Ozone (O₃) is a special form of oxygen that plays an important role in both the atmosphere and the medical world. The molecule protects us high in the air against harmful UV radiation, but under certain circumstances it can also have adverse effects on our health, such as in the formation of smog. At the same time, ozone has applications in medicine, where it is used in a controlled form because of its reactive and stimulating properties. Through interaction with the body, ozone can activate processes that promote the production of the body's own antioxidants, which helps to neutralise damage caused by oxidative stress.
But how is ozone-oxygen therapy used here? Is it safe? How does it work?
Ozone-oxygen therapy has been known in the medical world for some time. Although ozone in the atmosphere has a protective effect, it can also be harmful to our health, as in the case of smog.
Ozone is an unstable molecule that only stabilises when it forms a bond with an oxygen molecule.
The O3-O2 gas mixture is highly unstable and reacts immediately with substances in the environment. It is dangerous in high concentrations. In our practice, we use medically approved equipment, the ozone generator from the German company Ozonosan. This produces a precisely measured amount of ozone-oxygen gas, preventing overdoses. This gas mixture is brought into contact with your own blood in a sterile vacuum bottle. A blood thinner is added to prevent clot formation.
The first step of the therapy takes place in this 250 ml vacuum bottle. O3 and O2 react with the components of the blood, the protein fats and erythrocytes. This produces so-called (lip)peroxides. These act as biological ‘messengers’, similar to emails. The blood, enriched with these signalling substances, is returned to the body via a slow infusion.
Once inside the body, these peroxides activate the NRF2 protein, which migrates to the cell nucleus (the cell's ‘town hall’). There, it stimulates the production of the body's own antioxidants via the so-called Antioxidant Response Element (ARE).
This leads to the activation of, among others, superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and glutathione reductase (GR). With these self-activated antioxidants, the body's cells can neutralise damage caused by oxidative stress.
There is much more to say about this therapy, how it works and the effects it can have on health.
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If you have any questions about this therapy, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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