UV light therapy

[red hill dancer]

    I apologize for adding any confusion to this hot topic. Willy, thanks for being the concerned person that you are. I don't have access to anything like EBOO where I'm at but I did read an article last year in regards to it on the american liver foundations web site and found it very interesting. According to the article, there were hopes of it being available in the U.S. this year sometime. My understanding is that H202, ozone and EBOO have similarities. What I'm talking about is simply adding H202 to distilled water at a very diluted ratio of 1 drop H202 per 2 oz. water. As for the ozone, the machine uses UV light to create the ozone. With the machine I will be able to ozonate water, wich I intend to do at a low rate as well. The posts on this forum are not the reason for my interest in this, this is a personal decision that I have been exploring for a while. I will be following the directions on all products and devices!! I have no intentions of hooking up an IV, or anything that radical.     Lynne, would you mind sharing with me your thoughts on alternating between H202, ozone and sodium bicarbonate? Thank you for sharing your experience. How's your energy levels? How long have you been doing this? Have you had your vl's checked lately? I would love to hear more.                                                                           Willy, I'm sorry I wasn't more clear in my last post. I truly am not jumping into anything that I haven't been researching thoroughly and my intentions are to start at very low levels and just see how it goes. I'm not some desperate mad scientist at home in my kitchen!! I'm merely open to trying something new.     Love and Light, Terry

[willy]

Doug and all.....I think I can split this thread into a new thread, and merge part of it back here.  I'm going to scratch my head for a few minutes and take a swing at that after I figure out where to cut and merge.

For the sake of the continuity of this thread I don't think I will disturb it.  Why don't we just start a new EBOO (only) thread.  It might be very useful to keep Oral versus Intravenous seperate in threads just as they are equally very distinct in the field.

Terry, thank you for your gracious reply.  I think I was just erring on the safe side just in (however unlikely) case your reference was to IV.  We have a number of "do it yourselfers" in the alternative forum and so one never really knows.  I also hope that you understand I am also open to new ideas and want such things posted on our alternatives forum.  In addition to people on Alternatives they may also have direct application to our HCV in preparing one for treating (TX)  In theory if one could reduce viral load especially prior to treatment or create conditions in which the virus did not replicate as easily it could also impact on ones chance of clearing if one treated with SOC.  In effect there could be a number of ways that this could be acheived.  I think that is also where we got a variety of treatment "solutions" posted here. 

I started that to some extent.  No blame and no worries I hope.  Anyone can probably continue on with this thread or start a new one lets say either with a topic titles like "ORAL Ozone Treatment" , "Oral Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2)", "Body PH Adjustments", etc.  Just as you may have "googled" the topic you want to make it easy for others to find your information, data, opinion, experiences.  DougV is right that someone looking for info on EBOO might not find it on this thread thru google thru thread title.  When titling threads consider search KEYWORDS. 

best,
willy

[red hill dancer]

   Willy, No blame, no worries! !Just wish I'd have been clearer to begin with! You're concerns are duly noted and definately respected. Love and Light,      Terry

[EBOO]

Yes Willy if you open a new EBOO tread i will re post what we have disgust, the original EBOO post was made by felyne, all very correct, I am aware a number of American doctor's have visited to the clinic in South East Asia and familiarised themselves with the proceedure and bought the equipment. ( and one had his wife have the treatment). But i think US doctor's prescribing ozone are still keeping a very low profile, because the FDA has a long history of procecuting and persecuting doctor's that administer ozone to patients. I believe a big time heart surgeon is charging $US10,000 an hour.

[Lynne]

Doug,
I am going to answer your question, and did not forget, but I have not been feeling well over the last week.  I thought I would stop all alternatives for a week and try an interferon inducer to bring up my immune system, and I caught one of the worst colds I have had in a long time. 

I will respond to your question later on the other thread, but basically it helps raise my ph balance.

Willy,
Sorry for the confusion about ozone leaking into the uv light thread.  I have heard of some people using uv light and like it, but it can get kind of expensive.  I know there are several clinics in Africa.

Lynne

[willy]

It was no big thing and as I mentioned, if anyone I'm the one that started with mixing up the thread.  I just suggested the division since we were getting getting (or I was getting  ) a little confused.   

I also thought that it might be of service to people who are trying to find information or conversation on the subjects.  It isn't always so easy.  Having a good title will help with that.

I hope you are feeling better soon; I've had a few doozies this year.  I'm usually pretty healthy.

best,
willy

[DougV]

Lynne,

Whenever you get a chance.  In the meantime sure hope you feel better.

Doug

[willy]

Here is a new article with new information.  I still wonder whether such therapies could be used to reduce viarl load, possibly increase a chance for an RVR and therefore both increase the response rate and shorten treatment.   -Willy
 
http://www.hepatitis-central.com/mt/archives/2007/08/light_therapy_a.html

August 06, 2007
New Technology and Methods to Fight Hepatitis C
Recent technology has allowed researchers to safely and effectively kill blood-borne diseases. In July 2007, researchers announced favorable results in Ultraviolet Blood Irradiation (UBI) outside the body. Discover what scientists have to say about using this new method to fight Hepatitis C and AIDS.

by Nicole Cutler, L.Ac.

The purpose of light goes beyond warming the earth’s surface or illuminating a room. Referred to by scientists as electromagnetic radiation, light has wavelengths both visible and invisible to the human eye. Various attempts to help people fight Hepatitis C have included electromagnetic radiation, with reports of success spanning both visible and invisible light.

Invisible Light
With shorter wavelengths than visible light, ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a confirmed environmental human carcinogen. While our sun emits light at all different wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum, ultraviolet waves are the portion of light responsible for causing sunburns. However, UV radiation used specifically to target Hepatitis C and other illnesses has been recognized for its potential healing ability.

Ultraviolet Blood Irradiation
Ultraviolet radiation is well-known to purify and deodorize air, sterilize water and destroy bacteria in waste products. First introduced in the 1930s to combat the polio virus, Ultraviolet Blood Irradiation (UBI) was used to remove infections from a person’s bloodstream. Although problems with sterile equipment hampered its success, UBI was considered the first line of defense against infection until the advent of antibiotics and polio’s Salk vaccine.

In modern times, the prevalence of new viral epidemics without a cure or vaccine, including Hepatitis C, has brought back this alternative form of healing. Due to more recent developments in the instrumentation for UBI, controlled application of UV irradiation to the blood within the accepted therapeutic band of light has produced favorable results for infectious diseases of the blood. Additional benefits of UBI are the ability to annihilate several pathogens from the blood at once, and the absence of side effects typically caused by antibiotics or anti-viral medications.

In 2005, Energex Systems, Inc. conducted a successful trial of this technology by reducing viral loads in patients with Hepatitis C. Under investigational device exemption status granted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the trial subjects all had significant viral loads who had previously received Interferon/Ribavirin therapy without a sustained response to treatment.

Researchers extracted three to four percent of the patient’s blood, exposed it to exact amounts of UV light for 20 to 30 minutes, and then returned the irradiated blood to the patient. In each subject, this procedure was repeated five times over a 16-day period. Measured ten weeks after completion of therapy, the results were as follows:

· Three subjects sustained viral load reductions of 90 percent or more
· Eight subjects sustained reductions of 50 percent or more
· Two subjects had no change

While no treatment-related complications from this trial were reported, critics of UBI claim that exposing viruses to UV light can cause genetic mutations. Since a mutation of the Hepatitis C virus would render it even more resistant to therapies currently in development, UBI therapy has remained a fringe alternative therapy in the United States.

Visible Light
Visible light is light that can be perceived by the human eye. When looking at the visible light of the sun, it appears to be colorless, which we call white. Although this light is visible, white light is not considered to be part of the visible spectrum because it is not of a single color or frequency. Instead, white light is a combination of many color frequencies.

In July 2007, scientists from Arizona State University and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine discovered a new method aimed at safely and effectively killing viruses. By using an intense pulse of visible light, the researchers claim that mechanical vibrations rock the virus shell (capsid) causing irreversible damage to its reproduction and ending in the virus’ disintegration. Since UV irradiation is known to cause viral mutations and damage to the DNA of surrounding, healthy cells, the use of visible light is turning heads in the fight against infectious diseases.

The researchers used a power density of 50 megawatts per square centimeter, a quantity low enough to leave surrounding human cells and tissue undamaged, but high enough to produce large-amplitude vibrations in a virus's capsid. It was also too low to cause genetic mutations, meaning the virus would not build up resistance to this treatment over time.

According to Kong-Thon Tsen of Arizona State University and his colleagues, this method may be especially important in designing novel treatments for blood-borne viral diseases. By irradiating a patient’s blood outside the body, cleansing it of infection, and then reintroducing it back to the patient, mortality associated with diseases like Hepatitis C and AIDS can be greatly reduced.

As medical science refines its use of light’s amazing properties, people with Hepatitis C are likely to benefit. While UBI has been an alternative treatment helping people for many years, the risk of mutating a virus or healthy cells has prevented it from being a popular choice. However, as this technology is refocused on the spectrum of visible light, the risks of irradiating blood may disappear and Hepatitis C may finally meet its match.


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O’Brien, CB, et al., Extracorporeal photopheresis alone and with interferon-alpha2a in chronic hepatitis C patients who failed previous interferon therapy, Digestive Diseases and Sciences, May 1999.

http://en.wikipedia.org, Ultraviolet, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 2007.

http://in.news.yahoo.com, Visible light pulses to zap HIV, Hepatitis C, Ani-Asian News International, July 2007.

http://science.howstuffworks.com, How Light Works, Craig Freudenrich, PhD, How Stuff Works, Inc., 2007.

http://science.hq.nasa.gov, Ultraviolet Waves, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2007.

www.fflt.org, Understanding UV Light Therapy, Health and Wellness Foundation, 2007.

www.hemophilia.org, New Therapy Reduces Hepatitis C Viral Loads in Trial, Drug Law Weekly, National Hemophilia Association, April 2005.

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