/ Energy
Energy can be defined in terms of strength, vitality, vigour and the sustained activity it powers, whether mental or physical. It is energy that gives our bodies the capacity to function and it is energy that is intrinsic to what we call 'quality of life'. Whether in its joyful abundance or, perhaps more commonly, by its detrimental absence.
/ Electricity
The human body utilises several different kinds of energy: chemical, mechanical, electromagnetic and electrical. As you probably know, electricity is a fundamentally natural force made up of negative and positive particles that both attract and resist 'charged particles' that manifest as movement or what we call electrical current. Electrical energy plays a critical role in the proper functioning of the body.
/ Ions
Ions are the key to the creation of electric energy within the body. Simply defined, they are atoms or molecules in which the total number of electrons is not equal to the total number of protons, giving the atom a net positive or negative electrical charge. Ions with an extra electron are known as 'anions' and possess a negative charge. Those with fewer electrons than protons carry a positive charge and are called 'cations'.
/ Negative ions
Ions occur naturally and are created through friction - often between the air and water. Negative ions have long been known to have beneficial effects. The elevated sense of well-being experienced near a mountain waterfall or by the crashing waves of the ocean is a good example and the result of thousands of negative ions impacting on human biochemistry. Inhaled through the air we breathe and the water we drink, we thrive on negatively charged oxygen ions.
/ Positive ions
Positive ions have the opposite effect. Produced by electronic equipment, mobile phones, WiFi and bluetooth devices, positive ions collect in places where the air is stale and dust settles - in windowless offices, on TV screens and in front of computer monitors. It is easy to imagine that they are harmful to our health.
/ Free radicals
Our bodies are under constant attack from chemicals known as 'free radicals'. Generated by our external environment, and within the body itself, they effectively 'steal' an electron from another atom or molecule in order to become electrically 'stable' and inflict some serious damage to cells and tissues in the process.
/ Antioxidants
Introducing antioxidants into the body is one solution that effectively counteracts this cell degradation. Naturally occurring chemicals found in fruits and vegetables, antioxidants readily 'give up' a spare electron, thus neutralising free radicals and preventing them from doing their damage. While the introduction of antioxidants is often via diet, this process can also be encouraged by other means - like IONIC body brushing.
/ IONIC body brushing Dry brushing with the Karmameju ionic body brush creates negative electric ions directly onto the skin through natural friction. The highly conductive composition of the copper alloy bristles allows these ions to be absorbed transdermally. Providing your body with an excess of negative ions means providing it with a plentiful supply of 'spare' electrons, ready to neutralise the onslaught of free radicals we combat every day and prevent the inflammation and 'disease' they cause.