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Oxygen Oxygen is the most abundant element. The Earth's crust is estimated to be 49.52% oxygen by weight. Approximately 20% of the atmosphere is oxygen, the rest is mostly nitrogen. Oxygen consititues about 85% of sea water, 47% of dry soil, 42% vegetation, 46% of igneous rocks, and 65% of the human body. Although oxygen is the most abundant of all the elements and is a major component of most materials in our environment, it was not the first element discovered. Many rarer elements were known and prized by the ancients including gold, silver, lead, tin, and mercury. Carbon and sulfur were used in gunpowder in the sixteenth century. The ancients all used oxygen, but oxygen was not isolated nor understood until the latter part of the eighteenth century. Two men are credited with the discovery of oxygen. In about 1773, a Swedish chemist, Karl William Scheele, and an Englishman, Joseph Priestley. Neither Priestly nor Scheele realized that they had discovered a new element. THey both considered the gas to be very pure air. It remained for the French scientist, Antoine Lourent Lavosier to demonstrate in 1777 that oxygen was a pure substance, a component of air and a reactant consumed when substances were burned. Oxygen is element number 8 and it holds 8 electrons per atom. The presence of oxygen in water and in the three classes of foods (proteins, carbohydrates, and fats) proves the importance of its compounds in the life process. Oxygen is brought to the lungs by respiration. Here, it is absorbed by the blood, especially by the hemoglobin, and carried to the cells, where it is consumed as foods and converted to energy. Rapid physical exertion requires more energy, and thus more oxygen is consumed to free that energy. Oxygen in inhaled air is carried to the cells to oxidize carbohydrates for energy and body heat. THe products of the oxidation of sugar in the body cells are the same products obtained when sugar is completely burned in a flame. Enzymes in the body catalyze the oxidatoin of foodstuiffs so that they can be oxidized rapidly at body temperature. Oxygen is one of the five elements of life. It is the most important substance for life and is used for the treatment of the sick. Air enriched with oxygen is often administered to people who suffer breathing difficulty. Oxygen deficiency, or oxygen starvation, can be one of the single greatest causes of disease in plants or humans and it plays a critical role in the proper functioning of the immune system. It is the source of life and energy to all cells. Body abuse through eating and drinking habits (including pollutants and toxic preservatives in our water and food), air pollution, use of drugs, and lack of exercise can greatly reduce the amount of oxygen available to the body cells. Many times when there is insufficient oxygen to support the health of a cell, it turns to another source of energy, usually sugar fermentation. This is an undesirable source energy, which upsets the metabolism of the cell. It causes the cell to start manufacturing improper chemicals, and soon a whole group of cells is unhealthy and weak... They lose their natural immune system. They open thieir doors to the invasion of viruses, for a virus can only develop witin a cell. Thus, develoipment 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 and nerve deterioration. In addition to being a life-giver, oxygen is also a KILLER... A killer of harmful anaerobic infectious bacteria. These bacteria cannot grow or survive in the presence of oxygen. However, oxygen is also selective naturally in what it kills. Unlike drugs and antibiotics, oxygen does not harm the aerobic or beneficial bacteria which we need for good health. Because of the situation of our modern world, most of us do not receive sufficient oxygen for optimal health and disease resistance. During the course of man's history there have been scientific discoveries contributing significantly to human health. Such a discovery has been made and released for our benefit by stabilized oxygen. A medical doctor, scientist, and humanitarium, dedicated his life to the treatment of mentally retarted children. He believed a shortage of oxygen to the brain cells to be one of the major causes of retardation, and devoted 15 years to research and development of another process besides breathing, for supplying oxygen to the brain. His formula produced non-toxic, stabilized electrolytes of oxygen (in liquid form) identical to those the body uses in the respiration process. Oxygen molecules, such as those contained in stabilized oxygen, and stabilized chlorine molecules, are short two electrons in their outer shell. Because of this, the oxygen molecule will pull electrons from anything that will give them up. An anaerobic infectious bacterium will give up its electrons to the oxygen molecule and die immediately. An aerobic beneficial bacterium will not give up its electrons to the oxygen molecule. Likewise, good anaerobic bacteria, which live under both anaerobic and aerobic conditions such as different normal flora of the skina nd intestine, will not give up their electrons to the oxygen molecule. They are actually stimulated by the oxygen molecules. Webster's Dictionary teaches us: "Aerobic bacteria require oxygen." Anaerobic disease and infectious bactera cannot live in the presence of oxygen. After developing stabilized oxygen, the doctor has used it in his practice for 10 years. The Importance of Oxygen and Water Oxygen: There are a few graphic ways to describe the functioning of our cells, which give an easily understood picture: In one sense your body is like a fire. A fire needs a fuel source such as wood, but it must have oxygen to keep burning. It must have an “aerobic” environment. Your body is similar. Here, an "aerobic" environment means lots of oxygen around the cells, so they can perform the metabolic functions they were designed to make cells burn glucose, and they need oxygen to keep the fire burning. This burning process, also called metabolism, produces wastes. When your cells become surrounded with wastes, the oxygen cannot get to them to do its job, so they do not function properly. Once oxygen is no longer able to reach the cells, the environment in the body becomes an “anaerobic” one, and changes start happening. Disease cells prefer to live and multiply in an oxygen poor or “anaerobic” environment, and therefore they are more prone to be there, and to increase in quantity in an environment filled with wastes. Another way to look at this is to think of your cells as candles. Candles use fire to burn the wax that is their fuel. Fire needs oxygen. If you put a glass over the candle, what happens? Eventually the flame will go out, because the oxygen is cut off. Healthy, normal cells need oxygen to assist in the burning of the glucose, the fuel used by the cells. If there is no oxygen, the burning process becomes a fermentation process, changing the environment of the cells, and making it more likely they will become diseased. Anything you can do to increase the amount of oxygen in your body can only benefit your body. Things like exercise in the fresh air even just walking, increasing your intake of green, yellow and red vegetables, and deeply coloured fruits. Even utilizing alternative therapies such as ozone therapy and hydrogen peroxide therapy can be beneficial. At the very least you need to investigate these alternatives for yourself. The other incredibly important way to keep the wastes down and give the oxygen access to the cells is to drink a LOT of water. Most people need about 2 quarts (liters) of water per day. Water: Imagine your body as a beautiful pond in a forest. It is alive with plants and fish, insects and birds. It is clear and clean and full of oxygen. This pond has a stream of fresh water coming into it, and a stream of water leaving that takes away all the wastes. Now picture what will happen to the pond, if you cut off the stream entering the pond. No more oxygen, no more fresh, clean water, no more way of removing all the waste products. The pond will become a stagnant, smelly swamp. This is what can happen to your body if you do not drink enough water. Our bodies are 75% water. Every cell in your body is constantly bathed in water. The water inside your cells has the correct balance of minerals in to ensure that each cell functions exactly as it should. Every cell also is continually producing waste products from the metabolic process that goes on all the time. The waste products are discharged from the cell into the water surrounding each cell. This water acts, in part, as a waste removal system. If this fluid is not continually replenished with fresh water, and the old dirty water removed, your cells will not be able to function properly. It is recommended to drink at least 6-8 eight ounce glasses of water every day. By saying water, that is what I mean, not juices, coffee, tea or soft drinks. A good source of well water, spring water, artesian well water, glacier water, or any other source of pure, clean water is needed. Studies have shown that a decrease in water intake will cause fat deposits to increase, while an increase in water intake can actually reduce these. How?? The kidneys cannot function properly without enough water. When they don’t work to capacity, some of their load is dumped onto the liver. One of the liver’s primary functions is to metabolize stored fat into usable energy for the body. If the liver has to do some of the work of the kidneys, it can’t operate at full throttle itself, and as a result, it metabolizes less fat. Therefore more fat remains stored in the body and weight loss stops. The overweight person needs more water than a thin one. Larger people have a higher metabolic load. Since we know that water is one of the keys to fat metabolism, it follows that the overweight person needs more water. Water helps rid the body of wastes. During weight loss, the body has a lot more waste to get rid of - all that metabolized fat must be shed. Again, adequate water helps the situation. The overweight person needs one additional 8 oz glass for each 25 lbs of excess weight. Drinking enough water is also the best treatment for fluid retention. When the body gets less water, it perceives this as a threat to survival, and begins to hold on to every drop. Water that is stored can show up as swollen feet, legs and hands. Diuretics offer a temporary solution at best. They force out stored water, along with some essential nutrients. Again, the body perceives a threat, and will replace the lost water at the first opportunity. Thus the condition quickly returns. Swollen feet, legs and hands can also be the result of toxic waste water not being removed from the body, as detailed above. Water retention can also be the result of excess salt intake. Your body will tolerate sodium only in a certain concentration. The more salt you eat, the more water your system retains to dilute it. In any of these cases, one of the best ways to overcome the problem of water retention is to give your body what it needs PLENTY OF WATER. Water can help relieve constipation. When the body gets too little water, it siphons what is needed from internal sources. The colon is one primary source. Result? Constipation. But, when a person drinks enough water, normal bowel function usually returns. More information on water and its importance to the human body can be found in a book called: “Your Body’s Many Cries for Water”, by F Batmanghelidj. More information on the oxygen therapies mentioned above is available in the following books: “Oxygen Healing Therapy”, by N Altman (Ozone Therapy) “Oxygen, Oxygen, Oxygen” , by K Donsbach (Hydrogen Peroxide) Stress Another VERY important aspect of healing and recuperation is rest, sleep and reduction of stress. We all need a certain amount of stress in our lives. It is what keeps us aware and active. Most people who are ill, have had and still do have too much stress in their lives. They cannot sleep properly, because they cannot relax. They try to help too many others, forgetting that the only person, and the only body, they can help or be fully responsible for is their own. They cannot say NO, when they are asked to take on more. DON’T DO THIS TO YOURSELF. Selfish as it may sound, no other human being is as interested in helping you heal and get better than you yourself can be. If you have children and/or a spouse, relatives who rely on you, in a way it is your duty, to take care of yourself. If this means others have to pitch in and do some of the work, THEN SO BE IT. FIND or MAKE the time to relax. GIVE yourself PERMISSION to sleep in the daytime, if that is what your body needs. SIT down and smell the flowers. REST on the beach, in the woods, on the grass, and just WATCH what is happening around you - in the trees, the grass, the waves, the clouds. (Matt.6:25-34) DON’T try to clean, fix, tidy, repair, do ANYTHING, even if it needs doing. All this will still be there tomorrow, and can be dealt with then, or by someone else. ABOVE ALL ELSE – DON’T WORRY - learn to be calm, to rest, to be quiet, to listen, to DO nothing. - worry NEVER changed anything Another positive step you can take is to look at the other aspects of your life. We are more than just physical creations. We have other facets to our being. We are emotional creations, we have a mental side to our existence and we are above all else spiritual beings. Difficulties in all of these areas can have repercussions on our physical health. Some people look on the health challenges as a wake up call to changing their way of living, to looking at their past and correcting what can be corrected, asking forgiveness for what can not, and extending forgiveness to others for harm they have done. Getting issues taken care of in these areas can make a big difference to our health. Think about it. Importance Of Breathing Breathing is important for two reasons. It is the only means to supply our bodies and its various organs with the supply of oxygen which is vital for our survival. The second function of breathing is that it is one means to get rid of waste products and toxins from the body. Why Is Oxygen So Vital? Oxygen is the most vital nutrient for our bodies. It is essential for the integrity of the brain, nerves, glands and internal organs. We can do without food for weeks and without water for days, but without oxygen, we will die within a few minutes.
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