The Waterfall Effect

The Waterfall Effect: Negative Ions Give Positive Results

If you need another reason to visit Switzerland, how about this: Get a burst of free energy every time you’re near a plunging waterfall or a gushing stream. Fast-moving water is found throughout Switzerland as it tumbles down steep alpine ravines where it swirls special oxygen atoms into the air for your benefit.

Everyone loves being near cascading water, but not everyone knows why. It’s more than the sound of rushing water or the beauty of it bouncing off the rocks. It’s actually influencing your health in a measurably positive way.

Negative Is Positive

It’s the plethora of negative oxygen ions generated by the crashing water that produces the positive effect. Invisible and unnoticeable as they’re tossed into the air, the negative ions are incredibly powerful. Breathe ‘em in and it’s like recharging your personal batteries. You feel immediately refreshed—you may even feel euphoric. The higher the concentration of negative ions, the better you feel.

Gastern Waterfalls in Kandersteg, Switzerland.

Positive Is Negative

Now, we don’t need to make a science class out of this, but here’s the basic background. Most offices, stores, factories, transportation, schools and your cell phone bombard you with positive ions all day long. Sounds good, right? Not so. Positively charged oxygen ions are totally negative and are wearing you down. Sadly, those positive ions generate negative results in your brain and body.

Recovery From Urban Life

It’s the negative ions you want. They’re hidden in the spray of fast-moving water. Those plummeting waterfalls are more than breathtaking—they’re health-generating. The negative ions we’re talking about are oxygen atoms that have picked up an extra electron, thus the negative charge. To recover from the toxic environment of urban life, you need a good dose of negative ions to breathe in. According to Pierce J. Howard, PhD, author of The Owners Manual for the Brain, these negative ions generate an increased flow of oxygen to the brain which can make you more alert and energetic while decreasing drowsiness.

Silvaplana Waterfall in the Engadine, St. Moritz region.

Benefits of Waterfalls

Although researchers haven’t decided how much time you need to hang around a waterfall for optimal benefits, they agree that exposure to a good splash of negative ions can positively affect your metabolism, immune system, digestion, blood pressure, sleep, and emotional state. All these advantages are available to you by just sitting still at the base of a waterfall.

Switzerland Is Drenched in Waterfalls

Most of the favorite Alpenwild tours (walking, hiking and trekking) include a walk to a waterfall. It’s part of what you’d expect when you visit a land with snowcapped mountain peaks in every direction. If hiking to a beautiful waterfall (chock-full of those healthy negative ions) sounds appealing to you, then Switzerland is the ideal place to visit.

Top Waterfall Destinations

Here are some of the top waterfalls in Switzerland for producing negative ions. Not every waterfall included in an Alpenwild Hiking Tour is mentioned here, because some are so special they are kept a secret. If you want more information, go the Alpenwild website.

Lauterbrunnen: Staubbach Falls, Mürrenbach Falls, Trümmelbach Falls

Zermatt: Gornerschlucht, Findelnbach Falls

Meiringen: Reichenbach Falls, Aareschlucht, Alpbachfall

Adelboden: Engstligen Falls (Switzerland’s 2 nd largest waterfall)

Rosenlaui: Rosenlaui Gorge

Grindelwald: Grindelwald Glacier Gorge

Locarno: Foroglio Falls

Brienz: Giessbach Falls

Griesalp: Pochtenfalls, Wildwasser

Schaffhausen: Rhine Falls (Europe’s largest waterfall)

Kandersteg: Kander Waterfalls, seasonal waterfalls into Öeschinensee

1. Come to Switzerland
2. Relax by a waterfall
3. Feel better. Iffigfall in Lenk Simmental

The New Science — Waterfall Effect

The New Science — Waterfall Effect

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WATERFALL EFFECT

Meaning of WATERFALL EFFECT in English

1. Used to describe how the sound of running water induces you to pee. 2. May also be used to describe how when a girl has to go to the bathroom every other girl has to go as well. Example: God, that table has all the cute guys. Let’s go over there and talk about white water rafting. Ramona, you make the appropriate noises. When they experience the waterfall effect, we’ll steal the boys.

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