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I heard an interesting theory and haven't been able to find much research on this subject. Maybe some folks here have. it goes like this.
Theory: one of the contributing factors to the increase in many diseases over the last 100 years (cancer....) has been the decreased oxygen levels in the atmosphere.
We all know that CO2 levels are rising. If the levels of one thing are rising, it logically follows that the proportion of other things are decreasing. In other words every breath we take has less percentage, and also quantity, of oxygen.
I have read that oxygen is a recognized therapy for several types of diseases. I have heard, but I don't know if it's true, that cancer cells can't survive in an O2 rich environment.
I've been googling for the history of O2 levels in the atmosphere and can't find much. But if it is true that O2 levels are decreasing at the same time cancer (and other disease) levels are increasing, it is an interesting theory.
If this theory has any truth to it, we need to consider... is global warming just one of the affects of burning so much fossil fuels? while we are on the brink of noticing climate change and global warming, perhaps we are already decades into one of the other affects, but we just haven't linked it to the source yet.
We need oxygen to survive. But it's not an all or nothing scenario, where above a certain amount of oxygen in the atmosphere everything is fine, and below that amount everyond instantly dies. we are changing the makeup of the atmosphere, by dumping large amounts of C02 into it. As this happens, the percentage of other constituents must be decreasing. As this happens, it logically follows that there would be health effects as there is less 02 in the air we breathe.
I'm not a doctor and I haven't been able to verify what the 02 levels are. But I would like some more info on this if anyone cares to chime in.
questions I have include:
What are the 02 levels over the last 100 or 200 years in our atmosphere?
If 02 levels change in the atmosphere, can/does the body have a way to compensate and keep 02 levels constant in the bloodstream, or do 02 levels in the body rise and fall according to levels in the atmosphere? Has the average breath rate changed over the years to compensate for the less 02 in the air?
What types of diseases can be treated with 02 therapy?
Is there a link between burning fossil fuels, decreased 02 levels, and the rise of certain diseases?
thanks
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