Bring in the New Year with Good Health!

As we say farewell to 2015, we would like to take a moment to thank every one of our patients for putting their health in our hands.

From humans to animals, our Ozone Therapy has been effective in treating many of the illnesses, afflictions and diseases that our patients have presented with at The Ozone Pod this year.

Dr Mitch and Trisch will be attending the American Ozonotherapists Association's week long course in the new year, bringing back new treatment protocols and updated modalities so that we can give even better care to our patients and increase our stable of adjunct therapies at our wellness centre.

We wish you all a very HEALTHY and HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Ozone Treatment helps Eczema Patient

Our patient, Jean (not her real name) arrived at The Pod with cracked hands from a very bad outbreak of eczema.  She had spent quite some time trying various alternative remedies along with some allopathic medications.

Eczema frequently includes very dry patches of skin which can make the skin so fragile that it cracks very easily (as in Jean's case). The raised skin of eczema may also resemble that of severe sunburn or a peeling blister or callus and in some cases, may even cause raw and open wounds.  In others, peeling skin reveals broken skin or open blisters. These should be carefully treated to avoid introducing a bacterial or viral infection, which ozone treats due to its disinfectant properties.  In some severe cases of eczema, cracking of the skin, oozing and bleeding can become dangerous as infection is quick likely to set in due to the skin wounds.

While Ozone can irritate dry skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis, when applied in low enough doses and over a longer period of time, some relief can be attained in these patients.  Ozone is also a natural disinfectant, so it stood to reason that having oxygen therapy would at least the very least clear up (and in turn prevent) any infection.  We could see that there was already some infection in her hands and so we offered Jean Pod sessions to help boost her immune system as well as Ozone Gel to use on her hands at night.  While waiting for her first Pod session, Jean applied the Ozone Gel and wrapped her hands in clingwrap (we said gloves, Jean!) at bedtime and within three days she had already seen a marked difference.

Before Treatment (already 3 days use of Ozone Gel)

The photo's at left are from before her first treatment on 30 November (after she had already started using the Ozone Gel) and her third treatment on 19 December 2015.

You can see that she had taped up areas of her hand where the eczema was starting to crack beneath the creases in her fingers.



Three weeks later, Jean was thrilled to see how the infected areas had cleared up.  While the skin on her hands were now very dry, she told us that she had more movement and could open and close her hands without feeling like they were going to burst open.

After Three Treatments
(The redness of her hand is because she
had just got out of the Pod and was still quite hot)

Jean will continue on a maintenance program, along with our recommendation of using various essential oil blends to moisturise her hands without causing any further harm or irritation.  We have also suggested she sees a hand therapist for mobility exercises to get the muscles working again. And naturally, to keep up with her Ozone treatments!





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IS OZONE SAFE?

IS OZONE SAFE?

Many of our first-time patients ask this question.

5.5 MILLION Ozone treatments say YES!

The German Medical Society reported that 384,775 patients were treated with 5,579,238 applications of ozone (an average of 14 treatments per patient) and that the side effect rate was only 0.00005 per application.

Let’s talk about the side effects. 

These are minor inconveniences and are short-lived, so those who do get a headache after their first session, or who might ‘feel lousy’ afterwards, are merely oxidising their inner garbage.

During detoxification, your body might start mimicking all your previous diseases.  Imagine a cell in your body as an onion.  As you peel it, layer for layer, the ozone starts removing the toxicity in your body.  As each layer is peeled away, the ozone removes the leftover remnants of diseases, pollutants, drugs, dead bacteria and viruses which have not been flushed out.  

While they are inert, their chemical signatures still abound.

As they are then oxidised and start leaving the body, one might experience similar symptoms to what you first encountered.  

But the more treatments, the more peeling takes place, and eventually one is at the core of the cell which now is well oxygenated and therefore able to tackle any new pollutants.

At The Pod, we treat our patients gently, increasing the dosage of Ozone slowly and spread over a longer period of time.  This allows the body to flush out toxins, rebuild, flush out, rebuild and so on until the patient once again regains their health without suffering any severe side effects.

By comparison, look at how many people die from drug-related side effects each day throughout the world.  As an example, in the USA, more than 40 people will die from overdosing on prescription drugs, of which just over 50% is through accidental ingestion of a combination of drugs. 

So a very slight headache from ozone therapy surely is encouragement that Ozone Therapy is SAFE.

Water - The Source of Life

There is huge hype around Reverse Osmosis and Ozonated Water at the moment.  Water tanks are popping up in supermarkets all around our country and people are filling plastic (sometimes not BPA free either!) containers and paying outrageous prices for water which is only good to use in your car battery or steam iron. 

When tap water goes through the reverse osmosis process, EVERYTHING, including all the good minerals and trace elements are removed.  This leaves dead water - like we said, good enough only to put in your car battery.  Reverse osmosis water serves no beneficial use to the human body.  Our bodies cannot survive without water, and especially not dead battery water.  We need the minerals and trace elements that water collects as it filters through the earths natural rock to keep our bodies healthy.

Ozonated water, on the other hand, is only good if one drinks it AS SOON as it has been ozonated.  Ozone's half life in water is less than 30 minutes.  Ozonated water has amazing healing properties for the sick and infirm, but we would suggest you purchase a small handheld ozonater for this purpose - ask us for a quote as we supply them to our patients.

So, when companies purport to bring you health in a bottle with reverse osmosis and ozonated water, their marketing team are, in our opinion, doing a good job on fooling you.

Drinking filtered, or prepared water, is far better than buying reverse osmosis water and some of the bigger bottling companies are already supplying that into the market, but again, there are drawbacks.  Many of these companies add in minerals, flouride and other items, so be sure to check the labels on the bottle before drinking.

We have researched the water industry quite thoroughly, especially as South African tap water (which is supposed to be good) was a huge concern to us in our practice.  We did not want to give our patients high particles of fluoride, uranium, effluent and toxic medical residues which are found floating in our municipal water.  If you haven't seen it yet, take a look at Carte Blanche's report on the state of our water.

We only use reverse osmosis water for the sauna elements in our Pods as we cannot have Ozone mixing with the abovementioned toxins while we are healing you.  BUT, when we give you that glass of water to drink after your session, we're giving you SOUL WATER - THE SOURCE OF LIFE.

We bring our bottled water in from a natural spring, deep in the Magaliesburg Mountains of South Africa. Here the water is filtered naturally as it sinks to the underground spring, leaving it with just the right amount of minerals and trace elements your body requires.  The spring has been tested and accredited by SANBWA and has enjoyed supplying many restaurants, hotels and even a cruise-liner with all their drinking water.

Not only do we sell various sizes of bottles (in BPA-free bottles), but we have opened a refilling station next to The Pod at The Leaping Frog Shopping Centre, where you can either bring your own containers for filling, or we will deliver to you (the greater Fourways area).

We can also assist you with choosing a water station suitable for your home needs.

Contact us on 0114654514.

Do you have an Autoimmune Disease (and how can you heal it?)

We have had many patients with Autoimmune Diseases doing ozone hyperthermia therapy with us over the past month, so much so, that we thought to write about the effects of the treatment on their diseases.

What is an Autoimmune Disease?

Plainly speaking, an autoimmune disease is an immune response cause by systemic inflammation leading your body to attack itself.

While there are many different autoimmune diseases, they are, at their core, all similar in that they attack your own body.  Your immune system keeps you safe in that it can identify any foreign substances which enter your body.  If it deems anything to be of danger to your body, it will produce antibodies to attack these substances.

Unfortunately, those with an autoimmune disease have an immune system which cannot differentiate between an intruder (such as toxins, pathogens, infections) and one's own body, so it mistakes certain of your own cells as harmful substances and in turn these antibodies turn on your own system.

What Causes an Autoimmune Disease?

One certainty is that there is an underlying genetic component to someone developing an autoimmune disease.  Whether or not these genes are turned on is caused by many factors, such as heavy metal toxins, infections, herpes simplex, chronic inflammation and food sensitivities amongst others.

There is a significant link between gluten intolerance and an autoimmune disease which is why diet plays such an important part in managing your disease.

There are many different autoimmune diseases, some are :
- lupus
- rheumatoid arthritis
- type I diabetes
- psoriasis
- multiple sclerosis
- thyroid disease

What Symptoms Should You Look Out For?

Some symptoms of an autoimmune disease are :
- joint pain
- weaknesses in the muscles
- tremors
- dry eyes
- dry mouth
- rapid heartbeat
- unexplained weightloss
- abdominal pain
- hair loss
- fatigue
- multiple miscarriages
- numbness or tingling in hands and feet

How to Treat an Autoimmune Disease?

Firstly, diagnoses MUST be made by a medical doctor and their treatment protocol must be followed at all times.

At The Pod we use various methods of ozone therapy to assist patients with an Autoimmune Disease dependent on the condition being treated.  We never advise patients to 'come off' their medication.

Our Medical Doctor performs Minor Autohemotherapy (bookings essential) and our Ozone Practitioners perform Hyperthermia Therapy and Bagging.

One of our patients, Calvin*, has spent the last 9 years battling pain.  He was diagnosed with lupus.  After seeing many doctors and being treated with antibiotics, pain killers and other medicines, Calvin resorted to alternative therapies in the hopes of ridding his body of the toxins which were slowly killing him.  He arrived at The Pod and, after 10 sessions of hyperthermia therapy, he reported to us that he has been pain-free for the first time in 9 years.

Ozone Therapy, while still in its infancy in South Africa, has been used to treat patients with autoimmune diseases in Europe and the USA for many years.  There have been many reports of successful management of these patients' conditions and as we are slowly proving, as so in South Africa now.

For more information, call (011) 4654514 or email info@theozonepod.co.za

*not his real name

Ozone Therapy Gives Life to Breast Cancer Patients

It's October.  That means it's Breast Cancer Awareness month. We see companies and charities all going pink during October in an attempt to create awareness and raise funds.

But what about the rest of the year?
Breast cancer victims suffer through the other 11 months too.  In some rural areas of South Africa, women think that they will only get breast cancer in October... that's because of all the hype around it in the month.

We were fortunate enough to witness the amazing benefits of Ozone Therapy on two breast cancer patients.

One chose to take the allopathic route with chemo, surgery and radiation.  The other refused.

Let's call Patient A, Agatha.  Agatha was diagnosed with Stage IV triple-negative breast cancer.   Pathology results showed the cells tested negative for hormone epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2), estrogen receptors (ER), and progesterone receptors (PR).  Since the tumour lacked these receptors, regular treatments like hormone therapy with drugs targeting estrogen, progesterone and HER-2 would be ineffective.  Her oncologist, however, suggested chemotherapy and surgery anyway.  He also did not believe she would live more than three months.

She went ahead with his suggestions, having the chemo, surgery and radiation, but she also purchased an Ozone Hyperthermia Therapy sauna cabinet.  She ozonated her body once a day, every day, for 30 minutes.  She also changed her diet, cutting out sugars, complex carbs and diary.  She was fiesty, had energy and looked fabulous.  Six years later, Agatha passed away.  And not from the cancer.  She was killed in a car accident.

Patient B, Corrine (not her real name either), was diagnosed under mammography and sonar with a 3cm tumour in her right breast.  Again, surgery, chemotherapy and radiation were ordered by her doctor.  Corrine refused this treatment and instead started Ozone Autohemotherapy with a Practitioner near her home.  Within three months her tumour had shrunk by half and within 9 months she was completely clear.  Corrine still continues a maintenance programme to keep the cancer at bay and to date has been clear for over two years.

While these two cases are completely different, both patients benefited from Ozone Therapy during their illness.  We do not dismiss any doctor's treatment regimes for cancer, but we do urge patients to use Ozone as an adjunct or complementary treatment.

Flood Your Body With Ozone!

For more information, contact us on info@theozonepod.co.za or call (+27) 0114654514

Don't Give Up!

We met a lady the other day who boldly stated "Ozone didn't help me in fact it made me feel even sicker!"

When I questioned her on how she had been treated, it was clear that the 'Ozone Practitioner' she had been to was of the 'back-room' type and had not been trained properly (if at all) in the protocols of Ozone Hyperthermia Therapy.

Said lady's friend had purchased a small second-hand ozone pod for home use off an internet site.  She had set it up in a room in her house and turned it into a business to recoup the costs of the machine.  When the lady went in for her sessions, she came away feeling awful and did not see the value of the therapy, which had been rather expensive.  No wonder - after some investigation, we worked out that the 'practitioner' had set her machine at a one-stop-fits-all setting of 100% ozone and 100% steam at 40 degrees Celsius and was gaily making sick people feel even worse.

Warning!

Now we don't want to knock this person as we're sure she also means well, but 'playing with ozone' is like playing with fire - if you don't know what you're doing, you're sure to burn your bridges (in more ways than one).

Don't Give Up On Ozone

After taking a full medical history of this lady, we found she has a heart condition, for which she takes chronic medication, and had recently been experiencing headaches.  We found that a side-effect of the medication was headaches, however, her blood pressure was also high which too could be why she was suffering from them.  She also was extremely stressed in her job (putting that blood pressure up) and had recently suffered a loss in her family.

Our protocol therefore was adjusted specifically to her needs.

Under no circumstances would we induce high temperature steam into the pod as this would cause the heart to beat too fast and could damage the already damaged heart even further.  We would start her at a low dosage of ozone as the detoxifying effects could bring on an even bigger headache (which the poor lady didn't need) and we really wanted to heal her body and show her the benefits of using Ozone Therapy.

Five sessions later, we asked her if her initial statement still held true.

"Oh no!" she exclaimed, "I am feeling so much better and I haven't had a headache in a week now.  Also, I have more energy and I feel like I'm dealing with my loss a lot easier."

Ozone Therapy is extremely beneficial when used under the correct protocols, but, like everything else, when not used properly can cause untold problems and create disillusioned patients who give up hope.

PS: We've been in touch with the 'practitioner' and offered her proper training.  Sadly, she has refused.

October's Special

While everyone is concentrating on breast cancer (because it's October) and while we sympathize with BC sufferer's around the world, we wanted to show our appreciation to ALL with our October Special :

Bring your partner, your friend, your mother, your father, even your daughter or your son, your cousin and his cousin and his second twice removed third cousin... man, bring 'em all!

We've found the Couples Sessions to be a bit hit and so would like to offer you R150 off your portion when you book a 3-session DETOX PROGRAMME.

Many people are a bit hesitant of getting into a Pod on their own, or they might be a little claustrophobic.  Having a partner sitting in another Pod opposite is calming and helps them to enjoy the benefits of the ozone.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email us on info@theozonepod.co.za

Wishing you all a FANTASTIC month!

Ozone is not just for humans!

House Call to Rolo to clear
an abscess on her leg

One of our patients mentioned in passing that her poor furry baby had suddenly developed an unusual abscess on her leg and was in so much pain she could hardly walk.

Ozone to the rescue!

We took one of our portable ozonators and did our first house call.

Rolo's leg was bagged (thank you Checkers for your packets!) for 3 x 30 minute sessions over a two day period.  She clearly knew the ozone was going to help her as she lay very quietly, allowing the ozone to do it's miraculous work.

By the end of the first session she was already putting weight on her leg and after the third session the abscess had subsided considerably (instead of popping, which they are usually prone to do).

Apart from clearing the abscess, the oxygen which was absorbed into Rolo's bloodstream assisted her body with ridding itself of the toxins through normal channels, but also gave her an additional boost of energy.

We are so happy we were able to help get her back onto her feet again!

Welcome to a world of health!

The Ozone Pod (pO3d) opened its doors to patients on Monday 7 September 2015.

It was an exciting day with our first patient being introduced to Ozone Therapy at midday.  We were nervously professional, crossing our fingers that Murphy kept its law locked away tight and that we would have a happy patient after his first session.

We must have done something right!  He booked a further FOUR pO3d sessions and the day after he phoned in to tell us he had an amazing amount of energy and felt wonderful.  Confirmation like that is priceless for us!

So, what is a pOd?  
A pO3d is a steam sauna cabinet in which the patient is seated without clothes on. The patient's head is exposed and the neck is covered with towels to prevent the Ozone from being inhaled. Our pO3ds are made locally to the highest standards by Ozone Magic.

How does it work?
Warm purified water is introduced into the pO3d to create hydrogen peroxide on the patient's skin, allowing the pores to open.  Ozone (Oxygen with an additional molecule, ie O3) is then flushed over the skin.  The Ozone is absorbed into the bloodstream, attaching to bacteria, viruses, pathogens, and other toxins.  The oxygen molecule and the diseased cell is then passed through the body in its normal way.

So, if you are looking to rid your body of toxins, take on a slimming regime, heal a disease, book a session at The Ozone Pod. 011 4653711

Here's to healing your body with Ozone!