Ozone Therapy Association of New Zealand Incorporated
Our Executive Team , are all experienced professionals. They aim to provide a platform for our members to education, networking and safe practice when using ozone-oxygen for our community.
We connect you to the appropriate practitioner or service in your area. Our members consist of a wide variety of enthusiasts, including medical practitioners, complimentary health practitioners, skin specialists, water purification and farming . Find out where you fit under our umbrella, in providing our community with healthy outcomes.
New Zealand & The International Medical Ozone Federation
The Ozone Therapy Association of New Zealand Incorporated (OTANZ), became a part of Imeof in 2018, after having complied with all the requirements demanded by the federation statutes.
OTANZ officially adhere to the Madrid Declaration on Ozone Therapy, Isco3, 2nd. and 3rd. ed. 2020.
Madrid Declaration
The president of OTANZ Dr. Wayne McCarthy, ND. is the representative of the association before Imeof.
The president of Imeof & president of Aepromo, is Dr. Adriana Schwartz ; The vice president is Dr. Frank Shallenberger, also President of the American Academy of Ozone Therapy (AAO).
What is ozone
Ozone is molecular O3, versus the regular form of oxygen we’re breathing right now, which is molecular O2, meaning that while regular oxygen contains two oxygen atoms, ozone contains three.
In other words, ozone is a different form of oxygen, “supercharged oxygen”. It is never inhaled at all, however is used as a vehicle to get oxygen into the body. SEE APPLICATIONS. When ozone enters your body, the extra oxygen atom reacts with your cell membranes in your body almost immediately and forms lipoperoxides, a type of free radical, referred to by professionals as “oxidative healing therapy”.
“We’re led to believe that free radicals are bad,” says Shallenberger. “Nothing in our body that our body makes is ‘bad’. Oxidants and free radicals in the correct dose, in the correct amount, are actually highly beneficial.”
Safe ozone practice and good education around the application of ozone-oxygen is imperative.
Legislation around which we educate through the OTANZ Institute and the ongoing support we provide our members and medical professionals is based strongly on international governing bodies, The Madrid Declaration and the following legislative guidelines in New Zealand.
WORKSAFE
INDEMNITY/ INSURANCE AND ACC
WAND REPORTING
CONFORMANCE AND ACCREDITATION
Disclaimer: While ozone therapy can be a powerful tool for improving your health, it’s also potentially fatal if you do it incorrectly and inhale ozone. If you’re going to do ozone therapy at home, do your research so you’re absolutely certain you know what you’re doing, or consult a doctor.