Summary
Cate Stillman interviews Tobias Segal of Promolife.com, a family-run ozone therapy products company that has been operating for 25 years. Tobias explains how his father founded the business after discovering ozone therapy while searching for treatments for chronic Candida issues, finding it to be one of the fastest-acting modalities he tried. The episode is framed around practical home use of ozone therapy for prevention, immunity, and dental health. The conversation covers how ozone works as a negatively charged oxidative compound that eliminates pathogens while creating a mild hormetic stress response that triggers the body's healing mechanisms. Tobias explains that white blood cells naturally produce small amounts of ozone, making it a compound the body already recognizes. They discuss ozone's growing adoption in biological dentistry, where practitioners report significant reductions in antibiotic use, and the correlation between oral health and systemic conditions like colon cancer and heart disease. A significant focus is on home ozone therapy setup, including equipment costs ($1,500-$2,000 for a full setup), the requirement for a pure oxygen source, and various application methods like rectal insufflation, ozone saunas, ozone water for oral health, and joint therapies. They discuss how COVID drove awareness of ozone therapy benefits, the regulatory challenge of ozone being non-patentable and therefore unattractive to pharmaceutical companies, and how ozone is medically approved in Europe despite FDA resistance in the United States.
Key Points
- Promolife is a 25-year family business founded after the owner's father found ozone therapy resolved chronic Candida issues
- Ozone creates mild oxidative stress that triggers the body's healing response, similar to exercise, saunas, and cold exposure (hormesis)
- White blood cells naturally produce small amounts of ozone as part of the immune response
- Biological dentists using ozone report significant reduction in antibiotic prescriptions for patients
- Ozonated water is described as an excellent mouthwash that reduces plaque buildup and supports oral health
- Home ozone therapy setup costs $1,500-$2,000 and requires a pure oxygen source; Promolife offers free Zoom consultations for setup
- Ozone is non-patentable, which limits pharmaceutical industry interest and contributes to FDA resistance
- Ozone is medically approved in Europe and Cuba but remains unapproved by the US FDA
Key Moments
Ozone reduces antibiotic use in biological dentistry
Tobias Segal explains that every biological dentist he works with who incorporates ozone has been able to significantly reduce antibiotic prescriptions for their patients, which he considers a major benefit.
"Oh, yeah. I mean, all the dentists that I deal with... So the big takeaway with ozone in dentistry is this. Every single dentist that I talked to has incorporated ozone into their practice. What they have seen is they have been able to reduce the use of antibiotics"
Herniated disc recovery in 3 days with ozone injections
Tobias shares his wife's experience with an 8mm herniated disc that had her bedridden for six weeks. After ozone injections (prolozone therapy), she was back to work at 80% within just three days.
"And she was bedridden. And they were like, "Oh, you need surgery. Here's your... Toss you a bunch of opioids. Take this." And nothing was getting better. And so I was like, "Let's get some ozone injections." And we're back. And so we go get her treated. And she was basically on the couch for a solid month and a half. So as soon as we get to the guy that we know who's doing ozone injections, within 3 days, she's back to work at 80%."
Ozone selectively targets dysbiotic bacteria
Kate and Tobias discuss how ozone preferentially targets anaerobic dysbiotic bacteria while allowing good bacteria to repopulate faster than with antibiotics, making it effectively prebiotic for oral and gut health.
"It's pro-life, like the name of your company. It is. A good way to describe it. So ozone typically will go after anaerobic bacteria faster than it will. At some point, ozone will eliminate some of the good bacteria and the bad bacteria. But the big takeaway is this. If you're dealing with gum infections or gum disease, you have a massive overabundance in the bad bacteria. There's something else going on in your mouth."
