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New messengers are being discovered all the time. The most recently-discovered chemical messenger is nitric oxide. It is known as the fifth messenger. What very few people know is that hydrogen is the final messenger in the living system. Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, the Nobel laureate who discovered vita- min C, found that the tissues of the animal body store hydrogen in vast quantities. Different organ tissues ‘pool’ hydrogen in different amounts. For example, he found that the order of hydrogen-pool- ing is the following: New messengers are being discovered all the time. The most Plants create carbohydrates, proteins and lipids by attaching recently-discovered chemical messenger is nitric oxide. It is hydrogen to carbon atoms like hats on a hat-rack. Carbohydrates known as the fifth messenger. What very few people know is that contain an equal amount of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. We hydrogen is the final messenger in the living system. can say that all the foods that nourish us are primary sources of Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, the Nobel laureate who discovered vita- hydrogen. We can see that the life cycle is really a hydrogen min C, found that the tissues of the animal body store hydrogen in _ cycle. The ‘burning of the hydrogens’ is a secret of life. vast quantities. Different organ tissues ‘pool’ hydrogen in different Free hydrogens that are released from carbohydrates, proteins amounts. For example, he found that the order of hydrogen-pool- _and lipids are carried into the mitochondria by a process known as_, ing is the following: the ‘hydrogen shuttle’ where they are used to make ATP. In this process, hydrogen is bummed by oxygen, releasing energy. The liver > intestine > kidney > heart > lung > spleen final product from the burning of hydrogen is water. This extra water is eliminated from the body and is eventually taken up by Liver tissues store the most hydrogen, while the spleen stores _ plants and split by photosynthesis to make more carbohydrates, the least. This is interesting in view of the fact that the liver is the _ proteins and lipids. body's first line of defence and needs a supply of the most anti- While the above biological processes have been overly simpli- oxidants in order to do its work of detoxification. fied in an effort to reveal the basis of the hydrogen cycle, we can Transport of hydrogen may be the missing factor in the search __ see that life energy is controlled by burning hydrogen. for the cause of the ageing process and the secret to age reversal. Albert Szent-Gyorgyi says in his book, The Living State: As we grow older, our cells become dehydrated and our ‘hydrogen "Attaching Hydrogen‘to a molecule means lending energy to it. ool’ becomes depleted. The hydrogen pool protects our cells Since in Hydrogen the electron and proton are loosely coupled, by Pp y P from free-radical damage. Virtually attaching an Hydrogen we essentially all longevity researchers agree that ‘ attach an electron." free radicals are responsible for the It is well known that as we age, In biological systems, hydrogen and we There has long been an unsolved the DNA helix coils tighter and wha te sarc gue ae paradox in medicine, and that is the tighter, losing flexibility... If we a positively charged cell-damaging fact that oxygen is the source of all are able to loosen the DNA helix free radical, the hydrogen may react life and is also the major cause of z s with the free radical and neutralise it ageing. A tremendous effort is by activating the DNA hydrogen so that no further cell damage may being extended to find a combina- : occur. tion of powerful anti-oxidants that bonds, it may have a profound It is possible that hydrogen is the may control or reverse cell damage effect on our ability to increase ultimate anti-oxidant. by oxidative free-radicals. . As a result of their discovery, Hydrogen may be the missing half the regeneration of our cells. Patrick and Gael Crystal Flanagan of the life equation. It is hydrogen have been consuming large quantities that protects our cells from oxidative of negatively charged hydrogen ions free-radical damage and provides energy to the cells when it is every day. Their new transport system may make hydrogen avail- burned by oxygen, which is the other half of the equation. able to the cells without first having to be attached to food. These The single factor that is common to all anti-oxidants is that they hydrogen ions may act as free-radical scavengers, and may also be are sources of hydrogen. Hydrogen is the ultimate anti-oxidant. _used for the production of ATP. Hydrogen is also the source of protons for ATP production. Since hydrogen bonds are the ‘glue’ that holds together the mol- (Note: ATP or adenosine twiphosphate is a biochemical energy _ ecules in the DNA double helix, the Flanagans believe these bonds battery that supplics almost all the energy needs of the human _can be activated and energised. It is well known that as we age, body. Our purpose of eating food is to ultimately create ATP, the DNA helix coils tighter and tighter, losing flexibility. It has which could be called the ‘currency of life’.) been hypothesised that this contraction of the DNA coil may Hydrogen is the lightest and smallest element known to science. _ reduce the number of times that our cells can divide. At the pre- We now know that we each use about one-half pound of pure sent time, our cells can only divide about 50 times before they hydrogen every day just for the production of ATP. cease reproduction. We have all heard of the carbon cycle in biology. The carbon If we are able to loosen the DNA helix by activating the DNA cycle is the process by which plants use sunlight and water to cre- hydrogen bonds, it may have a profound effect on our ability to ate carbohydrates and other food stuffs. These are then used as _ increase the regeneration of our cells. The DNA helix floats in food by animals who bum the food created by plants. Animals water and is therefore hydrated. The tightening of the helix with exhale carbon dioxide gas which is then taken up by plants. The ageing may be a reflection of the loss of the hydrogen pool with plants then use the carbon to make more carbohydrates, proteins ageing. By restoring a plentiful supply of the hydrogen pool, and lipids (fats) which then serve as animal food, these spirals may naturally unwind and regain their ability to stim- The carbon cycle could actually be renamed the ‘hydrogen __ ulate cellular reproduction. © cycle’. Several patents have been issued lately that take advantage of the fact that plants are able to use infrared light from the sun to The Flanagans' research in this area of hydrogen and longevi- break down water (H:O) into hydrogen and oxygen. The plants ty looks very promising. If you are interested in receiving a exhale oxygen into the atmosphere and add the hydrogen to car- copy of the Flanagan Newsletter, send a self-addressed enve- bon in order to make carbohydrates, proteins and lipids. Recently, lope with an International Reply Postage Coupon to: scientists have succeeded in intercepting the hydrogen before it is Flanagan Technologies, 1109 S. Plaza Way, Suite 399 made into food. The gas thus released can then be used to run Flagstaff, AZ 86001, USA. cars! The Flanagans' research in this area of hydrogen and longevi- ty looks very promising. If you are interested in receiving a copy of the Flanagan Newsletter, send a self-addressed enve- lope with an International Reply Postage Coupon to: Flanagan Technologies, 1109 S. Plaza Way, Suite 399 Flagstaff, AZ 86001, USA. 26 ¢ NEXUS liver > intestine > kidney > heart > lung > spleen DECEMBER 1994 - JANUARY 1995