Some people still think that HBOT can be harmful by causing excessive oxidative and free radical disease. This study should finally put this controversy at rest. One of the main mechanisms of action in providing HBOT is the body’s compensation and ability to increase its Natural antioxidant defences. In return, the body is more geared at handling our current influx of stressors, including dietary and environmental chemicals. All studies have demonstrated an increase in anti-oxidant protection following HBOT and this study showed the genetic changes in antioxidant levels following HBOT. Here, the gene expressions were increased and thus a considerable elevation in our antioxidant defences. Understanding the role of free radical damage its positive correlation with accelerated aging and chronic disease states, preventative HBOT may hold a key in promoting healthy aging.

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A breath of fresh news

February 23, 2010

Some clients even fall asleep in the chamber. That is how relaxing the Mild Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is.

MANILA, Philippines – Early science has taught us that the air we breathe is actually an exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen. Nourishing over seven trillion cells in our body, something as simple as breathing may be something we take for granted. After all, the air we breathe can be had freely but today, with modern living’s attendant stresses and environmental factors, the very act of breathing can be a luxury. In a healthy wave of resolutions for the New Year, smokers intend to quit, athletes recommit to their training, and dieters are on a roll to find more effective ways to slim down. Why not resolve to improve the way we breathe? An innovative way to boost our oxygen supply and enhance our well-being is the gentle way of Mild Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. Also known as mHBOT, the treatment consists of a relaxing stay inside a hyperbaric chamber where an increase of pure oxygen is released, leading to a better diffusion of oxygen to the body. Undergoing mHBOT is beneficial for all ages. Not only does it give you an overall feeling of complete relaxation, clients also leave the center with a healthier glow as it also improves their complexion. A boost of oxygen produces that coveted collagen and elastin, and more mature clients find that their skin has better elasticity, resulting in a younger, fresher, and more even skin tone. MHBOT can also be used to improve the immune system and clear the lungs of smokers who are trying to quit. Meanwhile, those weekend party-hardy groups find that getting a session or two enables them to recover faster. “Health is not a trend or fashion. HBOT has a very solid medical basis. Everyone wants to get well faster and perform better. They just need to know and experience HBOT for themselves,” shares Dr. Lester Suntay of HBOT, Inc. at Filinvest Corporate City, Alabang. Broadcaster Rey Langit, for example, goes to HBOT, Inc. in his spare time. He believes that doing these sessions give him the extra energy to do his demanding job and powers up that famous voice he modulates on air. Visit Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Inc. at the third floor, Wellness Lane, Festival Supermall, Alabang. Call 994-3305 or e-mail hbot_ph@yahoo.com for more inquiries

Oxygen therapy helps healing

02/09/2009 By: Marcie Fraser

For most people who have a cut, it heals on its own. But when you’re dealing with a larger wound, a state of the art oxygen therapy is available to help it heal faster. It sounds like a command for a submarine dive, and it looks like one too. But this capsule is not going anywhere. It’s a hyperbaric oxygen chamber which is used to help heal severe wounds.”Inside the chamber we increase that pressure to about two and half times that it would naturally be at sea level,” said Guthrie. Through this monitor you can see patients getting treatment; they’re hooded up breathing 100% oxygen. “What that allows the body to do is dissolve a tremendous amount of whatever gas you breath in your blood stream and in our case, we have patients breath pure oxygen, so the term comes out hyperbaric oxygen therapy,” said Dr. Steven Guthrie, Seton Health’s Medical Director.