\t\t\t\tThe benefits of oxygen can be felt by anyone, not just those suffering from a medical condition and requiring supplemental oxygen. We can all find easy ways to increase our oxygen levels naturally through breathing exercises, general exercise, getting more fresh air and eating a balanced diet of foods that help increase oxygenation in our blood.
\nThe general benefits that oxygen brings to our body includes:
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Create energy
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Digest food
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Eliminate toxins from the body
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Fuel the body muscles
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Metabolize fat and carbohydrates
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Increased clarity
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Transport gases across cell membranes
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Strengthen our immune system
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Manufacture hormones and proteins
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Remove viruses, parasites and harmful bacteria
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Keeps the heart pumping and healthy
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Incites the lungs to breathe
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Allow the nerve system, and all other body tissues to function normally
\nIncreasing your oxygenation levels and being fit and healthy has shown to be important for your health as optimum oxygen levels can improve wound healing, vision, mental clarity and intelligence, boost your immune system, help fight cancer cells, reduce stress levels, improve your heart and respiration and help you to lose weight.
\nFor those people who use supplemental oxygen at home there are also long-term benefits:
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Prolongs life by reducing heart strain
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Decreases shortness of breath
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Makes exercise more tolerable
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Results in fewer days of hospitalization
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Improves sleeping
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Improves quality of life
\nAdditional Benefits of Oxygen:
\nWith increased oxygen levels the red blood cells can become fully saturated to provide their maximum potential of oxygen to our cells. Waste gases and toxins are removed more efficiently and cells can perform optimally. Many viruses and bacteria are anaerobic and cannot survive in oxygenated conditions. Oxygen can help build persistence to infections as it not only boosts the immune system but prevents anaerobic organisms from thriving. Oxygen also helps to neutralise acids such as lactate acid which builds up from high-working muscles. It improves wound healing by generating capillaries to grow into the wound to provide blood flow and oxygen to the injured cells to boost regeneration. It generally boosts all chemical pathways in our body and we can burn more fat. We feel better, our body is healthier and we think more clearly because of increased oxygenation.
\nRecent research has also discovered other benefits:
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Removes free radicals
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Reduces tissue swelling
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Increases energy metabolism in the brain
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Can create sustained cognitive improvement
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Wakes up idling brain cells that are metabolising enough to stay alive but are not actively \u2018firing\u2019
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Deactivates toxins and poisons (e.g. side effects from some chemotherapy, spider bites, air pollution, etc.)
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Enhances wound healing (stimulates new capillaries into wounds)
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Acts as an anti-inflammatory
\nOxygen is required for nearly every mechanism within our body and by ensuring your body has the optimal levels of oxygen will improve your general medical health and well-being.
\nToo much oxygen however has a negative impact on our health which is why supplemental oxygen needs to be prescribed and regulated by a doctor to ensure that no oxidative stress occurs on the body which could lead to heart and respiration problems and necrosis.
\nReferences: http:\/\/www.bodydesigncenter.com\t\t<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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