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Magnetic Therapy

Magnets and their therapeutic uses have been around for centuries. This time we can thank Cleopatra for sleeping on lodestone which is filled with magnetic rock and the Greeks who noticed that they could not climb hills in shoes whose soles were made of the same material that was found on the hills. The magnetic pull made the climb too difficult.

Magnets have long since been used in all types of experiments and for all sorts of reasons. We use magnets around the house for different reasons from keeping the refrigerator door shut to putting paperwork up on the fridge door. But the most important reason for magnetism is its use in lessening the inflammatory process in the body.

Magnets, when placed on parts of the body for a variety of reasons, such as cancer, can be found to have recuperative properties. The use of magnets is now widely advertised for different products such as mattress covers, arm braces, knee braces and wrist guards. The magnetic qualities help the blood's circulatory system to get the good nutrients and oxygen to the organs, joints and tendons which are badly affected by arthritis.

So now the magnets can be placed on the body in a number of ways:

  1. Mattress cover-by sleeping directly on the pad your whole body gets a full night's recuperative rest and you should wake up refreshed and ready to work.
  2. Magnetic belts-are worn around the waist and lower back to work on the lower spine to relieve the arthritic vertebrae.
  3. Magnetic wrist bands- worn around the wrist to help relieve the agony of carpal tunnel syndrome.
  4. Magnetic jewelry such as a copper bracelet to constantly work on the tone and strength of your body. It is your choice to use magnetic therapy and if it doesn't work for you, give it to someone who might enjoy it and get some relief. It all comes down to what you believe it and what you are able to spend.