by Louise Mclean, LCCH.
I have recently discovered this powerful health aid, which Dr. Joseph Mercola has been recommending for the last couple of years as an excellent supplement. I have bought his own brand and am trying it. I can honestly say that it definitely works and I felt a much greater surge in energy and well being after trying the first one!
They are blue pills that you put into a large glass of water, wait until the pill has completely dissolved and then drink down the whole glass of water immediately.
One pill only a day and I am only going to take one every three days as it is so powerful! This is the second day after trying it and I think it's still working!
My experience is it seems to detox the body. The hydrogen molecule is so small it penetrates every cell of your body including all your organs.
Hydrogen was believed to be just an inert gas with no medical applications, until in 2007 a group of researchers published their findings in the journal Nature. They proved that hydrogen is a very powerful antioxidant. Since then there have been 2,000 studies showing that hydrogen has at least 170 applications for processes in the human body.
The main thing hydrogen tackles is oxidative stress, when there are too many free radicals and not enough antioxidants in the body to tackle them. Hence disease sets in. Oxidative stress causes damage to cells, tissues and proteins in the body but molecular hydrogen, as an antioxidant, reduces this by selectively targeting and eliminating the free radicals.
We are bombarded throughout our lives by free radicals in the form of air pollution, heavy metals, pesticides, alcohol, tobacco, etc., and they are also created through normal metabolic processes in the body. Free radicals are highly reactive molecules that attack cells, proteins and DNA in order to stabilise, with the damage caused often being irreversible.
When we are young and healthy our bodies can combat the free radicals, as we have more antioxidants. However, as we age, our antioxidant production decreases and free radicals can wreak havoc. In fact the free radical theory of aging is what causes cell damage, disease and eventually death.
According to this article, taking any antioxidants may not help, as apparently we have good and bad free radicals, just as we have good and bad bacteria. Some antioxidants will wipe out all free radicals but hydrogen is selective. Molecular hydrogen is unique in that it only targets the bad free radicals and leaves the good ones alone.
The hydrogen molecule is the smallest molecule in the universe. So very tiny, it can penetrate deeply into every single cell of your body, including crossing the blood brain barrier. It is a very stable molecule and only reacts with the most reactive free radicals.
Hydrogen is so small it can diffuse right into the nucleus and mitochondria of your cells and work at the genetic level. Once inside the cell's nucleus, hydrogen binds to the part of the gene that codes your body's natural antioxidant defence pathways. Then it tells your cells to start pumping out more of your own natural antioxidants, which is a wonderful thing!
According to the literature, hydrogen helps ease joint pain, improves cognitive function, sleep and energy levels, better skin health and tone, athletic performance, weight management, promotes cellular health and hydration. Molecular hydrogen reduces inflammation in the body, reducing the production of inflammatory cytokines and mediators.
Since hydrogen's only biproduct is water, molecular hydrogen is 100% safe but I would still recommend taking only one molecular hydrogen pill per day.
Here is an in depth article, for those people who would like to research further.
I have only tried one pill so far and found I felt much better overall and my hair was much shinier! Probably the more I take, the better I will feel! I can honestly say that this supplement will benefit every single human being!
