AquaNew’s Watt-Ahh® Defends Against Oxidative Stress
Part 2 – The Symptoms of Oxidative Stress
Negative Ions – Nature’s Best Healers
Why is it that we feel happier and healthier after walking on the beach, watching the rain, sitting by a waterfall, or traipsing through the grass barefoot? What is so awe-inspiring about witnessing a lightning strike or the northern lights? Yes, there is something innately relaxing about being “unplugged” from the computer and escaping from day-to-day work-related stresses in favor of stopping to smell the roses. But more than that, nature provides the highest concentration of negative ions in our environment; and negative ions are critical to good health. Negative ions relieve stress, strengthen our immune system, relieve depression and increase energy.
When “Positive” is not a Good Thing
The metabolic process, while essential for life, causes a byproduct known as a “free radical”. A free radical is an unstable, reactive atom that seeks stability by pulling electrons from other molecules in the body, causing them to become unstable as well. The result of this redox reaction is cellular damage. While lifestyle and diet go a long way to curb this reaction with antioxidants, we still have to contend with positive ions found in our polluted environment.
Oxidative Stress is the total physiological stress placed on a body because of free radicals and environmental stressors – such as positive ions. Excessive Oxidative Stress leads to illness, premature aging, fatigue, depression and inflammation (the leading cause of disease). (merriam-webster.com)
In particular, Oxidative Stress contributes to neurological disorders affecting the brain, spinal cord and nerve function. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), there are more than 600 neurological diseases, including muscular dystrophy, epilepsy, brain tumors (cancer) and degenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases, where nerve cells are damaged or die. (NLM.org)
How to Combat Oxidative Stress
According to leading authorities, we can combat Oxidative Stress by reducing how much meat and processed foods we eat, how much alcohol we drink and man-made chemicals we take, and by cutting down on excessive exposure to air and water pollution and other contaminants (e.g., second-hand cigarette smoke). Our bodies can also benefit from making sure we get enough Vitamin C, D, E and Omega-3s in our diet, along with regular exercise.
In addition to diet, drinking pure water, exercising and communing with nature go a long way toward helping boost our body’s immune system. The health benefits that nature provides – in the form of negative ions – are immeasurable.
In part three of our four-part series, we will discuss how Watt-Ahh® has a role in defending the human body against Oxidative Stress.