EBOO Therapy in Naperville

Physician-Supervised EBOO Therapy for Naperville Patients

Naperville families and high-performing professionals have access to excellent conventional healthcare. Edward Hospital. Northwestern Medicine. The academic centers of downtown Chicago. All within reach.

Yet for many Naperville patients, conventional medicine has reached its limits. Recurring inflammation that hasn’t settled with standard treatment. Chronic fatigue that derails high-performance careers. Brain fog that affects decision-making.

For some of these patients, the question is what is driving the illness: toxic burden, persistent infection or immune dysregulation.

Bliss MD provides physician-supervised EBOO therapy for Naperville patients at our Hanover Park clinic, near Schaumburg, and at our Lincoln Park clinic in Chicago. For most Naperville residents, Hanover Park is the closer of the two. For full details on the therapy, see our main page on EBOO therapy in Schaumburg.

Dr. Anand Thakkar, MD, board-certified in Internal Medicine (ABIM) and, through A4M, in anti-aging and regenerative medicine, reviews every EBOO patient’s history and testing before treatment.

Patients from Naperville and the western suburbs see him at either clinic.

Here is what EBOO is and how it may fit into a broader plan.

What Is EBOO and Why Do Patients Ask About It?

EBOO stands for Extracorporeal Blood Oxygenation and Ozonation. The therapy filters your blood outside the body. It exposes that blood to precisely controlled medical-grade ozone. Then returns it to your circulation.

Here is how a session works. Your blood passes through a specialized filtration circuit. Plan on about 90 to 120 minutes at the clinic, including preparation and observation afterward.

The circuit includes a filter designed to remove inflammatory proteins and other circulating particles. The blood is then exposed to medical ozone.

Proposed effects of ozone include activating antioxidant defenses and modulating immune function. Research is still limited.

The treated blood returns to your body through a separate IV access point.

EBOO is not FDA-approved to treat any specific disease. Dr. Thakkar will explain what is and isn’t known about it for your situation.

Three situations come up often with Naperville patients.

Three Situations Where Naperville Patients Ask About EBOO

Pattern 1 — Executive Burnout and Performance

Naperville is home to a substantial population of corporate executives, consultants, finance professionals, and physicians. These patients maintain demanding careers. They also pursue peak physical and cognitive performance.

By their mid-40s and 50s, many begin to notice cumulative effects. Slower recovery from workouts. Declining mental sharpness. Persistent inflammation markers on routine labs. An inability to maintain the energy levels they had a decade earlier.

These patients are not chronically ill in the traditional sense. But they are not optimized either.

For these patients, EBOO is sometimes discussed as one part of a longevity plan.

It can sit alongside biological age testing, rapamycin therapy, peptide protocols and hormone optimization when those are appropriate.

Pattern 2 — Hidden Mold Exposure at Home

Many Naperville families live in homes built between the 1960s and 1990s.

Some older homes have a history of water damage: past basement flooding, ice dams or plumbing failures. These create hidden risk.

Hidden mold can develop in wall cavities and HVAC systems and expose a household to mycotoxins for years.

When one family member develops chronic symptoms, the home exposure is often missed: fatigue, anxiety, recurring infections, brain fog. Mycotoxin testing is not part of a routine checkup.

Removing the exposure comes first. EBOO may be discussed as one part of a broader mold treatment plan.

Pattern 3 — After a Tick Exposure

Naperville’s extensive oak tree coverage creates substantial tick exposure. So does proximity to the DuPage River forest preserves. Family lifestyle of outdoor activity, soccer fields, and travel to Wisconsin and Michigan lake homes adds more risk.

Some Naperville patients carry undiagnosed tick-borne infections: Lyme disease, Bartonella, Babesia, Anaplasma. Standard testing can miss them.

These patients often spend years cycling through specialists. Rheumatologists for joint pain. Neurologists for brain fog and peripheral neuropathy. Psychiatrists for the anxiety and mood changes that chronic Lyme drives.

EBOO may be discussed alongside other Lyme disease treatment; it does not replace it.

Here is how EBOO works at Bliss MD.

How EBOO Works at Bliss MD

EBOO vs. IV Ozone

Some clinics offer small-volume IV ozone, also called major autohemotherapy.

That is a different procedure from EBOO.

EBOO treats blood in a closed circuit with a filter.

Dr. Thakkar can explain the difference and which, if either, fits you.

Physician Visit and Testing First

Every Bliss MD EBOO patient starts with a physician consultation, plus testing when it is indicated.

Depending on your situation, testing may include the Vibrant Wellness Toxin Zoomer and Mycotoxin Panel, Mosaic Diagnostics environmental toxin testing, IGeneX tick-borne panels, inflammation markers including hsCRP and IL-6, hormone and adrenal panels, and mitochondrial function assessment.

Testing helps Dr. Thakkar decide whether EBOO fits your plan.

Integration With Longevity Medicine

For patients focused on longevity, EBOO can be part of a broader Bliss MD plan that may include rapamycin therapy, NAD+ infusions, peptide protocols, biological age testing and hormone optimization.

When More Than One Family Member Is Affected

When an environmental exposure has affected more than one person in a household, each family member can be evaluated. Patients of any age can be treated when EBOO is appropriate for them.

Symptoms can persist after a home has been remediated, which is often when families ask about EBOO.

Conditions That Respond to EBOO Therapy

Naperville patients most often ask about EBOO for:

• Executive burnout and chronic stress-related inflammation
• Long COVID and persistent post-viral fatigue
• Chronic Lyme disease and tick-borne co-infections
• Mold illness and mycotoxin burden from home environmental exposure
• Autoimmune disease with elevated inflammatory markers
• Cognitive performance decline and brain fog
• Anti-aging and longevity protocols
• Mitochondrial dysfunction and exercise intolerance
• Chronic Epstein-Barr virus reactivation
• Heavy metal toxicity

EBOO is not FDA-approved to treat any of these conditions. To illustrate one patient’s experience, here is the story of one of our long-term patients.

Patient Recovery Story — From Executive Decline to Peak Performance

“At 47 I was supposed to be in my professional prime. But I felt like I was running on a battery that would not hold a charge.”

“I was a partner at a Chicago consulting firm. Commuting from Naperville. Traveling internationally most months. Coaching my kids’ soccer on weekends. Trying to maintain a marriage and a career.”

“By 2024 I could not sustain it. Brain fog had become so significant I was missing details in client work. My recovery from workouts took three or four days when it used to take one. I gained fifteen pounds despite training and eating well. My sleep was broken every night.”

“I had a complete executive physical at a Naperville concierge practice. Everything came back within the normal range. Cholesterol fine. Thyroid fine. Testosterone borderline low but not technically deficient. They prescribed a sleep aid and recommended stress management.”

“Nothing helped.”

“A friend in my Saturday riding group told me about Bliss MD. I drove out to Hanover Park skeptical.”

“Dr. Thakkar spent ninety minutes with me reviewing my history, symptoms, and exposure patterns. He asked questions no other physician had asked. About my Wisconsin lake house. About a tick bite I barely remembered from 2019. About the basement renovation we did after a water heater leak in 2021.”

“He ordered testing I had never had before.”

“The results were a revelation. IGeneX showed positive Borrelia and Bartonella exposure. Mosaic showed elevated mycotoxins. Inflammation markers I had never had measured were significantly elevated.”

“I had been chronically ill for years and no one had connected the dots.”

“We started EBOO therapy with mitochondrial support, peptides, and targeted antimicrobials. After my sixth EBOO session I had mental clarity I had not experienced in five years. By month four I was back to my old recovery times in workouts. By month six my colleagues started asking what I had changed.”

“I had my life back. And I was performing at a level that exceeded what I had been capable of in my late 30s.”

“For any Naperville professional reading this who feels like something is fundamentally off despite normal lab work — call Bliss MD. The investigation alone will change how you think about your health.”

— Michael R., Naperville

Frequently Asked Questions — EBOO Therapy Naperville

Which Bliss MD clinic should Naperville patients use?

Our Hanover Park clinic, 1802 Irving Park Rd., Hanover Park, IL 60133, near Schaumburg, is the closer clinic for most Naperville residents. EBOO is also offered at our Lincoln Park clinic, 2707 N. Halsted St., Chicago. Call (630) 289-0440 for directions.

Can my spouse or family members also receive EBOO therapy?

Yes, family members can each be evaluated. Patients of any age can be treated when Dr. Thakkar finds EBOO appropriate for them. We can often schedule family members for consecutive appointments to minimize travel.

Can athletes have EBOO therapy?

Some athletes and other active patients ask about EBOO. Research on EBOO for athletic recovery is limited. Dr. Thakkar reviews your health and goals and will tell you whether it makes sense, and treatment can be timed around training.

How does EBOO fit into a longevity protocol?

EBOO can be one part of a longevity plan. Dr. Thakkar may combine it with biological age testing, rapamycin therapy, NAD+ infusions, peptide protocols and hormone optimization when those are appropriate.

How many EBOO sessions will I need?

It depends on your condition. Most patients need 3 to 6 sessions, and some need up to 12. Dr. Thakkar will recommend a plan after your consultation.

Does EBOO interfere with medications I am currently taking?

Tell us about every medication you take. Dr. Thakkar reviews your complete medication list at your consultation. Patients on blood thinners or chemotherapy need additional assessment before any treatment.

How does EBOO compare to a hyperbaric oxygen chamber?

These therapies work differently. With hyperbaric oxygen, you breathe oxygen under pressure, which raises the oxygen dissolved in your blood. EBOO treats blood outside the body with a filter, oxygen and ozone.

Many of our patients use both therapies as complementary tools. Bliss MD offers HBOT at both of our clinics for patients who benefit from combined protocols.