Dispelling Ozone Myths: the science of it

You mean, like YOU did here, here and here? Hypocrisy is soooo unbecoming.

It doesn't matter what "aspect" of ozone therapy you're talking about. The FACT is that ALL aspects of this "treatment" are unscientific and dangerous, and thus relevant to whatever facet of the fraud you wish to discuss.

I'm sure they don't say anything bad in that book about black bile extractions designed to balance the humours of a cancer patient, either. Why? Because its not a serious treatment being used or promoted by any significant portion of modern medical professionals. But, the AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY does have a position on ozone therapy. Can you guess what it is?

Oxygen Therapy

Other common name(s): oxygenation therapy, hyperoxygenation, bio-oxidative therapy, oxidative therapy, ozone therapy, autohemotherapy, hydrogen peroxide therapy, oxidology, oxymedicine, germanium sesquioxide

Oxygen therapy introduces substances into the body that are supposed to release oxygen. The extra oxygen is believed to increase the body's ability to destroy disease-causing cells...Available scientific evidence does not support claims that putting oxygen-releasing chemicals into a person's body is effective in treating cancer. It may even be dangerous. There have been reports of patient deaths from this method...The history of putting oxygen-releasing substances into the body follows several tracks. Interest in ozone dates back to the mid-1800s in Germany, where it was claimed to purify blood...During the 1930s, Otto Warburg, MD, a winner of the Nobel Prize in 1931 for his research on respiratory enzymes, discovered that cancer cells have a lower respiration rate than normal cells. He reasoned that cancer cells thrived in a low-oxygen environment and that increased oxygen levels might therefore harm and even kill them. Many of the beliefs held by oxygen therapy practitioners are based on Dr. Warburg’s theories concerning cancer, even though technical advances have since offered a great deal more information about how cancer cells really use oxygen. Even if more oxygen is available, it does not cause the cancer cell to switch back to normal oxygen use. And, a higher oxygen level does not seem to hurt cancer cells any more than it hurts healthy cells...Available scientific evidence does not support claims that increasing oxygen levels in the body will harm or kill cancer cells. A 2001 review of ozone therapy concluded that "… few rigorous clinical trials of the treatment exist. Those that have been published demonstrated no evidence of effect… Until more positive evidence emerges, ozone therapy should be avoided."...The medical literature contains several accounts of patient deaths attributed directly to putting oxygen-releasing substances into the body...Hydrogen peroxide injections can have dangerous side effects. High blood levels of hydrogen peroxide can create oxygen bubbles that block blood flow and cause gangrene and death. Destruction of blood cells has also been reported after intravenous injection of hydrogen peroxide. Some people can also have serious allergic reactions to hydrogen peroxide. A 1993 review article also found some research evidence that too much oxygen in the body's tissues may damage genetic material and promote abnormal growth...A 2001 review of ozone therapy warned that "The risks of ozone therapy are played down by its proponents. Yet, numerous reports of serious complications, including hepatitis, and at least five fatalities have been reported."

No, that's NOT all you're saying. You just posted four blogs in a row about ozone therapy over the course of three days. You're PROMOTING this quackery, and by doing so you are endangering lives with your huckstering.

See the link to the position of the AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY that I provided above. The ACS is a credible source, and they provide a thorough bibliography to support their criticism of this quackery.

That's what I am doing. The only reason this "therapy" is still around is that terminally ill people prime targets for snake oil salesmen. These "therapists" tell their patients that this "teatment" will help them survive their illnesses, even though the evidence suggests otherwise. They are lying in order to get money out of their patients. Preying on the false hopes of the desperate is the worst kind of fraud, and that's why these treatments are illegal (at least, here in the U.S., thank goodness).

It doesn't. The evidence suggests that it doesn't work. The claims to the contrary are fabrications that are not supported by evidence.

The proof is in the pudding, or so they say. If this is true, then were is the methodologically sound, credibly published data that supports the alleged effectiveness of these treatments?

There is no evidence that such actually people exist. Let's ask the AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY again...

Available scientific evidence does not support claims that increasing oxygen levels in the body will harm or kill cancer cells...According to Dr. Stephen Barrett, who writes about health fraud, a researcher from the Dominican Republic claimed that his clinic had used ozone gas to cure thirteen people with cancer. An investigative news group later learned that two of the patients had died of cancer, three could not be found, two refused to be interviewed, three were alive but still had cancer, and in three cases it was not clear that the patients had actually ever had cancer.

The claims of the "effectiveness" of ozone therapy in humans is completely anecdotal. There exists NOT ONE serious, sound and credible study that has withstood peer review that supports these claims.

I can't say. But you DO appear willing to promote this dangerous and fraudulent treament for some heretofore undetermined reason. I can only assume that your desire is based either ignorance or in some form or personal gain. Either way, they falsehoods you are spreading have the potential to hurt people, and I will not allow them to go unchallenged in this forum.

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I'd never say that molecular oxygen and ozone are the same things. However, one of the bases on starting ozone therapy is that the cancer cells need to be oxygenated. Many would think, ok lets oxygenate the cells with O2 a very stable molecule. But ozone is more efficient at oxygenated the cells because it has more atomic O2 to contribute, it has higher energy and can more readily break down into the O2 the body needs. Ozone needs less energy (we are talking kilojoules here not ATP) from its surroundings to react. Respected doctor Erwin Payr said "Ozone can do what oxygen cannot". And he's right. I'll be posting a much more detailed blog about why O3 is a better way than O2 to oxygenate the cells. Though some doctors recommend ozone for preventative care, I'm not running out to get it. But (esp since I have a mother and aunt that are C survivors) this stuff is incredibly interesting to me. And many have benefited, so all should know.

As far as being skeptical bc of free radicals. I get ya! Above mai said,

"It's... misunderstood that ozone will cause the body to be consumed with free radicals...free radicals...destroy bacteria and fungus and fight infection when they are in natural harmony with the antioxidants that the body produces...Nathanial Altman says, "Free radicals ...also play an important role in regulating...hormones" (2)... antioxidants combat the free radicals by donating the electron they need to become stable." ... When antioxidant levels are low in the body free radicals can run wild. Often times antioxidant supplements are suggested to help fight free radicals."

Ozone is a known carcinogen to the epithelial tissues in the lungs, however, in the treatment no ozone need come in contact with the respiratory system. Furthermore, our body produces ozone which is counteracted by the antioxidants our body produces. Usually in healthy bodies this is the case. Ozone treatments are administered in low dosage. A skilled practitioner knows how much each patient's body is prepared to utilize. Therefore, the likelihood of free radicals running wild because of ozone treatment is monitored, and ozone therapy enthusiasts seem to think its unlikely. These kind of questions are why MORE RESEARCH IS NEEDED!!! I do believe that ozone therapy is less harmful than chemo and radiation.
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"Ozone therapy" is just one several names applied to treatments that fall within a close category of frauds known as "txygen therapy."

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