Hydrogen peroxide therapy

Domain XII · Complementary, energy & biofield · Father Richard Willhelm, Walter Grotz, Charles Farr · 1940 · United States

What it is

An alternative-medicine practice in which a household and industrial oxidising chemical is taken internally to "oxygenate" the body. Cancer-medicine reviewers group it with ozone and "oxygenated" waters and pills under labels such as "oxygen therapies", "oxymedicine", "hyperoxygenation",…

Format

• Intravenous infusion: peroxide dripped into a vein during clinic sessions, as repeated courses.
• What it is. An alternative-medicine practice in which a household and industrial oxidising chemical is taken internally to "oxygenate" the body. Cancer-medicine reviewers group it with ozone and "oxygenated" waters and pills under labels such as "oxygen therapies", "oxymedicine",…

Who practises it, and how they are trained or regulated

• The sequence below combines what courts, regulators and case reports describe. Administration is described only qualitatively.
• In the South Carolina clinic case, a civil complaint alleges a patient with MS was told her illness was caused by an unknown bacterium or virus, although the clinic's own laboratory tests identified none. In a separate medical-board motion, a married couple who allegedly paid more than $65,000 were said to have been treated for Lyme disease that did not exist. These are allegations, not findings.
• 3. Consent. The same complaint alleges the therapy was given without informed consent and without disclosing its risks. It also alleges a pharmacy compounded the peroxide for intravenous use even though the approved label said "external use only". At home, "consent" usually meant enthusiasm built on testimonials, with no risk information. Regulators had to warn the public directly that ingestion can cause "serious…

Evidence status, as the guide reports it

• What it is. An alternative-medicine practice in which a household and industrial oxidising chemical is taken internally to "oxygenate" the body. Cancer-medicine reviewers group it with ozone and "oxygenated" waters and pills under labels such as "oxygen therapies", "oxymedicine",…

Questions to explore with your client

• What drew you to it, and what are you hoping it will change?
• Is there physical contact? Was it explained beforehand, and do you feel free to say no or stop at any point?
• Does it involve any substance, plant preparation, remedy or supplement? Has your doctor or prescriber been told, especially about any medication you take?
• Does it involve intense or unusual breathing? Have you been told about the medical conditions for which that is not advised?
• Does it involve fasting, a special diet or 'detox'? Have you discussed this with your doctor?
• Who runs it, and what training or registration do they hold?
• What actually happens in a session or meeting, and how often?
• What does it cost, and is there pressure to commit to more?
• How do you feel afterwards, in the hours and days that follow?
• Does it fit with, or clash with, the work we do here?

What practitioners of it watch for

• fear of retaliation or of being judged. It is working when the client feels the report is theirs.
• pressure from multi-level-marketing sellers or a group. It is working when spending decisions slow and become deliberate.
• scapegoating, ultimatums, and relatives who supply the product secretly. It is working when communication continues despite disagreement.
• vague answers ("some oxygen drops"), a sudden change of subject, or loyalty to a practitioner. It is working when the client brings updates spontaneously.
• self-punishment, isolation, and the therapist's own anger at the practitioner leaking into the session. It is working when guilt becomes grief that can be borne.

Problems the guide addresses

• Acute safety check (when use is current)
• Routine, non-judgemental enquiry and recording
• Exploring meaning, hopes and the explanatory model
• Autonomy-respecting decision support
• Coordination with physicians, oncology and palliative teams
• Family conflict
• Grief, regret and guilt after harm or death
• Safeguarding (children and adults at risk)
• Financial harm and exploitation
• Reporting

When to involve someone else

• New or worsening physical symptoms, or advice to stop or change prescribed medication: involve the client's doctor or prescriber.
• Signs of coercion, isolation from family and friends, escalating costs or secrecy: discuss openly and consider safeguarding.
• A crisis or thoughts of suicide: follow your crisis protocol. In the US, call or text 988; in the UK and Ireland, Samaritans on 116 123.

Drawn automatically from the guide's own sections. Stay curious: neither endorse nor dismiss what the client values, and check anything that matters against the full guide and its sources. Not medical advice.