How to Use Magnetic Therapy in Your Home

Your home is your sanctuary and there should be no room for pain and suffering in your sanctuary. The use of magnetic therapy in your home might just improve your quality of life and even the lives of your pets. It is said that applying magnets to injured areas can result in faster healing or reduced swelling of inflamed areas, due to the increased flow of blood to those areas. And since magnetic therapy can be done at home, it is usually inexpensive.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Magnetic wraps
• Magnetic pillows and mattress covers
• Magnets

The Best Magnetic Therapies for the Home

1. Make up beds with magnetic pillows and mattress covers that may help with insomnia, relaxation and recovery from other chronic conditions.
2. Treat upset stomachs with non-medicinal treatments. Apply small magnets on either side of the stomach, about 2 inches above the navel.
3. Try to head off migraine headaches by placing small magnets (with the north pole facing the skin) on the shoulder blades, on the top of the feet and on the head. Keep them on until pain is relieved.
4. Comfort injured pets with magnetic wraps and beds that help accelerate their recovery.
5. Magnetize water and drink for added pain relief, or feed to plants for increased growth. (see Resources below).

Tips & Warnings

• The best magnets have gauss ratings from 500 to 15,000. Anything less will not be adequate for relief.
• Invest in a good chart that shows where all the pressure points are on the body.
• Magnetic therapy usually works better if combined with heat treatments.
• Try yoga or pilates for stretching and conditioning your body.
• Use magnetic therapy sparingly. As your body becomes accustomed to the treatments, they are less effective.
• Magnetic therapy should not be used on people who have electronic devices, such as pacemakers, inserted in their bodies, as disruption of those devices may result.
• People with high blood pressure should get permission from their doctors before they use magnets.
• If any physical conditions worsen after the beginning of treatment, immediately seek medical attention.
• Before you start any alternative medical technique, be aware that many have not been scientifically evaluated. Often, only limited information is available about their safety and effectiveness. Each state and each discipline has its own rules about how alternative medicine practitioners can be professionally licensed. If you decide to visit one, choose one licensed by a recognized national organization. Consult your primary health care provider about your decision first. Keep your doctor informed about the alternative medical technique you undertake.