Breathing - Miracle Cure or Just Folklore?

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The Oxygen Prescription

by Altman, Nathaniel (2007)

Reviewed by Gunnel Minett, 2008 published in Network Review No 96

 

Most children are told that a bit of fresh air will do them good. But is there more to this than just folklore? According to Nathaniel Altman who travelled to Germany and Cuba and interviewed scientists worldwide, oxygen is close to a miracle ingredient in the treatment of a number of ailments, from constipation to cancer.

Science is now revealing that a large number of our common medical problems are caused by oxygen starvation at a cellular level. Contributing factors are air pollution, poor quality food and stress. Since the  body eliminates its waste products mainly through breathing it out, poor breathing habits means that the body builds up deposits of toxins that become increasingly difficult to get rid of. Unless we are able to improve our breathing habits it may not be sufficient to breathe more to improve oxygen-starvation in the cells.

Oxidative therapies can offer help in such cases. Oxidative therapies are ways of treating the body with

oxygenated compounds in various forms, intravenous, in baths, foods, ointments, etc. It can also be added through aerobic exercises or even through visualisation. Adding oxygen in this way gives a boost to the body’s immune system. This has proven to have a positive effect on a number of ailments, even severe  illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes and HIV, etc.

The use of oxidative therapies is more widespread in Europe, Russia and Cuba than in USA where there is still a lot of scepticism (possibly due to the fact that many medical schools are sponsored by the drugs  ndustry, according to the author). One of the more common treatments where oxygen is used is treatment of  burns and wounds that for some reason will not heal easily. Although the author clearly states that the book  is not intended for self-medication, it offers in-depth explanations of various treatment methods and numerous examples of how and where the treatment can be implemented.

 

Gunnel Minett is author of Breath and Spirit and Exhale

 

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