{"id":705,"date":"2019-12-01T09:05:18","date_gmt":"2019-12-01T09:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biohackingcollective.com\/?p=705"},"modified":"2019-12-03T12:42:38","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T12:42:38","slug":"how-managing-your-deuterium-levels-can-optimize-performance-and-longevity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biohackingcollective.com\/?p=705","title":{"rendered":"How managing your deuterium levels can optimize performance and longevity."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

So many of\nyou are probably asking yourself, what the hell is deuterium? Deuterium is an isotope\nof hydrogen. This form of hydrogen is containing one neutron and one proton. Compared\nto a normal hydrogen atom which only contains one proton, and this makes deuterium\nheavier. Deuterium is used in some nuclear applications as a moderator in heavy\nwater reactors. In the process of making heavy water you also get deuterium\ndepleted water (DDW) as a by-product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deuterium\nand energy production in the body<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of the research on deuterium and the effects on the body originates from eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. This research began as a search for the reason for why some regions in Siberia had a higher number of centenarians. Their investigations led to examine the water the people were drinking. The glacial melt water showed to have 15-20% lower amounts of deuterium compared to \u201cnormal water \u201c. In 1966 the Russian scientist published  Biological Role of Heavy Water in Living Organisms<\/strong><\/em> and in the book they discussed the potential benefits of DDW. Their research showed that mice fed water with higher concentrations of deuterium got smaller offspring and lost their reproductive capacity. In another experiment mice that was fed glacial melt water had the adverse effect. This resulted in faster growth and higher sexual function compared to the high deuterium group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During this time, it was also found that our mitochondria has nanomotors than spins about 9000 rpm(faster than many sports cars). The mitochondria are responsible for all of our energy production. The energy produced in the body is called ATP (Adenosine triphosphate) and this nanomotor has a crucial role in the generation of ATP. This motor is not really a motor but rather an enzyme acting as a motor called ATP-synthase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This \u201cnano\nmotors \u201cshuffles hydrogen ions through the proton channel and this generates ATP\nse fig 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Figure 1 Mitochondrial nano motor ATP -synthase<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is also\nhere in this nano motor that deuterium becomes a problem. In a simple way we\ncould say that deuterium due to its heaviness get stuck in the nano motor and eventually\ncan destroy them. This inhibition of the nano motors function could lead to less\nenergy being produced and mitochondrial dysfunction. Mitochondrial dysfunction has\nbeen linked to over 100 <\/strong>different diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For me it\u2019s\nquite obvious that lower energy production in the body leads to less energy for\nall processes and this could lead to problems like fatigue and eventually disease.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to\noptimize your lifestyle to lower deuterium.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Luckily there are multiple of hacks and lifestyle changes that you can apply to lower your deuterium levels. The body does by itself detoxify deuterium and it also makes its own DDW in the cells so called \u201cmetabolic water\u201d. There are also different deuterium levels in foods so by eating low deuterium foods you can manage your levels quite good. Generally, we could say that all forms of mitochondrial improvement will mitigate the problems derived from high deuterium levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n