HEALTH TIP: Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) ranks up there as one of the best household
remedies. Hydrogen peroxide is one of the few “miracle substances”
still available to the general public; it is safe, readily available,
and dirt cheap. And best of all, it works!
Did you know that
you probably had your first sip of hydrogen peroxide shortly after you
took your first breath? That’s right… mother’s milk (especially
colostrum) contains extremely high concentrations of H2O2. In light of
the fact that we know that one of the main functions of mother’s milk is
to activate and stimulate the immune system in the infant, the fact
that it contains abnormally large amounts of H2O2 makes sense.
As far back as the early nineteenth century, hydrogen peroxide was
widely used in medicine. Many bacterial diseases (including syphilis)
responded to H2O2 when no other treatment was effective. In the early
twentieth century, H2O2 was used to treat several common diseases, such
as whooping cough, cholera, typhoid fever, ulcers, tuberculosis, and
asthma. However, as the pharmaceutical industry began to develop
expensive, new drugs, hydrogen peroxide was increasingly ignored and
finally discarded as a treatment.
H2O2 stimulates natural
killer (NK) cells, which attack cancer cells as they attempt to spread
throughout the body. In the body’s immune response, hydrogen peroxide is
released by T-cells to destroy invading bacteria, viruses and fungi.
Blood platelets release hydrogen peroxide on encountering particulates
in blood. In the large intestine, acidophilus lactobacillus produces
H2O2 which keeps the ubiquitous candida yeast from multiplying out of
control. When candida spreads out of the intestine, it escapes the
natural control system and can gain a foothold in the organs of the
body, causing what is called chronic fatigue syndrome.
During
flu season, if the kiddos feel like they’re getting sick, we lay them
down on their side and put a few drops of hydrogen peroxide into their
ear. After a few seconds, the liquid will bubble, indicating that it is
killing the infection. After 5 or 10 minutes, we turn them over and
repeat on the other ear. No one yet fully understands the complete
workings of hydrogen peroxide, but we do know that it is loaded with
oxygen.
We know that when H2O2 is taken into the body (orally
or intravenously) the oxygen content of the blood and body tissues
increases dramatically. Please remember that the hydrogen peroxide that
is available at your local pharmacy (3% hydrogen peroxide) should NEVER
be ingested orally, since it contains many stabilizers. The only grade
recommended for internal use is 35% Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide, which
must be properly diluted down to 3% with water. I use hydrogen peroxide
each night before bed as a rinse and also a natural teeth whitener.