Indoor Water Fountains

White Noise and Negative Ions: How an Indoor Fountain Can Improve Your Health

It may seem a bit dubious, but it's true: indoor fountains can help improve your overall health by emitting beneficial and purifying negative ions into the air, while drowning out obnoxious sounds with soothing, stimulating white noise.

So what are negative ions and white noise?

Have you ever experienced mild discomfort before an electrical storm, but found that you were completely at ease, relaxed, perhaps even refreshed after the storm passed? This is no mere coincidence, and it can be understood by acknowledging the molecular dynamic in our atmosphere.

You see, the air you breathe is comprised of positive and negative ions. These ions maintain a polar balance in the atmosphere. If our atmosphere becomes overwhelmed with positive ions, we become uncomfortable, perhaps restless. Even insects seem more aggressive when the atmosphere is overly charged with positive ions. But this abundance of positive ions leads to a lightning storm; the lightning eliminates positive ions in the air and allows for a temporary increase of negative ions. These negative ions bond to positively-charged dust particles, allergens, and pollutants in the air you breathe. Thus, you will always feel as though the air is a little bit cleaner, a little bit purer, after a storm passes.

Granted, an electrical storm is hard to come by on a whim. So, how do you get all the benefits of negative ions without having to conjure up some lightning?

Luckily, running water like that found in rivers, waterfalls, and wall fountains, produce negative ions in a fashion similar to that of a lightning storm. As the water cascades down, it destroys the bonds holding water molecules together, releasing negative ions into the air. Negative ions might be abundant in our atmosphere, but they don't last very long. With an indoor water fountain, you can keep churning out negative ions at a constant pace, ensuring that you consistently get all the healthful benefits of negative ions. Negative ions have been proven not only to eliminate atmospheric toxins, but to soothe your body's muscular, circulatory, nervous, and respiratory systems for optimum efficiency and health. Negative ions even promote the production of serotonin, a mood enhancing neurotoxin in your brain!
So that's what negative ions are all about. What's up with "white noise?"

Every sound has a certain frequency. Some frequencies are inaudible to humans, some are pleasant, while others are downright painful. When these "painful" noises are prolonged, they take a toll on your overall well-being. These sounds bombard you with stress, inducing headaches, tension, stress, even sleep disorders. Traffic sounds come to mind as ready examples. White noise, however, covers a vast range of frequencies, producing a calming and neutral sound that overwhelms and masks bothersome noises. This leads to a reduction in stress levels, peace of mind, and overall relaxation.
As you might have guessed by now, a water fountain produce white noise. Drown out the affective sounds of traffic or arguing neighbors with the calming sounds of cascading, bubbling water. Water fountains come in outdoor and indoor models, so you can enjoy peace on your patio or in the comfort of your living room. With these astounding benefits, it's easy to see that indoor water fountains can really improve your health and well-being.

Find out more about indoor water fountains at Fountain Crafters!