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Hydrogen for Sports Medicine

Molecular hydrogen is an innovative treatment for exercise-induced oxidative stress and
sports injury, with solid potential for the improvement of exercise performance. Athletes
tend to dream of having rocket power in their boots. With hydrogen this is literally
possible. Just ask any rocket engineer or futuristic car designer what hydrogen fuel does
to move heavy objects around with ease.

Hydrogen, with its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, cell signaling alkalizing properties is
ideal for sports medicine, for it can reduce muscle fatigue, relieve the pain from intense
workouts and accelerate recovery from serious injuries which befall many athletes.

In the future every professional sports team will have a powerful hydrogen inhaler on the
sidelines so treatments for serious and even minor injuries can start immediately. This
would be especially important and useful when athletes suffer from concussions, which
are all too frequent in the sports of football, wrestling and soccer.

The rationale for H2 use in sports, up to this point, centres mostly around hydrogen’s
antioxidant properties. Since intensive exercise results in ROS overproduction and free
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radical-mediated damage to tissues , use of a potent antioxidant such as H2 will diminish
oxidative stress and ROS-related disorders (e.g. fatigue, micro-injury, inflammation,
overtraining). Additionally, hydrogen-rich water exhibits a high pH that may be
beneficial for exercise-induced acidosis , a common metabolic disturbance among
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physically active individuals.

“I have a molecular hydrogen inhaler and have been using it for athletic protocols.
I’ve been measuring incredible benefits from my Ora sleep ring; much deeper rem
sleep, and recovery after my long runs (I do the 100 mile + ultra marathons). A
friend who I recently introduced to hydrogen inhalation is a top world ranked tri-
athlete. He has seen amazing benefits for recovery, and in his ability to train each
day,” writes Todd Shipmen.

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