Science is always on the move… I mean real science, not the humbug we get from Big Pharma and the medical profession. So…By now we all have come to understand antioxidants far better today than we did a quarter of a century ago.
What has emerged, with careful science, is that not all “free radicals” (sometimes called “reactive oxygen” type substances) do the same thing.
Unfortunately, unlike these two, the hydroxyl grouping cannot be eliminated by an enzymatic reaction. It’s deadly and we seem stuck with it. Or are we?
The hydroxyl grouping can damage virtually all types of larger biological molecules: carbohydrates, nucleic acids (mutations), lipids (lipid peroxidation), and amino acids. This is why antioxidants have helped so much.
We need to get rid of it in our tissues, as fast as it forms. It is not part of the REDOX signaling pathway, meaning it has no positive use, causing it to be extremely damaging.
Can we selectively fight against the deadly hydroxyl ions, without harming the good guys... superoxide and peroxide, etc?
YOU BET (come on, why else would I be telling you about this!)
The answer is the commonest substance in the universe, hydrogen.
In fact, hydrogen atoms are over 90% of all atoms in the cosmos, right on down to the solar system. In actuality, just two atoms—hydrogen and helium—between them form 98% of the mass of the entire universe! More than that: hydrogen comprises more than two-thirds of all the atoms in the human body.
But this is not about the commonly discussed form called hydrogen ions, which give us our phenomenon of acidity and alkalinity (the more hydrogen ions, the more acid).
I'm talking now of hydrogen gas, you know, the stuff that burns up airships! Hydrogen (symbol H) likes to hang out in pairs, hence H2.
We call this "molecular hydrogen", because a set of two or more atoms is called a molecule.
Molecular hydrogen is a wonderful vacuum cleaner for dangerous hydroxyl ions! In fact, even duffers at school can get this: H2 (molecular hydrogen) + 2OH (2 hydroxyls) = 2H2O. In other words 2 molecules of water!
If only we could regularly flood our bodies with this molecular hydrogen, we have a greater chance at living more quality lives.
It is mild enough neither to disturb redox signaling, so there should be little adverse effects of consuming molecular hydrogen. In fact, there are no adverse effects reported.
The best part is that molecular hydrogen (H2) selectively fights against the deadly hydroxyl radical, while preserving some traces of useful "free radicals" that the body actually needs for its REDOX signaling.
Since the publication of the first molecular hydrogen paper in Nature Medicine in 2007, there have now been over 1200 papers published in peer-reviewed journals demonstrating the true health benefits of molecular hydrogen.
It's worth repeating: emerging science supports that molecular hydrogen can have a profound health effect when it comes to fighting hydroxyl radical, while leaving undamaged the other oxygen radicals that are needed for physiological signaling.
See for yourself some of the published papers on H2 being put to the test against the following:
Oxidation (Antioxidant Status) ● Inflammatory Response ● Cognitive Impairment ( in mice) ● Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) ● Metabolic Syndrome (impacting 18 of 20 markers)
● Chemotherapy Side Effects ● Rhematoid Arthritis ● Psoriasis (Published papers on UV damage also) ● Aerobic Exercise Performance ● Muscle Soreness
There are several methods to ingest or consume H2, including:
All these approaches have been validated clinically. But by far the simplest, you will readily agree, is to swallow hydrogen-activated water.
The good people at Water & Wellness, founded by a veteran water scientist, have produced what I believe is the world’s best hydrogen activator. It’s called Active H2 ULTRA.
Simply pop a tablet into a glass of clean water (or wine!), then watch while the tablet dissolves and fizzes, releasing millions of tiny hydrogen nanobubbles, then drink the water!
How easy is that?
Doing this once a day mimics the effective clinical dose used in the hydrogen therapy research. This literally floods the body--every nook and cranny--with free-radical fighting hydrogen. BOOM! Instant energy.
Safe? You kidding. Because hydrogen is so prevalent in your body already, a rush of extra poses no threat. It's a completely natural molecule. Your body is already 2⁄3 hydrogen!
Already convinced? Click here to get some!
I feel an immediate rush when I take Active H2 ULTRA and an energy zing. I can't promise everyone gets that, but remember I'm 70 this year. I need an energy boost now and then!
Sportsters and gym junkies will LOVE this stuff. Give it a try.
It supports ATP production. That's the "energy molecule" made by mitochondria, our cellular energy house. Buzzing mitochondria, in turn:
There are other less obvious benefits, showing how good this "fountain of youth" molecule is:
In fact, the nervous and neurological tissues LOVE molecular hydrogen. I already mentioned it helps promote proper brain function, but it’s also important to know it also aids in the healthy recovery from spinal cord damage while helping diminish cell loss, meaning less chance of paralysis from a cord injury.
All this was far in excess of results from just classical antioxidants, including vitamin E, folic acid and alpha-lipoic acid (ALA).
Another remarkable gift from molecular hydrogen is that it may help protect you against certain damage from treatments after receiving a dreaded diagnosis from your oncologist.
If you or anyone you know are contemplating allowing an oncologist to dose you, please be sure to include molecular hydrogen in your routine.
I can't say it will fully protect you but it will help enormously and it does not block the effective action of the chemo or radiation which is, after all, to kill cancer cells.
Reading from the Journal of International Medical Research before me:
"Recently, many studies have reported that H2 (inhaled or orally ingested...), can promote beneficial health effects in diverse animal models of is chaemia injury (shut off blood supply), and inflammatory and neurological disease. In the clinic, oral administration of H2-saturated water is reported to improve lipid and glucose metabolism in subjects with diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance; promising results have also been seen in haemodialysis patients with inflammation and in treating metabolic syndrome.
In summary, H2 can help counter side-effects commonly seen during chemotherapy, radiotherapy and haemodialysis, thereby improving the patient's quality of life."
What more do you want? Start taking it today. Your body will love you for it!
There are machines coming on the market (usual multi-level inflated pricing and outrageous claims) that can generate molecular hydrogen. Now that the alkaline water nonsense is gone (see, I've told you over and over it was a marketing hoax), savvy traders are switching to newer machines. You'll see more and more of these offered. Kangen and Jupiter and other "funny water" scammers will soon be on it.
Basically, they are not very efficient at this time. The problem is that such devices cannot generate a high level of hydrogen because at about 1 ppm the H2 escapes as fast as it is produced. Nevertheless 1 ppm is better than nothing and it will provide some health benefits if consumed immediately.
But be warned, some H2 appliances I have seen from Korea and Japan are horrible and barely make H2 at all!
Basically, it is way too early in the game to rely on an electronic H2 appliance... Active H2 will be the preferred source of molecular hydrogen for the foreseeable future, because it is more POTENT, more PORTABLE (easy to carry around), and offers more possibilities (adding ORP electron potential to store-bought juices to revive them back to freshness).
Active H2 is made freshly from tablets which you add to water and H2 is made right there, in the bottle or glass.
The tablets are constituted of:
We all need H2. Better get started today! This is not a sponsorship ad, this is me telling you what you need to do. I take Active H2 ULTRA, every day.
References:
1. Hackam DG. Review: antioxidant supplements for primary and secondary prevention do not decrease mortality. ACP J Club. 2007;147:4
2. Ohsawa et al., Nat. Med. 13 (2007) 688-694
3. Ohsawa, I., Ishikawa, M., Takahashi, K., Watanabe, M., Nishimaki, K., Yamagata, K., Katsura, K., Katayama, Y., Asoh, S., Ohta, S. (2007). Hydrogen acts as a therapeutic antioxidant by selectively reducing cytotoxic oxygen radicals. Nat Med Nature Medicine, 13(6), 688-694.
4. Hong, Y., Chen, S., & Zhang, J. (2010). Hydrogen as a Selective Antioxidant: A Review of Clinical and Experimental Studies. Journal of International Medical Research, 38(6), 1893-1903.