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My experience with hydrogen tablets and inhaler
Paul Harris ND, PSc.D
Clinic Director Tulsa Natural Health Clinic
www.tulsanaturalclinic.com

I have been involved in natural-functional medicine for over 45 years. Most of my patients
present with a history of chronic inflammation and multisystem diseases. Damage from
free radicals causes inflammation; chronic inflammation, sometimes called persistent
low-grade inflammation, happens when the body sends an inflammatory response to a
perceived internal threat that does not require an inflammatory response. This
inflammatory process is often associated with free radical damage and oxidative stress. It
may not cause pain, as some internal organs do not relay pain.

Two of the most destructive free radicals are Peroxynitrite and the Hydroxyl Radical.
Peroxynitrite down regulates mitochondrial function and ATP production in the cell. The
hydroxyl radical can damage virtually all types of macromolecules: carbohydrates,
nucleic acids (mutations), lipids (lipid peroxidation), and amino acids. The hydroxyl
radical has a very short in vivo half-life of approximately 10 seconds and a high
−9
reactivity. This makes it a very dangerous compound to the organism, and significantly
contributes to the symptoms and damage associated with chronic multisystem diseases.

With that said, when I was introduced to the hydrogen inhaler and tablets I realized that
this product was a perfect fit for my general patient population. I discovered that
Molecular hydrogen (H2) is a selective antioxidant that targets only the most harmful
peroxynitrite and hydroxyl radicals, but has no negative effect on useful free radicals such
as hydrogen peroxide or nitric oxide.

Unfortunately, most other antioxidants are not as selective and indeed create imbalance
in free radicals and antioxidants intracellularly, thus leading to more cellular damage.
Actually, molecular hydrogen converts these two molecular terrorists into water from
within the cell nucleus. The result is simply…water.

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