How much do you know about negative ions? Heard about they are good for the body but what can they actually do? I believe that you have experienced this, after staying long hours in a closed indoor space, you feel dizzy, even drowsy and have chest tightness when you breathe. However, when you are in the nature, such as forest, seaside, mountain or waterfall, you feel the freshness of the air, energised and even your breathing becomes smoother.
This is not completely due to the relaxation of your mind, but the good effects of negative ions in the air. Good health needs negative ions, as necessary as air, sunlight and water. But what are negative ions exactly and what are their benefits? Let’s explore 10 things about the negative ions, you will be amazed by their wonders!
1. Negative ions were discovered as early as the 19th century
In 1889, German scientists first discovered the existence of negative ions in the air. Later, at the end of the 19th century, they discovered negative ions in the nature, which are of great benefit to the human body and mind. High concentration of negative ions are found around valleys and waterfalls.
2. The origin of name
“Negative ion” originated from Japan, symbolizing “comfort ion” and “genki ion”. Negative ion, also known collectively as Ion, is a negatively charged ion.
3. Denoted as “Reactive Oxygen” or “Vitamins of the Air”
Human health is absolutely inseparable from negative ions because the balance between positive and negative ions affects the health condition of our cells. Once lacking, our cells fail to metabolise normally and will age and die, which leads to illness and diseases. Negative ions enter our body through mouth, nose and skin, and restore body’s natural balance.
4. Natural Antidepressant
Negative ions can regulate and improve the functional state of the nervous system and brain, increase oxygen supply to the brain, thereby improve mood, psychological well-being and mental clarity, making you feel refreshed and happy, attaining the effects of anti-depression and anti-anxiety.
5. Improve sleep quality
Negative ions are recognized by researchers as the best natural therapy to improve sleep quality. Experts pointed out that negative ions can regulate the high level autonomic nervous system that dominates sleep, and the vegetative nervous system, effectively clears the abnormal electrical waves in the brain, promotes the brain to quickly enter sleep mode, achieving body, mind and muscle relaxation, and easier to fall asleep.
6. Enhance immunity
After entering human body through inhalation, negative ions can increase the ingestion ability of monocytes, which increases the antibodies in the blood, and hence improves immunity and detoxification.
7. Improve acidic physique
Most people of today’s world have “sub-health” problems, ranging from lack of energy, insomnia, headache, even as serious as having 3 highs, cancer and other diseases, most of which are rooted in acidic physique. After inhalation, the negative ions regulate the body’s pH level by maintaining the pH balance and improve normal cellular metabolism, which can in turn prevent various diseases.
8. Increase vital capacity
Negative ions have the most obvious impact on the respiratory system. When the negative ions are inhaled in the airway, vital capacity is increased. In a spirometry test, the candidate inhaled negative ions through a glass facemask for 30 minutes, oxygen absorption by the lungs increased by 20% was observed. Besides that, it also improves the function of cilia in the respiratory tract and prevents lung inflammation and respiratory tract diseases.
9. Anti-aging
Free radicals are the products of normal cellular metabolism, which are harmful and causing aging and various diseases in human. Negative ions are named the best antioxidants in the nature. When they enter the blood through the alveoli, they can eliminate excess free radicals, enhances cell repair and antioxidant ability, achieving self-healing and anti-aging effects.
10. Purify the air and eliminate electromagnetic radiation damage
Negative ions not only purify, deodourise and sterilize the air, remove dust, but also neutralize the positive ions generated by electrical appliances and eliminate the electromagnetic radiation damage to the human body.
Statistics show that an adult breathes more than 20,000 times a day, and requires 13 billion negative ions a day to stay healthy! Don’t you find that negative ions are so important after reading their amazing benefits? Believe it, the benefits go far beyond these.
Negative ions are good aide to sustain good health, they can inhibit, relieve and assist treatment of more than 10 human body systems and more than 30 diseases. So, starting today, let your body gets connected with more negative ions daily!
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