Health

For decades, doctors and epidemiologists have recognized the undeniable fact that permanent residents of high altitudes have decreased occurrences of many very common chronic diseases. Most of the longest living civilizations in the world live at elevations of greater than 10,000ft/3050m. This relationship between altitude and health is not a coincidence, and researchers have begun to uncover the science behind the mystery.

The combination of all the positive physiological reactions associated with hypoxic training provides both your mind and body with feelings of intense rejuvenation. Each session will revitalize you, leaving you feeling energetic and contented for the rest of the day. Hypoxico offers a wide variety of products designed to maximize the benefits of health and wellness, customized to fit your schedule and lifestyle.

Hypoxic Training supporting medical treatment of Covid 19 and long Covid patients.

There are several medical studies that prove the many positive effects that Hypoxic Training can offer for supporting medial treatment of Covid 19 and Long/Post Covid.

Hypoxia for Heart Disease – A Tent that can save your Ticker

Watch the below video to see how Hypoxico technology is being used as a progressive treatment for some heart conditions.

“People who completed this protocol have seen improvements in the ability to exercise and improvements in their quality of life.”

Altitude Training and Weight Loss

A 2013 study found that Americans who live at sea-level are 4 to 5 time more likely to be obese as those who live in high-altitude communities. These results remained constant, even after controlling for other factors like exercise level, socioeconomic status, and family history. In addition, Colorado is “the leanest state” in America and the only state with obesity rates below 20%. These statistics are not a coincidence but are instead a result of the increased energy expenditure required to adapt to the thin air environment.

More energy expenditure = Faster metabolic rate and more calories burned!

The same study also showed that altitude affects the way we experience hunger and satiety (feeling of fullness). The results showed that people exposed to altitude feel less hungry because levels of leptin (the satiety hormone) surge in the body, while ghrelin (the hunger hormone) remain unchanged. This remained the case even after intense exercise. So, to be clear, the subject’s metabolic rates spiked, meaning they burned more calories, but they also felt less hungry after the exercise session. This is the perfect combination for accelerated weight loss.

Hypoxia for Asthma Patients

Bronchial Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease for which the cause is largely unknown. Scientists believe that the tendency for development of asthma is hereditary and those asthmatic episodes are strongly linked to the immune system’s response to certain allergens. As there is not a consensus on the cause of Asthma, there is no cure. There are, however, treatments and ways to control symptoms of this chronic disease.

Scientists understand that chronic bronchial inflammation in asthma patients is a result of hyperventilation and lower than normal blood CO2 levels. Therefore, the key to a successful treatment is the reduction of hyperventilation and improved oxygen utilization.

The idea of using hypoxic therapy for treatment of Bronchial Asthma has been studied in Russia for years and has recently made its way to the western hemisphere. Studies have shown that a proper IHT program can successfully minimize the symptoms of asthma and the occurrence of severe asthmatic episodes. Through its enhancement of mitochondrial (and thus cellular) tolerance to oxidative stress via increased antioxidative enzymes, hypoxic therapy can alleviate asthmatic stress, which is largely a result of the compromised antioxidative defense.

In addition, through improvement of cardiovascular/respiratory fitness, hypoxic therapy serves to reduce hyperventilation and hypocapnia (low CO2 levels in the blood). In turn, the desired balance of CO2 andO2 in the blood is maintained, and the severity of asthmatic episodes and chronic bronchial inflammation is reduced.

This complementary treatment for asthma provides significant benefits over conventional symptomatic treatments. Patients can avoid negative side effects of Corticosteroids (inhalers) such as increased blood pressure, osteoporosis, and weight gain. Also, by preventing asthmatic episodes before they occur, patients can minimize chronic lung damage. Through a proper IHT program, bronchial asthma patients can expect the following benefits:

reduction of asthmatic episodes and chronic bronchial inflammation
positively influenced immunological status
bolstered enzymatic anti-oxidative defense
increased Forced Vital Capacity (FVC)
increased Forced Expiratory Velocity (FEV)

Hypoxia for Spinal Cord Injury

Hypoxico continues to work with Dr. Randy Trumbower and his team at Emory University to develop new and progressive interventions to address incomplete spinal cord injuries. The results of various studies have been very promising, showing significantly improved walking speed and endurance in patients.

“What was really dramatic in the exercise protocol was that just a single week of breathing with intermittent hypoxia and walking had an effect size that was comparable to, if not in many cases greater than, that shown in previous studies of locomotor training for 4 to 6 weeks.” – Dr. Randy Trumbower, Emory University

Hypoxico is honored to support people like Dr. Trumbower in their research. We are convinced the medical and rehabilitative application of hypoxia is only just beginning.

Altitude Wellness Systems

Our system allows people of all ages and health levels to benefit from the positive physiological effects that altitude has on the human body.

In Europe, this concept has been successfully applied to the treatment of asthma, allergies, Type II Diabetes, sleep disorders, and many other degenerative or chronic diseases.

Rejuvenation, healing and enhanced athletic performance are just a few of the benefits.

What is IHE?

IHE or Intermittent Hypoxic Exposure involves short intervals of breathing (4-6 minutes) of hypoxic air interspersed with intervals (4-6 minutes) inhaling ambient air. Improve breathing economy and the ability to buffer lactate.

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