Organic Germanium - Oxygen Enricher And Antioxidant
Organic Germanium enriches the body's oxygen supply and is also a potent antioxidant,
properties which contribute to this trace element's widespread beneficial effects upon
many inter-related metabolic process in the body (63,64). Although organic
Germanium's properties of oxygen modulation are not yet precisely elucidated, there is
sufficient clinical research evidence to lay the groundwork for more detailed cellular
investigation.
Organic Germanium Enriches Oxygen Supply
1. Organic Germanium lowers the requirement for oxygen consumption by organs in
culture and increases the life span of animals under oxygen stress.
Experiments conducted with mice in a biochemical laboratory of Tohoku University,
investigating the effects of organic Germanium upon oxygen consumption in the liver
and diaphram, indicated a decline in oxygen consumption. Dr. Asai has postulated that
organic Germanium plays the same role as oxygen in the body, thereby increasing the
body's oxygen supply. There is a relationship between oxygen supply, blood viscosity
and blood flow. When more oxygen is available, blood viscosity decreases, thereby
increasing blood flow to all organs.
2. Organic Germanium protects against carbon monoxide asphyxiation, stroke and
Raynaud's disease, conditions linked with oxygen starvation.
Upon taking therapeutic doses of organic Germanium, there is often a warm, glowing,
even a tingling feeling, that has been attributed by Dr. Asai to its oxygenation effect.
Individuals suffering from diseases of the circulatory system, such as Raynaud's
disease, which may lead to gangrene and limb amputation, have shown significant
improvement to their condition taking organic Germanium.
3. Organic Germanium is beneficial in treating eye diseases and wounds, especially
burns.
Organic Germanium has been successfully used to treat various eye diseases,
including glaucoma, black cataracts, detached retinas, retinal inflammation, and burns.
It is not yet known which therapeutic properties of organic Germanium effected these
improvements; however, it is a reasonable supposition that the oxygenation effects of
organic Germanium contributed to the healing of these conditions.
4. Organic Germanium, in conjunction with hyperbaric oxygen treatment (66), can bring
about significant improvement in cases of multiple sclerosis and other degenerative
conditions.
The naturopath Jan de Vries writes about the beneficial effects of increased
oxygenation in treating cases of multiple sclerosis in his book "By Appointment Only"
(18). Dr. de Vries actually met Dr. Asai in 1975 (17), and has been using organic
Germanium in his practice. He is currently compiling many of his case histories of
Germanium treatment in cancer and leukemia, to include in a book. He writes
...."hyperbaric oxygen treatment, in combination with Germanium, can improve
the condition of a patient beyond belief... Eyesight often improves when a Multiple
Sclerosis patient has hyperbaric oxygen treatment, because good eyesight depends on
a good supply of oxygen in the blood".
5. The structure of organic Germanium, a crystalline lattice network extensively bonded
with negative oxygen ions, is said to actually substitute for oxygen, and to enable the
attraction and elimination of acidifying hydrogen ions, which detoxifies the blood.
In the electron transport scheme during oxidative metabolism, electrons are
transferred along a set of electron acceptors, ending up, ultimately with the
combination of hydrogen and oxygen to form water. However, when there is an
oxygen deficiency, the loss of electrons can result in the accumulation of positive
hydrogen ions, which lead to blood acidification. Ge-132 has negatively charged
oxygen ions, which can clear away these hydrogen ions, and thus detoxify the blood.
6. Organic Germanium's ability to facilitate transfer electrons permits it to act as an
electron sink during oxidative metabolism, thus enhancing the body's generation of
energy without the intake of extra oxygen.
The electron transport system can be likened to a fire bucket brigade. If there is a
shortage of electron acceptors, the entire process can grind to a halt, just as if one
person is not in position, the bucket of water cannot get passed to put out the fire.
Organic Germanium has been shown to be an excellent electron conductor, and thus
can significantly contribute to the efficiency of the entire process of oxidative
metabolism, which, ultimately generates energy for the body.
Can Structure Be The Key?
Central to organic Germanium's oxidizing and anti-oxidant properties lie in its structure,
which as noted in Chapter 2, is a crystalline lattice network, extensively oxygen bonded.
Germanium has 4 electrons, three of which, in Ge-132, are bonded to oxygen, the other
being a free radical, able to interact in diverse reactions, which has implications for
properties in addition to oxygen modulating, including protection from radiation and
analgesia. Sanumgerman (Germanium citrate lactate), has a different structure, but
similar oxygen-enriching properties and rigorously documented anti-oxidant effects.
Therefore, it may be this electronic fascileness which enables organic Germanium to
give and take so freely, electronically speaking, which is central to its oxygenation and
antioxidant properties.