Molecular Hydrogen Therapy
The smallest antioxidant with the greatest potential.
Molecular hydrogen (H2) is a gas made of two hydrogen atoms bonded together. Hydrogen has the greatest diffusion and effusion capacity of all gases due to its low molecular weight. Molecular hydrogen may be the only antioxidant small enough to enter and repair the DNA found in the mitochondria and nucleus of the cells. It also has almost perfect antioxidant properties that selectively neutralize destructive reactive oxygen species (ROS) without disrupting beneficial oxidative species such as nitric oxide.
A healthy gut microbiome makes about 10 liters of molecular hydrogen per day, which are rapidly absorbed into the bloodstream and distributed to every cell of the body. Studies show persons living to 100 years of age produce large amounts of hydrogen gas and persons with chronic illnesses produce lesser amounts. Prebiotics such as inulin and psyllium increase the production of hydrogen gas from the microbiome.
Administration Methods
Molecular hydrogen can be administered through inhalation, drinking hydrogen-infused water or “hydrogen tablets” which effervesce in water. To date, no cytotoxicity has been reported from the therapeutic use of molecular hydrogen.
For the treatment of cancer, the use of a hydrogen generator is most common. Hydrogen generators split distilled water into hydrogen and oxygen gases. Patients breathe this combination of gases through a nasal cannula at a rate of 1 to 3 liters of hydrogen per minute for 4 or more hours per day.
Key Discoveries
HRF learned that Seyfried’s Protocol was much more effective on the dogs being treated for cancer at the Ketopet Sanctuary when the dogs were dewormed and their GI health addressed. In humans, psyllium was added to protect the GI tract. Possibly the effects of molecular hydrogen gas production could help explain the effects of galactose and trehalose as an adjunct treatment for cancer.