Indoor air quality is an issue that continually worsens, leaving the health of us all detrimentally impacted. Outgassing from plastic based carpets, paint and other products used inside of buildings deeply impact daily wellness. The generation negative ions with salt lamps and other devices to purify indoor environments has become an effective method for eliminating indoor pollution.
Negative ions are able to clean the air by attaching themselves to airborne particulates such as pollen and dust, which causes them to clump together and fall to the ground, leaving the air clean. The problem with a traditional air purifier is that they require filters that allow small particulate to pass through and remain in the air. Another issue is that all the fan induced air movement can stir up dust.
With a salt lamp, negative ions are naturally generated and can spread throughout a room and purify without disturbing the air flow. The reaction of moisture with the surface of Himalayan salt increases the level of negative ions, which can be released even further with the heat from a bulb. Since Himalayan salt is hygroscopic, the lamp should be left on all of the time in humid areas.
It's not just coincidence that some of the most invigorating places on earth, like waterfalls, crashing surf and mountain tops also have the highest concentration of negative ions. Negative ions generate clean and purified air that can have profound positive effects on a biochemical level. Living beings become excited before a thunderstorm with the enhanced levels of negative ions. The sensation is of increased alertness and the feeling of "being alive."
Dr. Clarence Hansell discovered the behavioral effects of air ionization when he noticed that a colleague who worked near an electrostatic generator exhibited different behavior depending on the setting. When the generator produced negative ions, the colleague worked with an alert and good spirited demeanor. When the generator was set for positive ions, he was ill-tempered, impolite and generally in a bad mood.
Ions can act on our ability to utilize oxygen with the most positive effects from negative ions. Negative ions in the blood stream speed the delivery of oxygen throughout the body, benefiting our cells and tissues, while providing an energized euphoric feeling.
Negative ions have been used to reduce the pain of burn victims at Northeastern Hospital in Philadelphia. Patients were placed in a room filled with negative ions because "negative ions make burns dry out faster, heal faster and with less scarring. They also reduce the need for skin grafting. They make the patient more optimistic. He sleeps better," according to Dr. Robert McGowan
Himalayan salt rooms have been created to reproduce the therapeutic effects of naturally occurring salt caves, providing for easy breathing from allergy-related and other respiratory ailments. The occupier is surrounded by negative ions, fully enjoying the therapeutic benefits.
For those with respiratory ailments, the next best thing to being surrounded by negative ions in a Himalayan salt room is to get a concentrated dose deep into the lungs with a Himalayan salt inhaler. Inhaling draws air through Himalayan salt crystals naturally fortified with 84 minerals that are also naturally found in the human body. The naturally occurring negative ions are enhanced by the moisture from the users' breath, as the dampness reacts with the salt's surface.
Whether using a salt inhaler or a Himalayan salt lamp, there are many ways to clean the air around us and improve our health with negative ions. The ease of using natural negative ionizers makes them an easy choice.
