Ozone Research: Conflicts

Upon returning home I did some casual google searches for ozone therapy on the internet. I found all sorts of information, but nothing consistent. The discussions were always different, the information, very rarely the same, and some people were clearly stating that ozone was harmful.

The two most troubling reports I discovered were: EPA Report on the Health Consequences of Ozone and a Quackwatch Article on Ozone Therapy. The EPA report had a strong impact considering it was straight from the government.

I also found a few articles in support of ozone as well: article by Majid Ali, MD, Ozone Stimulation, Basil Wainwright Interview, and a Gary Null article "Ozone: A Wide-Spectrum Healer".

All of these discussions were in the context of the use of ozone for the treatment of major diseases: AIDS, Cancer, Sickle Cell Anemia, etc. I didn't have any of those problems. I wasn't finding much information about regular healthy people proactively using ozone to prevent illness. I also didn't see any plain speak on how ozone interacts with the body. Many of the ways that Randy (see previous post) was using ozone weren't mentioned anywhere.

I asked, Randy, for advice after explaining my findings. He said the American government didn't want people to know about ozone therapies, because widespread usage would hurt pharmaceutical companies. I answered, "but if it works why wouldn't they try and sell it?" Randy said "Ozone must be created on site, because it is unstable and doesn't last very long. Also, you can't patent oxygen. It would be diffucult for them to make money off of it."

I was unconvinced that these theories could be completely true. It seemed too anti-government and it didn't make any sense in terms of helping the greater good. If ozone was so great surely people would use it and tell others. Randy, suggested that if I wanted to find out more to read "Flood Your Body with Oxygen" by Ed Mccabe, an apparent long-time ozone researcher/evangelist.

So I ordered a copy on Amazon and waited for it to arrive in the mail.