How does hydrogen water improve mood

The accumulation of highly toxic free radicals will increase oxidative stress in the human body, causing inflammation and affecting physical and emotional health. Being in a high-pressure environment for a long time or experiencing setbacks and blows, resulting in negative emotions, will also produce a large amount of bad free radicals. . In such a vicious cycle, our health will be seriously affected.

Can hydrogen molecules, which are very helpful in scavenging free radicals, also be used to improve mood? Last year, Japanese research found that hydrogen molecules are also helpful in relieving anxiety, improving mood, and improving quality of life! 

An experiment on hydrogen and quality of life

In order to study the relationship between hydrogen and quality of life, Japanese scholars conducted human clinical experiments on 26 adults and used the Chalder Fatigue Scale ( to measure the degree of physical fatigue ) , the K6 Scale ( to measure the degree of emotional anxiety ) , and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI ) , measuring sleep quality ) , Epworth Sleepiness Scale ( measuring daytime sleepiness ) and other four questionnaires to measure the experimental results.

The subjects in this experiment were equally divided between men and women, with an age range of 20 to 49 years old, and an average age of 34.4 years old. The experiment is divided into 3 phases, including the first experiment, the washout period and the second crossover experiment, with a total period of 12 weeks.

The first phase of the experiment: The subjects were divided into 2 groups. Group A drank 300mL of hydrogen water each morning and evening ( a total of 600mL daily ) ; Group B drank 300mL of placebo water ( without hydrogen molecules ) each morning and evening . . After a period of four weeks, the above four questionnaires were used to compare the differences in the questionnaire results between Group A and Group B before and after the experiment.

After the first experimental phase, the subjects will go through a 4 -week washout period before starting the second crossover experiment.

In the cross-over experiment, the groups from the first experiment will be used, but the water consumed by group A and group B will be reversed. Group A will drink 300mL of placebo water ( without hydrogen molecules, 600mL in total) in the morning and evening ; Group B will drink 300mL of hydrogen water in the morning and evening, and the differences between the two groups before and after the experiment will also be evaluated through 4 types of questionnaires.

The experimental results showed that the group that drank hydrogen water in the two experiments performed better in four indicators ( physical fatigue, emotional anxiety, sleep quality, daytime sleepiness ) and the comparison before and after the experiment . Among them, the result of the index of emotional anxiety is statistically significant; that is to say, drinking hydrogen water is obviously helpful in relieving emotional anxiety !

In the past, the research and application of hydrogen molecules were mostly conducted experiments and evaluations on specific diseases and patients. This experiment conducted by Japan is a rare example of targeting generally "healthy" adults and obtaining positive experimental results. If there are more and larger-scale related human experiments in the future, I believe it will be more helpful to the research and development of hydrogen molecules!