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humans became irritable, argumentative and depressed. An atmosphere completely devoid of negative ions will actually result in the death of laboratory animals, as scientists in the for- mer USSR discovered. Serotonin Levels in the Brain The late Dr Albert P. Krueger, Emeritus Lecturer in Medicine at Berkley University (California) conducted many years’ research into ions. We later became friends due to our common interest in ions. His early studies revealed that air ions have a measurable effect on plant growth and on the respiratory func- tion of animals. His experiments with mice injected with a flu virus showed that a lack of negative ions lowers resistance to infection, while later research on rats, rabbits and humans demonstrated that the air ion balance influences levels of the stress and mood hormone, serotonin, in the brain. The presence of small negative ions was seen to exert ‘a powerful normalising influence’ on serotonin levels. When nature produces these effects we can all observe the results. Hot dry winds, such as the Sharav of Israel, the Sirocco around the Mediterranean or the Northerlies of Melbourne, make many weather-sensitive people irritable and depressed as the air becomes overloaded with positive ions. You may have noticed that just before a thunderstorm, when the air is thick with positive ions, many of us will feel tired, irritable and sick. When moisture-laden sea breezes blow or the thunderstorm has passed, the air is once again rich with small negative ions and our sense of well-being is restored. Dr Felix Sulman of Jerusalem University conducted his ion research on adult subjects of various ages. When enclosed for an hour in an atmosphere high in positive ions, his subjects became irritable and fatigued. Confined for the same period in a room where the air was rich in negative ions, the same people regis- tered brainwave patterns showing increased alertness and an absence of tension. When their work function and alertness were tested, all scored significantly higher during exposure to negative ions, and even for some time afterward. Dr Sulman’s work with weather sensitive volunteers showed that, when the Sharav winds blew, their bodies produced up to ten times the normal level of serotonin. He concluded that they were being poisoned by their own serotonin, causing migraines, hot flushes, irritability, chest pains, worsening of bronchial com- plaints and feelings of anxiety and tension. His research also showed that exposure to excess positive ions can trigger an over- production of histamine, the chemical that triggers allergic reac- tions. s the inventor of the world’s only therapeutic ioniser, I have been asked on many occasions to explain negative ions and how ionisation can restore nature’s balance within the body. I’ve spent 45 years researching ionisation and other alternative health therapies and I am still amazed that so much of the scientific world and mainstream media ignore or reject the possibilities for disease control that nature has provid- ed. To appreciate the potential of ionisation, we must first delve into a little basic physics. It’s surprising that something so tiny that it exists only at a sub-atomic level is vital to your health, and the health of all living things. Unfortunately modern urban living severely depletes this essential ingredient, threatening our well-being. Have you ever wondered why taking yourself to the seaside, the mountains or a spot by a tumbling waterfall “magically” relaxes your spirit, cures the blues and imparts a general sense of well-being? The answer is the small negative air ion, the “invisible essen- tial” to life. These minute electrically-charged particles are inhaled from the atmosphere and flow through our bodies to restore nature’s balance. You might wonder how minute changes in electrical flow could affect your health. But our bod- ies are not mere chemical factories. Every cell is electrically charged and brain function, in particular, relies as much on cor- rect electrical signals as it does on chemical transfers. So the “power grid” in your body is not just an important health factor, it is vital to existence. What are Ions? Ion is the term for an atom or molecule that has lost or gained an electron. A positive ion has lost an electron; a negative ion has gained one. This exchange of electrons is happening around us all the time, caused by movements of air and water, ultraviolet light and normal background radiation from the earth’s crust. The air we breathe should contain nature’s original balance of ions — about five positive to four negative. But the air in our homes, workplaces and city streets is far from ideal. Pollution, air conditioning, electrical fields from various devices and vapours given off by synthetic materials severely deplete nega- tive air ions, leaving an imbalance in the atmosphere. Destroying Airborne Bacteria Breathing in an abundance of small negative ions can do won- ders for physical health — speeding up healing, promoting restful sleep, bringing great relief to sufferers of asthma, hay fever, aller- gies and skin complaints. In addition, negative ions actually kill airborne viruses and bacteria before they reach your body, as recently shown by engineers from the University of Leeds, England, in studies carried out at the Intensive Care unit of St James Hospital (UK). It was found that ionisers placed in the ICU significantly reduced infections, always a major problem for hospitals, by actually removing the highly resistant aceinetobac- ter bacteria and others from the air. In addition, foreign sub- stances such as pollen, smoke, and dust and mould spores are captured and neutralised by negative ions. Essential to Wellbeing An important point to note is that ions occur in different sizes, and it’s only the smallest negative ions of oxygen that can enter the bloodstream through the lungs. As long ago as the 1930s sci- ence recognised that small negative ions are essential to health. Reduce the supply, giving positive ions the upper hand, and liv- ing creatures first become agitated, then lethargic and ill, as labo- ratory tests over decades in many different countries have demonstrated. In the 1950s separate research programs in the USA, Israel and the former Soviet Union demonstrated that, in an atmos- phere depleted of small negative ions, bacteria flourished, labora- tory animals became lethargic and developed illnesses, and 6 * NEXUS IONS -— THE INVISIBLE ESSENTIAL By Joshua Shaw of Bionic Products Pty Ltd AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2012 www.nexusmagazine.com