If you can suspend all disbelieve it seems impressive. They are usually overweight and prove their magnetism by sticking spoons to their torso. People have been appearing on television for decades pretending to be magnetic.
There is little else to say on this topic really, there is just no proof that they do anything at all. However, biologists and doctors have never identified such a feature in the human body. Other people have claimed that magnetic therapy restores the natural “electromagnetic energy balance” in the body. Although the blood has iron (in hemoglobin) the magnets that are used by magnetic healing practitioners is far too weak to have any influence. Magnets can only work by influencing metal. Believers of magnetic therapy say that the magnets affect blood flow and this helps healing by providing more nutrients and oxygen to areas that need repair. There is no scientific evidence to support the idea that a magnet can improve health in any way. However, there is no evidence that magnets affect the flow of blood around the body. Hypoallergenic means that you are unlikely to be allergic to the bracelet – not that it will cure your allergies! The suggestion that magnets can speed up muscle recovery following exercise is because increased blood flow provides the muscles with more nutrients. None of these features mean anything regarding health. Reduce weight by increasing cellular respiration (metabolism).Hematite bracelets have beads which are always the same magnetic strength “which is important in the use of pain relief”.Copper Alloy bracelets are a “good beginner’s bracelet”.Titanium and steel bracelets are widely used and hypoallergenic.Here are a few of the claims that have been made concerning magnetic jewellery: However, Galen rejected the idea that magnetism was physical reaction instead he believed that the human body is pervaded by spirits and magnets could be used to send them away.
Ancient Eastern medicine?Īs with many forms of “alternative medicine” which are promoted in the west, the argument is that Eastern cultures have been using these methods safely and effectively for thousands of years and they have only recently been properly discovered in the West.Ĭlaudius Galen (131–202 CE) believed that magnets could purge health problems and he is often cited by those who sell magnetic bracelets. Today people are selling (and others are wearing) titanium bracelets with “Swarovski Elements”, “booster magnetic bangles”, ceramic bracelets and “Evo-Flow energy bands”. A few years ago you would see the odd person wearing a copper bracelet to help relieve arthritic pain. The latest craze seems to be elaborate magnetic therapy bracelets. The only use magnets have in improving health is when they are used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to detect disease, cancer and other treatable conditions which are lurking under the skin. In case you missed the sarcasm, let’s be clear – they do not work. One of them recently wrote to me asking to share an infographic explaining how magnets heal. Yes, even though it is 2014 and we have managed to decode a large chunk of the human genome, found the Higgs’ Bison, created bionic hands and built robot doctors, there are still crazy people who believe that magnets have a magical power to heal, make us stronger and even aid muscle recovery. Magnets – good for sticking to bits of metal.