We can live a few days without water and a few weeks without food, but only a few minutes without oxygen. All functions of our body are regulated by oxygen. It must be replaced on a moment-to-moment basis because 90% of our life energy depends on it. Oxygen energizes cells so they can regenerate.
Our body uses oxygen to metabolize food and to eliminate toxins and waste through oxidation.
Our brain needs oxygen each second to process information. In fact, all of our organs need a great deal of oxygen to function efficiently.
The ability to think, feel, move, eat, sleep and even talk all depends on energy generated from oxygen. The combination of oxygen in the air, water, proteins and carbohydrates creates life energy. Without oxygen there would be no life.
An Oxygen-Deficient Environment
Research has shown that in most parts of the world the natural concentration levels of vital oxygen in our atmosphere are steadily decreasing due to climatic and industrial changes that have taken place over the years. When scientists analyzed the oxygen content of air bubbles trapped in ice-core drillings in Antarctica, they found that the earth’s atmosphere at one time contained between 38% and 50% oxygen, well above the current 20%. What happened?
The industrial revolution, technological advancement and modern transportation are what happened. At the present time, research scientists have determined that our atmospheric oxygen concentration levels are being reduced by about 0.8% every 15 years or so. Since our bodies are not designed for low-level oxygen consumption, harmful toxins accumulate in our cells, tissues, organs, and bloodstreams.
Oxygen and Health Beauty
Oxygen, which is absorbed by hemoglobin in the blood provides life and energy to every living cell. If poor eating habits, drinking, pollution, toxins, drugs or lack of exercise abuse the body, the cells are deprived of vital oxygen and the immune system may be weakened.
Low oxygen levels are undesirable because they affect the body’s cell metabolism and may even cause it to manufacture improper chemicals and/or give rise to various health problems. A lack of oxygen results in sickness, poor vitality, poor stamina, fatigue, aging sign, poor skin regeneration and a general weak disposition. Our normal level of oxygen reserves can be depleted over time by a number of factors including:
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Toxic Stress, toxic chemicals and air pollution, both becoming more prevalent in our cities; increased use of antibiotics.
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Emotional Stress, produces adrenaline and adrenal related hormones, which utilize more oxygen.
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Physical Trauma, reduces circulation and oxygen supply to many cells and tissues throughout the body.
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Infections, depletes our store of oxygen to fight bacteria, fungi and viruses; frequent use of drugs also uses up our oxygen supplies at the cellular level.
Today, noted authorities stress that most diseases, especially yeast or fungal infections like Candida albicans, occur more frequently in any oxygen-poor environment in the body. Dr. Stephen Levine, a molecular biologist and respected nutrition researcher, has also stated, “We can look at oxygen deficiency as the single greatest cause of all disease.” Oxygen deficiency is also contributing to fast aging process.