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What are the benefits of using oxygen? What are the benefits of using oxygen? | Back to Top Studies suggest that a little extra oxygen can potentially: • Concentration IMPROVE • Strength REDUCE • Occasional stress and anxiety Does oxygen actually increase energy levels? | Back to Top Yes. Oxygen plays a key role in helping the body work by turning fats, carbohydrates and limited proteins into heat energy to be used by the muscles. When sufficient oxygen is not available the body's tissues literally starve, and they become drained of their usual vigor. Under these conditions the brain, too, is compromised and often feels sluggish.2 Daily use of recreational oxygen can turn this feeling around, providing a dramatic boost in energy as well as stamina and helping you get through that soccer game, hike to work, or just another day. What’s wrong with the air we normally breathe? | Back to Top One of the more serious issues with the air we normally breathe is its low oxygen content, which continues to drop as pollution rises. The natural air available to us today certainly isn’t doing us any favors: our minds and bodies are barely getting enough oxygen out of it to keep living. While the earth’s first life forms enjoyed air with oxygen levels of up to 30%, this number now stands around 21%, and some cities around the world have recorded levels as low as 12% oxygen in their air.3 To put these figures in perspective, human life can no longer exist in an environment with an oxygen content below 7%.4 A recent study cited by the American Heart Association has further confirmed that people living in those U.S. cities with the highest pollution levels stand to lose up to three years of their life due to “exposure to chronic pollution.” (Note: the POD™ does not claim to extend human life expectancy.)5 Nor is there any easy escape from the nasty situation—even staying indoors does nothing to solve it. Thanks in part to the ongoing circulation of dust, dirt and other household chemicals by common air conditioning units, the air inside the average home is actually a full 20 to 50 times more polluted than the outside air—ranking indoor air pollution among the top five environmental threats to public health.6 What can happen if you don’t get enough oxygen? | Back to Top Studies suggest that a lack of oxygen in your body can potentially cause: Why use a POD™? | Back to Top You may be in excellent physical shape, or not. You may be old or young. You may be male or female. It doesn’t matter who you are. Sometimes your body craves an oxygen kick. So take a POD™ break! It’s easy to use, fits in your pocket, and can be pulled out to be enjoyed on the move, with only one hand. What is in a POD™? | Back to Top A POD™ contains 2 liters of 95% oxygen and 5% nitrogen. It weighs 2.5 ounces when full. A POD™ is 7 inches in height and 1.75 inches in diameter. It’s shorter and skinnier than a 500 ml water bottle. It can easily fit into your purse, backpack, jacket pocket or oxygen-eager palm. The POD™ is the ultimate balance of function and convenience! How do I use a POD™? | Back to Top To use a POD™, follow these steps: How long does a POD™ last? How many times can it be used? | Back to Top How long a POD™ lasts depends on how long each of your POD™ breaths last. Assuming an average breath is two to four seconds long, one POD™ contains enough oxygen for approximately 40 uses. Do your best to breathe deeply! I’ve heard about something called oxygen therapy. Is the POD™ a type of therapy? | Back to Top No. Oxygen therapy entails high levels of oxygen administered medically by a registered doctor or nurse to patients in special, sealed breathing chambers. Oxygen therapy can be used to treat severe forms of illness which the small amounts of oxygen supplied by the POD™ could never influence. Oxygen used for therapy is highly pressurized to treat things like gangrene, carbon monoxide poisoning, brain abscesses, and severe sinus, bone and skin infections. Used under medical conditions, this type of oxygen stimulates the production of red blood cells and can be used to speed healing as well as reduce severe swelling. The POD™ cannot and should not be employed as a therapy to treat these or any other medical concerns. Is a POD™ safe? | Back to Top Yes. If used as directed, the POD™ poses no risk to the healthy consumer. It has been carefully designed for recreational use by the average athlete, couch lover, dog walker or computer enthusiast. Keep in mind, however, that those with certain medical conditions requiring supplemental oxygen should consult a physician before use. Adverse effects observed from the use of oxygen have also been recorded in medical cases of oxygen therapy, where patients are exposed to high levels of hyperbaric oxygen (or 100% oxygen at two to three times the atmospheric pressure of normal oxygen at sea level) in a giant, sealed air chamber.8 Yet the 95% oxygen purity of the POD™ is on a whole different scale, released into open air in small amounts and easily capable of absorption by the body without risk of harm. The American Lung Association has furthermore confirmed that “there is no evidence that oxygen at the low flow levels used in [oxygen] bars can be dangerous to a normal person’s health.”9 The flow available in a POD™ is comparative to these low levels, and therefore can be regarded similarly. Is the POD™ safe for use by individuals with breathing conditions such as asthma? | Back to Top A POD™ is for recreational use only, and is not a medical device. It should not be used to treat or cure any medical condition. If you have a breathing condition such as asthma or if you suffer from any condition requiring oxygen regulation such as congestive heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, or COPD, please consult your physician before using the POD™. Do I need to keep my POD™ away from flames? | Back to Top Despite its classification as a non-flammable gas, oxygen can be a fire hazard if not stored properly. It has the effect of accelerating fire growth when exposed to an open flame, because fire requires oxygen to live (just like us!). The canister should therefore be kept away from any and all open flames, from cigarette lighters to bonfires. See the product warning for additional information. Product Warning | Back to Top The POD™ contains non-flammable, oxidizing compressed gas. Do not use it while smoking or in the presence of fire, open flame, sparks or extreme heat. The canister is under pressure and should not be incinerated or punctured. Do not leave a POD™ in direct sunlight or store it above 120°F/50°C. Not for medical use or application. Use only as directed. 1 Fairechild, Diana: “Airline Air” from http://www.flyana.com/air.html; accessed July 12, 2007 |
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