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	Darkness, Tunnels, and Light (Skeptical Inquirer May 2004)
		Oxygen starvation can occur when there is: too little oxygen in the air; abnormal lung function; abnormal heart function; too little blood; anemia; abnormal red blood cell function; obstructed or severed blood vessels; abnormal cell function; or any combination of one or more of these factors.
		Oxygen starvation causes failure of all the organs and tissues of the body, and the eyes and brain are most sensitive to its effects, failing before any other organs.
		Oxygen starvation is a common cause of brain malfunction, as well as the cause of the terminal loss of consciousness of more than nine in ten dying persons (Murray 1997).
	www.csicop.org /si/2004-05/near-death-experience.html (3039 words)

	PROCEEDINGS OF THE WORLD SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE ON THE BIOLOGY AND CULTURE OF SHRIMPS AND PRAWNS/ACTES DE LA CONFERENCE ...
		The routine oxygen consumption of Penaeus indicus and Penaeus semisulcatus (acclimation and test in seawater at 30°C), starved for 5–10 days, declined sharply by about the second day of starvation, and no marked change from the reduced rate was observed during the subsequent days of starvation in either species.
		Studies on the oxygen consumption of animals of economic value are of special interest since, as well-recognized, an estimate of the energy requirements of an animal can usually be obtained from measurements of its oxygen consumption in an aerobic state.
		The mean oxygen consumption calculated from all values determined for the 2nd to the 10th day was found to be 0.404 mg/g/h, indicating a reduction of about 32 percent in the metabolic rate from that of the first day.
	www.fao.org /docrep/005/AC741T/AC741T26.htm (4051 words)

	DULWICH HEALTH - health products, alternative health, natural health, women's health, mens health, health food store.
		Oxygen starvation at cellular level (hypoxia) is the underlying cause of most serious illness.
		Oxygen therapy ensures the colon is kept in balance to give your whole body a feeling of rhythm and strength as the colon is intimately related to every cell and tissue in the body.
		Oxygen Therapy also increases the amount of oxygen in your body, detoxifies it, stimulating your immune system and kills viruses, bacteria, parasites, yeast, fungi and a variety of other harmful organisms which are anaerobic - unable to live in oxygen.
	www.dulwichhealth.co.uk /oxy.htm (1832 words)

	Quick Grow Articles
		While this may not seem like a huge drop in the amount of dissolved oxygen, we have to remember that as the temperature of the root system warms, the rate of respiration of the root tissue also increases and more oxygen is required by the plant.
		The symptoms of oxygen starvation which can occur in both NFT and media based systems can be difficult to pick up as they are very general signs.
		About the oxygen requirement of plants when in flower...its not always the case that plants require more oxygen because they are in flower, a plants oxygen requirement is linked to the size of the root system, temperature and nutrient uptake rates, rather than the presence of flowering.
	www.quickgrow.com /gardening_articles/dissolved_oxygen_levels.html (1533 words)

	Oxygen Literature: Oxygen Starvation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Oxygen is required for the body to even attempt to metabolize and eliminate these lethal chemicals from the body.
		When this occurs, the immune system is robbed of the oxygen that is necessary for the body's normal metabolic functions.
		Reduction in available atmospheric oxygen: Studies reveal that increased environmental pollution and "green plant" destruction has reduced the amount of oxygen (by as much as 50%!) in our atmosphere over the last 200 years.
	www.reach-for-life.com /prodinfo/oxystarvation.htm (264 words)

	Oxygen Crises - Oxygen deficit linked to cancer, heart conditions, aching joints, chronic fatigue and more..
		Oxygen (O2) plus glucose (C6H12O6) through BMR yields energy in the form of high energy phosphate bonds (especially ATP, the primary energy unit of the human body) plus water (H2O) which dissolves carbon dioxide (CO2) and facilitates the hydrolysis of energy yielding phosphate bonds.
		Oxygen shortage in the human body has been linked to every major illness category including heart conditions, cancer, digestion and elimination problems, respiratory disease, inflamed, swollen and aching joints, sinus problems, yeast infections and even sexual dysfunction.
		The rain forests are a significant supply of oxygen (about 10%) creating plant life but the oceans and their many forms of blue green algae are the major suppliers of the earth’s supply of oxygen.
	www.breathing.com /articles/oxygen.htm (1255 words)

	IDEA Concepts ~ Syntra-Gen Stabilized Oxygen
		is a high concentrate of oxygen in the molecular form, exactly like the oxygen that's breathed from the atmosphere through the lungs, changed to oxygen molecules, and deposited in the blood.
		In this form, the oxygen molecules move from the blood to the iron atoms on the red blood cells and then to the cells of the body.
		Thus, a shortage of oxygen in the blood could very well be the starting point for the loss of the immune system and beginning of many of today's degenerative diseases.
	beseen.net /BeHealthy/ideaconcepts/gen.htm (1002 words)

	Student Pilot - Flight Training Online
		Lack of oxygen is the greatest single danger to man at high altitudes, despite the importance of pressure and temperatures.
		The shortage of oxygen in the human body results in a condition called hypoxia, which simply means oxygen starvation.
		Oxygen would then be available during descent to lower altitudes where it would not be required.
	studentpilot.com /articles/medical_articles/article.php?medical_id=15 (837 words)

	Connie Pshigoda, Oxygen Steam Therapy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Oxygen is necessary for the removal of toxins in the body.
		If the body's oxygenation process is weak or deficient, the body cannot eliminate toxins adequately and a toxic reaction may occur.
		As oxygen and ozone are introduced into the steam cabinet and combined with the water vapor droplets in the steam, the body absorbs the life giving oxygen it so badly needs while eliminating years of toxin build-up.
	www.compwellness.net /OxygenSteamTherapy (513 words)

	Oxygen Therapy
		Disease is caused by lack of oxygen, as proven by two-time Nobel Prize winner Dr. Otto Warburg, hypoxia, or oxygen starvation at the cellular level, is the cause of degenerative disease (cancer, arthritis, atherosclerosis, etc.).
		Oxygen reduces or eliminates clumping and red blood cell flexibility is restored, along with oxygen carrying ability.
		Oxygenation of the tissues increases as the arterial partial pressure increases and viscosity decreases.
	www.o2-health.com /oxygen_therapy.htm (2180 words)

	Project Grow - Teachers
		This means that the dissolved oxygen in solution will be much more rapidly depleted and the plants can suffer from oxygen starvation for a period of time.
		Insufficient oxygen reduces the permeability of roots to water and there will be the accumulation of toxins, thus both water and minerals cannot be absorbed in sufficient quantities to support plant growth particularly under stress conditions.
		If the oxygen starvation continues and is severe, then eventually leaf chlorosis yellowing, premature leaf and flower abscission will occur.
	www.projectgrow.org /Tnotes7.html (422 words)

	Healing with Oral Oxygen
		Oxygen is one of the key elements of life and has often been used for the treatment of the sick.
		Oxygen deficiency, or oxygen starvation, can be the single greatest cause of disease.
		All these techniques were a way to increase the oxygen content in the tissues to kill the bacteria, viruses and cancer cells therein, as well as increasing the efficiency of the organ functions of the body.
	www.holisticvetpetcare.com /oral-oxygen.htm (943 words)

	Mitochondria monitor oxygen concentration in the cell
		"Oxygen is absolutely essential for life, so the biological mechanisms underlying response to low oxygen are central to the cell," she said.
		In their latest experiments, which sought to demonstrate more conclusively that mitochondria were oxygen sensors, the researchers used new techniques to produce cells with defective mitochondrial machinery, or in which they could transiently switch off that machinery.
		One of the group's most important observations, according to Simon, was finding that reducing oxygen levels to near zero, called anoxia, triggers an entirely different protective response that is independent of the mitochondria.
	i-newswire.com /goprint24819.html (958 words)

	Dr. Hal Brown - Naturopath Vancouver BC - Ozone Therapy
		Oxygen is delivered throughout the body by the circulation of blood.
		Oxygen has been used as therapy for almost a hundred years to promote healing and assist in the destruction of pathogens (disease- producing microorganisms and toxins) in the body.
		Oxygen used in a variety of ways alters body chemistry helping it to overcome disease, promote repair, and improve overall function.
	www.drhalbrown.com /ozone_therapy.php (526 words)

	Dr Rhonda Henry: Oxygen For Life (HP-156) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Oxygen For Life capsules are packed with oxygen, vitamin "O" as one well-known research chemist has called it.
		Oxygen certainly fits the definition of a vitamin: "A substance found in foods, essential for life, and not necessarily manufactured by the body." Vitamin "O" is the oxygen nutrient, the very spark of life.
		All harmful bacteria, viruses and fungi are basically anaerobic, meaning they do not use oxygen in their life cycle and thus singlet oxygen is attracted to them like a magnet.
	www.drrhondahenry.com /healthstore/hp156.html (1052 words)

	Aerobic Oxygen
		Oxygen is one of the five elements required to live.
		Oxygen deficiency, or oxygen starvation, is arguably the greatest cause of disease.
		When there is insufficient oxygen to support a healthy cell, the cell turns to another source of energy, usually sugar fermentation.
	www.aerobicoxygen.net /Spanish/alive2.html (861 words)

	Activated Stabilized Oxygen
		This oxygen is readily bio-available to the body, and oxygen in this state has a demonstrated efficacy as an anti-inflammatory, broad-spectrum, bactericidal, fungicidal as well as virucidal agent.
		Activated Oxygen™, because it is rich in free oxygen, serves as one of the most powerful catalyst the body can possess to cleanse itself, use in the energy production cycle, and at the same time use by the immune system as a tool to fight off pathogenic organisms.
		After all, oxygen certanly fits the definition of a vitamin: a substance found in foods, is essential for life, and not necessarily manufactured by the body.
	www.portalmarket.com /oxygen.html (827 words)

	FTC Attacks "Stabilized Oxygen" Claims
		Some claim that "oxygen deficiency" or "oxygen starvation" is an underlying cause of disease and has been increasing because the oxygen content of the earth's atmosphere has been decreasing and junk food does not contain enough oxygen [A, B,
		The oxygen content of air is not changing and remains constant at 21% regardless of the weather.
		"Oxygen deficiency" is not an underlying cause of disease.
	www.quackwatch.org /04ConsumerEducation/News/vitamino.html (947 words)

	BBC News \| Health \| 'Miracle' cap may beat brain damage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Babies who are denied oxygen as they are being born have a high chance of suffering brain damage as a result.
		Oxygen can be cut off during birth by a kink in the umbilical cord or a problem getting oxygen from the mother.
		He said: "We know that oxygen starvation starts a set of chemical processes in brain cells which leads them to commit suicide over 72 to 100 hours after they're starved of oxygen.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/health/289115.stm (640 words)

	Effects of lack of oxygen
		In the case of the aviator, leaking of an oxygen mask, which may go completely unnoticed while the wearer is at rest, may lead to collapse and unconsciousness when an attempt is made to move from one station to another in the aircraft.
		A walkaround (portable) oxygen bottle sufficient for 24 minutes of quiet breathing maybe emptied by 17 minutes of use when the user is moving around inside the aircraft.
		Failure to use oxygen could result in death, especially when the situation is complicated by loss of blood in combat or by shock due to pain or fear.
	www.tpub.com /ase2/85.htm (926 words)

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		Since they provide no oxygen content to the body, the oxygen needed to metabolize them must be diverted from the body's primary metabolic functions, causing more oxygen depletion or cellular suffocation in an already oxygen depleted body.
		Oxygen is the vital factor that gives our body the "firepower" it needs to resist infectious microorganisms and repel disease.
		Stabilized liquid oxygen is a new generation of super oxygenation technology developed by Dr. William F. Koch M.D., Ph.D. and then later utilized by NASA for the space research program.
	www.greatamericanproducts.com /pages/Home/Articles/a_oxyg.html (1805 words)

	Hypoxia by Alex Paterson
		Thus, although the human body does contain chemoreceptors that detect oxygen levels in the blood, it would appear that the primary respiratory chemoreceptors are located the brain itself and are carbon dioxide detectors, not oxygen detectors.
		In histotoxic hypoxia the cells of the body are unable to use the oxygen, although the amount in the blood may be normal and under normal tension.
		There are two kinds of respiratory chemoreceptors: arterial chemoreceptors, which monitor and respond to changes in the partial pressure of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the arterial blood, and central chemoreceptors in the brain, which respond to changes in the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in their immediate environment.
	www.vision.net.au /~apaterson/science/hypoxia.htm (1343 words)

	Puffernet >>> Puffer Pathology >> Hypoxia
		for dying fish, the use of hydrogen peroxide may be warranted to bring about a rapid increase in oxygen levels.
		In some cases, the gills of the puffer may be damaged, requiring increased oxygen levels during the healing period.
		The simplest cause is seen in fish during transport, as they exhaust the oxygen supply in the small volume of water in which they are traveling.
	puffernet.tripod.com /hypoxia.html (334 words)

	Ukrainian-Canadian film "Oxygen Starvation" receives numerous awards (01/24/93) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		In September 1992, at the Venice International Film Festival, "Oxygen Starvation" was presented with the Italian Film Critics' Association Special Award.
		At all of these festivals, "Oxygen Starvation" was the only film representing Ukraine and Ukrainian cinema.
		"Oxygen Starvation" portrays the progressive demoralization of the protagonist, who is forced to abandon his scruples and to conform to the harsh reality of his surroundings.
	www.ukrweekly.com /Archive/1993/049325.shtml (516 words)

	Cell's power plants also sense low oxygen
		Researchers have produced the strongest evidence yet that mitochondria -- the organelles that generate energy to power the cell -- also monitor oxygen concentration in the cell.
		Understanding how the cell senses and protects itself against hypoxia (low oxygen) has both important basic and clinical implications for biology and medicine, said one of the study's senior authors, M. Celeste Simon, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at the University of Pennsylvania.
		Thus, she said, results from her laboratory are being used as a guide to develop drugs that inhibit HIF in tumors, to render them vulnerable to hypoxia and thwart their ability to grow blood vessels.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2005-06/hhmi-cpp060605.php (829 words)

	ACTIVATED OXYGEN PROGRAM
		An Activated Oxygen Session is one of the most powerful methods of detoxifying and oxygenating the body in existence.
		The application of Activated Oxygen is painless, has no adverse side effects and is extremely cost-effective for all involved.
		Detoxification and oxygenation should be viewed as a necessary addition to everyone’s health regime.
	www.israelofgod.org /activatedoxyge.htm (450 words)

	Emergency Oxygen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Shock, simply stated, is the oxygen starvation of the brain.
		Administering emergency oxygen increases the oxygen concentration in the lungs allowing more oxygen to be absorbed.
		In emergency situations, increasing the oxygen concentration helps prevent brain damage, stabilizes the heart and other vital organs, and can even save a life.
	www.lifesupportsystems.com /oxygen.stm (141 words)

	CELLFOOD - Oxygen Supplement (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Scientists find out that most diseases and infections are brought on by oxygen starvation at the cellular level.
		Scientists recognize that most diseases and infections are caused by oxygen starvation at the cellular level.
		Water "splitting" is achieved by means of shifting and weakening the bonding electrons (ionic transfers) of the water molecule towards oxygen and away from hydrogen.
	cellfood.carefyi.com (434 words)

	HHMI News: Researchers Identify How Cells Respond to Oxygen Starvation
		The finding gives scientists a glimpse of proteins that may one day be manipulated to enhance oxygenation of tissues in stroke or heart attack victims or to cut off a tumor’s oxygen supply.
		When oxygen is present in tissues at normal levels, HIF is continually degraded and prevented from switching on genes that enhance oxygen delivery by increasing red blood cell formation and blood vessel growth.
		Since oxygen is fundamental to life, there has been intense interest in how cells sense changes in oxygen and adapt to those changes, said Kaelin, who is at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
	www.hhmi.org /news/kaelin.html (909 words)

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