Understanding Ozone Therapy and Its Benefits

Water is one of the essentials that is required by every living being on Earth. It forms an integral part of many life processes including keeping an individual physically and mentally healthy. But water in its natural state is not entirely fit for consumption. Different treatments and purification processes have been developed to treat water and filter out the harmful chemicals and bacteria. One of the popular processes implemented is Ozone Therapy.

Ozone Therapy (or ozono therapy) is an alternative treatment when you introduce the ozone (O₃), a reactive form of oxygen and a powerful oxidizing agent, in water. When ozone is dissolved in water, it produces a broad-spectrum biocide that can kill the bacteria, viruses and (tiny) cysts. Ozone water treatment (Ozone Therapy) has been used commercially since 1904 for the treatment of potable water. Ozone is a strong oxidizing agent like chlorine and is used to kill disease-causing bacteria and viruses. Ozone is also an effective agent in eliminating or controlling color, taste, and odor problems. It oxidizes iron and manganese hence, converting them into solid particles that can be filtered out. Ozone Therapy is not a new concept. In fact, it was developed over 100 years ago in Germany but has gained popularity recently.

Ozone Therapy’s effectiveness greatly depends on the contact time. In general, ozone being a strong oxidizing agent, requires a much shorter contact time than chlorine. The contact time required also varies with the water treatment and the solubility of ozone in the untreated water also affects treatment. Also, lower the water temperature, the more ozone gets dissolved in the water. Ozone is effective over a wide range of pH, but it has been noticed that a pH slightly above 7 increases treatment efficiency. When substances in the untreated water react with ozone, part of the ozone gets utilized, leaving less ozone available to treat the targeted contaminants.

Today, Ozone Therapy is considered as one of the most powerful and versatile therapies. Ozone Therapy has been practiced in India since 2003 and given its increasing demand for quality of practice, the Ozone Forum of India was founded. On this platform, doctors share their knowledge and experience with each other with the common goal of making this therapy cost effective and available to masses. Ozone Forum of India is supported by Bisleri Charitable Trust works towards promoting Ozone Therapy as an economical integrated complementary branch of medicine. It aims at reaching out to the masses who can greatly benefit from Ozone Therapy at low costs and improve the general health and immunity.  It is a normalizer, detoxifier, regenerator, and energizer.

Ozone Therapy has a promising future. Ozone Therapy impact is far and wide, and the goal of Ozone Forum of India is to make it more accessible for the people. To make water more potable, Ozone Therapy is one of the most effective treatments.