It’s hard to believe time has changed and so has our weather, it’s up, it’s down, it’s just nor normal.
So here’s a question, how much do you spend on your H2O? If you’re like me, you’ve probably had or purchased the “oxygen water”. Here are some fun facts regarding Oxygenated H2O:
- Exercising as hard as you can, forces you to gasp & catch a breath.
- Why? you cannot meet your needs for oxygen, regardless of how hard or fast you breathe.
- Lack of oxygen prevents you from breaking down lactic acid, it accumulates in your muscles and blood.
- Causing you to have your severe “shortness of breath”.
A study conducted analyzed the effects of drinking oxygenated water daily for 2 weeks on lung function and lactic acid clearance from the bloodstream during exhausting exercise regimen. So, during both exercise and rest, there was no difference between athletes who drank oxygenated water and compared to those who drank regular water as their “placebo”.
Who benefits from oxygenated H2O? Here’s a clue, they have gills. Yes, fish benefit because their gills main function is to extract oxygen from water. And as humans, we lack the gills needed for the extra oxygen in water, so it’s pretty much not beneficial to us. Lungs are the only organ humans have to provide oxygen to the bloodstream, extracting it from the air we breathe. Water is not broken down into hydrogen and oxygen in your digestive tract. It is absorbed, used and excreted as water. We don’t have the mechanisms for moving extra oxygen from water into our bloodstream, oxygenated water cannot possibly help us when exercising, training, running, etc.
Oxygenated Water
There have been ads for oxygenated water, claiming to cure tiredness, improve memory, help you to exercise longer and make you a better athlete. A study from Austria shows that oxygenated water offers none of these benefits for humans (International Journal of Sports Medicine, Volume 27, 2006).
There have been ads for oxygenated water, claiming to cure tiredness, improve memory, help you to exercise longer and make you a better athlete. A study from Austria shows that oxygenated water offers none of these benefits for humans (International Journal of Sports Medicine, Volume 27, 2006).