Dec
25
Magnets Reduce Inflammation According to Research
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Magnets are in well loved use for all sorts of problems. Magnets are seen in back supports, bracelets, and even in shoes. The use of magnets is continuing to grow in popularity. Magnets are even used to help reduce stress. But what does the research say? Do magnets really help to facilitate healing?
Recently research conducted by Thomas Skalak, professor and chair of biomedical engineering, and Cassandra Morris, a former Ph.D. student in biomedical engineering at U.Va. looked at the effects of magnets on inflammation. The study was published in the November 2007 edition of the American Journal of Physiology.
The researchers induced inflammation in rats and then used magnets shortly afterward. The swelling and inflammation were significantly cut-rate by the magnets. They used magnets that were about 10 times stronger than refrigerator magnets which were about 10 Tesla.
They concluded that magnets could be used to treat injuries by reducing inflammation. The magnets work much like the more well loved modalities such as ice. Injured tissues become red-looking because blood cells respond by releasing histamine and heparin. Histamine dilates the blood vessels while heparin inhibits clotting. Both work to bring more blood to the injured area. The magnets help to heal by vasoconstricting the blood vessels. Less blood means less inflammation.
One challenge to using magnets is the determination of the right strength for specific tissues. Magnets could end up being the first treatment for sports injuries like sprains or strains.
Magnets can be plotting of as a form of energy healing. The energy comes from the magnetic field. Other studies have shown that magnets help to alleviate pain in a number of conditions including arthritis and fibromyalgia. Magnetite, a natural magnetic material has been found in the brains of animals and may help them to navigate. Magnetic fields may also help to inhibit pain signals in the brain.
Generally practitioners who use magnets use a strength of 1000 to 3000 gauss for chronic diseases like arthritis, injuries and aches and pains. For smaller parts they use magnets with less power of about 500 gauss.
Magnets are contraindicated for use with pacemakers, implanted defibrillators or when pregnant. There have been many reports of healing with magnets but the use of magnets can be tough . You have to know what strength to use as well as where they should be placed. Working with an experienced practitioner is recommended.
Perhaps someday magnets will be routinely used for treating inflammation.
CLYDE
Dec
10
For years now countless billions have been spent on Diabetes research, and everyone who has been involved in this research hoped to be able to find the magical cure that would help all persons that suffer with the dreaded diabetes disease.
Doctors have known for years about Diabetes and they know how to treat it. They know that it’s the pancreas that starts to fail in the production of natural insulin. But have you questioned yourself why the pancreas stops working in the first place?
I’m sure the drug companies that make all the medication for diabetics are laughing all the way to the bank as they know with the present trend things will get worse rather than better.
Diabetes information is clear cut and as you get older there’s a excellent chance you will have some form of Diabetes that will drastically alter your life. It is also a fact of life that obesity is on the up as more broadcast and children become overweight the more chance that they will become Diabetic.
Being a diabetic means that you have to monitor what you eat and should your situation become serious you will have inject insulin several times a day. Then you start to live with the dread of having cardiovascular problems or maybe high blood pressure. It may be the case that you get kidney problems or liver failure, and then to cap it all your eyesight gets worse to the point you need new glasses every six months.
Vacant back to Diabetes research I did come across a website that questioned the same question I questioned earlier. Why does the pancreas stop working in the first place? Is it to do with pollution or preservatives or the lifestyle we lead? Perhaps it’s the lack of exercise or persons dreaded e numbers that everyone is discussion about?
The person that gave the pledge to that first question gave a very plausible pledge saying that it was the real food we were intake . Straight away my mind went into overdrive because this last few decades we have all been told that certain foods are excellent for you only to be told later the opposite.
He then went on to prove that with certain clinical tests his theory had indeed worked and that by altering the diets of chronic sufferers in many different types of diseases that the body could indeed heal itself from many medical conditions. He also clarified that in some cases the healing process could be slow but a certain improvement could be seen.
This Diabetes research has also helped broadcast with Cancer and Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s Osteoporosis and many more diseases that before have been proved to be incurable. For diabetic’s they were able to drastically reduce their reliance on insulin all from watching what they ate.
HOLLIS