What is Oxidative Therapy?
Many biochemical reactions in the body are balanced through redox mechanisms. Redox means (red)uction (ox)idation. Anytime a substance is reduced (which means chemically changed) something else must be oxidized (chemically changed the other way) for the reactions to stay in balance. As an example, oxidation is the process that causes rust (slow oxidation) or fire (rapid oxidation). In the body some types of oxidation are thought to be harmful by producing Free Radicals. We know there can be no life if oxidation does not occur. Oxidation is the process through which the body converts sugar into energy. The body also uses oxidation as the first line of defense against bacteria, virus, yeast and parasites. Even breathing OXYGEN is an oxidative process. Without OXYGEN for more than a few seconds serious consequences follow. Without oxidation we die very quickly. When we use the principals of oxidation to bring about improvements in the body, it is called a therapy, herein referred to Oxidative Therapy.
What Types of Oxidative Therapies are Offered at The Center for Natural & Integrative Medicine?
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
UltraViolet Blood Irradiation Therapy