Tag: Cellular effects

While heavy water, or deuterium oxide (D2O), is not radioactive in its pure form, its higher mass compared to regular water (H2O) significantly impacts biological processes. Consuming enough heavy water to replace a significant percentage of your body's normal water is not okay and is lethal to mammals. This difference in mass is enough to interfere with the delicate biochemical reactions essential for life.

Did you know the average person consumes significantly more sodium than the recommended daily amount, according to the World Health Organization? This excess has a profound effect on your cellular function, altering everything from hydration levels to immune response when you eat a lot of salt.

According to the National Ocean Service, human kidneys can only create urine that is less salty than seawater. This physiological limitation explains the critical dangers that arise from a cellular perspective when you drink salt water, triggering a cascade of detrimental biological processes that lead to severe dehydration and ultimately, system failure.