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OG-1000 WaterOzonator
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ForeverOzone™ 5000 mg/h OG-5g
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About Ozone and it's Many Uses
The ForeverOzone™ OG-5G is a "built to last a lifetime" industrial strength water and oil ozonator that produces up to 5 grams of ozone per hour (when fed oxygen). It has an air intake valve that can be fed (1) ambient air from the 30 litre per minute air pump, (2) Oxygen from an oxygen tank, or (3) dry air from the optional 500 ml air dryer. Because it has a fan and a 10' silicone tube, it can also perform ozone air shock treatments in rooms up to 500 sq ft or in cars and RV (place outside, feed tube inside via a slightly opened window). This unit quickly ozonates water to the maximum ozone concentration and has a number of very useful applications including:
Cleaning Fruits, Veggies, and Produce. Most people wash their food in tap water before consuming, but do you know about the danger of mixing food with chlorinated water? Not only that, if the food was previously handled by someone with poor hygiene habits (didn't wash hands well after doing #2) then tap water will do nothing to kill the bacteria and viruses that persist. Only ozone can keep these types of insidious pathogens from damaging health.
Preventing Heart Disease. I bet you didn't know that the bacteria to mouth that causes your breath to stink and gums to bleed also cause heart disease, heart attacks, and strokes? . (It's true) Solution, gargle with ozonated water after each meal, even if you can't brush. Ozonated water plus germs, pathogens, viruses, and rotting food = dead germs, pathogens, viruses, and a fresh smelling mouth! Not only will the super "oxy water" make your teeth whiter and breath fresher, it will also kill the pathogens that wreak havoc on your heart.
Cleaning your Nether Regions with Ozone. I'm not scared 'to go there" because we're all adults here, right? I doubt many kids are reading this, but if you're a kid, please skip to the next section now.
Bacteria lurks in certain cavities of our body that is detrimental to our health and maybe more importantly to our partners "sensibilities" for lack of a better word. Do you know what I'm saying? Nobody wants to go downtown if it smells like a sewer main broke and some slimy stuff is oozing down the street, do you feel me? I have a solution, it's an ozone proof hand held (pump action) bidet thing-a-ma-gig that can be used to pump ozonated water into said cavities to kill bacteria (coming from #2 and #1 in women) and other nasty dying stuff that stinks to high heaven and is detrimental for our sexual well being quite frankly. After I do #2, I simply fill my rectum with ozonated water and viola! No more fecal matter seeping back into my system and that's important to me because I take detox products to rid my body of the every day environmental toxins that I must encounter every day unless I choose to live like Michael Jackson ..oops, never mind, reminds me of the bible passage that says that that certain people will "swallow a camel but choke on a gnat". Back to my point, I don't want all that bad crap to seep back into my blood, hence my habit of cleaning myself out with ozonated water. I do have around 40 or 50 of these devices left, give then out to friends and family (and my girlfriends, lol) but I guess I could part with a few of these units for $40 a piece if you buy our OG-5g. Simply call Ozone Generator USA 866-675-4003 during business hours and order over the phone (ask for Hand Held Ozone Bidet) so that I can add that product to your order if that's something you'd like to have.
Cleaning Surfaces and Fabrics: Ozone when bubbled into water is a great natural cleaner that can be used to remove stains from clothing and make the whites whiter. (Hence the "oxy" this or that craze) You can also spray ozonated water surfaces, fruit and veggies, etc to kill bacteria, viruses, and any parasites in general. Ozone is deadly to simple celled organisms, thank you Jesus!
Air Ozone Shock Treatments: Cooking fish and worried about your home ending up smelling like a cheap hooker doing the splits in you living room? (bad joke, sorry). Solution, pump a little bit of ozone into the air when you have a malodorus episode in your home, whether it be from cooking, your pet "Mr Scruffles" having an accident on your carpet, a #2 episode in the bathroom that made you wonder if something ran up in your gut and died, you get the picture. Just a few minutes of ozone from this machine will make it "as if it never happened." Crime Scene Clean-up companies for instance use ozone generators to remove odors from residences where the body was only found after the place started to stink to high heaven. How does ozone do it? You know, permanently remove odors? Odors are caused by biological material that ozone breaks down, without getting to technical, but destroying the hydrogen bonds. Same goes for chemicals (second hand smoke or smoke damage in general) Ozone does it's thing then reverts back to oxygen. You air the place out after an air ozone shock treatment to make sure any of the "broken down stuff" is also carried away and viola! Clean, fresh, pathogen and "bad stuff" free air using nothing more than a three oxygen atom molecule known to you and I as "ozone". NOTE: Can perform shock treatments in areas up to 500 sq ft at room temperature, much larger in colder temps as ozone lingers longer in colder temps (doesn't break down at all in freezing temps).
Ozonated Olive Oil. This is my personal favorites. Why? I'm in my late 40's and everyone asks me how I've managed to make my skin so young looking and wrinkle free. Well, I guess a little has to do with my genetic and healthy lifestyle, but the truth is that ozone is my secret to younger looking skin. I've been rubbing ozonated olive oil on my skin after my late night (chlorine free) shower for a few years now, ever since I started to notice my skin changing for the worse. I also put some on in the morning to start my day. Even though I grew up in Sunny Las Vegas with a pool and year round tan my skin has been saved by ozonated olive oil! The wrinkles that started to show up a few years ago are now 100% gone. Even some scars have started to go away. I'm in compete awe of what ozonated olive oil does for the skin.
In Germany and other countries that are now whores to the drug companies that care more about "managing" than curing disease (cha ching ching) they use ozone to cure cancer and to help burn victims WITH A MUCH HIGHER SUCCESS RATE than "traditional drugs". Applying ozone to a burn will make the pain go away similar to the effect of ice. Ozone prevents bacteria from doing it's damage to the burn area as well as provide some extra oxygen (and who knows what else from the oil) to help speed up the healing process. I'm not a doctor, so let's see what a doctor has to say about ozone:
According to Frank Shallenberger, MD, author of The Principles and Applications of Ozone Therapy, bio-oxidative therapies affect the human body in the following ways:
- They stimulate the production of white blood cells, which are necessary to fight infection.
- Ozone and hydrogen peroxide are virucidal (virus-killing).
- They increase oxygen and hemoglobin disassociation, thus increasing the delivery of oxygen from the blood to the cells.
- Ozone and hydrogen peroxide are anti-neoplastic, which means that they inhibit the growth of new tissues such as tumors.
- They oxidize and degrade petrochemicals.
- They increase red blood cell membrane flexibility and effectiveness.
- Bio-oxidative therapies increase the production of interferon and Tumor Necrosis Factor, which the body uses to fight infections and cancers.
- They increase the efficiency of the anti-oxidant enzyme system, which scavenges excess free radicals in the body.
- They accelerate the citric acid cycle, which is the main cycle for the liberation of energy from sugars. This then stimulates basic metabolism.
Great, now that you're excited to use ozonated olive oil to help promote good health in your "circle", who do you make it? Many websties write about ozonating olive oil with weak 100-200 mg/h ozonators and somehow turning it into a paste after 24 hours (some claim weeks) of constant ozonation. What would happen if the oil were to begin thickening? It would quickly clog the stone and burn out the pump. Ever try to push air through a straw in a solid? Ain't happenin'! What does work? That folks is a ridiculous lie to help those vendors peddle their low quality made in China plastic devices. (Do you really think they care about our health or making "safe" products over there, lol) Those cheap plastic ozonators utilize very weak air pumps (similar to our OG-1000 which we do not claim can make ozonated olive oil) and they only produce a few hundred milligrams of ozone per hour and remember, ozone dissipates within 40 minutes at room temps, even in oil! How then does oil become thicker during 24 hr or longer ozonation? Dust. The ozonator is collecting air and dust from the air and injecting it into the oil. Over timer, even a weak ozone machine will deposit so much crap from the air into the oil that the oil will begin to thicken-up. Also, NoX builds up in the oil (unless you're feeding the device oxygen) which also causes it to become thicker. Sure, about 100-200 mg of ozone will persist in the oil over a 24 hr or hell, 1 month period. The ozone concentration will continue to remain constant at room temperatures.
How then do I ozonate the oil that has given me proven results? What's my protocol, I'll call it "Mikes Ozonated Oil Protocol" or MOOP for short, lol. Sorry, you'll have to buy the OG-5g to find out. I will say this however. How long you pump ozone into the container is determined by the temperature (the amount of time it takes for the first milligram of ozone to dissipate back into oxygen) There are also some tricks that I use to keep dust from entering the ozone oil tonic .... that's enough, I've already said too much! There are plenty of web sites that claim they know how to make ozonated olive oil and many snake oil salesmen who will even claim they can ship it to you in the mail for only $30 an ounce, oh joy!
Chlorine Free Swimming Pools. Do a little research and you'll discover that mostly all pool and spa ozonators fail to mention the ozone output. Why? They don't produce much ozone, they don't feature air dryers, and yet they command a high price. It takes a lot of ozone in order to create a Chlorine free swimming pool, thus, all of these lower output ozone generators claim that you will be able to cut back on chemicals, not eliminate them. NOT US! Our Commercial Ozonator produces enough ozone to eliminate any need for Chlorine, period! Sure, you might need more than 1 depending on the size of your pool, but with enough ozone, you can and will eliminate the need of Chlorine which you probably know is very, very toxic and detrimental to our health and immune system.
It takes on average 5-15 grams of ozone per hour to make a swimming pool 100% chlorine free. We'll provide more information on this shortly. What about a spa? One OG-5G ozone machine not only make any spa 100% chlorine free but it will also turn the spa's water into ozone rich water with what some say has healing attributes. All it takes is about 18 hours a day of ozonation. (Plug it into our $12 48 daily setting timer to shut it off 15 minutes every 4 hours) "But won't that waste a lot of electricity?". No. The OG-5G only uses 98 watts.
Ozone Therapy. Our blood can handle ozone, as a matter of fact, it LOVES oxygen! An ozone doctor in Mexico explains it well in this "MMS" video. (MMS is an internal virus killing compound that I personally use while "in the bush" camping if I come down with "something" from a mosquito bite, etc, worth researching, drop me a line if you want a copy of the MMS video or a heads up on where to buy some certified lab product vs something someone makes in their dusty kitchen).
What are some of the oxygen therapy applications you can perform with this unit? I save the good stuff for the OG-5g manual, but without getting into trouble with the Fed (I NEVER claim that ozone can cure this or that as that has never been certified by our beloved FDA who can care less the tens of thousands of foreign studies on ozone therapy. Google "ozone therapy Germany Russia" for a sampling. What is the easiest, safest way way to get ozone into our blood (without getting it into your lungs where it's bad for breathing)? Ozone baths. Our Commercial Ozone Generator create ultra high levels of ozone in bath water (even hot tubs). Simply run the bathroom air exhaust or crack the window while the water is being ozonated (takes around 15 minutes). Ozone is self regulating in the air, if it makes you cough, the ozone concentration in the air is too high, if it doesn't, then you're fine. Once you enter the bathroom to bathe in the ozonated water, as long as it doesn't make you want to cough, you're safe. Another great way of getting ozone into your system iv via ozone ear insufflations. Simply put the ozone tube close to you your ear outside on a windy day (so that you don't breath the ozone) to put the ozone right into your blood and brain. Ear insulffations are also beneficial whenever you begin to develop an ear ache (mostly bacteria caused infection that can spread) as ozone will quickly nip the situation in the bud and spare you any sick time. Lastly, drinking ozonated water and putting ozonate oil on your skin and even in your food is a good way to get more super charged oxygen into your body. What about ozone saunas? Sure, just be careful you don't buy a plastic cheaply made one, ozone will break down the plastic and you'll be getting some pretty terrible stuff in your body, not that the makers of those devices or sellers could care less or even know the first thing about ozone. If they did, they'd make their products with ozone proof materials instead of cheaper (more profitable) plastics.
SPECIFICATIONS
Casing: .3/4" Solid Oak (naturally mold and bacteria resistant) and Stainless Steel
Fan: 120mm AC Fan - 105 CFM
Electrical: 98 Watts, .9 amps. 110V, 6" UL listed 3 pronged power cord
Ozone Output: 10" glass ozone tube - 5000 mg/h. 5KV Power Transformer
Made in the USA
7 DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE
It doesn't produce as much ozone as I thought it would! I want my money back!" and you email or call us within 24 hours of receipt then we will gladly refund your money minus the shipping expense (under $10) After that, there is a $20 per day rental fee to keep it for up to 7 days. For instance, if you want to return this after say 3 days, you'll be charged a $60 restocking fee. Seven days, $140. This is equivalent to a rental fee.
SHIPPING
Product is in stock if "ADD TO CART" link is up and ships same day when ordered before 2PM PST. Product ships free via FedEX ground anywhere in the USA or for $10 more, via USPS Priority Mail. (Choose that option during checkout)
INCLUDED WITH PURCHASE
1- Foreverozone OG-5g
1- Owners Manual
1- Timer
1- Air Dryer
2- 2" Air Bubbler Stones
10" silicone tubing
Free S&H in the USA
Optional:
Wireless on-off switch (for 3 outlets-devices) $22
1000 mg Silica Beads - Refill $17 |
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Most Popular
Applications:
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Disinfect
Tooth Brush, Dentures, etc.
A
simple way to promote gum health and prevent the
spread of harmful bacteria and microorganisms is
to soak your toothbrush in ozonated water for at
least 3 minutes before or after use. That's
all it takes to get rid of the "bad guys" found on
most toothbrushes; many of which will not simply
go away with hot water. As a matter of fact,
ozonated water can be used to disinfect utensils,
contact lens cases, or anything that needs to be
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Gargle
for Gum Health & to Prevent Bad Breath.
Gargling with ozonated water
everyday is a great way of promoting good
health. "There are a lot of studies that
suggest that oral health, and gum disease in
particular, are related to serious conditions like
heart disease," says periodontist Sally
Cram, DDS, a spokeswoman for the American Dental
Association. Brushing your teeth and then
gargling with ozonated water is simple yet
powerful way of promoting good health. A
side benefit, say goodbye to bad breath and say
hello to clean fresh breath! Gargling with
ozonated water kills the microorganisms that lead
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Disinfecting meats,
fruits and vegetables.
It
only takes a few seconds for ozone to oxidize the
harmful pesticides, bacteria, and chemicals that
are found on most fruits or vegetables. (View most pesticide saturated fruits
and veggies) You don't have to soak
them for a long time, but soaking your fruits and
vegetables in ozonated water before rinsing and
consuming promotes good health and can prevent
serious illness. (Research) Ozone
also extends the shelf-life of produce
and meats, an added benefit. Ozonated
water can also be sprayed on food or food handling
surfaces to oxidize harmful substances.
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Ozone
Water
We all
know that ozone kills bacteria and harmful
substances in water but did you know that
ozonating water and then drinking it can also help
remove harmful substances in your
system? Well at least that's the consensus
among natural health practitioners. All it takes
is a few minutes to ozonate a glass of water. A
glass a day can keep the doctor away! Ozone
therapy has been used for over 100 years to treat
and cure disease (with little side effect mind
you) and is only kept from coming to market in the
U.S. because of the special interests of the large
pharmaceutical companies. (many side effects)
Read more about Ozonated
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Remove
Second Hand Smoke and Odors.
Smokers need ozone! Second
hand smoke penetrates all surfaces and ruins
them. Ozone oxidizes those harmful
substances found in second hand smoke; even
surfaces damaged by cigarette or cigar smoke. You
don't have to smoke however to reap the benefits
of this ozonator. Simply passing through a
smoky bar can saturate your clothing with second
hand smoke. Ozone will remove the second hand
smoke odors from clothing (actually oxidize them)
which in turn can save you money on dry
cleaning. Simply make an "Ozone box", place your
smoky garments inside, and saturate them with
ozone for 1 hour. Presto! Clean, fresh
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ForeverOzone OG-5g
Ozone Output: 5000
mg/hr
500 gram silica bead air dryer
Ozone Water Concentration Production- 13 (mg/L)
Air Flow - 30 (LPM)
Unit Size: 19" H x 4.5" W x 4.5 D
Shipping Weight: 18 lbs
Accessories:2" Aerator Stones, 10 foot silicone tube.
Disclaimer: Ozone in high concentrations irritates the lungs
unless it has something in the air to oxidize, for instance,
second hand smoke or VOC's. If ozone does not oxidize something
within 30-40 minutes however, it will revert back to
oxygen however. We recommend you ozonate water under the exhaust fan on your stove, in the garage, next to a HEPA-Carbon air cleaner, in an unoccupied room, or outdoors under a covered location. Use in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws. Do not use this ozonator for medical purposes as it is not registered with the FDA and is not intended to be used as a medical device.
Ozonated Water
Drinking Ozonated water is a great way to detoxify your system. Ever day we are being bombarded with chemicals and pollutants. A recent study entitled "Body Burden: The Pollution in Newborns" reveals that a mothers womb, once thought to be a safe haven, contains on average over 200 toxic chemicals, many of which can cause birth defects and disease. Cleaning your food by soaking it in ozonated water is a powerful way of reducing the amount of pesticides, bacteria, etc which enters your system. Drinking ozonated water is said to be one of best ways we can detoxify our system. To make Ozonated water using the Ionic Zone Ozonator, simply place the output tubing with the attached air stone bubbler into a large empty glass or pitcher. Fill the glass half way with ice and top off with water.
Run the Ionic Zone Ozonator for 5-10 minutes for a large glass of water and 20-25 minutes for a pitcher of water. The purpose of the ice is to make the water as cold as possible in order to absorb more ozone and hold onto it for a longer period of time. Room temperature water loses its ozone within a few minutes. Drink the Ozonated water as soon as you can after making it. The ozone is constantly coming out of solution and will completely dissipate in about 20 minutes, so the sooner you drink it, the more ozone you'll get.
Location. If you are going to ozonate water indoors, do it near a carbon based HEPA machine or on the stove while the exhaust vent is operating as to not fill the air with high levels of ozone which can irritate the lungs and eyes Otherwise, ozonate your water and musty location, closet, garage, or on a covered back porch. If your indoor air is smoky or otherwise musty, then the ozone entering the air will be beneficial at oxidizing harmful substances and creating oxygen in the process.
You can extend the 'shelf life' of Ozonated water by adding a couple of drops of ConcenTrace (available in most health food stores as a trace mineral supplement) to the water before you ozonate it. You can then bottle it and keep it in the refrigerator for a few days. Some ozone will attach itself to the minerals in ConcenTrace and prevent it from bubbling out of the water so quickly.
Ozonated Olive Oil
This stuff is great! You can ingest a teaspoon of ozonated olive oil once or twice a day and get a steady internal application of ozone into your system as well as healthy Omega 3's and other essential fatty acids which boost your immune system. Extra Virgin Olive oil is best. To Ozonate the oil, bubble ozone through the oil for 30 minutes at a time, 24 times over a several day period. (Put the lid back on the oil and refrigerate between applications) Once the oil is ozonated, it will become a thick tonic topically to lesions, cuts, abrasions, infections, scars, wounds, etc. Its therapeutic capacities can be amazing. If you have a serious external lesion or infection that is not healing, you should give ozonated olive oil a try, you'll be glad you did.
Using Ozonated Oils for Topical Skin Therapy:
When ozone is into olive oil, flaxseed oil, etc for long
periods of time, the oil will eventually thicken. This
is because the oil has retained the ozone. The process
takes around 24 hours and can be performed over a several
day period. Once the oxygenated oil is refrigerated,
the oil tonic will hold its ozone for years. This oxygenated
oil, when applied to the skin, has been shown to act
as a natural oxidant and thus is beneficial for cuts,
scrapes and burns, insect bites, rashes, eczema, herpes,
or most any skin condition.
Bacterial Disinfection and Viral Inactivation
The extent of bacteria destruction and viral inactivation
is related to the concentration of ozone in the water
and its contact time with the microorganisms. Bacteria
are the most rapidly destroyed. E-Coli bacteria are destroyed
by ozone concentrations of just over .01 mg/liter and
contact time of 15 second at temperatures of 25 degrees
C (77 degrees F) and 30 degrees C (86 degrees F).* Streptococcus
fecalis are much more easily destroyed. At ozone concentrations
of about 0.025 mg/liter, 99.99% inactivation is obtained
in 20 seconds or less at both temperatures. Viruses are
more resistant than bacteria. Polio virus types I, II
and III are inactivated by exposure to concentrations
of dissolved ozone of 0.4 mg/liter over a four minute
contact period.
Oxidation of Inorganic's
In the case of iron, manganese and the several arsenite
or arsenate compounds, oxidation takes place very rapidly,
leaving insoluble compounds which are easily removed
by an activated carbon filter. Sulfide ions are oxidized
sequentially to sulfate ions, an innocuous substance.
The first stage of this oxidation is very rapid, quickly
and efficiently removing any sulfurous odors. Nitrite
ions are oxidized to nitrate ions, which are stable and
innocuous.
Oxidation of Organics - Pesticides, etc.
Ozone if a very powerful agent in treating organic materials. Organics are either natural (humic and fulvic acids) or synthetic (detergents , pesticides) in nature. Some organics react with ozone very rapidly to destruction, within minutes or even seconds (phenol, formic acid), whereas other react more slowly with ozone (humic, fulvic acids, several pesticides, trichloroethane, etc.) In some cases, organic materials are only partially oxidized with ozone. Soaking your meats and produce in Ozone water for 10 to 15 min. can greatly reduce contamination.
Other Uses:
Ozone Box
Unlike fan forced ozone generators, the Ionic Zone Ozonator has a 3' long silicone tube feed which makes it possible to administer the ozone into containers, water, or any box or enclosure. To make your very own ozone box, simply make a 2'x2' box (natural wood is best but cardboard and even a plastic bag will also work) and feed the ozone into the enclosure for as long as it takes to remove odors, oxidize chemicals, or kill fleas, etc. The ozone levels inside the enclosure will reach ultra high levels. An ozone box can remove odors from shoes, smoky clothing, the stench of rotting meat, etc. NOTE: Super high levels of ozone can damage rubber seals and gaskets. We only recommend you use this technique on garments or solid objects.
SUMMARY
I. ACIDS, ALCOHOLS, ALDEHYDES AND KETONES.
This group breaks down into carbon dioxide, water and
oxygen This group includes: Acetic Acid, Acetone, Formaldehyde,
Isopropyl Alcohol. M.E.K [methyl ethyl keytone], Propylene
Glycol. The sources of these chemicals in our homes include:
Tobacco smoke, plywood, cabinets, furniture, particle
board, office dividers, new carpets, new drapes, wallpaper,
and paneling. Also in cosmetics, shampoo and in packaged,
bottled. and canned supermarket foods.
1. Acetic Acid, 2. Acetone, 3. n-Butyle Acetate, 4. Butoxyethanol,
5. Cetyl Alcohol, 6. Formaldehyde, 7. Isopropyl Alcohol,
8.Gylcerol, 9. Methacrylic Acid, 10. Methyl-ethyl Keytone
(MEK), 11.Propylene Gylcol,
II. AROMATIC COMPOUNDS
This group breaks down into carbon dioxide, water and
oxygen This group includes: Benzene. Camphor, and Toulene.
These chemicals are associated with paint, new carpets,
new drapes and upholstery.
12 Benzene, 13. Benzyl Alcohol, 14. n.Butyl Phthalate,
15. Camphor, 16. Para-Phenylenediamine, 17. Resorcinol,
18. Styrene, 19. Tricresyl, 20. Toulene, 21. Xylene
III. ALIPHATIC COMPOUNDS
This group breaks down into carbon dioxide, water and
oxygen This group contains Butane, L.P.G. {Liquid Propane
Gas]. Propane, Mineral Spirits. These are associated
with hydrocarbons, tobacco smoke, gas burners, and furnaces.
22 Butane, 23. Isobutane, 24. Liquefied Petroleum Gas
(LPG), 25.Mineal Spirits, 26. Propane,
IV. CHLORIDES
This group breaks down into carbon dioxide, water, CL20
and oxygen. This group includes: Methyl Chloroform,
27. Methylene Chloride, 28. Chloroform, 29. Methyl Chloroform,
30. Perchloroethylene, 31.Trichloroethylene, 39. Phenacetin,
..
V. NITROGEN CONTAINING COMPOUNDS
This group breaks down into water, nitrogen and oxygen.
Ammonia, and Hydrogen Cyanide are members of this family.
32. Hydrogen Cyanide, 33 Amino Phenol, 34 Ammonia, 35
Ammonium Hydroxide, 36. Benzopyrene, 37. EDTA (Ethylene
Diamine Tetracetic Acid), 38. Ethanolamine,
VI. SULFUR CONTAINING COMPOUNDS
This group breaks down into carbon dioxide, water, sulfuric
acid and oxygen. Members of this group include: Ammonium
Persulfate and Sodium Bisulfite
40. Ammonium Persulfate, 41. Ammonium Thioglycolate,
42. Sodium Bisulfite, 43. Thioglycolic Acid,
VII. OTHER
Of particular note: Alkylated Silicates form Carbon Dioxide,
water, Silicon Dioxide and Oxygen. Silicon Dioxide
is considered a respiratory hazard. Members of this
group include: Non-ionic Detergents
44. Alkylated Silicates, 45. Non-Ionic Detergents,
VIII. NON-REACTIVE COMPOUNDS Members of this group include:
Hydrogen Peroxide, Potassium Persulfate Sodium Bromate.
46. Calcium Oxide, 47. Hydrogen Peroxide, 48. Phosphoric
Acid, 49. Potassium Persulfate, 50. Silicas, 51. Sodium
Bromate, 52. Sodium Persulfate, 53. Strontium Peroxide,
54. Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate, 55. Titanium Dioxide,
56. Carbon Tetrachloride (low temperature)
Chlorine Water Dangers
Some of nature's most valuable and essential anti-cancer and anti-disease phytochemical nutrients, which are commonly found in food, have been discovered to form deadly cancer causing substances when consumed or combined with chlorinated tap water. This discovery includes familiar foods including soy, fruits, vegetables, tea, many health products, and some prescriptions.
Recently, a joint study was undertaken in Japan by research scientists at the National Institute of Health Sciences and Shizuoka Prefectural University. They determined that natural organic substances react when exposed to chlorinated tap water, forming dangerous cancer causing compounds named MX, which stands for "Unknown Mutagen". They are similar to the already well-known and more easily detected cancer causing THMs (trihalomethanes).
Earlier studies by scientists in Finland in 1997 determined that MX is 170 times more deadly than other known toxic by-products of chlorination, and was shown in laboratory studies to damage the thyroid gland as well as cause cancerous tumors.
There is nothing wrong with the organic substances themselves. It is chlorine that is at fault for turning them into the deadly THM and MX cancer cocktail. The reality is that the organic substances have been shown to be highly beneficial combined with pure drinking water.
It is certain that the fresh plant foods we eat similarly react with the chlorinated tap water we drink with our meals, creating toxins. This means that fresh fruits and vegetables, green salads, green tea, black tea, herb teas, soy products, vitamins and various health supplements, and even some pharmaceutical drugs all can be implicated in combination with chlorinated water.
The dangerous cancer causing agents which are produced are extremely toxic in infinitesimal amounts so small and obscure that they are very difficult to detect. Very little chlorine is required.
Many years ago laws were passed making chlorination of water mandatory. Now, the chlorine industry and government agencies must continue their existing policies, because if sudden or drastic changes are made the legal liabilities would be staggering. This predicament could make the tobacco industry scandal seem insignificant in comparison. Educating people to the dangers of chlorine would be admitting to knowledge of the problem, which could invalidate past studies and certainly raise serious legal problems.
Although Chlorine has essentially eliminated the risks of waterborne diseases such as typhoid fever, cholera and dysentery, there are many pathogens that are not controlled by chlorine. Better methods of water treatment exist, such as ozonation, and many alternatives are already used throughout the world.
This message is of utmost importance to the general public, because chlorine will one day, in the near future, be exposed as a major cause and contributor to cancer and degenerative disease. Chlorine will also be found to be responsible for damaging the body's immune and hormonal systems by mutating the food-based plant estrogens and phytochemicals that support those systems. A healthy immune system should be your first and best line of defense against disease.
Chemical Background
Highly reactive chlorine is one of the industrial waste products profitably disposed of using people as garbage cans,8 then on into the environment. Chlorine oxidizes lipid contaminants in the water. It thus creates free radicals,2 (highly reactive atomic or sub-atomic particles lacking an electron) and oxysterols (formed when lipid and oxygen molecules combine).9,10
To function we require moderate numbers of both free radicals and oxysterols. The immune system employs free radicals to kill cells that its cellular immune mechanism can't handle. A second mechanism using free radicals initiates programmed cell suicide known as apoptosis.11 And moderate quantities of oxysterols, like cholesterol itself, serve a protective function.12 But excess free radicals and excess oxysterols damage arteries and initiate cancer, among many other kinds of harm.
Chlorine in water destroys protective acidophilus, which nourishes and coöperates with the 3 to 3.5 pounds13 of immunity-strengthening "friendly" organisms lining the colon, where about 60 percent of our immune cells operate.14 And chlorine combines with organic impurities in the water to make trihalomethanes (THMs), or chloramines.
Among the THMs that result from chlorine combining with organic compounds in water are carcinogenic chloroform and carbon tetrachloride. It is the combination of chlorine and organic materials already in the water that produces cancer-causing byproducts. The more organic matter in the water, the greater is the accumulation of THMs.20
In a study of more than 5,000 pregnant women in the Fontana, Walnut Creek and Santa Clara areas of California, researchers from the state health department found that women who drank more than five glasses a day of tap water containing over 75 parts per billion (ppb) of THMs had a 9.5 percent risk of spontaneous abortion, i.e. miscarriage. Women less exposed to the contaminants showed 5.7 percent risk; no comparison was given for women who in-gested no THMs.21
Industrial chemist J.P. Bercz, showed in 1992 that chlorinated water alters and destroys unsaturated essential fatty acids (EFAs),15 the building blocks of human brains and central nervous systems.16 The compound hypochlorite, created when chlorine mixes with water, generates excess free radicals; these oxidize EFAs, turning them rancid.
Most Western diets already contain very little of critically needed omega-3 EFAs. These are found in fish oil, flaxseed oil and also in moderate quantity in extra-virgin olive oil. These EFAs, except in olive oil, go rancid quickly. And so, to extend their products' shelf life food processors remove all health-promoting EFAs, as well as destroying or discarding most needed micronutrients.
Processors substitute either saturated fats or partially hydrogenated trans fats. Found in all packaged foods that have long lists of hard-to-pronounce chemical names on the side, trans fatty acids consumed in large quantity can cause heart attacks and many other degenerative diseases.17-19
Possible Artery Damage
When chlorinated water is run through a hose or carried in a pail followed by milk as in a dairy, very tenacious, yellowish deposits chemically similar to arterial plaque form; with unchlorinated water this doesn't happen.2
CBS: Sixty Minutes show July 11, 1992, displayed two laboratory rats, both of them eating standard rat chow and drinking chlorinated water. One rat was also on pasteurized, homogenized milk. When the animals were sacrificed, the arteries of the milk-drinking rats were found to be clogged.
Dairy buckets, hoses and rats' arteries resist the arterial-wall damage known as atherosclerosis. But what can chlorinated water and cow milk, particularly homogenized milk, do to the far more susceptible arteries of humans? Those of young chickens are about as susceptible to such damage as human arteries. As a first approximation, J.M. Price, MD, gave cockerels (roosters less than a year old) only chlorinated water (without milk). They developed arterial plaques; and the stronger the concentration of chlorine, the faster and worse the damage. Cockerels on unchlorinated water developed no such damage.2
The residents of the small town of Roseto, Pennsylvania, had no heart attacks despite a diet rich in saturated animal fats and milk–until they moved away from Roseto's mountain spring water and drank chlorinated water. After that, consuming the same diet, they had heart attacks.2 The Roseto example is dramatic enough but the needed detailed comparisons and follow-up have never been done.
How closely does the incidence of heart attacks match the areas where, and times when water is chlorinated? Chlorination spread throughout America in the second and third decades of this century, about 20 years before the increase of heart attacks. Light chlorination yielded slow growth of plaques in Price's cockerels, therefore, chlorination of people's drinking water at the usual low concentration might have been expected to take at least 10-20 years to produce clinical manifestations of atherosclerosis.
A physician team led by William F. Enos autopsied 300 GIs who had died in battle in the Korean War. These men, who had passed induction examination as healthy, averaged 22.1 years of age. To their shock and amazement, in 77percent of the 300 the pathologists found "gross evidence of arteriosclerosis in the coronary arteries." In several, one or more heart arteries were partly or completely occluded.3 Although Enos didn"t try to explain his grisly discovery, he assumed arterial clogging had developed gradually. Seeming to support that assumption, almost 20 years later pathologists discovered early arterial damage in 96 percent of nearly 200 consecutive babies who had died from various causes in their first month outside the womb. Two of those babies' coronary arteries were blocked, causing infantile heart attacks.4 Identified as crib deaths, these were related to functionally deficient vitamin B6.5
But did arterial damage in fact develop slowly? The water that the American soldiers had to drink in Korea was so heavily chlorinated that many could hardly tolerate it. In Vietnam, too, autopsies of American solders found heart artery damage.6 Again, water supplied to them had been heavily chlorinated.2 Did much of the soldiers' arterial damage develop not gradually but quickly as in Dr. Price's cockerels? The truth "slow or rapid development of clogging" may never be known. Interestingly, from 1950 to 1965 while heart attacks increased, on a population level arterial lesions did not increase;7 the major growth was in clotting.
Relation to Melanoma and Cancers
Studies in Belgium have related devel-opment of deadly malignant melanoma to consumption of chlorinated water.28 Drinking and swimming in chlorinated water can cause melanoma.29,30,31 Sodium hypochlorite, used in chlorination of water for swimming pools, is mutagenic in the Ames test and other mutagenicity tests.32,33 Redheads and blonds are disproportionately melanoma-prone; their skin contains a relative excess of pheomelanins34 compared to darker people.35 Franz Rampen of the Netherlands reports worldwide pollution of rivers and oceans and chlorination of swimming pool water have led to an increase in melanoma.36,37
Long-term risks of consuming chlorinated water include excessive free radical formation, which accelerates aging, increases vulnerability to genetic mutation and cancer development, hinders cholesterol metabolism, and promotes hardening of arteries.
Excess free radicals created by chlorinated water also generate dangerous toxins in the body. These have been directly linked to liver malfunction, weakening of the immune system and pre-arteriosclerotic changes in arteries. Excessive free radicals have been linked also to alterations of cellular DNA.42 Chlorine also destroys antioxidant vitamin E,2 which is needed to counteract excess oxysterols/free radicals for cardiac and anti-cancer protection.
A study in the late 1970s found that chlorinated water appears to increase the risk of gastrointestinal cancer over a person's lifetime by 50 to 100 percent. This study analyzed thousands of cancer deaths in North Carolina, Illinois, Wisconsin and Louisiana. Risk of such cancers results from use of water containing chlorine at or below the Environmental Protection Agency standard and "is going to make the E.P.A. standard look ridiculous," stated Robert Harris, lead scientist in the study.43
A later meta-analysis44 found chlorinated water is associated each year in America with about 4,200 cases of bladder cancer and 6,500 cases of rectal cancer. Chlorine is estimated to account for nine percent of bladder cancer cases and 18 percent of rectal cancers.45 Those cancers develop because the bladder and rectum store waste products for periods of time. (Keeping the bowels moving regularly lowers such risk.) Chlorinated water is associated, too, with higher total risk of combined cancers.46
Further Risks of Chlorinated Water
Chlorine in swimming pools reacts with organic matter such as sweat, urine, blood, feces, and mucus and skin cells to form more chloramines. Chloroform risk can be 70 to 240 times higher in the air over indoor pools than over outdoor pools.22 Canadian researchers found that after an hour of swimming in a chlorinated pool, chloroform concentrations in the swimers' blood ranged from 100 to 1,093 ppb.23 If the pool smells very much of chlorine, don't go near it.
Taking a warm shower or lounging in a tub filled with hot chlorinated water, one inhales chloroform. Researchers recorded increases in chloroform concentration in bathers' lungs of about 2.7 ppb after a 10-minute shower. Worse, warm water causes the skin to act like a sponge; and so one will absorb and inhale more chlorine in a ten-minute shower than by drinking eight glasses of the same water. This irritates the eyes, the sinuses, throat, skin and lungs, dries the hair and scalp, worsening dandruff. It can also weaken immunity.
A window from the shower room open to the outdoors would release chloroform from the shower room air, but to prevent its absorption through the skin requires a shower head that removes chlorine.
Dishwashers pollute indoor air with chlorinated organics created from dishwasher detergents and volatilized in the air for us to breathe. They vent five to seven liters of air into the house air every minute of operation. The chlorine reacts with food scraps.24 Ceramic disks, used instead of detergents, totally avoid the problem and are said to be about 75% less costly than detergent.25,26,27
Chlorine in treated water can also cause allergic symptoms ranging from skin rash to intestinal symptoms to arthritis, and headaches.47
Recent research has found a new hazard in chlorinated water: a byproduct called MX. A research team from the National Public Health Institute in Finland discov-ered that, by causing genetic mutations, MX initiates cancer in laboratory ani-mals.48,49 Also, DCA (dichloroacedic acid) in chlorinated water alters cholesterol me-tabolism, changing HDL to LDL choles-terol50–and causes liver cancer in labora-tory animals.51
Plants do not thrive as well on chlo-rinated as on unchlorinated water; wild animals do not develop atherosclerosis until they drink chlorinated water in American zoos. Although their food, se-lected by people, isn't the same as what they caught, plucked or dug up in the wilds, evidence indicates chlorinated water, with its thousands of other chemicals, is the worst culprit in zoo animals' arterial clog-ging.
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