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Evidence. Performance. Results.

PerformanceDrink. A New Category “Performance Beverage”

The first and only beverage specifically engineered with PerformanceDrink Oxygen Water and an advanced delivery system to support measurable physical and cognitive performance.
PerformanceDrink was evaluated against water, sports drinks, energy drinks, and other oxygen waters using published research, independent university studies, and real-world operational validation.

Comparison of water, sports drinks, energy drinks, PerformanceDrink Oxygen Water, and PerformanceDrink Athletic across 12 performance characteristics.
Performance
Characteristic
WaterSports Drink
(Isotonic)
Energy Drink
(Isotonic)
PerformanceDrink
Oxygen Water
PerformanceDrink®
Ahead of the Game
1Sustained EnergyLasting fuel for high performance
BasicLimitedShort durationShortQuick spike✓✓✓Sustained Energy✓✓✓Superior & SustainedLasts up to 3+ hours
2Cognitive PerformanceFocus, memory, decision making
NoLimitedMinimalTemporaryShort-term boost✓✓✓Major Improvement33% improvement in 10–15 min✓✓✓Major Improvement33% improvement in 10–15 min
3EnduranceStamina and time to exhaustion
NoLimitedSome benefitNoNo endurance benefit✓✓✓Proven ImprovementSustained performance✓✓✓Proven ImprovementSustained performance
4StrengthPower and muscular output
NoLimitedMinimalNoNo strength benefit✓✓✓Greater StrengthMore power, less fatigue✓✓✓Greater StrengthMore power, less fatigue
5Hand-Eye CoordinationReaction time and accuracy
NoNoLimitedShort-term✓✓✓Enhanced CoordinationFaster reaction, greater accuracy✓✓✓Enhanced CoordinationFaster reaction, greater accuracy
6Stable Blood GlucoseNo spikes or crashes
NoNoSpikes commonNoSpikes common✓✓✓Major ImprovementBetter control of blood glucose✓✓✓Stable BGL, No Spike3-hour glucose control
7HydrationFluid balance and retention
BasicBasicPoorDehydrating✓✓✓Superior HydrationHypotonic for faster absorption✓✓✓Superior HydrationIsohypotonic + Hypoisotonic
8Oxygen SupportDelivery and utilization
NoNoNo✓✓✓Major Oxygen SupportStable oxygen in solution (>100–130°F)✓✓✓Superior Oxygen DeliveryStable oxygen in solution
Enhanced cellular delivery
9Protein Uptake & UtilizationRecovery and muscle protein synthesis
NoLimitedSmall effectNoNone✓✓✓Enhanced Uptake & UtilizationSupports recovery & growth✓✓✓Enhanced Uptake & UtilizationSupports recovery & growth
10Independent University StudiesDouble-blind, peer-reviewed
NoLimitedSome studiesLimitedVery limited✓✓✓Supporting Peer ResearchStated studies✓✓✓Multiple Independent StudiesDouble-blind, peer-reviewed
11Published Scientific EvidencePeer-reviewed publications
NoLimitedLimited evidenceLimitedLimited evidence✓✓✓Supporting EvidenceGrowing scientific literature✓✓✓Extensive Scientific EvidencePeer-reviewed publications
12Active Nutrient Level
NoneIsotonicIsotonicNoneIsohypotonic & Hypoisotonic

The Power of PerformanceDrink Oxygen Water

PerformanceDrink Oxygen Water

  • Stable oxygen in solution above 100–130°F.
  • Does not off-gas like ordinary oxygen water.
  • Improves oxygen delivery to cells and tissues.
  • Enhances glucose uptake by cells.
  • Improves insulin sensitivity.
  • Helps control and stabilize blood sugar.
  • Reduces oxidative stress and inflammation.
  • Supports metabolic health and energy production.

Oxygen Levels and Human Performance, What the Research Shows

Lower Oxygen Availability Hurts Performance

Acute hypoxia reduced exercise performance and capacity by 17.8% across 53 studies and 798 participants.

Exercise-Induced Desaturation

Exercise-induced arterial desaturation increases muscle fatigue and can reduce VO₂max and time to exhaustion.

Working Muscle

Reduced oxygen delivery to working muscle leads to greater muscle deoxygenation and earlier fatigue.

Brain Performance

Acute hypoxia can reduce arterial and cerebral oxygenation and impair cognitive performance.

Maintained Oxygenation

Preventing exercise-induced desaturation, 98% to 91%, prevented about 50% of muscle fatigue and increased time to exhaustion.

Acute Hyperoxia

A meta-analysis of 51 manuscripts reported improved time to exhaustion and other exercise performance measures.

Oxygen-Enriched Breathing

Oxygen-enriched breathing can increase maximal and submaximal endurance performance by improving oxygen delivery to muscle and brain.

Key PubMed evidence shown in the current chart.
Key PubMed EvidencePublicationPubMed ID
1Dab et al., 201829220311
2Romer et al., 201828975517
3Powers et al., 19938356374
4Mallette et al., 201728975517
5Williams et al., 201931192502
6Ulrich et al., 201728775065

Performance goal: Adequate, sustained oxygen delivery to muscle and brain avoids hypoxia and supports peak performance.

01 Independent University Research

McMaster University and the University at Buffalo.

02 Published Scientific Literature

Peer-reviewed publications on performance outcomes.

03 Operational Validation

Daytona, Cambridge Fire Department, professional athletes, military, and first responders.

04 Scientific Technology

Controlled-release carbohydrate delivery, oxygen technology, glucose control, and hydration.

PDQPI Library, Research and Evidence Center

Complete access to all studies, papers, and supporting documents.

All published indexed studies. Independent university research. Peer-reviewed scientific papers. Clinical and laboratory reports.

PDQP Center Library, Featured Content

Operational validation documents. Professional athlete reports. Military and first-responder studies. Technical white papers. Formulation and patented technology. Oxygen delivery and stability research. Future research and development.

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PERFORMANCEDRINK®: A NEW PERFORMANCE BEVERAGE CATEGORY

PerformanceDrink® defines the Performance Enhancing Drink™ category as a beverage designed to support more than hydration or stimulation alone. PerformanceDrink® combines stabilized added extra oxygen-enriched water with patented controlled-release carbohydrate technology. This combination was developed to support the body’s oxygen and energy requirements without relying on stimulants. PerformanceDrink-specific university studies, independent laboratory reports, and field testing document physical and cognitive outcomes measured under defined conditions. Peer-reviewed research explains the established roles of oxygen and carbohydrates in human performance. Review the 12-category comparison chart and linked evidence directly below!

PUBLISHED SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE

Oxygen, Glucose, Brain and Physical Performance

Physical performance depends on muscular output, mental awareness, executive function, reaction time, coordination, glucose availability, oxygen delivery and hydration. These studies provide scientific context. They are not direct PerformanceDrink studies unless PerformanceDrink was tested.

Oxygen, Cellular Function and Health

The National Library of Medicine at NIH operates PubMed and PubMed Central, which index and host published biomedical research. This research establishes that oxygen is essential to oxidative phosphorylation, the process that supplies most of the ATP used by human cells. Oxygen also supports normal tissue repair through collagen formation, angiogenesis, cell proliferation and immune defense. These oxygen-dependent processes are fundamental components of normal cellular function, health and well-being.

PerformanceDrink makes a separate product-specific claim. Its stabilized dissolved-oxygen process raises and retains the dissolved oxygen concentration in the water. Independent finished-product laboratory testing measured elevated dissolved oxygen in the tested PerformanceDrink sample. This confirms that added dissolved oxygen was present under the reported testing conditions.

NIH-hosted and PubMed-indexed studies establish why oxygen matters in human biology. They did not test or endorse PerformanceDrink. PerformanceDrink separately reports a 30-year research and development program beginning in 1996. Its direct human evidence includes an independent, randomized, double-blind McMaster University study comparing PerformanceDrink with Gatorade and water, and a peer-reviewed University at Buffalo human study. A separate 20-channel EEG evaluation tested PerformanceDrink Oxygen Water, PDO, delivered as an oxygen-water beverage without the carbohydrate formula. The evaluation reported a 33 percent increase in measured frontal-cortex activity within approximately 10 to 15 minutes in the tested subject. Independent laboratory testing separately measured elevated dissolved oxygen in PerformanceDrink Oxygen Water. These findings report results from the named tests. Separate testing showed that PerformanceDrink Oxygen Water produced measurable performance-related changes when tested alone and when combined with controlled-release carbohydrates.

PerformanceDrink Oxygen Water was evaluated separately under sedentary conditions using EEG, biofeedback and Bio-Well. The stabilized oxygen water and controlled-release carbohydrate formula was evaluated during intense exercise in the McMaster University and University at Buffalo studies. Both formats recorded similar performance-related changes under different testing conditions.

Supporting evidence: NIH: Oxidative phosphorylation and cellular ATP. NIH: Oxygen-dependent tissue repair. PubMed: Oxygen in acute and chronic wound healing. PerformanceDrink independent dissolved-oxygen laboratory report.

How the evidence is classified

PubMed-indexed research provides independent scientific context for the physiological principles, testing methods, and performance measurements discussed below. These publications did not test PerformanceDrink unless a card clearly states that PerformanceDrink was tested.

When published findings align with direct PerformanceDrink studies, they provide converging supporting evidence and biological context. They do not independently establish PerformanceDrink product effects.

Product-specific conclusions are based only on research that directly tested a named PerformanceDrink formula. Operational field evidence is reported separately from controlled research.

1. Brain Function During Prolonged Exercise

Why It Matters

Executive function, reaction time and working memory affect decisions, coordination and safety during demanding activity.

What Researchers Found

Exercise intensity affected executive-task performance and prefrontal oxygenation. Different cognitive functions responded differently during prolonged physical demand.

Connection to PerformanceDrink Research

This provides context for evaluating EEG findings, cognitive testing and mental awareness during exercise.

PubMed Supporting Evidence

2. Glucose Availability and Cognitive Performance

Why It Matters

The brain requires a continuous energy supply. Cognitive performance becomes important when fatigue and physical demand increase.

What Researchers Found

Carbohydrate ingestion tended to improve cognitive performance during exercise, particularly cognitive flexibility.

Connection to PerformanceDrink Research

This provides context for PerformanceDrink blood-glucose measurements and university cognitive testing. It does not independently verify product effects.

PubMed Supporting Evidence

3. Oxygen Availability and Mental Performance

Why It Matters

Reduced oxygen availability can affect attention, judgment and cognitive performance during physical activity.

What Researchers Found

Research examining exercise under hypoxia reports that reduced oxygen availability can impair cognitive performance.

Connection to PerformanceDrink Research

This supports the importance of studying oxygen availability. It does not prove that drinking oxygenated water improves systemic oxygen delivery or performance.

PubMed Supporting Evidence

4. Carbohydrates and Endurance Performance

Why It Matters

Sustaining carbohydrate availability can help maintain work capacity during prolonged or intense exercise.

What Researchers Found

Published research supports carbohydrate use during exercise as an aid to endurance performance. Results depend on exercise duration and intensity.

Connection to PerformanceDrink Research

This provides context for comparing carbohydrate delivery, blood-glucose response and endurance outcomes.

PubMed Supporting Evidence

5. Carbohydrates, Strength and Conditioning

Why It Matters

Training volume affects conditioning capacity and the amount of high-quality work completed during a session.

What Researchers Found

A meta-analysis found that acute carbohydrate feeding can improve resistance-training volume, particularly during longer or glycogen-demanding sessions.

Connection to PerformanceDrink Research

This provides context for strength, power and sustained-work findings. The result should not be generalized to every workout or athlete.

PubMed Supporting Evidence

6. Hydration, Heat and Cognitive Function

Why It Matters

Performance in heat requires physical capacity, attention, judgment and coordination.

What Researchers Found

Heat exposure, exercise-induced dehydration and fluid ingestion were associated with changes in cognitive performance.

Connection to PerformanceDrink Research

This provides context for hydration, mental-performance and operational observations made during demanding conditions.

PubMed Supporting Evidence

PERFORMANCEDRINK SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Oxygen + Glucose. The Biology of Performance.

Glucose and other fuels provide chemical energy. Oxygen enables efficient oxidative metabolism inside mitochondria. Together, these processes support ATP production for sustained physical work, brain function and organ function. Oxygen and blood glucose remain separate physiological measurements. An increase in one does not automatically produce an increase in the other.

Established Human Physiology

Aerobic metabolism uses oxygen to extract energy from glucose, stored carbohydrate and fat. Exercise also uses energy pathways that produce ATP without requiring oxygen at the point of production.

PubMed Supporting Evidence

Oxygen and Glucose Regulation

Reduced oxygen availability can change glucose uptake, insulin sensitivity and glucose regulation. The direction and size of the response depend on the severity, duration and pattern of hypoxia, exercise and individual health.

PubMed Supporting Evidence

Controlled Carbohydrate Availability

PerformanceDrink records describe Isohypotonic and Hypoisotonic formulation systems designed to provide different carbohydrate-delivery profiles. Performance must be judged from measurements of the complete finished formula.

PubMed Supporting Evidence

PerformanceDrink-Specific Results

Recovered McMaster records report improved time to exhaustion and blood-glucose maintenance. Recovered University at Buffalo records report physical-output and cognitive results compared with Gatorade and water. Final numerical claims must follow the original study reports and statistical tables.

Granted Controlled-Release Patent

U.S. Patent 5,980,968, titled “Controlled-release formula for performance drinks,” describes beverage formulations using carbohydrates with selected biodegradable polymers. The patent was filed October 9, 1996, and granted November 9, 1999.

New Intellectual Property Technology

PerformanceDrink has developed new proprietary technology involving its controlled carbohydrate-delivery systems and stabilized dissolved-oxygen platform. Patent pending.

Evidence distinction: Published physiology explains why oxygen, glucose, hydration and cognition matter. Only research that tested PerformanceDrink can establish what the finished PerformanceDrink formula achieved.

OXYGEN TECHNOLOGY

Oxygen Stability, Measurement and Performance Context

PerformanceDrink oxygen technology is based on retaining dissolved molecular oxygen in the finished beverage under defined conditions. Initial oxygen concentration does not establish long-term stability. Verification requires the measurement method, retained concentration, packaging, storage duration and temperature conditions.

What Science Establishes

Oxygen is essential for aerobic ATP production. Oxygen delivery depends on breathing, lung exchange, haemoglobin, circulation, tissue extraction and mitochondrial use.

What Product Testing Must Establish

PerformanceDrink-specific oxygen claims require finished-product laboratory measurements, stability records and human testing. Orally consumed oxygen does not replace oxygen delivered through the lungs.

BLOOD GLUCOSE TECHNOLOGY

Controlled Availability During Sustained Performance

Blood glucose reflects the balance among carbohydrate intake, liver glucose release, storage, muscle uptake, insulin, glucagon, stress hormones and exercise demand. The objective is appropriate glucose availability, not the highest possible blood-glucose level.

Published Exercise Science

During prolonged strenuous exercise, carbohydrate intake can help maintain blood glucose, carbohydrate oxidation and exercise tolerance.

PubMed Supporting Evidence

PerformanceDrink Research

PerformanceDrink records describe sustained blood-glucose availability during prolonged testing from a comparatively small carbohydrate intake. The final website values must state the original protocol, units, baseline, endpoint, comparator intake and statistical results.

RECOVERY AND INJURY SCIENCE

Post-Exercise Recovery and the Biology of Tissue Repair

Recovery depends on restoring fluid balance and energy stores, repairing tissue, obtaining sufficient protein and micronutrients, sleeping and following an appropriate rehabilitation plan. Oxygen is required for normal cellular metabolism, blood-vessel formation and bone repair, but oxygen alone does not strengthen bone.

Bone and Tissue Repair

Bone repair requires circulation, oxygen, nutrients, inflammatory signaling, blood-vessel formation, calcium, vitamin D, protein and appropriate mechanical loading.

PubMed Supporting Evidence

Evidence Boundary

Hyperbaric oxygen is a medical treatment delivered under pressure. Its research cannot establish the recovery or fracture-healing effects of an orally consumed oxygen beverage. PerformanceDrink laboratory testing documents dissolved oxygen in the tested beverage. Claims concerning changes in human oxygen status must be supported by the specific human test that measured that outcome.

PubMed Supporting Evidence Bone and Tissue Repair: Read the Scientific Evidence

Evidence Defines the Category

 

  • The brain is composed of 79% water and uses 20% of the body's oxygen. Reduced oxygen impairs brain function stream, as its stability is unaffected by variations in body temperature, unlike conventional oxygen.
  • PerformanceDrink Oxygen Water contains stabilized dissolved oxygen. Independent observations recorded rapid physiological changes after participants consumed PDO Water, with no other reported product or intervention. Pulse-oximeter observations also recorded increased oxygen-saturation readings after PDO consumption. In one recorded observation, the participant reported a baseline of 94%, followed by a visible reading of 98%. In separate supervised testing, one sedentary participant consumed only PDO Water and demonstrated a reported 33% increase in EEG-measured frontal brain activity within ten minutes. In one recorded pulse-oximeter observation, the participant reported a baseline of 94%, followed by a visible reading of 98%. In a separate test at a reported altitude of 12,000 feet, readings of 79% to 84% before consumption later reached 86% to 87% after PDO Water was consumed.
  • Oxygen facilitates cellular proliferation and function across all tissues of the body.

Performance Proven in the Real World

EEG Evaluation, Dr. Christopher Wyllie, One sedentary participant consumed only PerformanceDrink Oxygen Water. RESULT: A reported 33% increase in EEG-measured frontal brain activity occurred within 10 minutes.

Four University of Buffalo PhDs and thirty-five PhD students tested 50 drivers over 24 hours at the Rolex Daytona 24 Hour Race. Professional drivers and doctors discuss the benefits of PerformanceDrink at peak exertion. Proven on the spot results!

Bill Auberlin #1 BMW Driver in North America w/ Rahal Letterman Racing Team. " You have given me life to my career thank you very much" Bill Auberlin.

 Fire Department and Hazmat Teams use PerformanceDrink for safety and mental awareness

Fire Department and Hazmat Teams use PerformanceDrink for safety and mental awareness.

IndyCar driver James Davidson who drives for AJ Foyt Racing

Colton Faccitti 4 Time Canadian Motocross Champion explains how PerformanceDrink works at 40 degrees C or 104F. Dillion Wright came from 37 after the first turn to finish 3rd.

BioWell Functional Response Analysis

Before-and-after BioWell testing was conducted 12 minutes and 34 seconds apart, with PerformanceDrink Oxygen Water as the only reported intervention. Energy increased from 44.68 to 47.67. Body balance increased from 88.99% to 99.59%. Organ imbalance decreased from 12.40 to 1.96. The after-test recorded a broad shift toward the BioWell system’s green normal or optimal ranges.

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BioWell Functional Response Analysis

BioWell functional response analysis was performed before and 10 minutes after consuming PerformanceDrink®. The assessment demonstrated measurable improvements in functional response, supporting the physiological changes observed in independent university research and operational performance studies.

Find answers to the most common questions about PerformanceDrink®, the science behind it, how it works, who it is for, and the research supporting its performance benefits.

FAQs

As an athlete you can value the benefit of a product that works very well. Do you want to share it with the competition so they can beat you? That is what has happened with Performance Drink up until now. The secret is out, and its now becoming a disadvantage if you’re not using it!

Absolutely not! That is like asking to use track shoes on a tennis court, or a road bike on a mountain bike course. It simple doesn’t work. Why would anyone think a 6’8 330-pound NFL lineman, a 100-pound female gymnast and a 5’5 140-pound race car driver could use the same drink? Their events are as different as are their physical needs. Performance Drink can cater to those differences with their custom pro formulas.

Like most things that can have many variations, if you can get a custom version just for you, you can increase the benefit to your body. Performance Drink is no different. The base training formula works great, but if you really want to see the difference, a custom formula will take advantage of your metabolism to make sure that you are at your best for your event.

Sport drinks (isotonic drinks have a 6% active ingredient)on the market are simply replenishment drinks. They are drinks that attempt to give back some of the sugar and electrolytes that you sweat out. That’s where PerformanceDrink is different. You take PerformanceDrink before your event to last you through it and give you a nice even glucose level you need for the duration and recovery.

These terms relate to the concentration of active drink ingredients. Isotonic drinks have a heavier concentration of nutritional ingredients 6% solution whereas Hypotonic drinks have much less with a 2% active solution. There are a possible 5 million different combinations of ingredients that can be used to create these types of solutions. Carbohydrates or polysaccharides, are now recognized as the most information dense structures in the human body.

A four-unit carbohydrate has over 5 million variations while a four-unit protein has just 160 thousand variations and a four-unit DNA sequence only 256 variations. This means a four-unit carbohydrate has 33 times the information capacity of a protein and over 20,000 times the information capacity of DNA. This tremendous complexity is both the barrier to understanding carbohydrates, and the key to their potential. PerformanceDrink has found a way to combine the benefits of an isotonic (6% active solution) and the benefits of a hypotonic (2%active solution) to make an Isohypotonic or and hypoisotonic formula without the negative effects of either isotonic or hypotonic. Now it can be thick and thin at the same time! PerformanceDrink Oxygen water can also make a huge difference to your present formula as the oxygen stays in the solution even in high temperature up to 135°F. Normally major amounts of oxygen leave the water at 68° F.

Performance Drink is a proprietary blend of carbohydrates which may consist of organic grains, fruits, vegetables, sea salt and pure fruit flavors depending on events and personal requirements.

PerformanceDrink Oxygen water can also make a huge difference to your present formula as the oxygen stays in the solution even in high temperature up to 135°F. Normally major amounts of oxygen leaves the water at 68°F.

A four-unit carbohydrate has over 5 million variations while a four-unit protein has just 160 thousand variations and a four-unit DNA sequence only 256 variations. This means a four-unit carbohydrate has 33 times the information capacity of a protein and over 20,000 times the information capacity of DNA. This tremendous complexity is both the barrier to understanding carbohydrates, and the key to their potential. PerformanceDrink has found a way to combine the benefits of an isotonic (6% active solution) and the benefits of a hypotonic (2% active solution) to make an Isohypotonic or and hypoisotonic formula without the negative effects of either isotonic or hypotonic. Now it can be thick and thin at the same time! PerformanceDrink Oxygen water can also make a huge difference to your present formula as the oxygen stays in the solution even in high temperature up to 135°s F. Normally major amounts of oxygen leave the water at 68° F.

PerformanceDrink Oxygen Water is infused with oxygen to approximately 20 parts per million where normal water has less the 2 parts per million. Established scientific data show that dissolved oxygen becomes less soluble as water temperature rises. Independent laboratory testing by Middle East Testing Services, METS, reported that PerformanceDrink Oxygen Water retained 20.8 ppm dissolved oxygen after seven days at temperatures above 135°F. Why is this a benefit? The body needs oxygen to work with nutrients to make power. If either one is lacking the body is compromised. When oxygen is low the brains ability to make executive decisions is compromised or decreased significantly. 20% of all oxygen is used for brain function.