O3 - Oxygen Medicine:

The Ozone Paradox

The Ozone Paradox - By Dr F. Braich

Life on our planet, in its known form, cannot be imagined without the presence of oxygen enabling the basic functions of all uni- and pluri- cellular beings. 

For the life however to develop and to preserve its genetic integrity, oxygen and all other chemical elements and their combinations, like water, carbon, carbon dioxide, etc., are not sufficient, when one takes into consideration the continuous bombardment of solar radiation, our atmosphere is exposed permanently to. 

Particularly solar UV radiations like for example, the UVB and UVC, deliver such a high energy impact to our planet, that the cellular DNA integrity could not be preserved to deliver the necessary genetic information, intact, to the next cellular generation without permanent and uncontrollable mutations. 

The atmosphere alone, with the main components such as O2, N2 and CO2 could not absorb and sufficiently shield life from the UV solar impact. 

The interesting fact is that under the influence of otherwise deadly UV radiations, the oxygen molecules in the upper layer of the atmosphere will absorb the delivered energy and will disassociate in atomic oxygen with immediate re-association in larger conglomerates such as O3 - ozone. 

The ozone molecules are higher in their molecular weight than the oxygen in the atmosphere and theoretically the newly formed ozone should descend to the lower part of the atmosphere without any protective effect making the breathing of the organisms on earth impossible.

To the contrary, the reality of ozone formation in the upper atmosphere is such, that the ozone continues to develop and forms a layer of gas over the entire earthly atmosphere.  This layer can be, in certain areas, extremely thin and astronomically speaking insignificant. 

For the life on earth, however, the existence of the oxygen layer is more important than any other atmospheric phenomenon. 

In conclusion, deadly UV radiations actually create a unique ozone shield against the biological devastation they otherwise would eradicate the life on our world with.  Consequently, without the ozone layer on top of our atmosphere, the life on earth would not be possible. 

To quantify the ozone process it is to be observed that 68.4 kcal of energy will be absorbed by O2 to enter the O3 stage.  Production however limits itself to only 5% ozone while the rest of 95%of total oxygen will remain in the most stable form such as molecular O2. 

Now, the other part of the ozone paradox:

Since the 1960's the media continues to educate and indoctrinate the general public about ozone toxicity.  The general confusion in which the public at large looks upon ozone extends to the uninformed or partially informed scientific and medical profession as well.

The ozone has been named a polluter without any further explanations of the scientific facts.

Recently the FDA, and other such suppressive organizations have been trying to destroy the beneficial and life sustaining qualities of ozone by telling the public that ozone is toxic and harms the body.

For example, ozone has been blamed for smog:

1. Carbon monoxide, a deadly poison, is present in smog at about 3000 parts per hundred million.
   
   
   
2. Toxic hydrocarbons are present in smog at about 100 parts per hundred million.
   
   
   
3. Ozone (O3) is present in smog only briefly at around 25 parts per hundred million. Ozone has a half life of about 20 minutes.
   
   
   
4. Ozone is Mother Nature’s way of cleaning up the Earth … Mother Nature's ozone is present at ground level in order to clean up all the man-made toxic chemical pollutants that man spews into the air. 
   
   
   
5. The higher the concentration of man-made toxic chemical pollutants in the air … the higher the concentration of ozone that Mother Nature needs to clean it up … so we can breath safely again!
   

Ozone in smog is produced by the effect of the sun's energetic photons acting on polluting gases. Single molecules of oxygen are broken off these gases momentarily, but in seconds it reattaches itself to the other gases, which is part of nature's system for cleaning the atmosphere.

The problem is not one of too much ozone in smog, but not enough ozone in the smog. If sufficient amounts existed, the pollutants would all be oxidized and rendered harmless.

Ozone is easy to measure, so they use this deceitful tactic to smear the name of ozone. Carbon monoxide is a proven killer. Ozone is a proven health enhancer.

The ozone tropospheric (lower part of the atmosphere) effect is that in the presence of pollution components such as CO, N2O2 and acids, the ozone will increase the polluting effects of the named polluters.  Such polluters may be present in certain sub-ventilated, urban areas, industrial environments and high traffic regions of lower topography with remarkable harmful potentials.  But in addition to these, if ozone presence will be established, it is safe to deduct that the polluters’ effects will be substantially increased.

It is realistic to say, that even though the ozone may not be a polluter itself, in the presence of industrial polluters, the ozone will enhance substantially their respiratory and harmful load. 

The ozone paradox in short:

On one hand, life without ozone on our planet is not possible due to solar harsh radiations; on the other hand however under the pseudo-scientific media propaganda, the general public regards ozone as a life threatening “bad” chemical, totally undesirable and similar to manmade poisonous gases.

The most damaging result of the media created paradox represents the effect of the anti-ozone campaign in regards to the utilization of ozone in medicine.

Considering that ozone has been known to medicine for over a century and its beneficial potentials have been proven internationally by endless studies and supported by celebrated scientific personalities, the ozone utilization in medicine has been considerably handicapped by the negative light superimposed on ozone due to its pollution enhancement. 

It must be mentioned, by the way, that the therapeutic concentration of ozone necessary in medicine to produce the desired effects is in no relation to the pollution concentrations, nor would ozone be utilized in medicine combined with or in presence of the industrial polluters of the modern society.

No medicine ever produced by the pharmaceutical industry can be called safe or harmless if utilized outside the proposed spectrum or over the indicated dosage.  The ancient norm that the difference between medicine and poison lies in the quantity used alone, certainly applies to any natural or manmade substance and therefore to ozone as well. 

The ozone concentration when acting as a polluter enhancer is incomparably higher than the minute concentrations utilized for therapeutic purpose.  Renowned researchers in ozone medicine, such as Dr Bocci and others, emphasize that if ozone would reach the toxicity level, a person would have left the area long before due to eye and respiratory irritation. 

Conclusion:

Knowing the scientific facts and considering the medical therapeutic value, as well as operating within the medical parameters could solve the ozone controversy today and enlarge the potential of the modern medicine with this natural drug.

Dr. F. Braich
© Copyright 2012

Email: fbraich@mosao2.org