IV ozone therapy represents one of the most powerful and versatile tools in integrative medicine. By delivering ozone directly into the bloodstream, it achieves systemic effects that topical or insufflation delivery methods cannot match. Here's a comprehensive look at how it works and what it can do.
How IV Ozone Therapy Works
IV ozone therapy involves drawing a small amount of blood, mixing it with medical-grade ozone gas, and reinfusing it intravenously. This process — called major autohemotherapy (MAH) — ozonates the blood before returning it to circulation. The reaction between ozone and blood components creates beneficial reactive oxygen species (ROS) that trigger the body's antioxidant and healing responses.
EBO2: Advanced IV Ozone
EBO2 (Extracorporeal Blood Oxygenation and Ozonation) is an advanced form of IV ozone therapy that adds blood filtration and UV light treatment to the process. Blood is filtered to remove inflammatory fats, dead cells, and foreign particulates, then ozonated, then treated with UVC and UVA light before reinfusion. This multi-step process provides more comprehensive systemic benefit than standard MAH.
Documented Health Advantages
- Antimicrobial: Ozone is directly lethal to bacteria, viruses, and fungi — effective for chronic infections including Lyme disease, EBV, and recurrent bacterial infections.
- Immune modulation: Stimulates cytokine production and immune cell activation while also calming overactive immune responses in autoimmune conditions.
- Enhanced oxygenation: Increases red blood cell flexibility and oxygen delivery to tissues.
- Reduced inflammation: Stimulates production of anti-inflammatory compounds and antioxidant enzymes.
- Detoxification: Supports liver function and the clearance of toxins and metabolic waste.
- Mitochondrial activation: Stimulates mitochondrial energy production and cellular repair.
IV Ozone at Alive and Well
We offer both MAH and EBO2 ozone therapy at our wellness centers, administered by trained registered nurses under physician oversight. Our providers assess each patient's specific health picture to determine the most appropriate ozone protocol, dosing, and treatment frequency.
