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Posted 7/12/2011 1:36 AM (GMT 0)
When I was at the health food store yesterday I was in the "Energy" section looking to pick up some Ginseng, I came across something called Aerobic Oxygen. It's is apparently very good for energy and also has anti-bacterial benefits as well. This is a Canadian made product. I was just wondering if anyone else has heard of this or is there anything similar? You can check it out on this link:

www.oxygenforlife.net/

I am in no way promoting this product... just curious what others think about it.

I used it today and noticed that I didn't yawn near as much as I usually do nor did feel as lethargic. Hard to say whether it was because of this, the ginseng or a combination of the both.
Posted 7/12/2011 7:26 AM (GMT 0)
 

Taking oxygen can be helpful for erradicating Lyme and oxigenating the blood, but it also creates free radicals in the body.  To address the free radicals, you need to increase your antioxidant consumption.  The fastest way to do that is by juicing raw vegetables.

 

Posted 7/12/2011 12:00 PM (GMT 0)
Yeah, add to what Lyme14 says, I am not sure there is a pill way or drink way to better oxygenate the blood (remember oygen water a few years ago - dubious at best!). I am not a nutritionist nor a doctor but very skeptical on that. Supposedly the detox baths with epsom salts and hydrogen peroxide help with oxygenation (the latter being H2O2) and I can see that working as your skin can absorb directly into the capillaries throughout the body. IMO, though, there is nothing better than good old exercise - for those that cannot aerobically exercise, even gentle exercise like strecthing/yoga get more O2 into the bloodstream. Then work up to being able to add aerobic exericise slowly if need be. Without a doubt, aerobic exercise is a cornerstone of Lyme treatment and management no matter what autorities you might listen to!
Posted 7/12/2011 12:01 PM (GMT 0)
Lyme14 - you are right too, plenty of anti-oxes are required to detox however method you get more oxygen!
Posted 7/12/2011 12:44 PM (GMT 0)
All I know, is when I play tennis-- hard-- for at least an hour, it's the only time I feel no Lyme symptoms whatsoever. It's like I do no have Lyme at all.

Maybe it's the adrenaline, maybe it's the oxygen, the sweating....not sure what accounts for this.

In fact, any kind of 'movement' that is more accelerated than just 'walking around' greatly helps me.

Even when I was quite sick-- except for when I had the vertigo/brain fog/hungover feeling -- I would still try and do exercise. Once it even cleared up a headache a had.

But that's just me. I know that others do not have this same tolerance and that exercise can actually make a Lyme infection feel worse.

At times, after playing tennis, I HAVE felt worse---toxins raging around or whatever. But is was usually a brief experience.

Don't know if I'd have faith in an oxygen product. Rather reminds me of the blood doping that Lance Armstrong and his other teammates were allegedly doing during their races.

It really did work to improve stamina, etc. Illegal though!! -- but maybe some super duper wealthy lymies are trying this on in the QT: Infusing their own feshly oxygenated blood back into their blood stream.
Posted 7/12/2011 1:03 PM (GMT 0)
Cat111 - agree with you 100% on the exercise - it usually makes me feel better. Endorphins engaged in the brain. Plus, with the increased oxygen levels and body temp, the organisms die-off. As with you, sometimes after a big work-out, a few hours later I'll feel worse for a bit. In my experience this is not a negative form of the exercise but a herx reaction from the die-off and circulation of the resulting toxins. Balance is key to best "titrate" the reactions.

As far as the oxygen is concerned, and your mentioning of Lance, you might know that an athlete's ability to oxygenate the blood is measured as "VO2 max". This value is measured in ml/kg/min and is 45 for a young untrained male and 38 for the same type of female. As you get older, this can drop. At age 51, the average untrained male is somewhere in the mid 30 range. I have had mine checked and I am in the 50s to near 60 for VO2 max so that shows I can get 80% more oxygen into my blood than an average person my age. But, this is nowhere NEAR what the elite athletes get - Tour de France bikers regularly get into the 80s for VO2 max (Lance has one of the highest scores ever recorded for a human). Blood doping is an attempt to increase this important stamina indicator. Oddly enough, I would bet blood doping MIGHT help with Lyme as it truly does increase blood-O2 levels. It is illegal for athletes because it gives them an unfair advantage. Neat stuff.
Posted 7/12/2011 6:43 PM (GMT 0)
My husband the bio-chemist (PhD) saw this post and got all sorts of worked up about people being sold products that are completely bogus. I had to tell him to step away from the keyboard!

He says that no way can 5 drops of anything in water increase the oxygen levels of your blood -- it's just impossible.

So now you know!
Posted 7/12/2011 7:14 PM (GMT 0)
Agreed 1000% A/G - it is not possible. Maybe some thermogenic capsules used for weight loss MIGHT elevate oxygen somewhat as they increase bofy metabolism. But, that is even dubious - "Aerobic Oxygen" capsules sound bogus at best and misleading at worst.
Posted 7/12/2011 8:15 PM (GMT 0)
The main problem is that we can be so desperate for help from time to time!! We all need to be very careful to not get pulled in by someone who has no concerns for our health, but only for the $$$ they see if we buy a product. That can be hard, when you feel like you have to do more.
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