Due to environmental pollution and our bad eating habits, such as smoking, drinking, eating meat, lack of sleep and stress, the body will produce a large number of free radicals. Excessive free radicals will damage cells in the body and accelerate the oxidation and decline of the body, which can easily lead to illness or cancer cells. In order to prevent these active oxygen species from causing harm to the human body, we need to drink hydrogen water to remove free radicals in the body and prevent cells from being damaged and oxidized. Long-term drinking of hydrogen water is more likely to effectively improve or prevent a variety of chronic urban diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, stroke, gastrointestinal disease, constipation, etc.
So what role can hydrogen water play in some common diseases?
01 Diabetes
Diabetes is a disease characterized by elevated blood sugar and multiple metabolic disorders. It is a clinical syndrome caused by the interaction of genetic and environmental factors. Diabetes is mainly divided into two categories: type I and type II. It is caused by genetic and environmental factors. Calcium ions are closely related to the increase and decrease of insulin. Insufficient calcium ions in the blood and acidic constitution will lead to insufficient or even cessation of insulin secretion, causing a series of complications.
How does hydrogen water prevent diabetes? 1. Hydrogen water has an inhibitory effect on an insulin receptor called "protein phosphatase (PTP enzyme)", so it promotes the phosphorylation of insulin receptors. Insulin receptors are activated when phosphorylated, stimulating the transmission of insulin signals. It is of great help to patients with type I diabetes. 2. Hydrogen water contains a large amount of active calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium ions, which can improve diabetes and supplement calcium. Calcium ions activate β cells, promote insulin secretion, and help lower blood sugar. 3. For every 0.1 decrease in human pH value, insulin activity will decrease by 30%. The decrease in insulin activity will aggravate the abnormal metabolism of sugar and fat, produce more acidic substances, and thus lead to the occurrence of diabetes, and make the condition of diabetes worse, which is prone to various complications. Hydrogen water can neutralize acidic metabolic waste and reduce acidic constitution, thereby alleviating the condition of diabetes and reducing the occurrence of complications. 02
02 Coronary Heart Disease
Coronary heart disease, referred to as CHD, refers to myocardial dysfunction caused by coronary artery stenosis and insufficient blood supply, so it is also called ischemic cardiomyopathy (IHD). When the coronary artery is blocked by cholesterol or blood clots, it will cause insufficient blood supply to the heart. The inability of blood to supply the heart will cause severe angina pectoris, and then the heart will fail, and the most serious can lead to death.
How does hydrogen water improve coronary heart disease?
1. Hydrogen water contains a large amount of active hydrogen, which neutralizes the free radicals at the source of coronary heart disease;
2. Hydrogen water emulsifies and discharges lipid substances such as cholesterol in the arteries, which plays a role in relaxing blood vessels;
3. Calcium ions promote heart contraction, and potassium ions promote heart relaxation. To maintain normal heartbeat and improve heart disease, the human body needs sufficient calcium ions and potassium ions. However, magnesium ions are indispensable for absorbing calcium ions. Hydrogen water is rich in calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium and other elements, which exist in the form of ions and help the human body absorb them.
03 Constipation
One day of constipation is equivalent to the toxins produced by inhaling three packs of cigarettes; constipation for 30 years is prone to intestinal cancer; constipated people who suffer from hypertension, arteriosclerosis and other diseases are prone to sudden cerebral hemorrhage during constipation, leading to coma.
Why does constipation occur?
Healthy people defecate 1 to 2 times a day and regularly eliminate waste and toxins from the body. The normal intestinal environment is weakly alkaline, with a pH value of about 8. When the intestinal environment is weakly alkaline, good bacteria and Proteobacteria work together to produce nutrients and fully digest and absorb food.
When the intestinal environment becomes weakly acidic, bad bacteria and Proteobacteria work together to produce toxins, such as hydrogen sulfide, phenol, ammonia and other carcinogens. At this time, dry stools, smelly farts, blocked stools, foul odors, and even stools only once every 3 to 5 days will appear, which is constipation.
How does hydrogen water improve constipation?
1. Hydrogen water can remove free radicals released by carcinogens such as nitrite and histamine, inhibiting their activity. Relying on the active hydrogen contained in hydrogen-rich water, damaged cells and internal organs around the intestines can be repaired. In this way, the "intestinal garden" can be restored relatively quickly.
2. Drinking hydrogen water can change the acidic environment in the intestines of constipated patients to a weak alkaline environment, thereby maintaining the normal survival of good bacteria and Proteobacteria, digesting and absorbing food, and improving constipation.
04 Gout
Gout is a disease caused by the accumulation of uric acid due to purine metabolism disorders. Hyperuricemia is the biochemical basis of gout, but it is not a synonym for gout.
If the uric acid concentration exceeds the normal range, it is called hyperuricemia. Under normal physiological conditions, human serum uric acid reaches saturation at around 7 mg/100 ml. Once this concentration is exceeded, uric acid is prone to form and precipitate needle-shaped microcrystals in a supersaturated state, and is deposited in organs such as the kidneys and connective tissues such as articular cartilage and synovial membranes in the form of tophi, causing typical gouty arthritis.
How does hydrogen water improve gout?
1. In an alkaline environment, uric acid is more easily dissolved in urine and excreted from the body. When the pH value of urine is 5.0, the solubility of uric acid per 100 ml of urine is 15 mg, when the pH value is 6.0, the solubility of uric acid is 22 mg, and when the pH value is 7.0, the solubility of uric acid is as high as 158-200 mg.
2. Hydrogen water has a good diuretic effect and is conducive to the excretion of uric acid. At the same time, by raising the pH value of human urine, the solubility of uric acid in urine is increased.