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An 84-year-old Floridian has been adding 40 drops of a
remarkable liquid supplement known as "Vitamin O" to a glass of water
each day for the past six months and drinking it. "I feel completely
renewed in body and mind and also uplifted in spirit," she said.
A retired physician, Dr. Ulrich Bauman of Michigan told of
having heart disease and undergoing chelation therapy for it in addition to
using supplements. "I started using ‘Vitamin O’," he noted,
"and found that it has made a large difference in the way I feel and how my
angina is controlled." Stories such as these are not uncommon for John
Heinerman to hear or read about on an almost daily basis. This medical
anthropologist has been involved with the scientific research of this highly
remarkable but very controversial liquid product for several years now.
"Vitamin O," he explained during a recent sit-down
interview, "is a special supplemented oxygen taken in liquid form and
produced through electrical-activation with a saline solution from the
ocean." I replied something to the effect that it was "glorified sea
water with an electrical charge." But according to Heinerman, "it’s
a lot more than that and then some!"
Electrical activation knocks off the sodium molecules and
substitutes oxygen in their place. But finding that elemental gas in the product
has, until now, proven quite challenging.
"There is no special equipment designed to measure
oxygen over 40 parts per million," he said. Early efforts to detect for the
presence of elemental oxygen failed in large part for this very reason. Yet the
companies involved in the product’s manufacture and distribution knew all
along that it was there from the huge amount of anecdotal evidence supplied to
them by more than half-a-million users of "Vitamin O".
A proposal was made to both companies for funding a study
that would prove once and for all whether or not this unique supplement actually
contained elemental oxygen. Human volunteers would be randomly selected and
given the product or a substitute.
Their blood gases would be closely monitored through periodic
sampling made by syringe withdrawals from radial artery wrist sites. The samples
would then be iced and promptly transported to the nearest hospital pulmonary
lab where sophisticated blood gas machines could then thoroughly test the blood
for the presence of added oxygen.
A costly six-month study involving 60 test subjects drawn
from small farming communities in North America was inaugurated. To be eligible,
the volunteers had to be certifiably anemic. Anemia is a medical condition
wherein hemoglobin or red blood cell counts are below norm.
As Heinerman explained it: "We chose anemia because it
reflects a lack of sufficient oxygen to begin with." Therefore, so the
reasoning went "if we gave them the ‘Vitamin O’, then certainly they
would post higher oxygen levels over those getting a suitable placebo."
The 60 subjects were placed in 4 separate categories: two
groups of 15 each received the "Vitamin O" with or without a standard
iron supplement, whereas the other two groups got the placebo with or without
iron.
What had started out as a hunch attributed to Heinerman,
proved, at last, to be the perfect medium in which to test for the presence or
lack of elemental oxygen in "Vitamin O".
The results were astounding! "No one was more surprised
than myself," he said, "when all of the test results were finally
compiled." According to him, those receiving "Vitamin O" in this
randomized, double-blinded study, "posted higher increases of arterial
blood oxygen" than did those on the
sterile saline solution of less than 5%.
Also, there were elevated discharges of carbon dioxide waste
matter, which, in Heinerman's opinion, "was another way of proving the
presence of elemental oxygen in the test product itself."
Older subjects responded better to "Vitamin O's presumed
therapeutic benefits than younger recipients. And the inclusion of an iron
supplement with it indicated "a more helpful role in how ‘Vitamin O’
was utilized by the body," he noted.
There followed "a general stabilization of arterial
blood oxygen levels" after "three months of steady
supplementation" with "Vitamin O", Heinerman observed.
But this could change, of course, "if daily intake were
temporarily discontinued." Study participants were told to take 15 drops of
"Vitamin O" beneath the tongue four times a day to equal a total
amount of 60 drops.
Heinerman, a highly respected researcher and well-published
health writer, with 58 books to his credit in 17 different languages, went to
some effort to emphasize the major reason for launching this study in the first
place.
"We were looking for elemental oxygen in this product.
Others before us had tried to find it and couldn’t. We figured that blood
would serve as the ideal medium in which to test this product for its presumed
oxygen content. We did so, and as the French would say, ‘Voila . . . There it
is!"
Then straightening himself up in his swivel chair from a
previous slouching position, to full form, his voice resonated with unmistakable
clarity and force:
"Blood gas analyses DO NOT LIE! The two groups taking
‘Vitamin O’ posted higher oxygen content in their arterial blood draws and
excreted through respiration more waste carbon dioxide than did the control
groups on placebo."
There you have in the man’s own words. So when Robert
Castanos, age 42, wrote the company that distributes this product and said he
had been experiencing "more energy and pep and endurance in doing
things" and becoming less tired than before, it was because of the
elemental oxygen present in "Vitamin O".
Glenda Jasper, of an unspecified age, declared in a company
newsletter dated January of this year: "My life seemed so bleak (until) I
was turned on to ‘Vitamin O’ thought a new friend (who) came into my husband’s
life one day . . .
Yes, I tried (it) for about 15 days and when I returned back
from having another set of blood tests, my oxygen level was normal!"
The anecdotal side of the aisle now fully supported and
confirmed by the science on the other side. Truly a winning combination for
which consumers ultimately benefit the most. And changed this reporter’s
initial skepticism into sincere belief!
To obtain a free copy of the "Vitamin O" blood gas
analysis report, please call 1-800-800-1927.
John Heinerman, PhD is a medical anthropologist whose
research has taken him to 33 countries, where he has worked with folk healers as
well as top doctors and scientists. Widely known for his lectures throughout
North America, Dr Heinerman has appeared on television and radio and written
hundreds of articles in the area of folk medicine, herbs, and traditional
healing for The Herbalist, Folk
Medicine Journal, and Vegetarian Times. He is also the author
of over 58 books, including several bestsellers.
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