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Originally posted by Georgeair:
I don't understand how you actually bind additional hydrogen with water.

That is a good question, and if there is molecular binding, how do you make sure you don't end up with something that is harmful, or deadly?

If I understand correctly, there isn't a molecular binding. The hydrogen is infused into the water with pressure and, while it is part of what you drink, it is not bound at the molecular level. I am thinking it is more like drinking a soda, or sparking water.



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Originally posted by Mars_Attacks:

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Originally posted by Georgeair:
I don't understand how you actually bind additional hydrogen with water.

You can't and free ionic hydrogen is referred to protons in biochemistry. Your body is literally filled with proton pumps in the ATP cycle.

I'd have to review my texts, but I think additional hydrogen can bind with a water molecule. I don't recall the why or how, or if it occurs naturally...but I seem to remember it.

FWIW; apologies if I'm wrong.

It’s an acidic solution, I think. Acids have extra H. Bases extra OH

The NIH didn’t publish it, just indexed it. Didn’t do it, but worth checking to see if the authors really wrote it/have the positions they claim.

But in the acid as I recall it doesn’t bind. It’s just in solution.

Inorganic chem was a very long time ago.

A little googlefu:

Hydrogen water is regular water (H20) with extra molecular hydrogen (H2) gas dissolved into it, often created via electrolysis or under pressure, to create an antioxidant-rich, colorless, and odorless beverage. Marketed for health, it is believed to reduce inflammation and oxidative stress, though scientific research is still emerging.