[.ca] Oxygen Healing Therapies Reex Edition (ISBN 0892817933)

Some good ideas, some bad science:
When I studied genetics in college, the professor walked into class at the end of the semester, and announced that he was going to lecture on the last chapter after all. "I was going to skip this chapter," he said, "but the way in which it was written was SO irritating to me, that I decided to cover it anyway." I feel a little like that at the moment. This book covers an interesting and important area of alternative medical therapy. There's a lot of good in this area, and there's much less potential for harm than in many such areas. But there's also some very bad science. For example -- and I choose this one because you can look it up in the sample pages -- the author wants to you believe that there is proportionally three times as much Oxygen in dirt than in the air. The author further claims that approximately two-thirds of your body is Oxygen. (In fact, there are more than twice as many Hydrogen atoms in your body than Oxygen -- I did mention that I'm a biologist, didn't I?) And did you know that all cancer cells are anaerobic? (NOBODY can make human cells of any kind live or grow without oxygen -- not even Nobel prize winners from the 1960s.) And so on, throughout much of the book. But that doesn't mean that every recommendation is wrong -- there are a few things that I wouldn't touch if you paid me, but there are others that are helpful and more that are at least harmless -- but the theoretical basis is really quite inaccurate. So if you will promise not to believe the theoretical underpinnings, then you might get some useful information out of this book. In short, you should use your common sense with this book -- just like you would for anything else related to your health. P.S. Ozone, by the way, is NOT "energized oxygen"; it's three Oxygen molecules unstably and briefly linked together (O3 for short). Your cells CAN NOT use O3 for metabolic purposes. You MUST have O2 (normal oxygen gas) for that purpose. But don't worry: O3 readily degrades into normal/useful O2, plus a single Oxygen free radical (but not usually enough of it to do you any real harm before it reacts with something else into a stable state).

The most informative practical book:
The presentation is clear and one really appreciates the therapy avaialable regarding it.However more information is required regarding the techniques used in developing ozone generators.

Quite Interesting:
An interseting book, but I much prefer the work of Ed McCabe, the real master of Oxygen Therapies. His latest book Flood Your Body with Oxygen which I could not put down, gets to grip with the subject in a fascinating way and style that Altman does not have. Overall it is a fair book.

Oxygen Healing Therapies:
Major oxygen therapies are referenced in this easy-to-read text. The author covers major applications across a wide area of disease processes. There are some interesting applications for heart defects with infectious endocarditis, AIDS and the arthritic diseases. Heart baths in ozonated cardio-solutions utilizing a heart-lung machine showed a reduction in death rate complications according to the author's citations. The use of autohomologous immunotherapy is described for cancer treatments. Injections into the rectal tip provide a direct mechanism for introducing ozone into the bloodstream with positive results cited by Dr.Donsbach. An antioxidant protocol is provided so that beta carotene, vitamins B,C and E can be introduced utilizing organic foods. A raw food diet is described from writings of the late Ms Wigmore DD, ND. Her protocol is a radical departure from the standard junk-food diet containing processed foods, sugar, gluten and animal products/ bi-products. The Wigmore protocol is designed to complement other medicinal protocols to accelerate the healing process. Intestinal cleansing protocols are referenced to discharge toxic matter and mucoid from the colon and small intestine in order to promote natural healing. Some practitioners favor combining this protocol with enzyme therapies aimed at optimizing food digestion.A very positive experience is described for gastroenteritis . It utilizes rectal insufflation to introduce oxygen and ozone into the body with a cited cure rate of 95% for children having had ozone therapy. The benefits for hepatitis were more significant in hepatitis A patients; whereas, the experience with hepatitis B remissions was more problematic. The work is a good supplement to conventional and alternative medicinal therapies. It may help where other protocols have failed or require significant supplementation in order to be effective maximally.

New Dimensions in Healing:
This revised and expanded edition includes all the new research, information and developments in oxygen healing therapies since the first edition in 1995. It is a well-written consumer guide to bio-oxidative therapies that highlights the therapeutic benefits of hydrogen peroxide and ozone and the methods in which they are used. The good news is that these therapies promise to bring relief to millions because the substances are inexpensive and affordable. What's more, they have very few adverse effects when correctly administered. The difference between oxidation (free radical activity) and oxygenation (increase in oxygen molecules) is made clear at the start. The clinical use of ozone and hydrogen peroxide has been amply documented in medical literature, yet ignored by the medical mainstream. At last its value is being discovered by a growing number of health-wise consumers. These two substances hold great promise for the treatment of some of the major diseases confronting humanity and they form part of a new healing paradigm involving safe, effective, inexpensive and natural forms of therapy. In the first part the author explains what these therapies are and takes a closer look at first ozone and then hydrogen peroxide. Part Two discusses bio-oxidative therapies in cardiovascular and other diseases and conditions (from Allergies to Wound Healing) as well as cancer and HIV/AIDS. A holistic protocol is provided in Part Three, which includes body cleansing, an oxygenation diet, nutritional supplements & healing herbs, aerobic exercise & breathing, emotions, mind & spirit, plus a discussion of oxygen products, services and applications. Ozone generators, air purifiers, ozonated drinking water, oxygenated bottled waters, oxygenation products and the use of hydrogen peroxide in the kitchen and garden are detailed here. The Resources section includes Internet addresses, organizations in North America and Europe, publications, manufacturers and distributors of products, videos and books. The bibliography covers books on bio-oxidative therapies, on natural and complementary therapies, plus general books on holistic health. There are also extensive Notes to the chapters and an index. Tables and figures, including a model of how a virus is inactivated by ozone and a photograph of a portable ozone generator, illustrate the text. The chapter on herbs and supplements includes interesting information on inter alia Beta Carotene, the vitamins, Coenzyme Q10, trace elements, minerals, Echinacea, garlic, Gingko Biloba and green tea. Under Mind-Body Healing the author discusses psycho-neuro-immunology, how to nurture the emotions, mind and spirit and the use of creative visualization. This excellent book certainly makes a point: that the proven safety, effectiveness and medical applications of hp and oxygen warrant far more attention than they have been receiving from the press and the medical and scientific communities. Fortunately these therapies are in use in clinics and hospitals in certain countries like Germany and this knowledge is spreading. In an age of increasing medical costs and complex medical procedures, many health-care consumers are looking for safe and effective therapies that will naturally enhance their innate healing powers. The author has done an excellent job of stimulating discussion by presenting the facts of these therapies, thereby giving consumers the necessary information to make informed and intelligent decisions regarding health-care options. I strongly recommend this book to all who have decided to take responsibility for their own health.