"Medical O3, used to disinfect and TREAT DISEASE, has been around for over 150 years. Used to treat infections, wounds and multiple diseases, O3's EFFECTIVENESS has been well-documented." ~NIH.gov
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It is important to note that Ozone is not 100% ozone molecules. Oxygen constitutes the largest portion of ozone. Ozone (the O3 molecules) appear in small quantities dispersed throughout the oxygen.

Therefore, when you receive on ozone treatment you are receiving BOTH oxygen AND ozone.

Ozone does things that oxygen cannot do. One thing that ozone does well is destroy viruses. The weird thing is that scientists and doctors tells us that viruses aren't even living (as we think of living).

Are Viruses Alive?

"The role of viruses as a gray area between living and nonliving is discussed. A research by Stanley and others established that a virus consist of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) enclosed in protein coat that may also shelter viral proteins involved in infection. It is found that viruses depend on the host cell for the raw materials and energy necessary for nucleic acid synthesis, protein synthesis, processing, and transport. Viruses are simply nonliving parasites of living metabolic systems but a spectrum exists between what is certainly alive and what is not." ~NIH.gov and
and Research Gate

What is a virus?

Quoting the National Institute of Health: “A virus is an infectious agent that occupies a place near the boundary between the living and the nonliving. It is a particle much smaller than a bacterial cell, consisting of a small genome of either DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat. Viruses enter host cells and hijack the enzymes and materials of the host cells to make more copies of themselves. Viruses cause a wide variety of diseases in plants and animals, including AIDS, measles, smallpox, and polio.” ~ResearchGate

How Does Ozone Inactivate a Virus?

Let's turn to another expert who will explain how ozone works... Dr. Gérard V. Sunnen, M.D.  But first let me give him a proper introduction. Dr. Sunnen was interested in medical research for many years. He was president and director of research, from 1997 to 2002, of Medizone International, Inc., a publicly-held company engaged in the research and development of ozone-based technologies for diseases caused by lipid-enveloped viruses and for biological fluid decontamination. He is the recipient of two patents relative to the medical use of ozone's unique antimicrobial dynamics for the healing of diabetic skin ulcers and poorly healing surgical skin lesions. In 2005, Dr. Sunnen founded Ozonics International, LLC, a company dedicated to the development of ozone-based and other forward-looking medical technologies.

Now that we know Dr. Sunnen has more than proper credentials and more than a rudimentary understanding of Ozone, let's listen and learn how Ozone works.

According to Dr. Sunnen... “Ozone has unique disinfectant properties. As a gas, it has a penetration capacity that liquids do not possess. In view of the fact that, SARS-CoV-2, MERS, and previous SARS strains persist on fomites (surfaces) for up to several days, it is suggested that ozone technology be applied to the decontamination of medical and other environments”.

Decontaminating medical devices is one thing but shutting down viruses is another. So let's hear how ozone works to inactivate viruses.

“Typically, viruses are small, independent particles, built of crystals and macromolecules. Unlike bacteria, they multiply only within the host cell. Ozone destroys viruses by diffusing through the protein coat into the nucleic acid core, resulting in damage of the viral RNA. At higher concentrations, ozone destroys the capsid (or exterior protein shell) by oxidation” explains Dr. Sunnen.  Further, “most research efforts on ozone's virucidal effects have centered upon ozone's propensity to break apart lipid molecules at sites of multiple bond configuration. Indeed, once the lipid envelope of the virus is fragmented, its DNA or RNA core cannot survive."

This may sound a little technical right now, but understand that because ozone is so effective at destroying viruses it definitely has a place amongst some of the best therapies we offer as you will discover by reading the articles on our site.