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December 30, 1990

 

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article is from raum & zeit (Space & Time), Vol. 1, No. 5, 1989/90, page 85.

 

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Why are Negative Ions So Healthy?

 

Lenard (1915) found that when water is atomized (e.g. on impact of a water

droplet), negative and positive charges are SEPARATED.

 

Molecules which are torn from the surface of the water bear a NEGATIVE charge

(small negative ions) whereas large drops or the entire mass of water are

POSITIVE.

 

This provided an unexpected explanation for the refreshing, invigorating effect

of residences close to a waterfall or spring, or even after rain.

 

Some of these reactions which IMPROVE WELL-BEING and physical and mental

capacity have since become known.

 

1) Negative ions ACCELERATE the OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION of serotonin whereas

POSITIVE ions have the opposite action and INACTIVATE the ENZYMES which BREAK

DOWN SEROTONIN.

 

2) An INCREASE in the serotonin level (5-hydroxytryptamine) PRODUCES

 

a) tachycardia,

b) a rise in blood pressure,

c) bronchospasm going as far as ASTHMA ATTACK,

d) increased INTESTINAL PERISTALSIS (contractions and dilations of the

intestines to move the contents onwards),

e) increased SENSITIVITY to pain,

f) increased AGGRESSION.

 

3) A DECREASE in the serotonin level is CALMING and INCREASES DEFENSES AGAINST

INFECTION (as proven with influenza 'the flu').

 

4) Negative ions produce an INCREASE in hemoglobin/oxygen affinity so that the

partial oxygen pressure in the blood rises but the partial carbon dioxide

pressure DECREASES.

 

This results in REDUCED RESPIRATORY RATE and ENHANCES the METABOLISM of

water-soluble vitamins.

 

In addition, negative ions produce an INCREASE in PH and, in particular, an

INCREASE in the SECRETORY performance of the MUCOSA with an INCREASE in CILIARY

MOVEMENT in the airways.

 

According to the studies of Fleischer and Pantlitschko, negative ions probably

also IMPROVE BLOOD FLOW by increasing the release of proteolytic enzymes with

fibrinolytic activity.

 

Wordens studied the adrenals of golden hamsters kept under the same experimental

conditions. The adrenals of animals treated with POSITIVE ions weighed 33% LESS

than the adrenals of animals treated with normal respiratory air.

 

On the other hand, the weight of the adrenals from golden hamsters treated with

NEGATIVE ions was 29% HIGHER.

 

Olivereau found a 30% ENLARGEMENT of adrenals in rats after 20 days of treatment

with NEGATIVE ions. This finding suggests that the ability of the adrenals to

produce glucocorticoids is REDUCED by POSITIVE ions and INCREASED by NEGATIVE

ions.

 

Considerable INCREASE in VITAL CAPACITY were observed by M.A. Vytchikova and A.

Minkh in 1959, with the maintenance of blood sugar and blood oxygen levels.

 

Thus, in a group of 9 sports students, Minkh found that ergometer endurance was

INCREASED by 260% in 32 days compared with a normal control group following the

INHALATION for 15 minutes DAILY of air enriched with 1.5 million NEGATIVE small

ions per centimeter.

 

Even before the 1976 Olympics, air ionization in the sleeping quarters of team

members was used to improve performance in sports centres in the USSR and the

GDR [M. Jokl, Prague].

 

Studies by Altmann in 1975 clearly show that the performance of school children

can, for example, be CONSIDERABLY INCREASED by changing the electrical

conditions of the rooms. Comparable effects have also been achieved by the use

of IONIZED AIR.

 

According to the latest information in the fields of medicine, biology and

meteorology, it can be definitively established that atmospheric ions have a

biological effect.

 

Atmospheric electrical factors are a component of our environment and we humans

are clearly affected by ELECTRO-IONIC MICROCLIMATES to a far greater extent than

previously imagined.

 

This finding acquires particular significance since, as a result of artificial

air conditioning (e.g. atmospheric pollution, buildings, air-conditioning units,

heating, electrical installations, plastics), civilized man spends 50-100% of

his time in an UNNATURALLY CHARGED ELECTROCLIMATE.

 

In cities, in closed rooms and in cars, etc., the proportion of small negative

ions in the atmosphere is markedly reduced compared with undisturbed nature.

 

An atmosphere with an EXCESS of NEGATIVE ions, such as frequently arise under

open sky, usually INDUCES a complete VEGETATIVE TURN- AROUND within twenty days.

 

In the curative phase of this total turn-around, the vegetative nervous system

is normally RESTORED and the course of infectious diseases is essentially

ATTENUATED (weakened) and (healing is) ACCELERATED.

-- Vangard

notes...

 

The information in this paper provides more than sufficient evidence that

negative ion generators can only be a good investment. The small decorative

water fountains which cascade or spray are not only visually appealing, but also

provide the pleasing sound of moving water. Now with the explanation of the

negative charge from the rupturing of the water molecule, we can see how the

atomizing process is a highly desirable effect to bring about.

 

Many of the electronics magazines have ads in the back for companies which sell

surplus. We have seen small plastic impeller pumps which could easily be built

into a fountain or waterfall. The cost is minimal, something on the order of $5

to $25 for the pump, plastic, plaster of paris, concrete, fiberglass or earth

all can be used to build the fountain.

 

A very neat and healthful project, in fact, something which could make money for

all you entrepeneurs. Many people would buy such devices if they were available

for a reasonable price.

 

One in the bedroom, where face it, we spend at least 6 hours per day, one in the

living room or den, where we spend up to 4 hours or more per day. There are lots

of possibilites.

 

For that matter, the atomizer does not have to be decorative, just a way to

moisturize the air with the negatively ionized droplets. Incidentally, most

modern cooling systems use refrigerated air which means the air is essentially

recirculated and the majority of the moisture is REMOVED.

 

Have fun and good health to you!