Rima Kittley, MD

11/02/2026

In honor of it being our 10 year anniversary of our first Hyperbaric dive this week, let’s talk about 3 things you might not know:



#1. You are breathing oxygen under pressure! The 95% oxygen in the chamber at 2 atmospheres gives you 12 TIMES the amount of oxygen in the tissues. With increased pressure, not only the blood but also the plasma delivers oxygen to your tissues, including areas with limited blood flow.



#2. The extra oxygen speeds healing of infections. Most “bad” infections are due to bacteria that don’t like oxygen. Tetanus, as an example, is due to a bacterium called Clostridium tetani. It doesn’t like oxygen which is why it can fester in a deep nail puncture wound in the foot. In an area of relatively less oxygen, it releases a nerve toxin. Blasting the tissues with oxygen helps the body fight off the infections faster.



#3. Hyperbaric oxygen chambers have been around much longer than you think! Pressurized chambers date back to the 1600’s. Modern hyperbaric oxygen therapy started when they figured out chambers help divers who get the bends from nitrogen bubbles. Chambers are now used in hospitals and specialized treatment centers around the world, although could help a lot more people if it was more accepted as a healing tool.



Bonus fact: Not all hyperbaric chambers are created equal. There is an art to the therapy. Mild-pressure (balloon type) wellness chambers are helpful much like a vitamin would be, and yes, vitamins can be helpful. But for more serious conditions, medical-grade hard hyperbaric chambers are required for meaningful results.

11/02/2026

Better go vote lest we lose our freedoms too!

https://open.substack.com/pub/petermcculloughmd/p/dr-paul-brandenburg-arrested-at-berlin?r=1gnnmj&utm_medium=ios

10/29/2026

What has hyperbaric oxygen therapy been used for?

https://ihausa.org/indications

10/29/2026

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Mark your 🗓️ and set your ⏰ for Friday, November 6th, 11:00AM-1:00PM, to join us in celebrating 10 years of Hyperbaric treatments! Come and go as you wish, light lunch provided and Dr Kittley will be available to answer any questions you might have about Hyperbarics! All we ask is that you please RSVP so we know how many to expect. See you there!

10/28/2026

Ask me about thermal imaging next time you are at the office. Although not accepted by mainstream medicine, it can be a great tool for checking out your health.

10/26/2026

Can you see the tall sunflowers along the right side of the road welcoming people to the Hyperbaric Healing House? You will….hopefully. I worked on the flowerbed all day today. Tractor-scraped the weeds. Put down a roll of cardboard floor protector covering left over from construction. Then some dried clay/dirt. Then 6” of half-composted sticks and leaves from the tree people. Then a tincture of time. Hope we get rain soon!

10/25/2026

Blue Zones (areas in the world where people seem to live longer) may not exist? Saul Justin Newman (UCL/Oxford) argues that many extreme longevity claims, including those tied to Blue Zones, are largely explained by clerical errors, missing or unreliable birth/death records, and pension fraud (families continuing to collect retirement money) rather than genuine exceptional lifespans.
My grandfather grew up in Lithuania. He was the fourth “Joseph” of the family. Childhood mortality was high back then. It was the custom to put the new baby into the oldest baby’s “spot,” including maintaining the oldest’s birthdate assigned to whichever baby finally survived infancy/childhood.

Key Source Critiquing Blue Zones Data
• Newman, S. J. (preprint, updated versions 2019–2024). “Supercentenarian and remarkable age records exhibit patterns indicative of clerical errors and pension fraud.” bioRxiv.�DOI: 10.1101/704080�This is the central paper. It is a preprint (not peer-reviewed as of the latest available versions). Newman analyzes data from the US, Italy, England, France, and elsewhere. Key findings include:
• In the US, the best predictor of supercentenarian (110+) status is the absence of vital registration/birth certificates. Statewide introduction of birth certificates was associated with a 69–82% drop in supercentenarian records.
• Only ~18% of “exhaustively validated” supercentenarians worldwide have a birth certificate (0% in the US sample). Birthdates cluster on days divisible by 5, consistent with estimation or fabrication.
• In places with better registration (Italy, England, France), extreme ages correlate with poverty, low income, higher crime, worse health metrics, deprivation, fewer people reaching 90, and remote/colonial areas—the opposite of expected patterns for genuine longevity.
• Designated Blue Zones (Sardinia, Okinawa, Ikaria) often show low income, low literacy, high crime, and shorter life expectancy relative to national averages.
• Government audits support large-scale problems: Japan (2010) found ~82% of recorded centenarians missing/dead/unaccounted for (~230,000+ cases); Greece (2012) found ~72% of pension-claiming centenarians were dead or invalid; Costa Rica had substantial age misstatement in census data that sharply reduced the Nicoya “Blue Zone” effect.

10/25/2026

Mold illness is much more common in East Texas than is widely recognized. The weather is hot and muggy much of the year. Contractors and homeowner alike have to understand how to prevent mold around here. A minor leak under the sink or a hole from a tree branch on the roof or leaving air conditioners off during the summer can start the process. Getting rid of it is once it takes hold is a nightmare.

It is possible to test for mold in the body with a urine test, although the medical world in general doesn’t believe in it, which means they don’t pay for the testing. I’ve had a very long saga with mold myself. It all started with a moldy mobile home that we moved into on our property in 2004. If you think you have mold issues, let’s talk about it. 

https://open.substack.com/pub/amidwesterndoctor/p/why-mold-illness-goes-unrecognized?r=1gnnmj&utm_medium=ios

10/23/2026

Why do we need the government to tell us anything about what we eat? We don’t. What we eat matters! We need to wake up and take care of our own health. And that means as much control of our own food supply as possible, including growing whatever we can the healthiest way possible.

https://open.substack.com/pub/petermcculloughmd/p/calley-means-resigns-from-hhs?r=1gnnmj&utm_medium=ios

10/22/2026

That fee is usually paid by the local shops. Everything is getting more expensive. More and more shops need to pass that fee directly to the consumer. We will start charging a convenience fee for card use this next week.