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Singlet Oxygen Therapy

Singlet oxygen is a dioxygen (O2) molecule in which two 2p electrons have similar spin.
Singlet oxygen is more highly reactive than the form in which these electrons are of
opposite spin. Singlet oxygen is produced in mutant chloroplasts lacking carotenoids and
by leukocytes during metabolic burst. Singlet oxygen is a high-energy form of oxygen.

“Singlet oxygen is one of the most interesting and versatile molecules within the ROS
family. Its potential for the control of oncogenesis and in a variety of therapeutic
antitumor approaches has essentially been underestimated. Singlet oxygen has been
shown to inactivate catalase through reaction with histidine at the active center of the
enzyme and thus to abrogate the antioxidant activity of one of the central molecules of
tumor cells.” lxviii

Singlet oxygen has been known to the scientific community for over 80 years. It has a
characteristic chemistry that sets it apart from the triplet ground state of molecular
oxygen, and is important in fields that range from atmospheric chemistry and materials
science to biology and medicine. lxix

In nature, energy from our sun activates chlorophyll in plant leaves that transforms the
oxygen produced by a plant to a higher-energy status. Nature actually rearranges the
electrons in the oxygen molecule to create “singlet oxygen.” This energetically charged
air boosts your body’s ability to use oxygen, increasing your cellular energy and

optimizing cell metabolism.

There are now several companies using high technology to alter oxygen at the atomic
level and give it “that little electrical charge set up by the sunshine.” The technology
imitates the natural process by which sunshine and chlorophyll produce energy-
maximizing, free radical-fighting activated air.

Similar to the air in a dew filled forest after rain has fallen singlet oxygen cleanses your
body. Singlet oxygen is formed on the surface of the leaves of plants and trees through a
process called photosensitization. Photosensitization requires oxygen, light, and a proper
photosensitizer, like chlorophyll, which can act like a catalyst to transfer the light energy
to the oxygen. The result is singlet oxygen, with a distinctively high level of energy.

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