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...scientists at Tel Aviv University have shown that giving pure oxygen to older people while in a hyperbaric chamber increased the length of their telomeres by 20 per cent, a feat that has never been achieved before. 

Scientists said the growth may mean that the telomeres of trial participants were now as long as they had been 25 years earlier. 

The therapy also reduced senescent cells by up to 37 per cent, making way for new healthy cells to regrow. Animal studies have shown that removing senescent cells extends remaining life by more than one third.

The trial included 35 healthy independent adults aged 64 and older who did not undergo any lifestyle, diet or medication adjustments. Each patient was placed in a hyperbaric chamber for 90 minutes for five days a week over three months while breathing 100 per cent oxygen through a mask. 

The pressurised chamber allows more oxygen to be dissolved into the tissues and mimics a state of "hypoxia", or oxygen shortage, which is known to have regenerating effects. 

Previous trials have shown that eating a healthy diet can preserve telomere length, while high-intensity training for six months has been proven to lengthen telomeres by up to five per cent.

It looks like there are some clinics/hospitals offering hyperbaric oxygen therapy in Thailand, I was wondering if anyone has any experience with them.

36 minutes ago, onebir said:

It looks like there are some clinics/hospitals offering hyperbaric oxygen therapy in Thailand, I was wondering if anyone has any experience with them.

 

To pass time you could grow giant insects as a hobby while you take the treatment.

 

Roughly 300 million years ago, giant insects scuttled around and fluttered over the planet, with dragonflies bearing wingspans comparable to hawks at two-and-a-half feet. Back then, oxygen made up 35 percent of the air, compared to the 21 percent we breathe now.

https://www.livescience.com/1083-oxygen-giant-bugs.html

A Google Search* for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy comes back with interesting returns specific to Thailand.

 

While not in Thailand, a good friend in the US suffered a stroke while doing some air travel and part of his recovery regiment involves being in a Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber for an hour a week.

 

And as with any medical therapy, along with the positive effects, one should be aware of any possible side effects...

 

Medical risks of hyperbaric oxygen therapy

University of Iowa - Hospitals and Clinics, Health Care

 

Visual refractive changes

Cataract maturation

Claustrophobia

Hypoglycemia

Barotrauma of the ear

Round or oval window rupture

Sinus squeeze

Tooth squeeze

Pneumothorax or pulmonary barotrauma

Oxygen toxicity seizures

Pulmonary oxygen toxicity

Dragonflies bearing wingspans comparable to hawks at two-and-a-half feet

 

 

* As always, google searches should NOT be relied upon as substitute for sound medical advice from qualified medical personnel or your own physician.

Edited November 19, 20205 yr by RichCor

24 minutes ago, RichCor said:

While not in Thailand, a good friend in the US suffered a stroke while doing some air travel and part of his recovery regiment involves being in a Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber for an hour a week.

Is he finding it helpful?

28 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Back then, oxygen made up 35 percent of the air, compared to the 21 percent we breathe now.

I think the HBOT mix might be a little thick even for insects accustomed to skimming the primordial soup...

(But if not, I wonder: would Thais would like giant dragonfries?)

7 minutes ago, onebir said:

32 minutes ago, RichCor said:

While not in Thailand, a good friend in the US suffered a stroke while doing some air travel and part of his recovery regiment involves being in a Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber for an hour a week.

Is he finding it helpful?

 

He's been doing it regularly for over a year.

 

 

5 minutes ago, onebir said:

36 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Back then, oxygen made up 35 percent of the air, compared to the 21 percent we breathe now.

I think the HBOT mix might be a little thick even for insects accustomed to skimming the primordial soup...

(But if not, I wonder: would Thais would like giant dragonfries?)

 

Deep-fried crispy dragonfries with hotsauce, probably 

 Didn't Michael Jackson try something similar ... don't think the outcome was that successful  .... ????