Boost Your Vitality with IHHT Therapy at Dr. Ahlers' Clinic in Zurich ➜

What does IHHT mean?

Now, let's break down what Interval Hypoxia-Hyperoxia Training (IHHT) means:

Interval Training means doing exercises where you switch between high-intensity activity and low-intensity activity or rest. In IHHT, the "intensity" refers to the levels of oxygen in the air you breathe, not how fast you're running or how hard you're working out.
Hypoxia (low oxygen): This is a condition characterized by reduced oxygen levels in the body. In IHHT, you experience intervals of breathing in air with lower oxygen levels.
Hyperoxia (Excess oxygen): On the flip side, hyperoxia means an excess of oxygen. In IHHT, you also experience intervals of breathing in air with higher-than-normal oxygen levels.

How does IHHT work ?

Why should you choose Dr. Ahlers for your IHHT ?

Relaxed The person simply lies down, receives a personal breathing mask, and breathes through it for about 40 minutes.

Oxygen Training The IHHT device will let you switch between breathing oxygen-rich (32-34%) and oxygen-reduced (9-17%) air, at 3-5 minute intervals.

Safe Throughout the entire training session, a monitoring device oversees oxygen saturation, heart rate, and the precise oxygen concentration in the breathing mask.

Tailored IHHT can be customized according to your individual goals: existing conditions, endurance, age, and the trainee's fitness level.

Effective IHHT acts like altitude training on body cells (but without the side effect of reduced air pressure as altitude increases. No altitude sickness).

Science based We take IHHT seriously at a science-based level.

….Discover detailed explanation how IHHT works on cell level in the FAQ section.

Who Benefits from IHHT?

A

Athletes & Performance

Endurance & Muscle Performance
Recovery from overtraining

c

Circulation disorder

Elevated blood pressure
Coronary artery disease
Ischemic heart disease and indication for bypass

d

Dementia & Cognition

Mild cognitive impairment (dementia)

e

Elderly people & Geriatric

improvements in

cognitive performance
functional exercise capacity

H

Heart

Heart failure

NYHA class I/II
with or without prior myocardial infarction

l

Lungs

COPD

m

Metabolic

Metabolic syndrome
Diabetes mellitus

n

Neurological & Headaches

Migraine

s

Stress & Energy

Mitochondrial function disorders
Chronic fatigue
General stress & energy loss (supportive)

p

Prevention & Lifestyle

Sedentary lifestyle (e.g. sitting at work, low activity)
High Perfomance lifestyle
Prevention

“With the innovative Interval Hypoxia-Hyperoxia Training (IHHT), you can naturally strengthen the powerhouses [of all cells] - and all comfortably while lying down.”

- Swiss Lung League; lungenliga.ch

Noble Prize 2019 - IHHT

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2019was awarded for discovering how our cells adapt to oxygen levels. This also relates to IHHT (Interval Hypoxia-Hyperoxia Training) and its benefits for patients.

Better Oxygen Use: Research shows cells can handle low (hypoxia) and high (hyperoxia) oxygen levels, making oxygen use more efficient. This helps with breathing and circulation issues.

More Energy: Improved oxygen supply at the cellular level boosts energy production (ATP) in mitochondria. It can increase patients' vitality and endurance.

Stress Resilience: Cells' ability to adapt to oxygen changes can enhance resistance to stress, benefiting how patients cope with stressors.

Inflammation Control: Nobel discoveries highlight oxygen's role in inflammation. IHHT might have anti-inflammatory effects, aiding patients with inflammatory conditions.

Health Promotion: By adjusting to oxygen availability, IHHT may promote cellular health and overall well-being.

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