Magnet Therapy

Magnets have been used to treat points and conditions for years, so I have to address this. The main explanation for how it works that I have heard or read about is that magnets attract iron and since iron is in red blood cells, it must work to increase blood flow. But legitimate research hasn’t born this out. Magnets do not increase blood flow. So how do they work? I have racked my brain over this for some time. From my understanding of physics, the only known difference between the north and south poles of a magnet has to do with the two quantum states of electrons. The north pole has a higher energy state than the negative pole. My assumption is that biological systems have a preference of one over the other just like it does for D and L shaped molecules (as you probably remember, they are mirror images of each other. In fact, the experiment that proved there was two energetic states of electrons used magnets! And it also makes sense that the body would prefer the higher energy state(+).It has been my experience that magnets do work. I have used 800 Gauss magnets in hand acupuncture instead of needles with good effects. The only problem being keeping them in place. I used Hollister medical adhesive and paper tape. That helped somewhat. Now using magnets on other points or ah shi points also helped with some caveats. In particular, I found that magnets over 1000 Gauss tended to make the problem worse again after a few days. This was particularly true for 9000 Gauss magnets, but also happened with 3000 Gauss magnets as well.