Alternative medicine, without a doubt, has a right to exist. Especially when it comes to time-tested medical practices, such as manual or herbal medicine, homeopathy. But, unfortunately, non-traditional doctors often offer treatment methods that cannot be called otherwise dangerous. What are the recommendations for drinking hydrogen peroxide to normalize redox processes in the body. I must say that such advice does not have any scientific basis.
In order for the reader to understand what is at stake, here are some excerpts from such recommendations.
The authors of the technique argue that it is useful for everyone who cares about their own health, because if there is a lack of oxygen, they say, food rot in our stomach. Taking hydrogen peroxide inside, we supposedly provide the body with atomic oxygen. It is difficult to say in which school this person received his education, but there is no doubt that he is little familiar with anatomy and chemistry.
Firstly, hydrogen peroxide decomposes into atomic oxygen only as a result of chemical reactions. Any eighth grader knows about this. In the stomach, peroxide forms only ordinary O2 oxygen and water. Secondly, oxygen has a place in the lungs, but not in the digestive tract. There he will not bring any benefit, definitely.
If we look into the chemical reference book, we find the following characteristic of the substance: hydrogen peroxide (peroxide) - a compound with a record oxygen content. Apparently, this is the basis for advice on taking hydrogen peroxide inside. However, the reference book deals with a concentrated substance, which is significantly different from that used in everyday life. Therefore, even about some more or less noticeable intake of oxygen into the body can not speak.
Frankly, hydrogen peroxide in the concentration that is offered by modern healers will not harm a healthy body. Especially when it comes to short exposure.
In the pharmacy network, you can buy only three percent peroxide. Two drops from a pipette will be approximately 0.5 ml. If this amount is diluted with two tablespoons of water (about 30 ml), we get a solution of a very weak concentration. Considering the fact that hydrogen peroxide is an unstable substance, drinking such hydrogen peroxide is just like pure water. In this light, both the harm and the benefits of such treatment are extremely doubtful.
The assertion that molecular hydrogen is actively involved in the formation of free radicals, which provoke the aging of the body, also has very unstable soil. The human stomach has nothing to do with a chemical laboratory. Therefore, it would be more logical to assume that everything that gets into it is excreted naturally - through the intestines.
It is also unlikely to burn the gastric mucosa, taking hydrogen peroxide inward. After all, a solution of a weak concentration is used to rinse the throat or mouth with stomatitis and pharyngitis.
Ordinary peroxide can explode for no apparent reason. In order to understand what this effect is due to, it should be remembered that as a result of storage, peroxide decomposes into water and gas. If the container is not completely filled, free oxygen accumulates under the lid. When a certain concentration is reached, the slightest shake provokes an explosion. It must be said that the glass bottle shatters into fragments. However, this happens only with a peroxide concentration of 33%, provided that the container is tightly closed. As you can see, one does not have to expect an explosion in the stomach either. Therefore, we can say that the harm and benefits of peroxide are somewhat exaggerated. Instead of taking hydrogen peroxide inside, go for a walk in the forest in order to provide the body with useful oxygen.
Ardent adherents of alternative medicine recommend hydrogen peroxide not only orally, but also intravenously. According to them, this method helps to get rid of many ailments, including cancer. This question cannot be ignored, since such healing can very well lead to death.
A more reasoned explanation of the harm of such treatment can only be a qualified doctor. However, one must be aware that, relying on semi-scientific methods of treatment, the patient loses the most precious - time. After all, any disease is more difficult to cure if it is started.