This compound actually has been around for a long, long time.

It was actually synthesized back in the 1870s, 1870s, not 1970s, 1870s.

And it was actually synthesized as a textile dye to dye blue genes blue at that time.

But somehow they figured out that this particular compound actually treated a particular type of infection called malaria.

And so in 1897, it actually became the first drug registered with our FDA for the treatment of malaria.

And from about 1897 until about 1950, when penicillin and penicillin-like drugs came around,

it was one of the premier antimicrobials around.

It treated urinary track infections,

fungal infections, other types of bacterial infections, even viral infections.

Hello and welcome to another episode of Better with Dr. Stephanie, it's me, your host,

Dr. Stephanie Estima. Have you been hearing

about methylene blue? Have you been seeing pictures of blue mouths on airplanes, famous

celebrities, and you're like, what is this stuff? Is this some sort of biohacking garbage trick?

Well, that is what I thought until I started researching it. So in this episode, we are talking

all about methylene blue. What is it? How to use it? And why you should be considering this

as a peri menopausal woman. My guest today is Dr. Scott Cher. He is a board certified

internal medicine physician, certified to practice

health optimization medicine and a specialist in hyperbaric oxygen therapy and the COO of

troscriptions. He has a clinical telepractice, which includes homie as its foundation alongside

an integrative approach to hyperbaric oxygen therapy that includes HBOT protocols,

testing, supplementation, personal practices, synergistic technologies, and more. And in this conversation,

we are talking all about methylene blue. So we are talking about what is it? Why menopausal

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