Hi Julie, I'm surprised to find that some people recommend H2O2 as a health cure. The reason for the gag response is hydrogen peroxide is part of the respiration cycle. It is toxic and the body tries to get rid of it as soon as possible. Naturally, it doesn't want more, so you gag when you try to drink it.
As with anything, you have to sift through the available evidence and make up your own mind. I attach little importance to articles written by someone trying to sell something. If I can find independant articles that seem to say the same general thing, I feel that carries more weight. In the case of H2O2, there is a wealth of information that indicates it may be harmful. Here are some links I found: Oxygen Free Radicals and Aging Part I http://intelegen.com/nutrients/free_radicals_and_aging_1.htm Oxygen Free Radicals and Aging: Part II http://intelegen.com/nutrients/free_radicals_and_aging_2.htm Oxygen Free Radicals and Aging: Part III http://intelegen.com/nutrients/free_radicals_and_aging_3.htm Oxygen Free Radicals and Mitochondrial Mutation http://vector.cshl.org/geneticorigins/mito/theory4.html Reactive Oxygen Species and Antioxidant Vitamins http://www.orst.edu/dept/lpi/f-w97/reactive.html Here's one with pictures showing where H2O2 occurs in the respiration cycle: Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) http://www.rndsystems.com/asp/g_sitebuilder.asp?bodyId=222 Regards, Mike Monett -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
