Ozone (O3) gas discovered in the mid-nineteenth century is a molecule consisting of three atoms of oxygen. Although O3 has some dangerous effects, yet researchers believe it has many therapeutic effects. Ozone therapy has been utilized and heavily studied for more than a 150 years. Researchers believe that ozone has therapeutic effects and the therapy has been studied and used for over 150 years. Its effects are proven, consistent, safe and with minimal and preventable side effects. Medical O3 can be used to disinfect and treat disease.

Ozone is produced when O2 is energized and split into two (O1) molecules, as explained by the Centers for Disease Control. The monatomic (consisting of one atom) oxygen molecules then collide with O2 molecules to form ozone, which is O3. Thus, ozone consists of O2 with a loosely bonded third oxygen atom that is readily available to attach to, and oxidize, other molecules. This additional oxygen atom makes ozone a powerful oxidant that destroys microorganisms. Ozone is sometimes called “activated oxygen.”

Ozone is the second most powerful sterilant in the world and can be used to destroy bacteria, viruses, odors and etc.. Interestingly ozone occurs quite readily in nature, most often as a result of lightning strikes that occur during thunderstorms. In fact the “fresh, clean, spring rain” smell that we notice after a storm most often results from nature’s creation of ozone.