Ozone is simply another form of pure oxygen. As you may remember from your school days, oxygen is O2 - that is, 2 atoms of oxygen – ozone is O3 - 3 atoms of oxygen.

Ozone is constantly produced in nature, and it is ozone that gives the air after rain or out on the ocean that wonderful fresh smell.

Ozone kills bacteria, fungi and viruses and its first documented medical uses were in the purification of blood and water.

Since the late 1800s right to the present day, ozone has been used to treat a very wide range of injuries and illnesses. With the development of equipment capable of pure and reliable ozone delivery in the late 1950s the use of ozone in medicine became particularly prevalent in Europe and its use has since spread around the world.

The beneficial effects of ozone are claimed to come about in two ways; it facilitates the release of oxygen from the erythrocyte (a red blood cell) to the surrounding tissue and has a prolonged immune-stimulating effect.

Medical Ozone therapy can be particularly beneficial in cases of:

• Circulatory disorders (particularly in the field of geriatrics); its ability to stimulate the circulation is used in the treatment of circulatory disorders and makes it valuable in revitalizing organic functions

• Diseases produced by viruses such as hepatitis and herpes

• Skin infections and badly healing wounds: i.e. open ulcers on the legs and burns, scalds and infected wounds, fungus infections and others

• Inflammatory intestinal conditions (Colitis, Proktitis).

Ozone also reacts with fatty acids and amino acids in the blood, forming peroxides. Peroxides are a normal part of the body and our white blood cells synthesise them as a part of our immune system.

Stressful situations or conditions of excessive mental and physical tension may also respond particularly well to ozone application. Its ability to activate red and white blood cell metabolism can produce an improvement in general wellbeing, and bring about a general revitalization.