Ever been up in the mountains, at the beach, or in a thunderstorm and suddenly felt a huge change in your mood? That’s not just a feeling of awe. It might be negative ions.

Negative ions are molecules floating in the air or atmosphere that have been charged with electricity.

Negative ions exist in nature in tons of places, including:

- ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun

- discharges of electricity in the air after a thunderclap or lightning strike

- wherever water collides Trusted Source with itself like a waterfall or the ocean shore (creating the Lenard effect)

- produced as part of the normal growth process for many plants

Proponents of negative ionization make a lot of seemingly lofty claims about its mental health benefits in particular.

Research supports exposure to negative ions:

- reducing symptoms of depression for some people

- having an activating influence on some body systems and cognitive performance

- promoting antimicrobial activity

A 2013 review of scientific literature on negative ionization published between 1957 and 2012 found that ionization had no impact on people’s general mental health but did find a notable effect on people with depression.

Hours of negative ion exposure may reduce symptoms of depression:

High levels of exposure (like several hours or more) to negative ions caused people with chronic depression and seasonal affective disorder (SAD) to record lower scores on surveys of their depression symptoms.

Shorter duration of negative ion exposure may positively affect seasonal depression:

Lower levels of exposure (just 30 minutes or so) were only enough to help people affected by SAD.

A very small 2015 study didn’t find any major effects on mood or mental health from negative ions. But this study did find a small improvement on cognitive performance after short-term exposure to increased negative ions

A 2018 review of ionization literature also found an effect of negative ionization on many facets of human health. Researchers looked at 100 years of studies and found evidence that negative ions could:

> help regulate sleep patterns and mood

> reduce stressboost immune system function

> increase metabolism of carbs and fats

> kill or inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria, viruses, and mold species, such as E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and the bacterium that causes tuberculosis

Negative Ions ceramic tablets are presents only in our Infusion Energy and Infusion Hybrid models.

No, the use of our negative ion ceramic tablets is totally secure for human bodies.