Please note that you do NOT need to be a patient to benefit from Hbot. You can simply call and set up an appointment to experience the benefits of Hbot. This also applies to NormaTec and SoftWave.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, or Hbot, is healthy for us in many ways. We usually consider the greatest effects to be for those who have inflammation/swelling following trauma or for those wish to use it for a recovery tool after strenuous exercise. It is also used to aid those who get altitude sickness as enriching the blood with oxygen helps to reduce the effects of reduced oxygen at high elevations.
A new study, Hyperbaric oxygen therapy increases telomere length and decreases immunosenescence in isolated blood cells : a prospective trial , published by Hacho, et. al. in 2020, has shown that Hbot goes further than common uses in that it actually has direct, anti-aging, and regenerative effects. These effects are due to its ability to elongate telomeres.
Telomeres are nucleotides that are found at the end of chromosomes. They serve to maintain DNA stability. Telomeres shorten during replication (mitosis) as well as due to disease processes, lack of physical activity, obesity, cortical thinning of the brain, diabetes, stress, smoking, inflammation, vitamin deficiency, and oxidative stress (think free radicals). Being most of us are not functioning at optimal health, it’s easy to see that our telomeres tend to shorten far faster than they should and this process leads to an earlier death. Telomeres are measured in kilobases, and they tend to be 4-15 kilobases in length. We lose 20-40 bases per year just due to aging. However, the aforementioned conditions drastically decay the telomere length. When telomeres reach a ‘critical length’, cell replication cannot occur and this leads to further cell death. Studies have shown that adults with shorter telomere lengths have increased mortality rates. Simply put: the faster your telomeres shorten, the sooner your death.
In regards to preventing telomere length decrease, healthy lifestyle factors certainly play a role. Getting proper sleep, drinking enough fluids, eating an anti-inflammatory diet, supplementing with products that help reduce inflammation, and other interventions, help to maintain and/or reduce the speed of telomere shortening.
This study is significant because it shows clearly that Hbot increases telomere length by more than 20%. This is HUGE!!!! This directly means that Hbot is anti-aging and regenerative. In addition, Hbot was shown to decrease senescent cells by 10-37%. To learn more about why this is so important, please read this great article by the National Institutes of Aging on Senescent Cells. On a very basic level, senescent cells increase with age and tend to create significant damage as we age. The ability to reduce senescent cells is tremendous for our overall health and reduction of degenerative diseases. The elongation of telomeres enables our bodies to effectively regenerate. This is truly a WOW study!!!
The study utilized a 2.0 ATA chamber with 100% oxygen. Participants received 60 sessions for 90 minutes at a time. According to Henry’s, Boyle’s, and Charles’ Laws, pressure above 1.0 will effect changes. These changes include for the pressure to increase gases (in this case oxygen) to dissolve into liquids (plasma), more concentrated gases (oxygen) to get into the lungs and be spread throughout the body, and for the heat created by pressure to aid in increasing the volume of oxygen available for transport throughout the body. The Vitaeris 320 is a 1.3 ATA chamber and we utilize 94% oxygen as this prevents the dangers of pure oxygen, which include explosion risk and possible seizures. Oxygen therapy is a must for those who wish to oxygenate all tissues in the body. Hbot is used for a plethora of conditions and now it’s proven to have specific and significant anti-aging and regenerative properties. It’s the first step in our 3-pronged approach to regenerative medicine. Come and experience how Hbot can benefit you.
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More coming on regenerative medicine soon!
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