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HEALTH BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH
OZONE THERAPIES:
Relaxes and loosens muscles by reducing the build-up of Lactic acid.
Oxidizes toxins so they may be eliminated through major organs.
Increases blood circulation, which helps injured muscles to repair quicker.
Stimulates vascodilation of peripheral blood vessels for pain relief.
Inactivates viruses, bacterial, yeast, fungus and protozoa.
Speeds up the metabolic process of the organs and endocrine glands.
Promotes cleaner, softer rejuvenated skin.
Normalisation of cell respiration.
Helps with chronic fatigue and environmental illness.
Stimulates the immune system.
Reduces carbon monoxide poisoning.
Increase in oxygen assists the body’s natural detoxifying process.
HOME OZONE GENERATORS: HAZARDOUS OR HELPFUL?
Health Canada recently issued a public warning against using ozone generators as
air purifiers in homes or other inhabited areas, and expressed concern about
alleged potential adverse health effects that may result from deliberate
exposure to ozone. "Ozone," says the warning, "is an irritant that can cause
coughs, chest discomfort, and irritation of the nose and throat."
Apparently at the urging of Health Canada the Canadian Standards Association
(CSA) has rescinded its certification of these products for household use.
Based on five years of using ozone generators in my home, Health Canada's
warning seems extreme and the health risks alleged sound greatly exaggerated.
Use of ozone for indoor air purification is nothing if not controversial.
Proponents claim that ozone kills household odours, breaks down chemical and
microbial air contaminants, and reproduces outdoor air freshness indoors,
creating a healthier environment. Skeptics assert that ozone is itself a
dangerous air pollutant, and that introducing it into domestic airspace can
cause health problems.
I am a journalist, not a scientist or physician, but I have researched the issue
of domestic ozone generators extensively. I have no axe to grind and am open to
new information. However, as I presently understand it, the highest naturally-
occurring ozone levels, up to 0.065 parts per million (ppm), are by the sea, in
forests, in mountainous areas, and near waterfalls. The slightly pungent odour
in the air after a lightning storm is ozone, as is the fresh smell of air-dried
laundry. Ozone is created by the action of nitrogen oxides and ultraviolet light
from the sun, and outgassing of hydrocarbon compounds from trees. Anywhere in
nature that hydrocarbons coexist with strong sunlight and moisture, ozone will
be produced.
Ozone is also created by industrial processes, engine combustion, and by
electric arcs. Therefore, substantial amounts of ozone will exist in polluted
areas. However there is widespread confusion about cause and effect that gives
rise to the notion, even among relatively well-informed individuals, that ozone
itself is the problem in smog. Ozone actually reacts with hydrocarbon pollutants
to help eliminate them.
Is ozone safe? Like virtually everything -- even oxygen -- ozone can be harmful
if you're exposed to too much for too long. Average outdoor ozone levels in
unpolluted land areas range between 0.03 and 0.055 ppm. Average indoor ozone
levels are 0 to 0.1 ppm. Domestic ozone machines are engineered to restore
outdoor ozone levels indoors -- approximately 0.045 ppm. The U.S. Occupational
Health and Safety Agency (OHSA) cites 0.05 PPM as the maximum safe level for 24
hour a day exposure, and the U.S. FDA sets a limit of 0.05 parts per million of
ozone for medical devices. This is an extremely conservative evaluation --
unless we accept that fresh sea breezes are unhealthy -- since they can contain
natural levels of ozone up to 0.065 ppm -- 25% higher than the "safety" limit.
The U.S. governments National Institute of Science and Health (NIOSH) considers
0.1 ppm the possible hazard threshold (24 hour exposure), and 5.0 ppm a toxic
level of ozone. Thats more than 110 times the level ozone generators produce
when used as directed.
In any case, ozone exposure tends to be self-limiting, because concentrations
likely cause significant harm to the average person are unpleasant to breath.
The threshold is probably lower for persons with respiratory illness, and some
people may be allergic to ozone, but over the past three years, at least one and
often two ozone generators have been running 24 hours a day in our home, and
none of the five people living there have developed any of the respiratory
distress symptoms Health Canada describes. Ozone really does kill odours, and
coincidentally or not, we have had only about 20 percent as many colds as usual.
I am personally sensitive to many common chemicals, but ozone doesn't bother me,
and indeed its presence helps eliminate odours that do.
In 1992, Consumer Reports published a negative article on ozone generators,
making assertions similar to those cited by Health Canada. Ozone generator
manufacturer Bill Converse of Alpine Industries
says that: "suddenly we were confronted with a barrage of negative publicity."
"Full revalidation took three years," says Converse, "at which time we proved in
court that Alpine purifiers work as claimed and are safe. Based on decades of
documentation on ozone and ionization, there was never any doubt, but I am proud
that we stood our ground."
Health Canada's speculations are nebulous, and their claim that ozone is
ineffective as an air purifier at recommended levels produced by domestic
machines is plain wrong. I have no idea whether Health Canada's blanket
condemnation of home ozone generators is based in poor science and sloppy
research, or whether there is some other unstated agenda, but my own experience
convinces me that ozone generators, used as directed, can be beneficial and pose
no significant health hazard.
© 1999 Charles W. Moore
All Rights Reserved
SO WHAT IS OZONE ?
Ozone is a form of active Oxygen which have been activated by the action of UV
light or by silent and cool electric discharges known as CORONA discharge. Ozone
is much more powerful then chlorine in getting rid of micro-organisms and has a
high oxidation Potential then chlorine. O3 can react with organics contaminants
like tannins, hydrocarbons, textile dies and many more to form CO2 and H2O .
These reactions can be assisted by catalysts , UV light and temperature. Visit
http://www.ozomax.com for articles about O3 oxidation.
O3 is created in one of two different ways - electrically and photochemically.
Electrically created O3 is a blue gas with a pungent odor in high
concentrations.
3,000 times more germicidal than chlorine
160 times more bactericidal than sulphur dioxide
37 times more bactericidal than formaldehyde
1.7 times more bactericidal than hydrocyanic acid
According to the AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY
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INSTRUCTIONS:
Plug into main supply
Use with flat side facing towards your body
Switch on, note red indicator
Do not use for longer than an hour 3 times daily
Do not use if wearing a pacemaker or when pregnant
Drink a glass of pure water before and after using the e-Magi