There is no more precious element on the face of the earth
more essential to life itself than oxygen.
In addition to being the third most abundant element found
in the sun and making up 20% of the earth’s atmosphere, oxygen plays a critical
role in the carbon-nitrogen cycle, which is said to give the sun and stars
their energy, and it comprises 65% of our body.
We know, that through fasting, we can live a few days
without water and a few weeks without food, but only a few minutes without
oxygen.
Because all the functions in our body are regulated by oxygen
it must be replaced endlessly because 90% of our life energy depends upon it.
Our cells are energized by oxygen for regeneration and oxygen
is required for food mobilization and the elimination of toxins and waste
through the process of oxidation.
The computers in our heads, called a brain, need oxygen
continually to process information and for our organs to function efficiently
they need tons of oxygen. Basically, what we take for granted like thinking,
moving, eating, sleeping, feeling and talking are entirely dependent on oxygen
for the energy to facilitate those processes.
In fact, oxygen is the only element that is capable of
combining with just about every other element to basically build and maintain
our bodies. For example, to form proteins we combine oxygen, nitrogen, carbon
and hydrogen. To form carbohydrates, we combine oxygen, carbon and hydrogen and
to form water we combine oxygen and hydrogen.
To put it another way, without oxygen there would be no
life.
Because of the industrial revolution, technological
advancements and modern transportation, oxygen in most parts of the world is
steadily decreasing. We are obsessed
with carbon-based fuels to power engines and generators and this uses huge
amounts of oxygen on a daily basis. Add to that our rapid deforestation to
produce wood and paper well beyond our production capacity and its oxygen that
takes the hit.
What has been found is that the oxygen content in our
atmosphere is being reduced by about 0.8% every 15 years. Because our bodies are
not designed for low-level oxygen consumption, we open the door for our bodies
to take on more and more toxins that accumulate in our cells, bloodstreams,
tissues and organs.
With global warming so prominent and on everyone’s mind
about the oxygen content in our atmosphere being reduced, it would be well to
know that if our oxygen level reaches 6%, we die.
Oxygen, being one of five elements to sustain life, has been
used in a myriad of ways to heal. It is used to treat the sick and injured, it
treats bone infections, wounds, carbon-monoxide poisoning, decompression
sickness and now the sports field has opened its eyes to increasing oxygen
levels to treat athletes.
If we adhere to eating poorly or abuse our bodies by excess
drinking or smoking or doing drugs, both recreational and medicinal, and fail
to recognize the importance of exercise, this has a ripple effect to our immune
system, which becomes weakened and causes us to be prone to sickness to
disease.
Adding insult to injury, low oxygen levels are not good
because they affect our cell’s metabolism, which brings about more adverse
health problems like lack of vitality and stamina, resulting in endless fatigue
and a generally weak disposition.
Other factors can reduce our oxygen levels as well. There’s
toxic stress as a result of toxic chemicals and air pollution becoming more
prevalent and our increased use of antibiotics. Emotional stress produces
adrenaline and adrenal-related hormones, which in turn use more oxygen.
Physical traumas reduce circulation and oxygen supply to the cells and tissues
of the body. And then, infections deplete our store of oxygen to fight bacteria
and viruses and then we turn to frequent drug use to solve the problem, but the
drugs wind up using our cellular oxygen levels as well.
Problems like Candida and fungal infections are easily
reversed through increasing oxygen levels in the cells. So, reversing the
shortage of oxygen in the body is your starting point to rebuilding and
strengthening your immune system.
Oxygen deficiency presents itself in many ways – cancer,
leukemia, AIDS, seizures and nerve deterioration to name a few. Bear in mind
that cancer cells cannot live in an aerobic or oxygenated environment and it is
your increased oxygen levels that keep illness at bay.
If you feel weak, are easily fatigued, have poor circulation
and digestion, muscle aches or dizziness, are moody, have a poor memory, behave
irrationally, are easily irritable, have an acid stomach or bronchial problems,
you most likely suffer from depleted oxygen levels.
When your immune system is compromised by a lack of oxygen,
you are more susceptible to bacterial, viral, other infections, colds and flu.
As previously stated, oxygen-deficient blood presents itself with a variety of
metabolic disorders, most recognizable by excess uric acid, putting your body
in an acidic rather than an alkaline environment. Oh yeah, oxygen will protect
you against unfriendly bacteria and toxins and will carry them out of your
system.
There are a variety of forms of oxygen therapy. Some
expensive, some reasonable.
Bottled oxygen, which is usually an inhalation therapy
geared to serious bronchial and other respiratory problems, is costly and
inconvenient.
Ozone (O3) therapy, generally given up the butt (ugh!) or
intravenously (ouch!), is primarily used to increase blood oxygenation,
circulation, immunity and to kill bacteria, viruses and fungi. The problem?
It’s a hassle, inconvenient, unstable and can be toxic if not administered
properly
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) therapy is somewhat controversial
because it might cause an adverse reaction in the digestive tract due to the
fact that excess hydrogen causes an unbalanced pH and can bring about unwanted
free radicals.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy involves breathing oxygen in a
pressurized chamber, saturating the cells and tissues with oxygen. It’s great
if you’re a diver and have to overcome decompression sickness.
Breathing exercises will increase lung capacity. Regular
exercise, hatha yoga classes and martial arts are great for deep diaphragmatic
and controlled breathing.
Organic sulfur crystals are the easiest, least inconvenient, and work. Bear in mind that all commercial MSM products do not work. They start as a crystal, are turned into powder losing 85% of their effectiveness, and when the synthetic binding and anti-caking agents are added, it becomes useless.
One final word:
during the day the body loses approximately three quarts of water
through breathing, sweating and elimination. If you work out heavily on a hot
day, you can lose three quarts of water in an hour. If you do not replace the
water lost, hello muscle cramps, dehydration or heat stroke. The rule of thumb: one half of your body
weight in fluid ounces – you weigh 150 pounds X ½ = 75 ounces or at least ½
gallon a day. Oh yeah, one more thing – liquid means good unfluoridated water,
not coffee, tea, alcohol, fruit juices or sport drinks loaded with sugar.
It is the water and the water only that keeps your skin
moist and supple and acts as a natural lubricant for your joints and internal
organs.
Aloha!
Sources:
www.intermountainhealthcare.org