Circulatory Disorder

The purpose of this article is to stimulate a new awareness and the reason is that I believe that a well informed public is in a better position to make the right choices when confronted with certain decisions. This article will talk about a very effective treatment for a very common problem.

What are Circulatory Disorders?

The circulatory system is the body’s blood transport system. A circulatory disorder is any disorder or condition that affects the circulatory system. Circulatory disorders can arise from problems with the heart, blood vessels or the blood itself. Disorders of the circulatory system generally result in diminished flow of blood and oxygen supply to the tissues.

Heart and circulatory diseases are the leading causes of death for men and women in the UK. Heart disease includes conditions such as coronary heart disease, heart attack and congestive heart failure. Steps to prevent heart disease include stopping smoking, lowering cholesterol, controlling high blood pressure, maintaining a healthy weight and exercising.

Peripheral Artery Disease

Like the blood vessels of the heart (coronary arteries), your peripheral arteries (blood vessels outside your heart) also may develop atherosclerosis, the build-up of fat and cholesterol deposits, called plaque, on the inside walls. Over time, the build-up narrows the artery. Eventually the narrowed artery causes less blood to flow and a condition called “ischemia” can occur. Ischemia is inadequate blood flow to the body’s tissue.

 

• A blockage in the coronary arteries can cause symptoms of chest pain (angina) or a heart attack.
• A blockage in the carotid arteries (the arteries supplying the brain) can lead to a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or stroke.
• A blockage in the legs can lead to leg pain or cramps with activity (a condition called claudication), changes in skin color, sores or ulcers, and feeling tired in the legs. Total loss of circulation can lead to gangrene and loss of a limb.
• A blockage in the renal arteries (arteries supplying the kidneys) can cause renal artery disease (stenosis). The symptoms include uncontrolled hypertension (high blood pressure), heart failure, and abnormal kidney function.

Peripheral vascular disease is a common condition in the UK.

• It occurs mostly in people older than 55 years. Peripheral vascular disease is a leading cause of disability among people older than 55 years and in those with diabetes.
• In the UK, about 1 in 7 men over 55 and 1 in 8 women over 55 have peripheral vascular disease.
• The number of people with the condition is expected to grow as the population ages.
• Men are slightly more likely than women to have peripheral vascular disease.

 

Other manifestations of circulatory disorders are : – Aneurysm, blood clots, bleeding disorders, problems with the veins are also variants on circulatory disorders.

Often the disease of arteries progresses silently. Only when the blood flow becomes diminished do the symptoms start. Sometimes a catastrophe happens as the first sign.

 What does ozone do?

Stimulates the immune system, speeds healing

Cleans arteries and veins, improving circulation

Purifies the blood and the lymph

Oxidises toxins, facilitating their excretion

Normalises hormone and enzyme production

Reduces inflammation

Reduces pain, calms nerves

Prevents stroke damage

Reduces cardiac arrhythmia

Improves brain function and memory

How does it work?

Enhancement of circulation:

            In circulatory diseases, the clumping of red blood cells hinders blood flow through the small capillaries and decreases oxygen absorption due to reduced surface area.  Ozone eliminates clumping, restoring red cell flexibility, along with oxygen carrying ability.  Oxygenation of the tissues increases as the arterial partial pressure increases and viscosity decreases.  Ozone also oxidises the plaque in arteries, unclogging the blood vessels.

 Stimulation of oxygen metabolism:

Ozone causes an increase in the red blood cell glycolysis rate.  This leads to production of 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG) which increases the amount of oxygen released to the tissues.  There is an increase in production of the enzymes which act as free radical scavengers and cell wall protectors:  glutathione peroxidase, catalase and super oxide dismutase.  Ozone activates the Krebs cycle by enhancing oxidative carboxylation of private, stimulating production of ATP.  Ozone also causes a significant reduction in NADH and helps to oxidise cytochrome C.  Prostacycline, a vasodilator, is also induced by ozone.

 Formation of peroxides:

Ozone reacts with the unsaturated fatty acids of the lipid layer in cellular membranes, forming hydro peroxides.  There is a synergistic effect with cellular-formed H2O2.  Lipid per oxidation products include alkoxyl and peroxyl radicals, singlet oxygen, ozonides, carbonyls, alkanes and alkenes.

Activation of the immune system:

Ozone administered at a concentration of between 30 and 50 ug/cc causes the greatest increase in the production of interferon, and the greatest output in interleukin tumour necrosis factor (TNF).  The production of interleukin-2 launches an entire cascade of subsequent immunological reactions.

For those more inclined to detailed biochemistry a Professor Bocci has studied ozone exhaustively and written about it.

How long has ozone been around for?

Ozone has been in use for around 125 years. Ozone was first discovered and named by Schonbein in 1840.The first ozone generators were developed by Werner von Siemens ion Germany in 1857.  In Germany in the1860s, Kleinmann carried out the first bacteriological trials and the first ozone insufflations, 1870 saw the first report on ozone being used therapeutically to purify blood by C. Lender.

During World War I, (1914-1918) ozone was used to treat wounds, trench foot, gangrene and the effects of poisonous chlorine gas.

In 1957, Dr Hansler patented an ozone generator that has formed the basis of the expansion in German ozone therapy over the last 40 years.  Today, over 7000 German doctors use ozone therapy daily.

 

 

 Why ozone?

A sufficiency of oxygen for the blood means better blood, better circulation, better assimilation, better equilibrium of body temperature, better vasomotor activity, better digestion, better elimination of waste products, less chance of autointoxication or toxaemia and less chance of infection and disease.

• That one of the most common important conditions that the person is called upon to correct is weakness produced by under-oxygenated blood supply.
• That the insufficient supply of oxygen makes certain the formation of carbon monoxide, which is at once a de-oxidiser, a haemoglobin destroyer and an irritant poison devitalising the blood and paving the way for a multiplicity of acute troubles, many of which run into chronicity.

Who is this for?

For anyone with a circulatory disorder that wants to compliment there prescribed treatment regime / or anyone who wants to prevent the disease manifesting in the first place.

If you are 50 and over you can get a very simple assessment done to check whether there is a narrowing of any blood vessels…

Doppler ultrasound is a non-invasive test that can be used to measure your blood flow and blood pressure by bouncing high-frequency sound waves (ultrasound) off circulating red blood cells. A regular ultrasound uses sound waves to produce images, but can’t show blood flow.

A Doppler ultrasound may help diagnose many conditions, including:

• Blood clots
• Poorly functioning valves in your leg veins, which can cause blood or other fluids to pool in your legs (venous insufficiency)
• Heart valve defects and congenital heart disease
• A blocked artery (arterial occlusion)
• Decreased blood circulation into your legs (peripheral artery disease)
• Bulging arteries (aneurysms)
• Narrowing of an artery, such as those in your neck (carotid artery stenosis)

FAQ

Q.)If ozone is so wonderful why is it not used more extensively.

A.)It is in Cuba, Germany and Russia. Britain seems very slow and NHS is essentially pushes drugs for big pharma

Q.) How many sessions will I need?

A.)It is difficult to determine how many sessions a client needs as people are at different stages of a disease process. For peripheral arterial disease expect 7-8 hours of treatment to start noticing the benefits.

 

Q.) Is it safe?

A.) If administered in the correct manner. In 1980 a study done by the German medical Society for Ozone Therapy, 644 therapists were polled regarding their 384,775 patients, with a total of 5,579,238 treatments administered. There were only 40 cases of side effects which represents the incredibly low rate of 0.000007 %

Q.) Who mustn’t use it?

A.) G6PD metabolic disorder / certain liver pathologies / Haemorrhagic stroke patients.

 

 

 

Q.) It seems quite expensive?

A.) People spend 1000’s on a car, doing up a house. It’s a question of values. A few 1000 spread over a few months isn’t really very much compared to the discomfort and consequences of no action.

So if you have a circulatory disorder or feel that one might be developing

Call us and discuss.