Negative Ions Are Your Friends

Let’s talk about ions. What’s an ion, you might ask. Or, perhaps more importantly, why do I need to know about ions?

Atoms are made up of electrons, protons,and neutrons. When atoms are joined together, they make a molecule, and an ion is a molecule of oxygen that has a different numbers of electrons and protons. If the proton count is higher, it’s positively charged, a cation. If there are more electrons than protons, it’s negatively-charged, a negative ion, an anion.

Now stop yawning! I’m going somewhere with this!

Positive ions do you dirt. They can turn you into a cranky, moody insomniac–whilst …read more