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How the IonCleanse
®
System Works
The array is placed in the water with the hands, feet, or other body
parts. When turned on, the control unit delivers a clean, filtered
current to the array, which does two things. First, it elicits a relaxation
response in the body. Second, the current causes the array metals,
in combination with the water and salt, to generate positively and
negatively charged ions. These ions draw oppositely charged toxins
from the relaxed body into the water.
For the purpose of IonCleanse
®
discussions, positive and negative
relate to electrical, rather than chemical, phenomena. When the
IonCleanse
®
is set on positive, the current flows to the positive pole
in the array, which results in more negative ions being produced in
the water: 4H
2
O + 4e
-
__
>
2H
2
+ 4OH
-
. In this polarity hydrogen gas
“smokes” from the array, and an abundance of negatively charged
ions are left in the water. Therefore, positive polarity generates a
negative ion concentration.
When the IonCleanse
®
is set on negative, the current flows to the
negative pole in the array, which results in more positive ions being
produced in the water: 2H
2
O
__
>
O
2
+ 4H
+
+ 4e
-
. In this polarity oxygen
gas is released from the water, and an abundance of positively
charged ions are left in the water. Therefore, negative polarity
generates a positive ion concentration. This process is known as the
electrolysis of water.
Ionization is a familiar process. However, the concept of using
ionization in a foot bath, such as the IonCleanse
®
by AMD, is a
relatively new idea. In nature, ions are generated by the movement
of water molecules. Think of how good you feel while walking along a
beach or near a waterfall. We are creating the same reaction with the
IonCleanse
®
process, only magnified many times over.