Is the Wind Driving You Crazy?

For the 25 to 30 percent of humans who are weather sensitive, yes, the wind can literally drive you crazy.  There is a very good scientific explanation for this.  As a scientist I’d make a good puppy dog, so I’ll let you read the scientific explanation for yourself.

Ionization As A Factor In Our Environment
A very detailed scientific explanation of how ionization occurs, is thrown out of balance, and how this imbalance effects our health.

To put all this in layman’s terms, positive and negative ions are necessary for the health of all biological creatures.  The natural and healthy level of ions is  1,000 to 2,000 total ions per cubic centimeter, with a 5-4 ratio of pos-ions to neg-ions.  When the body is bombarded with an overdose of positive ions nervousness, irritability, anxiety, depression and many other symptoms occur.

Not only can an overdose of positive ions cause these symptoms, but the reduction of total ions in the air can also be a great health hazard.  Dust, pollen, and other air pollutants destroy the small ions biological bodies rely on, depleting the ions in the air and setting up an unhealthy atmosphere especially for those who are weather sensitive.  This may very well be why the hot dry Santa Ana winds along the west coast of the United states, the Chinook winds in the rocky mountains, and seasonal winds in many other parts of the world have caused much misery and in some particularly sensitive people have even led to suicide.

If you’re weather sensitive you may notice aches and pains, anxiety, depression, migrains or other symptoms begin to appear before an actual weather front hits your location.  The change in weather changes the ratio of positive to negative ions in the air.  Our modern technology doesn’t help in all this.  Our buildings are sealed and hot or cold air is pumped through ductwork to keep the building at an even temperature, but the forcing of air, whether it’s hot or cold causes friction and friction destroys ions, leaving us with an ion depleted environment.

While an overdose of positive ions can make us sick, there have been no ill effects to negative ions noted in the thousands of scientific experiments conducted.

If you’re weather sensitive and the wind’s driving you crazy, an air ionizer might be a good investment.  It could very well save you money on Doctor visits and OTC medicines to treat all the various symptoms brought on by the ion depleted environment created by the wind and dust, and our own man-made technology.

Another option is a salt candle holder.  The salt is warmed by the candle and releases negative ions into the air.