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increasing blood vessel growth into the tumor. Solid tumors generally have low
supplies of oxygen and HIF-1 helps them get the oxygen they need,” explains Dr. Mark
W. Dewhirst, professor of radiation oncology at Duke University Medical Center.

Dr. Holger K. Eltzschig, a professor of anesthesiology, medicine, cell biology and
immunology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, says, “Understanding
how hypoxia is linked to inflammation may help save lives. By focusing on the
molecular pathways the body uses to battle hypoxia, we may be able help patients who
undergo organ transplants, who suffer from infections or who have cancer.”

Researchers found that an increase of 1.2 metabolic units
(oxygen consumption) was related to a decreased risk of
cancer death, especially in lung and gastrointestinal cancers.
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In order for cancer to “establish” a foothold in the body it has to be deprived of oxygen
and become acidic. If these two conditions can be reversed cancer not only can be slowed
down, but it also can actually be cured.

Drs. D. F. Treacher and R. M. Leach write, “Prevention, early identification, and

correction of tissue hypoxia are essential skills. If the oxygen supply fails, even for a
few minutes, tissue hypoxaemia may develop, resulting in anaerobic metabolism and
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production of lactate.”

Oxygen levels are sensitive to a myriad of influences. Toxicity, emotional stress, physical
trauma, infections, reduction of atmospheric oxygen, nutritional status, lack of exercise
and especially improper breathing will all affect the oxygen levels in our bodies.
Anything that threatens the oxygen-carrying capacity of the human body will
promote cancer growth. Likewise any therapy that improves oxygen function can be
expected to enhance the body’s defenses against cancer.

Using Magnesium to Raise Oxygen-Carrying Capacity

The data shows that magnesium-deficient people use more oxygen during physical
activity—their heart rates increased by about 10 beats per minute. “When the volunteers
were low in magnesium, they needed more energy and more oxygen to do low-level
activities than when they were in adequate-magnesium status,” says physiologist Henry
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C. Lukaski.
Magnesium enhances the binding of oxygen to haem proteins. xxii There is probably
some kind of magnesium pump where oxygen climbs aboard the red cells and magnesium
jumps off only to have to jump right back on again. Red blood cells have a unique shape
known as a biconcave disk, which is mission-critical for oxygen transport. Magnesium is
important to red blood cell shape and function. The interaction of calcium, magnesium
and ATP with membrane structural proteins exerts a significant role in the control of the
shape of human red blood cells. xxiii

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