Sunday, May 17, 2009

The Power of Bio-Oxidative Medicine

When a town needs to ensure a clean water supply, it sends bubbles of ozone – a natural disinfectant – streaming through in order to remove impurities. Bottled water companies, whose very reputations rest upon the purity of their product, use the same technique. Now consider this: our bodies contain, on average, 65% water. Our vital organs, including our brains, are largely comprised of it. If ozone is such an effective water cleanser, would it have the same effect on the water making up the crucial systems within our bodies? You bet it would!

Bio-oxidative therapy (the infusions of medical-grade ozone or hydrogen peroxide throughout the body) offers tremendous advantages for the health, providing clinically established results in treating a large variety of conditions. Among its known benefits:

• Increases the delivery of healthy oxygen to the cells that thrive on its presence
• Stimulates the production of beneficial white blood cells, boosting the immune system
• Breaks down toxins through the process of oxidation
• Kills viruses and bacteria
• Produces an anti-tumor effect, inhibiting the growth of new tissue
• Increases the body's natural production of several cancer- and disease-fighting compounds
• Can be used for anyone, from newborns and pregnant women to the elderly, without adverse reactions or side effects
• Reduces the harmful side effects of medicinal treatments such as chemotherapy
• Protects the cells from the damage of free radicals, which are touted as the root of many disease and aging processes

It isn't a drug. It isn't a miracle. It's an occurrence that happens naturally in our bodies, and science has found a way to bump up its benefits. Bio-oxidative therapy can be administered in a variety of ways: intravenously, through the muscle, through the rectum or vagina, and more – depending on the specific area being treated. Still considered somewhat experimental in the United States (though more and more practitioners are catching on to its advantages), bio-oxidative therapy is well-established in much of Europe, Asia, and South America, having been used extensively in those locales for years.

Let's look more closely at how bio-oxidative therapy can be used to improve health, no matter what the condition. Ozone, also known as trioxygen or O3, is made up of three oxygen atoms: think of it as super-charged oxygen. The “good” cells in our bodies love oxygen, and thrive when they receive enough. The “bad” cells, such as viruses, fungi, parasites, and other disease-causing microbes, are greatly harmed if exposed to an abundance of oxygen. When we are deprived of oxygen – these days, through environmental pollution and destruction, and self-imposed depletion through smoking – the good cells can't do their jobs and the body is no longer able to effectively rid itself of harmful cells and toxins. But an infusion of oxygen into our cells aids in the process of oxidation: the “burning off” of elements which impair cell function.

Hydrogen peroxide is another powerful oxidizer that is effective in cleansing the body. You've seen it in some form before: most likely as the bubbly stuff people use to sterilize wounds. It's also the disinfectant property in many contact lens solutions, toothpastes, and mouthwashes. Within our bodies, hydrogen peroxide is produced by the immune system to ward off the advancement of bacteria and disease. Like ozone, it can be administered intravenously to help detoxify the blood.

In a nutshell: bio-oxidative therapy, whether ozone or hydrogen peroxide, delivers a direct dosage of purifying, nurturing oxygen to vastly improve the quality and efficiency of the cells. It cleanses from the inside, assisting the body in its natural disease-fighting processes to help mend existing problems and prevent new ones from occurring.

Some speculate that the reason for bio-oxidative therapy's slow introduction into the United States, despite its amazing capacity to heal, is simply that it isn't profitable for pharmaceutical companies; since ozone and oxygen are natural gases, they are unable to be patented. But whatever the reason that people here are just beginning to understand this type of therapy, its benefits are clear and have been aptly demonstrated around the world. It's a “breath of fresh air” for your body – and your health.

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Are you a Secretor or a Non-Secretor?

You may know your blood type – but do you know whether or not you're a secretor or a non-secretor? Most people have no idea that this blood typing sub-system even exists, but in truth, knowing which category you fall into can help you to make the most of your health.

The concepts of secretors and non-secretors were first introduced to the public by Dr. Peter D'Adamo's book Eat Right 4 Your Blood Type. In his book, Dr. D'Adamo posits that differences in blood type make people respond differently to various diets and medical treatments, and are the reason why some people are more vulnerable to certain illnesses and maladies than others. Each blood type, he says, has a distinct chemical reaction to lectins – substances found in foods. When a person eats a food containing lectins that are incompatible with his or her blood type, those lectins target a certain area and cause blood cells in that area to clump (or agglutinate), leading to uncomfortable symptoms. Continuing to ingest the offensive food will make the person susceptible to disease in the areas where the agglutination occurs.

Whether you're a secretor or a non-secretor is completely independent of your blood type, but just as important when it comes to understanding any metabolic dysfunctions and immune susceptibilities. Simply put, a secretor is a person whose body secretes its blood type antigens into its fluids – saliva, mucus, etc. A non-secretor does not. (Approximately 80% of the general population are estimated to be secretors.) And while no one blood type is better than the others, it is thought better to be a secretor than a non-secretor. The ability to secrete blood type antigens into your bodily fluids offers enhanced protection against outside factors such as potentially harmful microorganisms and the lectins from the food you eat. Secretors also have a more accomodating intestinal environment in which beneficial probiotic bacteria can thrive, since blood type can be used as a food source for such bacteria. Non-secretors on the other hand, because their bodies don't infuse their fluids with blood type antigens, have tendencies toward:

• Higher rates of oral disease, including more cavities – and, interestingly, habitual snoring
• Digestive problems, such as inflammation and ulcers
• A more prevalent rate of autoimmune disorders, such as multiple sclerosis
• Lungs that are more susceptible to environmental factors and cigarette smoking
• A greater risk of diabetes and heart disease
• A greater risk for recurrent urinary tract and Candida (yeast) infections
• An increased association with alcoholism
• More difficulty breaking down dietary fat and properly metabolizing calcium
• An increased intolerance to carbohydrates

Your “secretor/non-secretor” status, in conjunction with your blood type, also determines the viscosity and clotting time of your blood. So you see? Since many of your bodily functions and responses are influenced by your secretor status, knowing which you are can be a valuable tool in determining how to take the best care of yourself – and how to feel better than ever.

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