Oxidative Therapy: How to Detoxify, Heal, and Thrive

Oxygen is vital to all life on earth. The average person requires a full cup of oxygen per minute during a resting state and up to eight quarts during rigorous activity. There is more oxygen by mass than any other element in our body. It is so saturated in every aspect of our existence that we often take it for granted.

As a result of shallow breathing, air pollution, infectious invaders, and an array of chronic conditions, oxygen deprivation is more prevalent than many realize. Oxidative therapy is a safe and effective way to increase oxygenation and support the body’s natural energy production, detoxification, and healing processes. 

What Is Bio Oxidative Therapy?

All energy transfer in biological systems occurs through reduction-oxidation reactions (redox reactions). Digesting food and breathing are both oxidative processes. Oxidation provides the energy necessary for all cellular functions and creates the first line of defense against pathogens. Oxidation requires oxygen. Ironically, while oxygen is the second most abundant element in our atmosphere, some of us are not getting enough of it and are operating in an oxygen-deprived state. 

Guess who loves an oxygen-sparse environment? 

Bacteria, parasites, viruses, fungi, and other anaerobic microbes! 

As simply defined by the New York Center for Innovative Medicine, “oxidative therapies are those that stimulate the body’s oxidative capacities.” While there are several different types of oxidative therapies like ultraviolet blood irradiation therapy and NanoVi Eng3 Oxygen therapy, the common thread is a focus on optimizing oxygenation. 

How Does Oxidative Therapy Work? 

One of the golden keys to optimizing your health is creating and maintaining an environment where pathogens simply cannot thrive. We know that pathogens detest high oxygen environments.

Through oxidation, oxygen works to chemically alter toxic accumulation in the body. The toxins are turned into carbon dioxide and water, which can then be easily eliminated. When there is not enough oxygen, our toxin removal system becomes insufficient. Too many toxins in the body lead to disease. 

While noxious in their pure state, ozone and hydrogen peroxide have proven to be powerful antioxidants when diluted to therapeutic levels. Both ozone and hydrogen peroxide are used in oxidative therapies. They work to speed up oxygen metabolism and free oxygen atoms from the bloodstream. Medical ozone and hydrogen peroxide act as both oxidizers and oxygenators. They simultaneously stimulate certain redox reactions and deliver oxygen to the body at a cellular level. Another type of oxidative therapy called Airnergy uses activated oxygen to enhance oxygen absorption and utilization at a cellular level. 

What Are the Benefits of Oxidative Therapies? 

Oxidative therapy can provide a wide range of benefits to a diverse population of patients, including but not limited to those living with:

• Autoimmune disease 
• Bacterial infections
• Cancer
• Cardiovascular disease
• Chronic fatigue syndrome 
• Depression
• Diabetes 
• Fibromyalgia
• Fungal infections
• Lyme disease 
• Respiratory conditions 
• Sleep disorders 
• Viral infections 

As each of us is unique, the benefits of oxidative therapies will be unique to you. However, the most common benefits can include: 

• Activating the enzymes involved in free radical destruction
• Destroying viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi
• Enhancing circulation
• Increasing tissue oxygenation 
• Inhibiting the growth of new blood vessels that feed tumors 
• Optimizing oxygen utilization of cells and tissues 
• Oxidizing toxins 
• Promoting healing and recovery after exertion 
• Regulating the autonomic nervous system 
• Stimulating white blood cell (immune cells) production

3 Popular Oxidative Therapies 

Supercharged oxygen like ozone and therapeutic hydrogen peroxide have been medically used safely and effectively for over a hundred years, backed by research and literature. As integrative medicine has advanced, so have the modalities for administering oxidative therapies. The following three oxidative therapies are available at the New York Center for Innovative Medicine for the right candidate. 

Ozone Therapy 

Ozone therapy is used to increase oxygenation, detoxification, and immune stimulation. This remarkable therapy assists with anti-aging, digestion, hormonal regulation, organ function, memory, and other physiological activities. Ozone therapy is most commonly administered intravenously. This procedure involves passing blood through a specialized machine that infuses it with ozone before recirculating it back into your body. 

Recent discoveries have indicated that ozone therapy could also be used as an additional therapy for cancer patients receiving radio-chemotherapy. 

Hydrogen Peroxide Therapy

Hydrogen peroxide therapy is a 90-minute intravenous therapy that infuses the circulatory system with hydrogen peroxide (H ₂O₂) through a vein in the arm. The first thing that probably comes to your mind when you hear the word hydrogen peroxide is the first-aid antiseptic. However, H ₂O₂ is also naturally produced in our bodies as part of metabolism. 

Hydrogen peroxide therapy immediately inhibits the growth of anaerobic organisms and provides singlet oxygen, which transforms biological waste and industrial toxins into inert substances through oxidation. 

Airnergy Activated Oxygen Therapy

Airnergy is a non-invasive therapy that uses a specialized device to convert oxygen in the air (triplet oxygen) into active and more easily absorbable oxygen (singlet oxygen). Unfortunately, due to the prevalence of environmental pollution and poor indoor air quality, many of us are regularly inhaling air that can affect our health and energy levels. Airnergy works by taking air in a room and continually transforming it from its triplet-form to its high energy state. 

During this therapy, you get to enjoy 20 to 30 minutes of inhaling this physiologically active form of oxygen. The effects are like inhaling fresh mountain or ocean air. This therapy is used by Olympic athletes and patients struggling with all sorts of chronic conditions. The benefits include reducing lactic acid build-up after exertion, boosting stamina, reducing heart rate, improving circulation, and optimizing oxygen utilization. 

Oxidative Therapy at Home 

Breathwork 

We are notoriously shallow breathers. Between our love affair with sitting, that paternal voice in the back of our ear telling us to suck in our belly, filthy city air, and a long-lost connection with our deep belly breath, we are robbing ourselves of the oxygen we need to truly thrive. Fortunately, through a dedicated breathwork practice, you can rekindle your relationship with diaphragmatic breathing. 

Like anything that is not currently your norm, re-learning how to breathe takes practice and patience. However, some of the benefits are similar to those of the above-mentioned oxidative therapies, including optimizing oxygenation, detoxifying the body, boosting athletic performance and recovery, aiding digestion, and activating the parasympathetic nervous system. 

To begin a belly breathing practice, follow these simple steps:

1. Sit or lie in a comfortable position. 

2. Place one hand on your belly just below your ribs and the other on your chest. 

3. Take a slow, deep breath through your nose and allow your belly to push your hand out. Your chest should 

4. not move. You can close your eyes, if you like, and visualize the air filling your belly like a beach ball. 

5. Now, breathe out slowly through pursed lips until all the air has been pushed out.

6. Repeat this cycle as many times as you would like. Five cycles is a good place to start. 

Eventually, if you stay committed, breathing into your belly instead of your chest will become more second nature even when you aren’t actively engaged in a breathwork practice. 

Simply O3

Simply O3 is a family-owned business that manufactures and sells at-home ozone kits. With easy-to-follow instructions, you can access the amazing benefits of ozone therapy with your very own Stratus 2.0. The kit includes an ozone generator, oxygen regulator, catheters, ozone bags, and everything else you need to reap the rewards of this holistic therapy without having to leave your house. 

Support and Supercharge Your Health We are creatures of habitat. Optimal health can only occur when our internal habitat is in harmony. Too acidic, too alkaline, too toxic, too dehydrated, too little oxygen…it is all about balance. The world we live in today makes it way too easy to become off-kilter. Fortunately, the world we live in also comes with a lot of options for taking charge of your health and getting back on track. Oxidative therapies can be one of those modalities for reclaiming homeostasis, health, and happiness.