xenon gas therapy for Everest
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Climbers could tackle Everest in a WEEK thanks to controversial gas
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Austrian mountain guide Lukas Furtenbach believes that xenon gas therapy could be used to 'flash' Everest in just one week .
30 minutes spent breathing a low dose of the noble gas can boost red blood cell production.
The gas triggers the body's response to 'hypoxia', low levels of oxygen, which is to secrete a protein called erythropoietin, or EPO.
EPO is what tells your bone marrow to make more red blood cells which, in turn, increase oxygen capacity.
In 2014 , the World Anti-Doping Agency added xenon to the list of banned substances.
There are serious concerns over the safety of using a relatively untested medical treatment in one of the world's most extreme environments.
Excessive doses of xenon can lead to dizziness, nausea, vomiting, loss of consciousness, and death.
However, the doses taken by the climbers will be very low compared to those used in medicine.
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