Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber: Expedite the Healing Process for Athletes

Imagine you are a crossfit athlete (and you are VERY addicted by the way), and you injure yourself and you have to take time off from your beloved sport?  Maybe you are a runner with an injured knee, and you need to rest and you will not be able to do your daily 5 mile run?  Or you are a Professional Football Player who gets paid millions of dollars and your body is continually beaten and pounded each day during the regular season, and your goal is to simply relax and heal during your down time in the most efficient manner possible.  What are you options?

Vataeris 320 Hyperbaric Chamber at RejuvenateYou Office

If you can relate to any of these scenarios one option to consider is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT). Hyperbaric medicine, also known as hyperbaric oxygen therapy, is the medical use of oxygen at a higher than atmospheric pressure. Hyper means increased and baric relates to pressure. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) refers to intermittent treatment of the entire body with 100-percent oxygen at greater than normal atmospheric pressure.  That pressure is defined as one atmosphere absolute (1 ATA). In the ambient atmosphere we normally breathe approximately 20 percent oxygen and 80 percent nitrogen. While undergoing HBOT, pressure is increased up to two times (2 ATA) in 100% oxygen.  This increased pressure, combined with an increase in oxygen to 100 percent, dissolves oxygen in the blood plasma and in all body cells, tissues and fluids at up to 10 times normal concentration.

So what does this mean to someone who has a sports related injury?  By increasing the oxygen in the system this can expedite the healing process of anyone suffering from various athletic injuries.  Numerous professional athletes have turned to the HBOT in order to expedite the healing process.  Administering oxygen at higher pressures causes up to 20 times more oxygen to be absorbed by the blood and transferred to injured organs and tissues (Penn Medicine). This speeds healing and recovery time in addition to other benefits.

NFL Football Player James Harrison is in his 13th year and he attributes his longevity to the HBOT combined with other treatments.  "I'm able to do a lot more weight [lifting]. I'm able to just do a lot more things that my body physically couldn't do because of injury, or whatever it may be."

Olympic Swimmer Michael Phelps was sleeping in a Hyperbaric Chamber for the year prior to the Olympics in 2012:

The 16-time Olympic medalist said Wednesday he had been sleeping "at 8,000 feet every night" for almost a year. The 26-year-old swimmer noticed he bounced back from workouts better when he trained at altitude, so he's trying a device that simulates that.

Phelps

"We've been able to realize after going to Colorado Springs so many times that it is something that helps me recover," Phelps said. "That's something that is so important to me now being older. I don't recover as fast as I used to."

Tennis star Novak Djokovic goes even further by utilizing a CVAC Pod which the company claims, "can boost athletic performance by improving circulation, boosting oxygen-rich red-blood cells, removing lactic acid and possibly even stimulating mitochondrial biogenesis and stem-cell production."  Price tag: $75,000

These are professional athletes who have the means to afford a $20,000 to $75,000 HBOT and utilize it at their home, but what about for the average person?  RejuvenateYou is proud to offer our own Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy to anyone in the Sarasota, Bradenton, Tampa, or surrounding areas.  Our prices start at $75 for a one hour session of HBOT, with No Initial Consultation Fee.  We have seen impressive results with the average person, amateur athlete, and professional athlete who have utilized HBOT.  Moreover, HBOT is widely popular as an adjunct with with one of our IV Therapies (i.e. Vitamin C IV, Myers Cocktail, IV Ozone).

For more information on hyperbaric oxygen therapy for anyone dealing with a sports injury or chronic pain and live in the Tampa, St. Petersburg, Bradenton, or Sarasota area feel free to call us at (941) 448-1199. You can also reach us on our website at www.ruckerozonedoc.com or via email at info@ruckerozonedoc.com

Weight Loss with RejuvnateYou Metabolic Enhancer, 7 Week Update

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This is an update on the progress of a patient of ours who has started taking our RejuvenateYou Metabolic Enhancer along with changing his diet.  Our patient is a 44 year old male who works out regularly (about 4-5 times a week), but has he has seen his weight slowly creep up.  He was weighing right at 161 pounds and his clothes were fitting too tight, along with the fact he never gets a good night sleep.  I suggested to our patient that he take our RejuvenateYou Metabolic Enhancer Drops along with modifying his diet to follow our "Approved Foods" list and a Paleo Diet.  This is his progress report through seven weeks:

Update 11-16-13

Weight in 150.6, for a loss of 0.

I don’t know what to say my diet was the same as last week and I exercised 4 out of 5 days last week.  The only possibility I can think of is the old gym saying.  Some weeks you add muscle at the same rate or faster than you lose fat, so weeks with no weight loss or even weight gain are possible while you are working to get into shape.  However for me this week the mirror check didn’t really show any change.  Yes I am very disappointed but I am not discouraged.  I am going to continue with the diet and exercise and just see what the results are next week.

My Thoughts for this week:

1. We are getting to the point that the weight is getting harder to come off.  This is where you have to continue to focus on the “Fundamentals” and remember what got you here.  The last thing you do is give up.  If anything you become more determined and continue on the path that has worked.  Even though he did not lose any weight this week, he has STILL lost 11 pounds over seven weeks which was better than he had done the prior six months.  Some perspective always helps.

2. I also told this particular weight loss patient that we are probably getting to the point that the scale becomes useless.  Lean muscle is denser, thus it’s possible you can work out, and your weight stays the same or actually goes up.  This is where the mirror test means more than the scale.  But for our purposes of documentation this weight loss patient is weight every week.

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3. This weight loss patient will be doing his labs and bloodwork and he will be able to compare his numbers to three months earlier, which I can not imagine anyway how his numbers will not be substantially better.  One thing he mentioned is that the medication he is on might have to be lowered again because of the weight loss.

4. This patient is now taking the RejuvenateYou Metabolic Enhancer Drops and RejuvenateYou B Vitamin Complex.  The good news is there is nothing wrong with his energy levels now (at least there was no mention of it).  We will see what next week brings him.

The RejuvenateYou Metabolic Enhancer Drops are great for people who want to lose weight. BUT, anyone wanting to lose weight must change how they eat in order to have long-term success.  When a person combines fitness as part of their daily life, it is the perfect storm of losing weight and keeping it off.

If you have any questions about losing weight feel free to leave a comment at this blog.  You can also reach us via email at info@rejuvenate-you.org or call us at the office in Bradenton (941) 448-1199 or Tampa (813) 832-1199.

Weight Loss with RejuvnateYou Metabolic Enhancer, 6 Week Update

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This is an update on the progress of a patient of ours who has started taking our RejuvenateYou Metabolic Enhancer along with changing his diet.  Our patient is a 44 year old male who works out regularly (about 4-5 times a week), but has he has seen his weight slowly creep up.  He was weighing right at 161 pounds and his clothes were fitting too tight, along with the fact he never gets a good night sleep.  I suggested to our patient that he take our RejuvenateYou Metabolic Enhancer Drops along with modifying his diet to follow our "Approved Foods" list and a Paleo Diet.  This is his progress report through six weeks:

Update 11-09-13 

Weighed in at 150.6 Lbs, for a weight loss of 0.8 Lb. for the week.

This week’s results were disappointing and confusing but not discouraging.  The scales are still going down so I will take the weight loss.  I have to keep reminding myself that I did not put on 20 pounds in two months so I should not expect to lose the weight in two months.

This week I was finally able to get the blood pressure medication adjusted and had the energy to make it to the gym for cardio workouts three times.  Hopefully next week I will have the energy to get back to a full week of working out.

Weeks with poor results are why I use the scales and mirror check.  The scales said I had lost 0.8 Lbs, but looking in the mirror I lost a noticeable amount of visible weight from my hip area and upper legs.

Next week I will try to be more aware of what I eat as well as portion size.  So we will see how the experiment progresses.

Till next weeks update…

A couple of things to point out from our patient's six week update:

1. He continues to see results as his weight continues to go down. Prior to starting the RejuvenateYou Metabolic Enhancer drops and following our "Approved Foods" list this patient had been stuck at 161 pounds for six months and couldn't lose any weight. Now he is approaching 11 pounds of weight loss in six weeks....that is fantastic!

2. Slow and steady wins the race. I like his attitude that he cannot expect all the weight to come off in two months. Typically I tell our weight loss patients to not look at the scale. Just focus on eating properly and the weight will come off. It is a marathon, not a sprint in order to be successful at losing weight.

3. It is fantastic to hear when our patients have success losing weight, and that translates into changing their life for the better. I love hearing about someone lowering their medication. The medication was messing up this particular patient's energy levels, and by changing the amount he was taking it has made a dramatic improvement. I hope he continues to have success and we get him off the medications altogether, which is pretty common when our weight loss patients have success.

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4. This patient started taking our RejuvenateYou B Vitamin Complex drops to help him with his energy levels. He just started the B Vitamin Complex on Saturday (11/8/13) so he cannot speak on what effect it is having on him. Hopefully by next week he has some feedback for the readers.

5. Reading about this patients success reminds me of this story I read in Business Insider titled, "6 Charts that show how the war on fat was a gigantic mistake". The diet that our patient follows is based off our "Approved Foods" list which takes alof of cues from the Paleo Diet. The reason why our patient is having success losing weight and getting off medications is because he is eating protein and fats, cutting out complex carbohydrates, processed foods, and sugars from his diet.

The RejuvenateYou Metabolic Enhancer Drops are great for people who want to lose weight. BUT, anyone wanting to lose weight must change how they eat in order to have long-term success.  When a person combines fitness as part of their daily life, it is the perfect storm of losing weight and keeping it off.

If you have any questions about losing weight feel free to leave a comment at this blog.  You can also reach us via email at info@rejuvenate-you.org or call us at the office in Bradenton (941) 448-1199 or Tampa (813) 832-1199.

Weight Loss with RejuvenateYou Metabolic Enhancer, 5 Week Update

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This is an update on the progress of a patient of ours who has started taking our RejuvenateYou Metabolic Enhancer along with changing his diet.  Our patient is a 44 year old male who works out regularly (about 4-5 times a week), but has he has seen his weight slowly creep up.  He was weighing right at 161 pounds and his clothes were fitting too tight, along with the fact he never gets a good night sleep.  I suggested to our patient that he take our RejuvenateYou Metabolic Enhancer Drops along with modifying his diet to follow our "Approved Foods" list and a Paleo Diet.  This is his progress report through five weeks:


Update 11-2-13:

I lost 1.2 pounds for the week.  Given the circumstance of the week I think that is fantastic!

I am on blood pressure medication and because of all the weight I have lost the last month I was slowly getting too much medication.  Some people don’t know this but medications are prescribed to a patient by body weight.  Readers might look back and see my comments from previous updates where I commented on not having any energy.  This week it all came to a head and I literally did not have the energy to do anything.  I did not work out at all.  The only exercise I got was walking to my car.

  

Yesterday I saw my doctor and got everything fixed, I hope.  So the 1 pound I lost was solely because of the paleo diet.  Next week I hope to get back to working out and I am looking forward to finding out if I lose weight at a faster rate.

An important lesson for people to learn from my mistake.. If you are on any medications and begin to lose a large amount of weight be very aware of how those medications affect you.  Because of the weight loss you might slowly become over medicated.  

Diet wise I added Paleo beef stew to what I was eating.  It was expensive costing around $20 to make but I got 7 lunches out of it so, per meal, it was not very expensive at all.  This is a Paleo 2.0 recipe and it did include white potatoes.  It tasted really good, and with the cold weather was really satisfying. 

Until next week's update.

A couple of things to point out from our patient's five week update:

1. Our patient lost 1.2 pounds for the week.  Looking at the bigger picture he has lost 10 pounds in five weeks, which equates to 2 pounds of weight loss per week.  Moreover, this patient was STUCK at 161 pounds for the past six months and couldn't get the weight off.  When you put all these factors into play you realize losing 10 pounds in five weeks is fantastic work on his part!

2.  This particular patient went to see his doctor and told the doctor he lost 10 pounds in five weeks and the doctor's only response was, "Because of the diet?".  The patient corrected her and said it's more of a lifestyle change, not a fad diet.  The doctor did not ask any questions about how he was eating or the success he was having.  Not sure why the doctor was so apathetic, but I would guess the doctor is clueless because the patient is having success losing weight without the doctor's input and the patient using synthetic medication.  The one good thing that came from this meeting is his doctor has cut his blood pressure medication in half because of his weight loss.  Hopefully that helps this patient with his lack of energy issues.

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3. Following-up on the last point, when you see changes in your lifestyle and you see the positives and how it effects your well being, don't let anyone alter your path.  If friends or family are not encouraging, then limit their input.  This particular patient has lost 10 pounds of weight and feels better, so who cares if anyone thinks this "diet" does not work.  Proof is in the pudding....so long as the pudding is Paleo friendly!

4. The patient bought another month of RejuvenateYou Metabolic Enhancer along with one month of RejuvenateYou B Vitamin Complex to help with his energy issues.  I will keep you posted on his progress with his energy as we go forward.

The RejuvenateYou Metabolic Enhancer Drops are great for people who want to lose weight.  BUT, anyone wanting to lose weight must change how they eat in order to have long-term success.  When a person combines fitness as part of their daily life, it is the perfect storm of losing weight and keeping it off.

If you have any questions about losing weight feel free to leave a comment at this blog.  You can also reach us via email at info@rejuvenate-you.org or call us at the office in Bradenton (941) 448-1199 or Tampa (813) 832-1199.