments were added. As a source of O2/O3 mixture of home ozonizer was used (concentration of 03 was between 7-20 mcg/ml). Laboratory control was realized by means of available bacteriological, biochemical, clinical, immunological, and x-ray examinations.

A Nine Year Dermatological Study on The Benefits of Ozonated Oils In Medicine L. Falcon, D. Simon, S. Menendez(1), S. Moya, E. Garbayo, W. Diaz(1)., Dr. Carlos J. Finlay Military Hospital, Cuba. 1-Ozone Research Center, Cuba. Source: 2nd International Symposium on Ozone Applications-Havana, Cuba-March 24-26, 1997. Summary: The ozonized oils of vegetable sources constitute an appropriate method for the local therapy of several diseases. The interaction of ozone with these oils produce a mixture of chemical compounds (ozonides and peroxides) with a great germicide power. The results of topical applications of ozonized oil in dermatological diseases of viral, fungal, and bacterial origin, during 9 years of study, were presented. Among the diseases of bacterial origin (for example, pyoderma), 600 patients were treated, obtaining a healing criterion of 87%. In cases of mycotic diseases (for example, epidermophystosis, onychomycosis, etc), 1000 patients received the treatment, with a healing rate the relapses disappeared. The researchers reported no side effects during this study.

Influence of Ozone Treatment in Sports Medicine, J.Jakl MD, Sports Medicine, A-1150, Wien, Austria-Akkonpl.10/15-1995.

Summary: According to the well known effects of ozone treatment and its influence on fatty acids in the erytocytic membrane as well as in 2,3 DPG, we took interest in possible side effects in endurance tests. 30 sports students had to undertake bicycle ergometrics as vita maxima tests.

Aerobic and anaeorobic threshold, heartrate O2 utilization and lactatkinetic were compared before and after different ozone treatments such as intramuscular application, IV 03 blood treatment and rectal insufflation. Especially in the IV blood treatment and in the rectal insufflation group aerobic performance was improved, when no influence on anaerobic workout in lactate concentration over 4 mmol/1showed up. Those effects and the relative economization in aerobic training seems to base on ozone effects in intracellular metabolism as well as a better utilization of free fatty acids.

Especially endurance sports and athletes who need a high level of 02 turn over could probably take some profit of ozone treatment without side effects that could occur with other therapies. In general it showed up, that the positive influence in very well trained person was less then in those who had lower endurance levels. That probably depends on the just optimized intracellular metabolism which develops after several years of training.

Oxygen-Ozone Therapy and Physical Activity in Humans, Riva Sanseverino E., Castellacci P., Institute of Human Physiology, University of Bologna-Bologna, Italy.-1995

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Abstract: On the basis of the circulatory and biochemical positive effects of the oxygenozone therapy, a study was programmed in order to check if physical activity in humans is improved by treatment with medical ozone administered by means of the major autohemaoinfusion (AHT). Preliminary observations indicate that physical activity, performed 12-24 hours after one or several administrations of medical ozone, is improved by 8-12%. Long term performances for a better effectiveness are in progress.

IMPORTANT DATES IN THE HISTORY OF OZONE THERAPY IN MEDICAL APPLICATIONS

The first ozone generators were developed by Werner von Siemens in Germany in 1857, while 1870 saw the first report that ozone was being used therapeutically to purify bloods by C. Lender in Germany.
In October of 1893, the world’s first water treatment plant using ozone was installed in Ousbaden, Holland, and today there are over 3,000 municipalities around the world using ozone to clean their water and sewage.
In 1902, J.H. Clarke’s “A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica”, London describes the successful use of Ozonated water in treating anemia, diabetes, influenza, morphine poisoning, canker sores, strychnine poisoning, and whooping cough.
During World War I, ozone was used to treat wounds, trench foot, gangrene and the effects of poison gas. In 1915, Dr. Albert Wolff used ozone for decubitis ulcers
In 1926, Dr. Otto Warburg of the Kaiser Institute in Berlin announced that the cause of cancer is lack of oxygen at the cellular level. He received the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1931 and again in 1944, the only person to ever receive two Nobel Prizes for Medicine. He was also nominated for a third.
In 1929, a book called “Ozone and Its Therapeutic Action” was published in the U.S. listing 114 diseases and how to treat them with ozone. Its authors were the heads of all the leading American hospitals.
The Swiss dentist E.A. Fisch was using ozone in dentistry before 1932, and introduced it to the German surgeon Erwin Payr who used from that time forward.
In 1933, the American Medical Association, headed up by Dr. Simmons set out to destroy all medical treatments that were competitive to drug therapy. The suppression of ozone therapy began then, and it continues in the US to this day.
In 1953, German doctor Hans Wolff started using ozone in his practice and wrote the book “Medical Ozone,” while training many doctors in ozone therapy.
In 1957, Dr. J. Hansler patented an ozone generator which has formed the basis of the German revival of ozone therapy over the last 35 years.
In 1987, Dr. Rilling and Dr. Viebahn published “The Use of Ozone in Medicine”, the standard text on the subject. In 1990, Cuban physicians reported on their success in using Ozone for the treatment of glaucoma, conjunctivitis, and retinitis pigmentosa.
In 1992, Russian Medical Doctors revealed their techniques bubbling ozone into brine to treat burn victims with astounding results.
Today, after 125 years of usage, ozone therapy is recognized modality in sixteen nations.