Know The Best Molecular Hydrogen Tablets
March 17, 2021Part 1 Natural, Synthetic, Organic – Navigating the New Era of Food Science
March 21, 2021Japanese Coral Calcium Hydrogen Scam
Some scams are more elaborate than others. Some scams involve rigging experiments to demonstrate evidence that is not relevant or even possible in a real-world scenario, even using this rigged data to gain patent protection for a useless technology. Some scams go a step further and attempt to validate their fraudulent technology with hokey clinical publications that are deeply flawed.
Two separate manufacturers of an “Okinawan”-sourced “Hydrogen-rich Coral Calcium”, TAANE, and ENAGEGATE are precisely this type of scam. The lengths they have gone to “validate” their respective scams, extensive smoke, and mirrors, is simply absurd. They could have created a legitimate technology for the time, money, and effort they have spent. Of note, these companies are not to be confused with Coral Calcium, LLC, a U.S.-based company that has a “hydrogen-producing coral calcium product.” The U.S.-based company utilizes elemental magnesium for internal consumption (swallowing the capsule to react in your stomach, not reacting in water), which is not proven to be effective or safe and is not legal for sale in the USA. I speak about this type of technology in the article “Comparing Hydrogen Water and Gas Technologies.”
Does it Produce Hydrogen?
The simple answer is “yes.” I determined with the TAANE capsules that there were somewhere between 6–12 micrograms of hydrogen detectable after adding it to acid (less than 6 micrograms detected when adding it to water); this is as low as 1/1000th the amount of hydrogen gas that one of our hydrogen tablets creates! It is also roughly 1/100th the amount of hydrogen gas that the absolute worst hydrogen water technologies on the market deliver, per liter of water. As for ENAGEGATE, gas chromatography results by independent researchers show ~2.5 micrograms of hydrogen release. While for both it is an “elevated amount of hydrogen gas,” it is negligible, and certainly not therapeutic. Roughly 80 times this amount of hydrogen is what the International Hydrogen Standards Association classifies as the “minimum observed dosage.” You can watch the video of me testing it below.
As alluded to, ENAGEGATE now has “clinical evidence.” You can read the paper, and see my comments and criticisms regarding the paper, at ResearchGate, which is a professional network for academics and scientists. The researchers of this paper fail to address the criticisms, instead falling back to logical fallacies, such as their credentials, to defend their work.
I asked noted molecular hydrogen expert Tyler W. LeBaron three questions regarding these types of capsules:
1. Is retaining molecular hydrogen in coral calcium, which is primarily calcium carbonate, even possible?
2. Can you envision any scenario where 6 micrograms of molecular hydrogen could be therapeutic?
3. What could they be adding that led to a negligible amount of molecular hydrogen and a noticeable amount of hydrogen sulfide?
LeBaron stated: “Hmm it could actually be some calcium sulfide in the product, which has an odor similar to H2S, and when it decomposes in water, especially acid, then it produces more H2S, which in small amounts is therapeutic, but in higher amounts is lethal. But you’d have to measure the product to know for sure what is going on.”
So, based on what LeBaron said, it might be possible to retain a small amount of “free” hydrogen gas in the calcium mineral complex/matrix for a fraction of a second or release more with higher temperatures and acid, which may be enough to get data to prove it has H2. This data could then be used as validation for a patent grant, or marketing materials. However, in the context of retaining hydrogen gas for the weeks, months, or even years needed for packaging and distribution around the world, then for consumers to actually use the product, it is impossible.
The two separate patents, clinical trial for ENAGEGATE, hydrogen tests with an acid solution for TAANE, and gas chromatography results for ENAGEGATE protect TAANE and ENAGEGATE when making claims. This does not mean their product is safe, effective, or honest. Of note, when I tested the TAANE capsules in vinegar, my house was flooded with the unbearable scent of rotten eggs. This indicates that significant amounts of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) were produced. The volume of gas was enough to give me a headache, which lingered for quite some time, a side effect of hydrogen sulfide exposure.[i] The hydrogen sulfide may explain results from the clinical trial a lot better than negligible hydrogen gas, as hydrogen sulfide has biological functions within the body, acts as a signaling molecule,[ii] and is an established hormetic stress.[iii] As such, failure to account for the hydrogen sulfide production in this capsule undermines the conclusions of the clinical trial, particularly the attribution of the effect of the hydrogen gas, which is negligibly supplied.
Further, as a hormetic stressor, hydrogen sulfide may be either beneficial in small doses, or poisonous, even fatal, in higher doses. In the USA, according to OSHA, hydrogen sulfide has contributed to 60 workplace deaths between 2001 and 2010:
“Hydrogen sulfide is one of the leading causes of workplace gas inhalation deaths in the United States. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), hydrogen sulfide caused 60 worker deaths between 2001 and 2010.”
I can only add conjecture onto the motivations of TAANE and ENAGEGATE for going to the lengths they have to validate what is questionable at best — it could simply be for marketing. Okinawa is one of the “blue zones” of the world, meaning areas identified with abnormally long lifespans, with the Japanese people associating everything “Okinawan” with longevity. It may simply come down to this: They wanted to market an Okinawan-based product and combine it with the hydrogen craze that was happening in Japan when they developed their product. If so, it was a great marketing angle, but horrible ethics.
Consumers should beware of both TAANE and ENAGEGATE and any products that claim to be “hydrogen-infused coral calcium,” as at least TAANE is involved in substantial private labeling.
[i]https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/water/wells/waterquality/hydrosulfide.html#:~:text=Hydrogen%20sulfide%20gas%20(H2,%2C%20well%2C%20or%20plumbing%20system
[ii]https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22229673/#:~:text=Significance%3A%20Accumulating%20evidence%20shows%20that,relaxation%20in%20the%20vascular%20system.&text=Hydrogen%20sulfide%20can%20also%20modulate%20inflammation%2C%20insulin%20release%2C%20and%20angiogenesis
[iii] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2966482/
2 Comments
“Hi Buddy, thanks for the comment. I am not taking issue with the coral calcium claims/part of their marketing. I’m taking issue with them claiming the benefits of molecular hydrogen.
I agree it’s a shame that both companies could likely market their coral calcium successfully without the hydrogen addition. They chose to deceive, which paints a picture of their corporate ethics and I believe fully justifies my criticisms against them.”
I understand the hydrogen portion of your argument, but Coral Calcium technically known as Sango Coral, is an amazing substance. Sango Coral is used in bone surgery. I have drunk water with Coral Calcium “tea bags” for over 30 years and will continue to do so, because of it’s positive effects. It is sad to read a company trying to add ingredients to a natural substance and amazing source of ionic calcium like Coral Calcium, because it damages a fantastic natural and effective source of nutrients that are scientifically proven and in my case personally something I will take for the rest of my life.