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When someone asks you about a natural health product you haven’t heard of, what is your gut response?
For many years, mine was, “If I haven’t heard of it, it must not be that good.”
I thought I knew of all the natural products that actually worked. My ego often got in the way of me being open-minded.
In 2014, two things happened that changed my perspective. Vanessa decided to get started with essential oils, and I tore my bicep tendon while deadlifting.
I hadn’t heard much about essential oils, and after Vanessa had been using and talking about them for a few months, I finally started paying attention. I was impressed. Really impressed by what I read about them.
In the middle of the year, I tore my bicep tendon, and with a goal of getting back to deadlifting in half the time the surgeon said it would take, I read and investigated all sorts of unique therapies.
My eyes started opening to how much effective stuff I didn’t know about. Today, when someone asks me about something new, I’m more likely to be open-minded and learn or experiment before forming an opinion.
Hydrogen-rich water started hitting my radar, and before I jumped to conclusions, I read and researched. I quickly realized there was another natural health option I wasn't previously aware of.
The research fascinated me.
I’ve been missing out on yet another potential tool in my health and fitness arsenal. I’m not alone, though. Hydrogen-rich water is a relatively new concept in the United States.
Before you dismiss what you might hear, take a look at some of the information I’ve collected below. Then give it a try. What have you got to lose, other than a few more trips to the bathroom from drinking more water?
What is hydrogen-rich water?
As the term suggests, "hydrogen-rich water" is water that goes through an electric or chemical reaction, significantly increasing the concentration of hydrogen molecules.
The health benefits of hydrogen were first explored several decades ago. Hydrogen-rich water was first tested in 2004 in Japan. The first human study of hydrogen-rich water took place in 2008. As science and public acceptance go, it’ll probably be another 5-10 years before the term “hydrogen-rich water” is known by much of the public.
Hydrogen-rich water has been shown to be as effective in delivering hydrogen to the body, as the inhalation of hydrogen gas, which is reserved for a clinical setting, since the hydrogen tanks are flammable.
Hydrogen and Free Radicals
Hydrogen is a free radical scavenger, or antioxidant, which is why scientists became interested in using it for supporting optimal health. Free radicals, or reactive oxygen species, cause damage to the membranes of cells. They are thought to be the main cause of aging, and the development of cancers.
Some free radicals are actually healthy. The simple act of breathing or lifting your arm produces some free radicals. But when the production of free radicals, or exposure to them from the environment, exceeds what we can handle, we run into problems.
Hydrogen gas can be inhaled by patients in a clinical setting. Hydrogen is also delivered via an IV, and over the past several decades, has been shown to be beneficial in a concentrated water.
Hydrogen gas has a very low molecular weight, so it diffuses through tissues quickly once it is consumed.
In the body, higher concentrations of hydrogen appear to do three main things:
Acts as an antioxidant: Hydrogen gas has the ability to quickly diffuse throughout the body and pass through tissues including the blood brain barrier, where it can find free radicals.Signals gene expression: It can have a positive health effect on other areas of the body that are not related to the development of free radicals, because it actually switches certain genes on or off to support optimal health.Alkalinizes the blood: Hydrogen has an acid-lowering effect, meaning it helps to slightly increase the pH of the blood.
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By Tom Nikkola | VIGOR Training
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When someone asks you about a natural health product you haven’t heard of, what is your gut response?
For many years, mine was, “If I haven’t heard of it, it must not be that good.”
I thought I knew of all the natural products that actually worked. My ego often got in the way of me being open-minded.
In 2014, two things happened that changed my perspective. Vanessa decided to get started with essential oils, and I tore my bicep tendon while deadlifting.
I hadn’t heard much about essential oils, and after Vanessa had been using and talking about them for a few months, I finally started paying attention. I was impressed. Really impressed by what I read about them.
In the middle of the year, I tore my bicep tendon, and with a goal of getting back to deadlifting in half the time the surgeon said it would take, I read and investigated all sorts of unique therapies.
My eyes started opening to how much effective stuff I didn’t know about. Today, when someone asks me about something new, I’m more likely to be open-minded and learn or experiment before forming an opinion.
Hydrogen-rich water started hitting my radar, and before I jumped to conclusions, I read and researched. I quickly realized there was another natural health option I wasn't previously aware of.
The research fascinated me.
I’ve been missing out on yet another potential tool in my health and fitness arsenal. I’m not alone, though. Hydrogen-rich water is a relatively new concept in the United States.
Before you dismiss what you might hear, take a look at some of the information I’ve collected below. Then give it a try. What have you got to lose, other than a few more trips to the bathroom from drinking more water?
What is hydrogen-rich water?
As the term suggests, "hydrogen-rich water" is water that goes through an electric or chemical reaction, significantly increasing the concentration of hydrogen molecules.
The health benefits of hydrogen were first explored several decades ago. Hydrogen-rich water was first tested in 2004 in Japan. The first human study of hydrogen-rich water took place in 2008. As science and public acceptance go, it’ll probably be another 5-10 years before the term “hydrogen-rich water” is known by much of the public.
Hydrogen-rich water has been shown to be as effective in delivering hydrogen to the body, as the inhalation of hydrogen gas, which is reserved for a clinical setting, since the hydrogen tanks are flammable.
Hydrogen and Free Radicals
Hydrogen is a free radical scavenger, or antioxidant, which is why scientists became interested in using it for supporting optimal health. Free radicals, or reactive oxygen species, cause damage to the membranes of cells. They are thought to be the main cause of aging, and the development of cancers.
Some free radicals are actually healthy. The simple act of breathing or lifting your arm produces some free radicals. But when the production of free radicals, or exposure to them from the environment, exceeds what we can handle, we run into problems.
Hydrogen gas can be inhaled by patients in a clinical setting. Hydrogen is also delivered via an IV, and over the past several decades, has been shown to be beneficial in a concentrated water.
Hydrogen gas has a very low molecular weight, so it diffuses through tissues quickly once it is consumed.
In the body, higher concentrations of hydrogen appear to do three main things:
Acts as an antioxidant: Hydrogen gas has the ability to quickly diffuse throughout the body and pass through tissues including the blood brain barrier, where it can find free radicals.Signals gene expression: It can have a positive health effect on other areas of the body that are not related to the development of free radicals, because it actually switches certain genes on or off to support optimal health.Alkalinizes the blood: Hydrogen has an acid-lowering effect, meaning it helps to slightly increase the pH of the blood.