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A study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) and the Shamir Medical Center in Israel found that hyperbaric oxygen treatments (HBOT) in healthy aging adults can stop cellular aging and reverse the aging process. The study found that two major causes of aging can be halted by implementing specific hyperbaric oxygen therapy. These aging components are cellular death or diseased cells and shortened telomeres.
Let’s start with telomeres. These are protective of our DNA and are attached to both ends of our chromosomes. As we age, they begin to shorten. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) reversed the shortening and increased the length of the telomeres significantly over time.
The other issue is the accumulation of degenerating and diseased cells in the body, known as senescent cells. With HBOT, these were shown to clear and allow room for replenishment of new cellular growth.
By examining and measuring the patient’s blood, HBOT was shown to stop the shortening and, instead, increase telomeres by up to 38%. HBOT also decreased senescent cells by up to 38%.
The Israeli researcher, Professor Efrati, explained, “Today telomere shortening is considered the ‘Holy Grail’ of the biology of aging. Researchers around the world are trying to develop pharmacological and environmental interventions that enable telomere elongation. Our HBOT protocol was able to achieve this, proving that the aging process can, in fact, be reversed at the basic cellular-molecular level.”
Fellow researcher Dr. Hadanny added, “Until now, interventions such as lifestyle modifications and intense exercise were shown to have some inhibiting effect on telomere shortening. But in our study, only three months of HBOT were able to elongate telomeres at rates far beyond any currently available interventions or lifestyle modifications. With this pioneering study, we have opened a door for further research on the cellular impact of HBOT and its potential for reversing the aging process.”
Hyperbaric Centers of Florida is a premier, state-of-the-art hyperbaric treatment facility located in the Tampa Bay area.
Currently, There Are 15 FDA Approved HBOT Conditions:
• Air or Gas Embolism
• Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
• Compromised Skin Grafts or Flaps
• Crush Injury, Compartment Syndrome
• Decompression Sickness (Bends)
• Diabetic & Other Non-healing Wounds
• Enhancement of Healing in Selected Problem Wounds
• Exceptional Anemia: Resulting of Bleeding
• Gas Gangrene
• Intracranial Abscess
• Osteomyelitis
• Radiation Injury
• Refractory Osteomyelitis
• Thermal Burns
• Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
HBOT is used “off-label” for various disease states and disorders and HBOT may be ordered by a physician for off-label indications. Hyperbaric Centers of Florida makes no claims as to the efficacy for any indications other than the fifteen approved by FDA.
Common Off-Label Indications:
• Autism
• Brain Injury
• Bells Palsy
• Cerebral Palsy
• Cosmetic Surgery
• Infections
• Inflammations
• Lyme Disease
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Nerve Injuries
• Oral Disease
• Peripheral Neuropathy
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Scleroderma
• Shingles
• Severe Migraines
• Sports Injury
• Stroke
• Tendon Injuries
• Ulcerative Colitis
• Venomous snake and spider bites
To find out more, or to schedule your appointment today, please call Hyperbaric Centers of Florida at 813-788-3969.
Reference:
1. Hyperbaric oxygen treatment: Clinical trial reverses two biological processes associated with aging in human cells, American Friends of Tel Aviv University, November 20, 2020,
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201120150728.htm
