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Drinking Water Infused with Molecular Hydrogen (H2)
An atom of hydrogen consists of one proton and one unpaired electron which means that it is a free radical. However an atom of hydrogen rarely exists on its own because its unpaired electron eagerly seeks to join up with another electron. The molecular form of hydrogen is more common. (See Forms of Hydrogen article.)
What is Molecular Hydrogen (H2)?
H2 is a gas which forms when two hydrogen atoms bond together and become a hydrogen molecule. H2 is also called molecular hydrogen. It is the most common form of hydrogen because it is stable with a neutral charge. It consists of two protons and two electrons.
H2 is not a free radical. It is the antioxidant in ‘hydrogen-rich’ water.
H2 is the smallest molecule in the universe. That means it can go where nothing else can …including into your mitochondria which are the powerhouses of your cells. Hydrogen gas should not be kept in plastic because hydorgen will pass right through the walls of a plastic container.
The benefits of drinking Molecular Hydogen (H2) dissolved in water
Molecular hydrogen (H2) dissolved in water…
- boosts hydration and water’s potential for transporting nutrients into and toxic waste out of our cells. Dehydration results in aging, pain, and disease.
- is an anti-oxidant with a unique ability to neutralize free radicals and the negative effects of stress that cause aging. Unlike other anti-oxidants which become free radicals themselves upon donating an electron to neutralize a free radical, when H2 neutralizes a free radical the by-product is simply H20.
- is a selective anti-oxidant. It scavenges the most toxic oxidative species such as the hydroxl radical yet is much less effective at neutralizing free radicals that are important (in small concentrations) for cell signalling.
- boosts energy and increases ATP production.
- provides natural relief from pain and inflammation.
Molecular hydrogen (H2) is so small that it rapidly penetrates cells to support nuclei and mitochondria. Hydrogen passes through the blood-brain barrier, an action that most other anti-oxidants cannot accomplish.
Research and clinical studies indicate that Molecular Hydrogen (H2) may have therapeutic and preventive applications related to many conditions including Parkinson’s, cardio-vascular disease, diabetes, cancer, degenerative conditions and inflammatory diseases such as gout and arthritis.
Here is an excellent report entitled ‘Clinical Effects of Hydrogen Administration: From Animal and Human Diseases to Exercise Medicine’ published in the International Journal of Clinical Medicine, January 2016.
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Acknowledgement: Many thanks to Tyler LeBaron and the Molecular Hydrogen Foundation for his valuable work and information regarding the studies, properties and use of molecular hydrogen gas.
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