whew..the Optygen website is amazing, this stuff cures everything, of course being a nutriceutical, the manufacturers don't actually have to prove to anyone that it works, and it's completely uncontrolled, and the 'data' is basically just made up.
# Increases Endurance and Performance
# Reduced Lactic Acid
# Increases oxygen utilization
# Increase in VO2 Max
# Increase in Time to Exhaustion
# Increase Anaerobic threshold
# Improved exercise capacity
# Increase Maximal Oxygen uptake
# 30% - 50% increase in Oxygen Utilization
# Increase ratio of ATP by 45% - 55%
# Enhanced Endurance
# Increase in ATP production
A lot of these terms are meaningless, like "increase ratio of ATP by 45-55%"-ratio to what?
"Enhanced endurance" -impossible to measure accurately.
"Reduced lactic acid" -this is actually very easy to test, but they don't.
"Increase in ATP production" -They use terms like increased, decreased, improved, etc., with no real numbers.
Truth is, if this stuff did anything they claimed, it could be used to treat a plethora of neurodegenerative diseases.
Even the Q&A is BS:
Q: Why is the bottle glass instead of plastic?
A: OPTYGEN is packaged in an amber glass bottle. Unlike plastic bottles, amber glass is an impermeable barrier that protects the product from harmful UV light and oxygen degradation.
This is nonsense, most drug containers from pharmacies are UV and oxygen-proof plastic, have been for decades (the generic amber plastic containers). They use glass to give the impression of a real drug by adding weight to the package.
"Patented Rhodiola Rosea and Cordyceps are both found and cultivated in Tibet." Neither of these herbs is patented.
"Q: Is it OK to use Optygen everyday even though it has phosphates in the formula?
A: Through its role in 2,3 DPG synthesis, phosphorous may reduce lactate accumulation by enhancing oxygen release to tissues. The clinical research recommends taking 1g of sodium phosphate four times per day for at least three days leading up to a race. Prolonged use at a level of 4g per day may adversely affect calcium absorption. The research clearly indicates that sodium phosphate should be used acutely prior to a race.
Optygen's ATPro matrix is designed to assure Adenosine Tri-Phosphate (ATP) production. All the ingredients in the ATPro matrix play critical roles in ATP formation, including Sodium and Potassium Phosphate. The phosphate levels used in Optygen on their own are not enough to elicit an ergogenic response, nor are they enough to affect PH balance or Calcium absorption."
What garbage, it's like the nonsense pseudo-tech terms they use in "Star Trek". IF Optygen did anything on that list, it would certainly not be safe to use in longer term. This stuff is completely safe, as they suggest, because like all placebos, it does nothing.
b) First Endurance requires a wet wash between products. FDA approved facilities require a high standard of cleanliness in order to minimize contamination. We take it a step further by requiring the machines, blenders to be cleaned with water.
This is standard food safety practice. The FDA does not approve this stuff, they only have guidelines for the manufacture of any ingested food item, which is what this is considered. The manufacturer uses "FDA" at every change to imply this is an FDA tested or approved substance, it is not. Coca Cola goes through more checks than this.
Q: Do the adaptogen's Rhodiola and Cordyceps in Optygen cause hypertension or cramping?
A: Absolutely not. The First Endurance research staff has done a thorough review of all the peer reviewed clinical studies and confirms that there is no evidence of hypertension or cramping. On the contrary, by definition adaptogen's allow the body to adapt to many physiological functions, including hypertension. In Supplementwatch.com's comprehensive review of the literature Optygen scored a 20 out of 20 on safety, again finding no evidence that this occurs.
Again, placebos are safe because they do nothing, no doubt of that.
There are real effects of placebos in trials for a variety of applications, so if you want to have fun with this stuff and you think it works, go ahead. But, there are better ways to spend money and dietary changes that have real effects.