IS THIS A NEW FORM OF THERAPY?
Injections of Hydrogen Peroxide are not new. The intravenous use was first reported by Dr. T.H. Oliver in Laneet, the British Medical Journal, in 1920. Patients with influenza pneumonia were treated with Hydrogen Peroxide infusions with very good results. The use of Hydrogen Peroxide injections to generate OXYGEN in the body has been studied at many major medical research centers throughout the world. Research reports have come from Baylor, Yal, Harvard, UCLA, Boston, England, Japan, Germany, Sweden, Russia, Canada, Nova Scotia, and other countries. Today, between 50 and 100 scientific articles are published each month about the chemical and biological effects of Hydrogen Peroxide. More recently, the “Therapeutic Use of Intravenous Hydrogen Peroxide” was reported by Charles H. Farr, M.D, Ph.D., at an International Medical Symposium in Czechoslovakia attended by representatives from 26 different countries. Oxidative Therapy, as introduced by Dr. Farr, is the rediscovery of an old treatment first reported almost 70 years ago.
HOW DOES IT WORK IN THE BODY?
There are many theories regarding the different functions of Hydrogen Peroxide in the body. There is also a great deal of scientific material to support almost every one. Hydrogen Peroxide is produced in the body in different amounts for different purposes. It is part of a system that helps you use the OXYGEN you breathe. It is part of a system that helps your body regulate all living cell membranes. A hormonal regulator, it is necessary for your body to produce several hormonal substances, such as; estrogen, progesterone, and thyroid. It is important in the regulation of blood sugar and the production of energy in all cells. It helps regulate certain chemicals necessary to operate the brain and nervous system. It is used in the defense system of the body to kill bacteria, virus, yeast, and parasites. It is important in regulating the immune system. Scientists are discovering the function of Hydrogen Peroxide in the body is far more complex and important than previously realized.
WHAT CONDITIONS ARE BEING TREATED WITH THIS THERAPY?
Oxidative Therapy using Hydrogen Peroxide has been reported in scientific literature and by physicians in the treatment of the following conditions or diseases, with varying degrees of success:
• Heart and Blood Vessel Diseases
• Peripheral Vascular Disease (Poor circulation)
• Cerebral Vascular Disease (stroke and memory)
• Cardiovascular Disease (heart disease)
• Coronary Spasm (Angina)
• Cardio conversion (heart stopped)
• Heart Arrhythmia (irregular heart beat)
• Gangrene of Fingers and Toes
• Raynaud’s Syndrome
• Temporal Arthritis
• Vascular and Cluster Headaches
Pulmonary Diseases
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (lung)
• Emphysema (lung disease)
• Asthma (allergy, lung)
• Bronchiectasis
• PCP (Pneumonia in AIDS)
• Chronic Bronchitis
Infections Diseases
• Influenza
• Herpes Zoster (shingles)
• Herpes Simplex (fever blister)
• Systemic Chronic Candidiasis (Candida)
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Epstein Barr Virus)
• HIV (AIDS) Infections
• Acute and Chronic Vital Infections
• Chronic Unresponsive Bacterial Infections
• Parasitic Infections
Immune Disorders
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Diabetes Mellitus Type II
• Hypersensitive Persons (Environmental/Universal Reactions)
Miscellaneous
• Parkinsonism
• Alzheimer
• Migraine Headaches
• Chronic Pain Syndromes (Multiple Etiologies)
• Pain of Metastatic Carcinoma
• Blood and Lymph Node Cancers
Physicians from around the world constantly share knowledge and experience and the list of uses for Oxidative Therapy is growing every day. Since Hydrogen Peroxide is a natural substance produced and used in body chemistry, there will be discoveries about its importance in biochemistry for years to come.
WOULD I BENEFIT FROM OXIDATIVE THERAPY?
Only physicians trained in the administration of Oxidative Therapy can answer that question for you. You may or may not, depending upon your condition or illness. If treatment of your condition or illness has been unsatisfactory in the past, you may wish to learn more about Oxidative Therapy. The IBOM Foundation can supply you with the names of trained physicians in your area.
HOW IS THIS THERAPY ADMINISTERED?
Weak, very pure Hydrogen Peroxide (0.0375% or lower concentration) is added to a sugar or salt water solution the same as used for intravenous feeding in hospitals. This is injected in doses from 50 to 500 mL into a large vein usually in the arm, slowly over a period of 1 to 3 hours depending on the amount given and the condition of the patient. It is painless, excluding the very small needle stick. Treatments are usually given about once a week in chronic illness, but can be given daily in patients with acute illnesses such as pneumonia flu. Physicians may recommend 1 to 20 treatments depending on the condition of the patient and the illness being treated. The patient is rechecked usually in 1 to 3 months to evaluate the benefit and determine if additional treatments may be necessary. Some patients, especially with chronic illness, may need to take follow-up treatments in a series of 5 to 10 treatments, or may need to be maintained indefinitely on a regular monthly schedule. As many as 50 treatments have been administered to several patients without complications. An experienced physician must decide how many treatments are necessary in each individual case.
WHAT ABOUT THE SAFETY OR SIDE EFFECTS OF THIS THERAPY?
Over the past 50 years, hundreds of patient have received Hydrogen Peroxide without reported serious side effects. Early use of hydrogen peroxide without serious side effects. Early use of hydrogen peroxide was noted to occasionally cause irritation of the vein being infested. This troublesome side effect was eliminated after the concentration and rate of infusion were adjusted downward. The IBOM Foundation publishers and distributes a Protocol (Physicians Instruction Book) on the proper administration of Hydrogen Peroxide. A protocol is one way for physicians to properly learn about any new therapy. Also, regular training workshops are offered. Any interested physician can contact the IBOM foundation for information.
IS THIS THERAPY EXPENSIVE?
Expense is a relative term. Persons with chronic diseases pay thousands of dollars annually to physicians, pharmacies and hospitals for drugs and therapies that do little more than maintain them at their current level of sickness. If oxidative Therapy could save you ½ to ¼ of your current expense, would you consider it expensive? The expense of any therapy varies more with the type of illness than type of therapy. Persons with serious complicated illnesses require more costly tests to diagnose and monitor them than do patients with less complicated illnesses. Much of today's medical cost is in the testing rather than treatment. Don’t be afraid to ask your physician in advance about cost.
DOES INSURANCE PAY FOR OXIDATIVE THERAPY?
This usually depends on your insurance company and type of policy. Generally, insurance companies will not pay for medical service or care that they may classify as “not usual and customary.” “Usual and customary” simply means that most physicians provide the same service or treatment for the same disease. Since the average physician is not using Oxidative Therapy and most are not even familiar with the therapy, it is not considered “usual and customary.” A qualified physician can more easily answer this question on an individual basis.
