Therapy: New Breakthrough for Back Treatment by Gaetano Morello,
ND Ozone, the gas that protects us from the sun's damaging rays
but becomes toxic when inhaled, is experiencing a resurgence on
the North American medical community. We are all familiar with
the ozone layer and how it's thinning due to
chloroflourocarbons. But the reality is that ozone production in
the upper atmosphere depends on the amount energy coming from
the sun. During peaks of solar activity, ozone is created at a
greater rate. During low periods in the sunspot cycle, the ozone
layer is thinner. At night, on the dark side of the planet, the
ozone layer disappears over a period of a few hours. The layer
is reformed as the sun rises in the morning. There is no ozone
over the poles in the winter, because there is no sunlight.
Ozone is continuously being produced in the upper atmosphere as
long as sunlight is present, and since ozone is heavier than
air, it begins to fall towards the earth. As it falls, it
combines with any pollutant it cont