The atmosphere surrounding the earth contains about 21% oxygen. Organisms have acquired various functions by using that oxygen and have maintained their lives. Some of that oxygen is unstable and changes into oxygen that reacts easily with many substances. This oxygen damages cells and is a major cause of blemishes, wrinkles, cancer, arteriosclerosis, and many other diseases. This balance between oxidative stress and antioxidant activity is the key to maintaining health and youthfulness.
It is widely known that oxidation is deeply involved in the aging of our skin and body, but what kind of phenomenon is it? Familiar oxidation phenomena include rusting of iron and blackening of apples. These same phenomena occur in our bodies. In other words, the body is getting rusty day by day. Oxygen species called reactive oxygen species are responsible for the oxidation. It is known that part of the oxygen taken into the body changes to unstable active oxygen. This active oxygen damages cells and leads to various diseases and aging.
Some of the oxygen we take in through breathing becomes active oxygen, but in modern life, for various reasons, a larger amount of active oxygen is generated than usual. Causes include ultraviolet rays, drinking alcohol, smoking, exhaust gas, stress, and electromagnetic waves. There are some things that can be avoided by considering lifestyle habits, but it is very difficult to eliminate everything from modern life.
Types of typical active oxygen
super oxide
Although its oxidizing power is weak, it has the property of being generated in large quantities and changing to very harmful hydroxyl radicals.
singlet oxygen
It is generated by absorbing energy from ultraviolet rays. Not free radicals.
hydroxyl radical
A type that reacts very easily among active oxygen. Reacts and oxidizes proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids indiscriminately. It is a major cause of aging and cancer.
hydrogen peroxide
The oxidol used as a disinfectant is a 3% solution of this hydrogen peroxide.
There is not only one type of active oxygen, but various types of active oxygen. Broadly speaking, there are more than 10 types.
Here, we introduce four representative types of active oxygen. Although active oxygen is often referred to as a bad side, superoxide and hydrogen peroxide also play an important role in eliminating bacteria and viruses that have entered the body. On the contrary, the representative of the bad is active oxygen called hydroxyl radical.
The moment they are generated, they react to various substances such as proteins and nucleic acids. Its existence time is said to be 1/1,000,000 of a second, but it is a vicious active oxygen that causes great damage in a short period of time.
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It has been a long time since the high antioxidant effect of hydrogen has been noted, but there is a big wall for us to utilize that hydrogen. It is the instability of hydrogen. Because it is unstable, it cannot be ingested efficiently. For example, it is an image of carbonated drinks falling out. It is very difficult to store in a state containing hydrogen, which is much lighter than carbon dioxide, which is the source of carbonic acid.
Hydrogen is the lightest element in the world. Therefore, among the elements existing on the earth, it is the third most abundant element next to oxygen and silicon, but its proportion in terms of mass is very low. It is well-known that most of our body is composed of water, but as you can see from that, there is a lot of hydrogen in the body. This hydrogen bonds with other atoms to form various substances. A typical example is water.
Hydrogen concentration is an important factor that serves as a measure of antioxidant capacity, but there is actually a more convenient antioxidant index. It is an index called redox potential. This potential value indicates exactly how much oxidation is being reduced. In short, it is a numerical value that represents the strength of antioxidant power. The lower the potential value, the stronger the reducing power. It is said that about 250mV is the boundary between oxidation and reduction. The oxidation-reduction potential of loss reduction is -730 mV, which is unrivaled.
The concentration of hydrogen generated from the raw material powder for loss reduction is 1,608ppb. The hydrogen saturation concentration (maximum hydrogen concentration) is said to be 1,650 ppb, so the concentration has almost reached the limit. It also occurs in the body, so the hydrogen is used without waste. It's the perfect anti-oxidant.
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