Niagara Falls a Negative Experience
August 26, 2012
I have always loved the Niagara Falls, ever since I was a little girl. I have fond memories of riding on my brother's and my father's shoulders touring down town. I remember looking over the edge at table rock feeling as if I was getting sucked in, going to the water walk with my grandparents and watching the maid of the mist float dangerously close to the gushing waters. As I became and adult I have taken my child there to enjoy the water slides at Great Wolf Lodge, marvel at the wonders of the butterfly conservatory and commune with nature at the bird aviary (one of my all time favourite places). You might assume since we visit there once or twice a year we might feel as if Niagara Falls has nothing to enthral us left, that we've been there and done that. Yet I still feel the unexplainable pull to visit ever so often. After all it's only a two hour drive. For some reason I feel at peace when I am there and happy, I would almost say it's like recharging my batteries. I think I have found the reason why. Check out the quote from below:
Niagara Falls itself produces a high concentration of healthy, serotonin
producing “negative ions” which has been found to inspire positive
feelings in the millions that visit the destination every year.
It is has been widely researched that Niagara Falls has a healthy ‘negative ion count that exceeds 100,000 per cubic centimeter’, and is known to be the largest negative ion generator in the world.
Research also indicates that the positive ions that are released after a rainstorm for example counteract the unhealthy positive ions that exist in the air. With the size and intensity of the Falls themselves, Niagara Falls has been recognised to produce an abundance of healthy negative ions 365 days a year and in quantities not found anywhere else in the world.
The inspiration generated at places like Niagara Falls have a direct relationship to the lowering of serotonin levels in the blood, caused by the waves of negative ions from the spray of these falls. This overdose of negative ions is known to ease tension and pressures, leaving people full of energy and feelings of renewal.
With Excerpts from "The Ion Effect" by Fred Soyka
It is has been widely researched that Niagara Falls has a healthy ‘negative ion count that exceeds 100,000 per cubic centimeter’, and is known to be the largest negative ion generator in the world.
Research also indicates that the positive ions that are released after a rainstorm for example counteract the unhealthy positive ions that exist in the air. With the size and intensity of the Falls themselves, Niagara Falls has been recognised to produce an abundance of healthy negative ions 365 days a year and in quantities not found anywhere else in the world.
The inspiration generated at places like Niagara Falls have a direct relationship to the lowering of serotonin levels in the blood, caused by the waves of negative ions from the spray of these falls. This overdose of negative ions is known to ease tension and pressures, leaving people full of energy and feelings of renewal.
With Excerpts from "The Ion Effect" by Fred Soyka
It stands to reason that the depression that I suffer from is mildly relieved while I visit the Falls. Is this fiction or science I am not sure, but even if it is psychosomatic I'll go on visiting and recharging. My favourite place to do this is at the whirlpool. It is often times unpopulated and I find myself gazing into the endless swirls of water longer than the rest of the people who are with me care to be. Staring into the deep waters of the whirl pool for long periods of time I find turns off my brain and allows me to relax on many different levels. Perhaps it is a method of self induced Rapid Eye Movement Therapy which is used to treat PTSD, Anxiety and Depression.
Regardless of the reasons, I think I'll continue visiting Niagara Falls and chalk it up to helping my mental health!
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