Frequently Asked Questions: Oxygen

What is a yawn?
Why should you add oxygen to your health regime?
Why oxygen?
Are there any other reasons why we are not getting enough oxygen?
Is using oxygen safe?
Does oxygen increase energy levels?
What are the main benefits of using oxygen?
Why do we need oxygen air purifiers?
Why is oxygen so important when tanning?
How does oxygen help in sports and exercise?
Is oxygen essential for brain activity?
And what conditions are most likely to be treated using oxygen therapy?
Can we benefit from taking oxygen during and before flying?
Can oxygen help prevent Cancer?
Is low oxygen and toxins the main cause of degenerate diseases?
Are the celebrities using oxygen as the new beauty treatment?
Can oxygen help with MS and ME (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)?
Why does oxygen help relieve stress & anxiety?
Why are negative IONs so important?
What are the benefits of using negative ions?

What is a yawn?

Scientists tend to agree that we yawn because oxygen levels in our lungs are low. When you yawn your alertness is heightened as the sudden intake of oxygen increases the heart rate, rids the lungs and the bloodstream of the carbon dioxide build-up, and forces oxygen through blood vessels in the brain, while restoring normal breathing and ventilating the lungs.

Why should you add oxygen to your health regime?

We take vitamins if we don’t get enough from our foods supplies
We use homeopathy remedies because they are natural
We exercise to keep our bodies in shape
We learn and read books to keep our minds active
We take oxygen to stay healthy and alert!

Why oxygen?

Oxygen is the very essence of life! However, it is suggested that many of us have low levels of oxygen in our bodies. Over the last several thousand years it is estimated that the amount of oxygen in the air has fallen significantly and now stands at around 21%. However some cities around the world are recording levels of oxygen as low as 12%. At 7% human life can no longer exist.

Why has it dropped so much? Simple - man is to blame. We pollute the air with carbon-based fuels and other chemicals and we are destroying our natural oxygen farms, the rain forests. This means more carbon dioxide and less oxygen throughout the world. You can find more information on how oxygen can help the body can be found in the best selling book 'Flood Your Body with Oxygen' by Ed McCabe – a leading journalist who has researched the benefits of oxygen.

Can low oxygen levels lead to medical problems?

Many people do not know their bodies are suffering from low oxygen and toxins caused by the affects of pollution and bad diets, but may not recognise the symptoms which include: low energy, interrupted sleeping patterns, frequent colds and infections, poor concentration and general poor health.

Is using oxygen safe?

Yes. Our range of Airion products were designed specifically for everyday users in the home and work place. The 30% purity level was set after comprehensive research was undertaken that conclusively showed that oxygen levels of around 30% or below had no adverse effects.

Does oxygen increase energy levels?

Yes. With low levels of oxygen the body struggles to work properly, leaving it feeling drained and sluggish. Oxygen plays an important role in the body energy conversion process. It turns fats, carbohydrates and proteins into heat energy.

Studies have shown that daily use of recreational oxygen can increase energy and stamina dramatically.

"Insufficient oxygen means insufficient biological energy that can result in anything from mild fatigue to life threatening disease. The link between insufficient oxygen and disease has now been firmly established." Dr. W. Spencer Way, journal of the American association of physicians

What are the main benefits of using oxygen?

Studies have shown that oxygen helps:

Stimulate brain activity
Increase memory capacity
Boost concentration
Develop stronger alertness
Raise energy levels
Improve strength
Build endurance
Detox your blood
Reduce stress
Calm anxiety
Alleviate tension headaches
Remedy irregular sleeping patterns
Help with cardiovascular activity
Prevent lactic acid build up
Strengthen the immune system
Revitalise the skin
Ease hangovers
Promote a safer and darker tan

Why do we need oxygen air purifiers?

Most people are sensitive to dust and pollution and whilst the quantities of these increase in the air, so does the irritation to the lungs. The Transport for London Environment Report 2004 stated London suffers from one of the worst air pollution levels of any major city in Europe. These pollutants can cause problems for the most vulnerable – the very young, older people and those with heart and lung conditions.

"Big cities have poor air - there has been a real decrease in the amount of oxygen in the air". Dr Richard Dixon, Head of Research, Friends of the Earth, Sunday Herald, 1999

Why is oxygen so important when tanning?

Oxygen encourages the body’s production of melanin. This pigment helps protect the skin from the harmful affects of ultra violet rays. Oxygen promotes a safer, darker tan and also helps to hydrate the skin and lessen the affects of dry damage.

Skin with lower oxygen levels will burn rather than tan. So, it seems obvious, that the more oxygen in the body and available to the skin to help produce melanin, the darker the tan, the longer it will last, and the less likely the skin will burn.

Oxygen has been shown to increase darker skin pigment (knows as melanin) production, giving a deeper richer tan with less chance of burning. (Source: Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1987 Jan 15;142(1):265-74) for use in tanning salons and outdoors.

How does oxygen help in sports and exercise?

Firstly oxygen gives a boost to your energy. Secondly it helps to prevent the lactic acid build up that can hinder recovery time. Thirdly it helps to increase the metabolic rate and promotes more efficient use of the body’s fat reserves. Finally it plays a part in repair and growth of muscle tissue. Here is what a few of the world’s experts think:

"Extra oxygen enables you to recover more quickly from exertion. It allows someone to train and then exercise again." – Dr. John Brewer, head of sports science at Lilleshall Human Performance Centre: Health and Fitness 1999.

"Oxygen can clear your head, help eliminate toxins, and give you a mind high" – Andy Davison exercise physiologist Cosmopolitan 2000.

"If you use oxygen for 20 minutes, muscles become loosened; headaches and stress seem to disappear. There is a renewed energy and a feeling of relaxation. I am confident oxygen works." – Dr. Richard de Andrea Sunday Herald.

"Increases alertness, improves the body’s ability to burn fat and enhances physical performance." – Howard Robbins D.P.M, for The Journal.

Is oxygen essential for brain activity?

The brain demands at least 20% of the body’s oxygen supply, when it doesn’t get this supply it can lead to issues such as sleep apnoea, poor concentration, forgetfulness, mood swings, restlessness, depressive thoughts and low drive.

Brain activity – Dr. Andrew Scholey, Division of Psychology, University of Northumbria: "Extra oxygen has been shown to enhance mental performance and memory recall in healthy active adults in several clinical studies". Ref. Pmid: 10604851 (pubmed - indexed for medline)

What conditions are most likely to be treated using oxygen therapy?

Oxygen therapy is used to treat serious and stubborn infections such as gangrene, brain abscesses, and sinus, bone, or skin infections, including necrotizing fasciitis, which is caused by deadly flesh-eating bacteria. And it can reduce swelling and speed healing of injuries due to car accidents, gunshot wounds, radiation treatments, burns, or falls. Christian scientists who lose a massive amount of blood and refuse transfusions on religious grounds may be given oxygen therapy to boost red blood cells.

Small studies and anecdotal reports also show promising results for other ailments. Oxygen has been used as a complementary therapy for stroke, multiple sclerosis, migraines, spinal cord injuries, sports accidents, ulcers, and inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease). It is also being explored for treating autism, near drowning, chronic Lyme disease, ringing in the ears, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, aids, and autoimmune diseases (such as rheumatoid arthritis).

"Dr. Parris Kidd stated that 'oxygen plays a pivotal role in the proper functioning of the immune system; i.e. Resistance to disease, bacteria and viruses.' Dr. Stephen Levine stated that 'we can look at oxygen deficiency as the single greatest cause of disease.' thus the development of a shortage of oxygen in the blood could very well be the starting point for the loss of the immune system and the beginning of feared health problems such as Cancer, Leukemia, AIDS, Candida, seizures, and nerve deterioration." B. Goulet - The Magic of Aerobic Oxygen - Focus on Nutrition.

Can we benefit from taking oxygen during and before flying?

More than half of all air passengers experience significant blood oxygen decreases at high altitudes, UK researchers report in the scientific journal Anesthesia. The majority of air travellers find that their oxygen saturation drops to a level at which many hospital patients would be prescribed extra oxygen, according to a paper in the May issue of Anesthesia, the official journal of the association of anesthesiologists of Great Britain and Ireland.

The study by a team of Belfast researchers found that oxygen levels fell by an average of 4% when people reached cruising altitude. A total of 84 passengers, ranging in age from one to 78, had their oxygen saturation levels measured by qualified anesthetists on the ground and at cruising altitude. From ground-level readings of around 97%, the average fell to 93% at altitude.

"We believe that these falling oxygen levels, together with factors such as dehydration, immobility and low humidity, could contribute to illness during and after flights," comments Dr. Susan Humphreys, anesthetic specialist registrar.

This has become a greater problem in recent years, as modern airplanes are able to cruise at much higher altitudes. Oxygen levels in 54% of those surveyed fell to less than 94% at maximum altitude, she says. Earlier research found that a third of physicians would put hospital patients with these levels on extra oxygen.

Can oxygen help prevent cancer?

It has not been fully explored, but many leading doctors and scientists are beginning to look at this seriously.

"Cancer has only one prime cause. It is the replacement of normal oxygen respiration of the body's cells by an anaerobic (i.e., oxygen-deficient) cell respiration." Dr. Otto Warburg, two-time Nobel laureate winner of the Nobel Prize for cancer research.

"An insufficient supply of oxygen to the tissues is linked with such serious conditions as heart disease, anaemia, acute poisonings, etc. Many scientists believe that a periodic lack of oxygen must be held responsible for the formation of cancer cells, thus being one of the causes of cancer." Dr. Paavo Airola.

Are low oxygen and toxins the main causes of degenerate diseases?

Studies from various fields suggest that most problems in the body occur when there is not enough oxygen at cellular level.

When life forms similar to us began to exist on this planet the oxygen in the air was between 38% and 50%. In high oxygen environments like these micro organisms, viruses, bacteria and other impurities that attack life forms similar to us simply struggled to exist. As our climate changes the oxygen levels decrease, pollution increases both in the air and in the food chain. These organisms begin to flourish both in our environment and within our own cells. It is said by having small amounts of oxygen daily you can seriously improve your chances of not becoming ill.

"In all serious disease states we find a concomitant low oxygen state...low oxygen in the body tissues is a sure indicator for disease... Hypoxia, or lack of oxygen in the tissues, is the fundamental cause for all degenerative disease." Dr. Stephen Levine, renowned molecular biologist author, Oxygen Deficiency: A concomitant to all degenerative illness.

Why are celebrities using oxygen as the new beauty treatment?

Simply because it is natural and they have found that it works. The benefits from using an oxygen facial system can include deep cleansing and revitalizing, stimulation of blood circulation, toxin removal, strengthening of elasten fibres, increase of collagen production, increased metabolism, enhanced immunity against viral and bacterial infection and disease.

What type of people benefit from this therapy?

We believe that oxygen can benefit everyone as a beauty treatment, but people who will especially benefit are individuals:

Receiving microdermabrasion
With dry, irritated skin areas
With sun damaged skin
With skin problems such as acne or clogged pores

Can oxygen help with MS and ME (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)?

Studies have shown that patients with these conditions benefit from daily oxygen. Already doctors are looking into oxygen as an alternative therapy for these conditions. Here is what one lady had to say about oxygen:

Why does oxygen help relieve stress & anxiety?

When the human body becomes stressed and anxious it releases oxygen. The more we become stressed the more we lose oxygen - this why a person who has been in an accident will be given oxygen and as a result start to feel calmer.

Why are negative ions so important?

Ions are charged particles in the air that are formed in nature when enough energy acts upon a molecule such as carbon dioxide, oxygen, water, or nitrogen to eject an electron from the molecule leaving a positively charged ion. The displaced electron attaches itself to a nearby molecule, which then becomes a negatively charged ion. It is the negative ion of oxygen that affects us the most. Remember that feeling you've experienced near a waterfall or high in the mountains? Those are two places that thousands of negative ions occur. They create an effect on human biochemistry. The normal ion count in fresh country air is 2,000 to 4,000 negative ions per cubic centimeter 2000~4000(about the size of a sugar cube). At Yosemite Falls, you'll experience over 100,000 negative ions per cubic centimeter. On the other hand, the level is far below 100 per cubic centimeter on the Los Angeles freeways during rush hour.Why are negative ions so important?

What are the benefits of using negative ions?

The negative ions cause microscopic particles floating in a room that often cause people to have allergic reactions, to clump together and fall to the floor where they can be vacuumed up. Negative ionizers have been used for years to help rid closed environments of allergens such as dust particles, animal dander, pollen, mould spores, cigarette smoke and cigar smoke floating in the air. According to the book, The Ion Effect: ‘negative ions are effective for allergies, asthma, catarrh, hay ever, sinusitis, eczema, burns, emphysema, and even as a substitute for tranquilizers. It was discovered that negative ions balance serotonin in the body, and this explains why people tend to feel more alert, stable and energized in the presence of negative ions.’

Disclaimer: Any practices or advice given or offered by pure o2 are not intended to replace the services of your doctor, or to provide an alternative to professional medical treatment. Where it suggests the possible usefulness of certain practices in relation to certain illnesses or symptoms, it does so solely for educational purposes – either to explore the relationship of natural breathing to health, or to expose the viewer to alternative healing approaches. None of our statements are intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. Warning: Persons with any medical conditions or lung disorder including asthma or emphysema should consult their doctor before using recreational oxygen