HBOT 101 - Part 2 was LIT! 2/21/23 is our NEXT EVENT…Save the Date!
Lydia M. | In Light Hyperbarics News | January 2023 | Post #13
Did you know that oxygen is considered a prescription DRUG by the FDA? It’s THAT powerful of a symptom reliever & healer!
HBOT is your Go To for O2 !
If you want to know MORE about how it helps promote relief from the symptoms on the left…click on the video link below!
A Portland Chiropractic Neurology in Maine offers an informative and easy to watch short video offering a simple, yet thorough, explanation of how HBOT works to help promote healing. CHECK IT OUT!! Watch Here!
Oxygen is considered a primal nutrient needed for the production of energy & HBOT will give you that supplement of oxygen!
The body uses O2 to convert food into energy that the body can use. This transfer of energy happens in the cell, specifically in the mitochondria, which is the powerhouse of the cell. The food converts to ATP - the body’s currency - in the mitochondria for cellular regeneration. There is also such a thing as Mitochondrial Dysfunction as well which is the root of many non-healing diseases and poor immune function.
The goal is for HBOT to be an ‘Oxygen Supplement’
More O2 = More Energy = More Healing!
Here are the answers we promised you from our last event, so if you missed it or forgot to take notes…here you go!
Has HBOT really been around since the 1600’s?
It’s actually kinda nuts how long HBOT has been around in medicine…this is a brief compilation as the history goes deep for this kind of treatment.
1662 first press room by British physician Henshaw
1834 first HBOT tank
1900 first diving tables for the Royal Navy
1918 Dr. Orval Cunningham Hyperbaric Hotel
1928 Harvard built a chamber
1942 HBOT used for carbon monoxide poisoning
1960’s HBOT used for gangrene
Present day #1 use in the diving industry and being recognized in hospitals & medical facilities
What does this diagram mean in reference to HBOT, and how can it help?
This image represents injured / inflamed tissue and the restriction of vessels causing lack of O2 to flow through blood. Lack of blood flow and O2 restriction will cause a vicious cycle of issues in localized, and then potentially, generalized areas. Low O2 = Low energy. Low energy = lots of issues.
When a person does an HBOT session, it’s as if they’ve just been shaken up like a can of soda on the inside and it’s been opened to release all of the O2 bubbles to rush through and dissipate into the system for up to three to 4 hours afterwards. This is what a 1 hour session of HBOT will do!!!
The way a person chooses to spend that time afterwards, will determine how the body will use this precious supplement…will it be used for the brain to combat stress over something? Will it be used for energy at the gym? Or, will it be used for healing wherever needed while rest is had? The O2 will help reduce inflammation, and thus, reduce symptoms if the body is allowed to use that oxygen for healing purposes.
In the instance of damaged vessels and a blood clot, the O2 can saturate the area surrounding the damage/clot and develop new blood vessels to help break it up and heal the areas damaged from clot. That is what is shown above as well in the lower right image, Angiogenesis: repair and regrowth of blood vessels.
At what pressure might Gene Expression/Epigenetics be affected?
Epigenetics is the way cells express themselves in their environment. Science is showing us that we have much more choice & control than we thought as to how cells express themselves for our overall health and well being. We are NOT locked into our genetics alone. We have the choice to take better care of ourselves in order for our cellular expression to function at its highest possible state for a strong immune system and anti-aging abilities.
One way to help control more positive cellular expression and cellular regeneration is via HBOT at 1.3 atmospheric pressure (9 feet under water pressure) with concentrated oxygen. LET’s GO and take more control over our lives!
Can this be a one & done therapy, or does it take a cumulative effect for recovery?
This is individualized for each person, condition and goals. A simpler answer is that it does take some time to keep your O2 up for it to have a cumulative effect on a condition or goal, because cells need to have enough O2 in them in order to HOLD. This is usually achieved by doing as many HBOT sessions as close as possible. A typical start is between 15-20 and packages of 40 are common, but individuals with more severe conditions will consult about what amount & frequency is best for them. People also do them quarterly or yearly for a period of time as a reboot to the system.
One analogy that I like to offer is to imagine a really dry - old sponge. Now dip it quickly into some water. What will happen? Will the sponge be saturated? No, it needs to spend time in the water in order to be able to receive the water to saturation enough to wring out.
The same applies to human cells. Imagine them depleted of O2 and trying to take in as much as possible the first time…they plump up as they can receive at once, but then the O2 is used up quickly where it’s needed most over the next few hours, and then, the cell CONTINUES TO CRAVE for more. Each time someone has an HBOT session, the cell will fill up to retain more & more, because it becomes pliable to receive more. Cells will then begin to regenerate and express themselves in the highest expression for more optimal healing & energy.
What is the #1 GOAL of HBOT?
To increase blood flow & REDUCE INFLAMMATION…drop the mic!
Why pick In Light Hyperbarics for your Go To?
The number one reason to select ILH is for HEART!! The second is for HOPE!! The third is because the goal is to always be leveling up our standards. Standards related to client service, staff education & training and protocols that are effective and for bringing to you, our community, the highest level of care! Plus, the VIBE at ILH is really cool and the people are fun!
Thanks for taking the time to read this to learn more about HBOT! Want more of your questions answered? Well then…
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2/21/23 is our next informative event…and always remember that owners Edna & Cait LOVE to delight our guests with SURPRISES!
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