Hydrogenated Water and Oxidative Stress
Interesting!
According to a study, hydrogen-rich water would be effective in improving mood, anxiety, and autonomic nerve function in daily life.1
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Preventing the accumulation of oxidative stress caused by daily stress and daily work contributes to maintaining quality of life and improving the effects of aging, as chronic oxidative stress and inflammation lead to deterioration of central nervous system function, resulting in a low quality of life.
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Hydrogen has antioxidant activity and can prevent inflammation, thus contributing to the improvement of quality of life. This study aimed to investigate the effects of consuming hydrogen-rich water on the quality of life of adult volunteers using psychophysiological tests, including questionnaires and tests of autonomic nerve function and cognitive function. This study was conducted with 26 volunteers divided into two groups: one group drank hydrogen-rich water (600 ml/day) and the other, a placebo water (600 ml/day), for 4 weeks. It was observed in the group consuming hydrogen water that sympathetic nerve activity was significantly lower at rest compared to the volunteers who consumed placebo water. After 4 weeks, the adult volunteers noticed improvements in mood, anxiety, and autonomic nerve function.
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These results suggest that hydrogen water can enhance quality of life through effects that improve central nervous system functions involving mood, anxiety after daily workload, and stress.
Molecular hydrogen: a new antioxidant and anti-inflammatory therapy for rheumatoid arthritis and related diseases.2
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Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease in which the progressive destruction of joints leads to morbidity. It is also associated with an increased risk of atherosclerosis, which can lead to cardiovascular diseases and mortality. The therapeutic objective is to control systemic inflammation to achieve not only symptom remission but also to improve overall health. The possible expectations regarding the potential benefits of molecular hydrogen (H2) in reducing oxidative stress, resulting from inflammatory factors, are raised and discussed in this study. They include the prevention of rheumatoid arthritis and associated atherosclerosis, as well as the therapeutic validity of rheumatoid arthritis, which are at the center of the inflammatory response.
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While the mechanisms responsible for the onset of rheumatoid arthritis remain unclear, reactive oxygen species play an important role (upstream and downstream of the NF-κB and TNFα pathways, which are central to the inflammatory response) in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis. Among reactive oxygen species, the hydroxyl radical is the most harmful, and molecular hydrogen (H2) is a selective trap for this species.
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Recently, it has been demonstrated that molecular hydrogen (H2) is useful when administered with conventional treatment in rheumatoid arthritis as it acts to reduce oxidative stress in patients. Particularly in the early stage, molecular hydrogen (H2) has shown significant therapeutic potential, which also seemed to aid in the diagnostic and treatment decisions for rheumatoid arthritis.
Did you know that ...
Hydrogen in the body acts as an oxidation manager. It is not an antioxidant in the strict sense, but it plays a role in inflammation.
There is a lot of research showing that when we increase hydrogen intake (the best vehicle being water), we observe effects:
- Anti-inflammatory effect;3
- Increases recovery;4
- Reduces inflammation, antioxidant;5
- Neuroprotective effect.6
Without being precise but supported by truly exciting research. Don't expect miracles from drinking hydrogen water; the work is done very subtly over a very long term.
We drop a tablet into the water and observe that the H2O separates into O and H2, watching the small bubbles rise.
References:
1. Kei Mizuno, Akihiro T. Sasaki, Kyoko Ebisu, Kanako Tajima, Osami Kajimoto, Junzo Nojima, Hirohiko Kuratsune, Hiroshi Hori and Yasuyoshi Watanabe, M.D., Ph.D, Hydrogen-rich water for improvements of mood, anxiety, and autonomic nerve function in daily life, Journal List Med Gas Res v.7(4); Oct-Dec 2017 PMC5806445 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC5806445/#:~:text=In%20conclusion%2C%20HRW%20administration%20for,QOL%20and%20maintain%20good%20health
2.Ishibashi T. Molecular hydrogen: new antioxidant and anti-inflammatory therapy for rheumatoid arthritis and related diseases. Curr Pharm Des. 2013;19(35):6375-81. doi: 10.2174/13816128113199990507. PMID: 23859555; PMCID: PMC3788323. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23859555/
4. Ostojic SM. Molecular hydrogen in sports medicine: new therapeutic perspectives. Int J Sports Med. 2015 Apr;36(4):273-9. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1395509. Epub 2014 Dec 19. PMID: 25525953.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25525953/
5. Mikami T, Tano K, Lee H, Lee H, Park J, Ohta F, LeBaron TW, Ohta S. Drinking hydrogen water enhances endurance and relieves psychometric fatigue: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study 1. Can J Physiol Pharmacol. 2019 Sep;97(9):857-862. doi: 10.1139/cjpp-2019-0059. Epub 2019 Jun 28. PMID: 31251888. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31251888/
6. Hong Y, Chen S, Zhang JM. Hydrogen as a selective antioxidant: a review of clinical and experimental studies. J Int Med Res. 2010;38(6):1893-903. doi: 10.1177/147323001003800602. PMID: 21226992. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21226992/
7. Iketani M, Ohsawa I. Molecular Hydrogen as a Neuroprotective Agent. Curr Neuropharmacol. 2017;15(2):324-331. doi: 10.2174/1570159x14666160607205417. PMID: 27281176; PMCID: PMC5412697. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27281176/
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