Background: Deep oceans have been suggested as a possible site where the origin of life occurred. Along with\r\nthis theoretical lineage, experiments using components from deep ocean water to recreate life is underway. Here,\r\nwe propose that if terrestrial organisms indeed evolved from deep oceans, supply of deep ocean mineral water\r\n(DOM) to humans, as a land creature, may replenish loss of molecular complexity associated with evolutionary\r\nsea-to-land migration.\r\nMethods: We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover human study to evaluate the\r\neffect of DOM, taken from a depth of 662 meters off the coast of Hualien, Taiwan, on time of recovery from a\r\nfatiguing exercise conducted at 30C.\r\nResults: The fatiguing exercise protocol caused a protracted reduction in aerobic power (reduced VO2max) for 48 h.\r\nHowever, DOM supplementation resulted in complete recovery of aerobic power within 4 h (P < 0.05). Muscle\r\npower was also elevated above placebo levels within 24 h of recovery (P < 0.05). Increased circulating creatine\r\nkinase (CK) and myoglobin, indicatives of exercise-induced muscle damage, were completely eliminated by DOM\r\n(P < 0.05) in parallel with attenuated oxidative damage (P < 0.05).\r\nConclusion: Our results provide compelling evidence that DOM contains soluble elements, which can increase\r\nhuman recovery following an exhaustive physical challenge.
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