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Oxygen & the Human Body

As we all know, oxygen is the most essential element for the body’s survival. But the manner in which oxygen is absorbed, transported and utilised by the body remains a mystery to many of us. Some medical professionals have undertaken in-depth study of oxygen and the human body, and have concluded that the absence of adequate levels of oxygen in human cells and tissue is linked to a huge proportion of common health problems.

Dr. Stephen Levine is a renowned molecular biologist. In his book "Oxygen Deficiency: A Concomitant to All Degenerative Illness", he stated that:

“In all serious disease states we find a concomitant low oxygen state... Low oxygen in the body tissues is a sure indicator for disease... Hypoxia, or lack of oxygen in the tissues, is the fundamental cause for all degenerative disease."

Dr. Otto Warburg was Director of the Max Planck Institute for Cell Physiology in Germany and a Two-time Nobel Laureate Winner of the Nobel Prize For Cancer Research. In his book “The Prime Cause and Prevention of Cancer” he wrote:

“Cancer ........ has only one prime cause, the replacement of normal oxygen respiration of the body's cells by an anaerobic (i.e. oxygen-deficient) cell respiration."

It is believed that the exercise and massage effects enjoyed during use of the Surge of Chi Exerciser can stimulate the body’s systems to absorb higher levels of oxygen. This was apparently the main objective of the Japanese inventor of the original ‘Chi Machine’ that was the forerunner of the Surge of Chi Exerciser. He devoted much of his career to studying the effects of improved oxygenation on our health.

Oxygen is needed to maintain a healthy environment for all cellular activity. Lack of exercise, stress and sedentary lifestyles contribute to chronically low levels of oxygen in our cells. Even lack of fresh food and water have been linked to reduced oxygen intake by the human body. Bacteria, viruses, parasites and malignant tumors all thrive in an oxygen-depleted environment. Low oxygen levels leave us feeling tired and depleted.

A common factor in asthma, emphysema, bronchitis and other respiratory system disorders is an inadequate supply of oxygen to the blood. Our lungs will deteriorate between 9% and 25% every 10 years (Framingham study) unless we do something to maintain them. Exercise is the body’s mainstay for achieving this self-maintenance requirement. However, excessive stress during exercise can actually cause breathing blocks, which can lead to inadequate levels of oxygen.

The Surge of Chi Exerciser allows us to enjoy a balanced and stress-free form of exercise in which deeper breathing is induced and the supply of oxygen is increased - both to the respiratory system and at cell level.

In what ways is oxygenation important?

These are just some of the problems we can suffer if adequate levels of oxygen are not being provided in the body when and where it is needed: