A gorgeous lil wild swim in a waterfall pool along Snowdon’s Watkin Path, along with a few benefits of negative ions, which fill the atmosphere in abundance around waterfalls and other fast-flowing water and natural places. Taking a wild dip like this makes me feel wonderful for days after :)

The water for this swim was 13.5°C which is pretty cold for summer, but definitely invigorating! :D I'm hoping to try cold water submersion in the winter months this year - this will be a first for me - watch this space! (And always be safe in cold water, it is dangerous if not respected. Scroll down for safety!)

I have added a few links to a few interesting studies below, there is tons of research that can be done on this subject but I only have limited space in this description box so as always, research away and draw your own conclusions :)

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23320516/
'Results showed that negative ionization, overall, was significantly associated with lower depression ratings, with a stronger association observed at high levels of negative ion exposure'

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https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/001872088102300513
'The results indicate that people have faster reaction times and report feeling significantly more energetic under negative air ion conditions than under normal air conditions'

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https://sfamjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04359.x #b20
'Conclusion: Ionization seems to be an effective method for reduction in surface and airborne bacteria'

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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00134-005-0002-8
'Conclusion; Ionisers may have a role in the prevention of Acinetobacter infections.'

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8064146/
'Results indicated that negative air ions significantly reduced resting values of all physiological variables (temperature , heart rate, oxygen uptake and ventilation).. Results confirm that negative air ions are biologically active and that they do affect the body's circadian rhythmicity.'

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🌊 COLD WATER SAFETY 🌊 These are just a few guidelines, always do your own research too...

- Don't go alone
- Never jump in - ease yourself in slowly, to avoid shocking your body. If you shock your body, you will gasp and hyperventilate which can cause you to inhale water (drown)
- Control your breathing
- Stay within your depth and of course avoid fast moving water and strong currents
- Wear water shoes to protect your feet
- Don't stay in long and always come out before you start shivering
- Before getting in, make sure you can easily get out
- Stay close to the edge while you check that your body can handle the drop in temperature and that you can maintain normal use of your limbs
- If it doesn't feel right, don't do it
- Bear in mind that your body temperature can continue to drop for 10+ minutes after you get out - this is called 'after drop' and is the result of the cooled blood in your extremities returning to your core
- Go in warm, and have a towel, lots of warm clothes and a warm drink ready for when you get out
- Don't drive until your temperature has returned to normal
- Never go straight from cold water into a hot shower - let your body temperature return to normal first
- Don't do a cold water immersion if you have heart or other health conditions that may make it especially dangerous


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