http://www.psychiatric-disorders.co...order/sad-treatment/ionized-air-reception.php I've read here and other places that negatively-Ionized air is simply healthier for the body. 1. What does a negative ion provide for the body? 2. How does something become ionized? 3. How does ionization fundamentally change a biological organism?
hmmmm... lets see, air is composed for the most part of nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and argon. A negative ion would be something like N- instead of N2, and O- instead of O2... I don't see why that would "simply" be better, as the reaction would end up going back towards the more stable molecule, or the non-ionized state... unless there was a proton to interact with it (H+?). Something becomes ionized when you give it an extra electron, or a negative charge can be used to separate an electron pair, and a H+ would attach to the more electronegative charge leaving whatever molecule it is with an extra electron on it thus making it a negative ion or anion. Your body naturally keeps these things under control, with things such as Bicarbonate in your blood to keep pH levels the same, bicarbonate is basically a alkaline buffer that assists in maintaining blood pH and has a negative charge under its most common state HCO3... also decreases blood acidity. There have been studies done on ionized air but none have proven its effectiveness for teh human body, in fact, some studies have shown that it can form ozone which can be harmful to the lung tissues. Sharper Image, one of the biggest manufacturers went out of business making its ionic breeze series because they could not disprove Consumer Reports magazine of its claims that the ionizer could clean air better than a HEPA filter.
