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Apolo Anton Ohno"Tokpela's Mist (Miracle Spring) helps me re-hydrate faster and seemingly outclass other waters. It also has a unique smooth taste. It is special! "   -- Apolo Anton Ohno








TOKPELA'S MIST®: MY PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS

Mary C. Stranahan, DO, MA
Missoula, MT, USA

My initial experiences with Tokpela's Mist® -- ultra-negative ORP water (-500mV) water – was as a subject in an exploratory research study (N=1). In this study, I twice daily consumed either a can (500ml) "TM" or placebo-control in an order unknown to me (study was double-blind, placebo-controlled). Recorded by me each day were observations regarding: 1) Lap swim performance, 2) Morning Blood Sugar Levels (Fasting), and 3) Notes on Subjective Responses. After the first weeks (and several switches between conditions), I began to include in my daily notes a "guess" as to the daily experimental condition based on "perceived well-being" – as on some days both this and my swim performances were markedly increased over my usual experience in weeks just prior to the experimental participation. Analyses conducted, after my performance and other responses were paired with the blinded conditions, revealed statistically- and clinically-significant improvements were associated with Tokpela's Mist®. My aerobic swim performance was significantly improved (~33%) during days using Tokpela's Mist® and fasting blood sugars were significantly lower (~10-15 points).1 These associations also carried over to the string of correct guesses as to experimental condition based on perceived well-being (11 straight days over one sub series).2

My results, and personal observations, have encouraged my continued daily consumption of Tokpela's Mist® since the experiment ended. Supporting this has been related research, variously demonstrating large protective effects of hydrogen water following model strokes3 , as well as aerobic swim-team member performance enhancements.4 I also believe that Tokpela's Mist® -- with some improvement in swimming technique, has continued to contribute to the substantial improvements of mile-distance swimming times in the last year: 53 minutes vs. 65 at start (18.5% decrease).



1. Both these results – and the supporting framework predicting then – have been reported by A.C Bittner & Y. Sakuragi (2006). Intra-Individual Ergonomics (I2E): Framework and Future. Proc 50th Ann. Meet. Human Fact. and Ergon Soc. (pp. 2533-2537). Santa Monica, CA: HFES.
2. Alvah Bittner (personal communication) has indicated that my overall subjective "guess" rate (95%) was remarkably significant (P<0001), but space limitations did not permit inclusion in Bittner & Sakuragi (2006).
3. Ohsawa, I., Ishikawa, M., Takahashi, K., Watanabe, M., Nishimaki, K. et al. (2007). Hydrogen acts as a therapeutic antioxidant by selectively reducing cytotoxic oxygen radicals. Nature Med.. (http://www.nature.com/nature medicine ).
4. Bittner, A.C., Lile, K., Bittner, RCL & Sakuragi, Y. (2007). Intra-Individual Ergonomics (I2E): Performance effects of ultra-negative-ion water. Proceedings 51st Ann. Meet. Human Fact and Ergon Soc (pp.1617-1621). Santa Monica, CA: HFES.