Question:
Is the effect of hydrogen water just a placebo effect?
The solubility of hydrogen gas in water is poor ( Solubility 19,4 ml/l (1,6 mg/l) at 20 °C and normal pressure). Additionally, the reactivity of hydrogen (molecularly) is low, so I see no relevant possibility why this would have any biological effect. The vocabulary of some of the sources cited makes me smile as a scientist because there are similar terms, but not in the context mentioned (electroactivated water).
– Willy L.
Answer:
In 40 pages of my book “Electroactivated Water” (pp. 422 – 466) there are links to well over 500 scientific sources and collections of sources, which every reader of this forum can see for themselves by downloading the book. https://www.aquacentrum.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Elektroaktiviertes-Wasser-Asenbaum-2019-10te-Auflage-eBook-469-Seiten-by-Karl-Heinz-Asenbaum.pdf
The only factually correct thing you say is that the solubility of hydrogen gas in water under standard conditions is 1,6 mg/l and that molecular hydrogen has a low reactivity. From this banal high school knowledge you draw the fallacy that has been scientifically refuted for years that these are "placebo effects". In the 61-page review article by the world-renowned cell biologist Garth L. Nicolson in the International Journal of Clinical Medicine, presented on page 44f alone, 338 studies are cited that show and explain exactly why these are not placebo effects. Anyone can check the original here.https://www.molecularhydrogeninstitute.com/studies
With your statement “our world is colorful and diverse” you suggest that you belong to the “scientific community”. In my opinion, however, your argument in your article is generalistic and speculative. The biological effects of molecular hydrogen have been confirmed by recent work by international teams of scientists such as this one https://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1139/cjpp-2019-0067 It has long since grown beyond the field of clinical medicine and treatment with hydrogen gas has even been given a prominent place in the current Corona guidelines in China and large-scale studies are underway. Hydrogen inhalation in particular, which really doesn't involve milliliters of hydrogen, has now become the focus of science and has therefore raised my question about inhalation vs. drinking in this forum. The most current overview can be found in this review from January 2020. https://www.longdom.org/open-access/current-progress-in-molecular-hydrogen-medication-protective-and-therapeutic-uses-of-hydrogen-against-different-disease-scenarios-45423.html
With kind regards,
Yours, Karl Heinz Asenbaum
