Frank I. Reiter wrote:
>>1  "Negative ions" (usual scientific term 'anions' - ions attracted
>>to an anode i.e a positive electrode) improve health  beyond doubt.
>
>
> Which anions - all of them?  What positive effect do they have?  It bugs me
> that people make claims for "negative ions" as thought there is this is one
> thing.  What little I remember of 1st year chemistry suggests that there are
> certainly hundreds or possibly millions of negatively charged ions.  Does
> the layman's term "negative ions" refer to all of these?

A quick check of the internet reveals we are in one of those holistic
worlds where they are many proponents but little scientific support.

So... beeswax candles are great because they give off negative ions.

Or... they give off negative ions but do absolutely nothing.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Me