{"id":32030,"date":"2025-05-26T19:59:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T00:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wholehealthchicago.com\/blog\/?p=32030"},"modified":"2025-05-26T19:59:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T00:59:17","slug":"ozone-therapy-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wholehealthchicago.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/26\/ozone-therapy-benefits","title":{"rendered":"Ozone Therapy Explained: How It Works and Why More Doctors Are Using It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you\u2019ve been to one of our centers, I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve seen the large leather recliner chairs, often containing a patient, busy on their smartphone, tablet or reading a book while on the receiving end of an intravenous drip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the next few Health Tips, I\u2019ll be talking about what these infusions are used for and why it (correctly) seems you\u2019re seeing more of these occupied chairs with every visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s start with one of the most versatile, if misunderstood, therapies we offer: ozone therapy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is Ozone Therapy, Exactly?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In case you were dozing that day in high school chemistry, ozone is a form of oxygen made up of three oxygen atoms (O\u2083)<\/strong> instead of our more familiar two (O\u2082). High above the Earth, the fabled (and thinning) ozone layer<\/strong> protects us from excessive ultraviolet radiation from the sun. Down at ground level, ozone shows up when pollutants react with sunlight\u2014think smog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s where ozone gets its bad reputation. Inhaled ozone is not good for your lungs.<\/strong> Don\u2019t do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But in medicine, context and delivery are everything<\/strong>. Just like we don\u2019t eat pounds of aspirin or drink quarts of Nyquil, ozone therapy is all about the right dose, the right route, and the right reasons<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Use Ozone in Medicine?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ozone has been used medically for more than a century. In fact, during World War I<\/strong>, German physicians used ozone to disinfect wounds. These days, it\u2019s being revisited as a regenerative, immune-modulating, and antimicrobial therapy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it\u2019s growing in popularity. Physicians of all stripes\u2014MDs, DOs, chiropractors, dentists, nurse practitioners, even veterinarians\u2014are incorporating ozone into their toolkits. Many of us are members of the American Academy of Ozonotherapy<\/a> (AAO), a professional organization that educates and certifies healthcare practitioners in the safe use of ozone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here at Wh<\/a>oleHealt<\/a>h Chicago<\/a>, we\u2019ve been offering ozone therapy as part of our IV Infusion Program<\/strong> for several years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How It Works<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The most common method we use is called Major Autohemotherapy (MAH)<\/strong>. Here\u2019s what happens:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. A nurse removes about half a cup of your blood.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. That blood is passed through an ozone generator, where medical-grade ozone gas is gently infused into it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. The now-ozonated blood is returned to your body through the same IV.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    That\u2019s it. The process takes about 30\u201340 minutes, during which most patients relax, read, or scroll TikTok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If you\u2019re wondering what\u2019s happening inside your body during this process, it\u2019s not magic\u2014it\u2019s oxygen optimization<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    What Are the Benefits?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Ozone is believed to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n