3 Ways HBOT Helps Improve the Immune System
Increase white blood cell activation: White blood cells seek and destroy infections but cannot do this effectively without oxygen as their fuel. Our soft-sided hyperbaric chambers saturate your body’s cells with 350 times more oxygen than normal day to day air, as well as being pressurized - enabling oxygen to be absorbed quickly into organs and blood plasma.
Eliminate anaerobic pathogens: Most pathogens, the bacteria that lower our immune system and make us sick, are anaerobic, and thrive in environments without oxygen. Conversely, the majority of our probiotics, the beneficial bacteria constituting our microbiome, are aerobes and require oxygen for sustenance. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy plays a pivotal role in harmonizing our microbiome by eliminating pathogens and providing the necessary oxygen for our healthy bacteria to flourish.
Increase good cytokines: Cytokines have an effect on inflammation and the immune system - some cause inflammation, some decrease inflammation. HBOT has been shown to promote a decrease in the inflammatory chemicals and increase the anti-inflammatory chemicals.
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