HYDROGEN PEROXIDE FACTS

 Reprinted from the ECHO Newsletter

Published by:

ECH2O2 Inc.

P.O. Box 126

Delano, MN 55328

                        HYDROGEN PEROXIDE FACTS 

                  Kurt W. Donsbach, D.C., N.D., Ph.D. 

                

There have been many incorrect statements regarding the ingestion of 

hydrogen peroxide and now, magnesium peroxide. I would like to address 

these so that you as a patient will not be misled and stop using a 

potentially beneficial product. 

Myth #1 : Any of the peroxides destroy friendly bacteria in the gut 

and require that you reintroduce fresh bacteria constantly if you are 

using the peroxide on a regular basis. The proof offered was that when 

you put hydrogen peroxide into a yogurt culture, the resultant yogurt 

was weak and watery. FACTS: THE FRIENDLY BACTERIA IN THE GUT ARE 

AEROBIC, MEANING THEY LIVE AS AN OXYGEN-USING ORGANISM. If you want 

the opinion of the bible of bacteriology, check this out in Bergey's

Manual of Systematic Bacteriology or Clinical Diagnosis 

By Laboratory Methods by Todd & Sanford. The addition of extra oxygen to 

the yogurt culture could have altered other factors in the milk used 

in the culture, rather than destroying the lactobacillus. The 

reference used by the writer was conspicuously lacking bacteria counts 

before and after the addition of the hydrogen peroxide! The truth is 

you help, not hinder, lactobacillus with H2O2. 

Myth #2 : Oral ingestion of hydrogen peroxide promotes the growth of 

various viruses, including what has been called the EBV virus, the HIV 

virus and others. FACTS : HYDROGEN PEROXIDE IS CAPABLE OF DESTROY 

EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE VIRUSES IN LABORATORY TESTS. This does 

not necessarily mean that the same action occurs in the body, but it 

is a pretty good indicator. THE MOST IMPORTANT FACT REGARDING THIS 

ALLEGATION IS NOT WHETHER OR NOT HYDROGEN PEROXIDE KILLS OR STIMULATES A 

VIRUS, BUT HOW HYDROGEN PEROXIDE IS HANDLED BY THE BODY WHEN IT IS 

ABSORBED FROM THE GUT, What actually occurs is that the instant 

hydrogen peroxide crosses the intestinal barrier and enters the blood 

stream, the enzyme catalase splits the compound into water and free 

radical oxygen. This takes one molecule of catalase for every 10,000 

molecules of hydrogen peroxide and uses up about 1/10,000 of a 

second. In approximately another 1/10,000 of a second you will see 

one free radical oxygen (01) join another free radical oxygen to 

form stable oxyg en (02). Since this all takes approximately 1/5,000 

of a second, when does the hydrogen peroxide have time to enter the 

circulatory channels and end up in the T cells where the HIV

virus proliferates? Obviously it doesn't. THIS IS ALSO THE ANSWER TO THE 

CLAIM THAT FREE RADICAL OXYGEN WILL CAUSE CELLULAR DAMAGE. THE FREE 

RADICAL OXYGEN HAS AN EXTREMELY SHORT LIFE IN THE BLOOD STREAM ONLY 

AND NEVER GETS CLOSE TO CELLS !