Curing Physical & Mental Ailments with Electromagnetic Fields and Magnets

There are quite a few different ways to see the force of an electromagnetic field. Medical devices such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and x-rays use static magnetic fields to run tests on the body. The sun pours electromagnetic radiation on the earth in the form of UV rays. Radioactive elements holding electromagnetic charges are found deep beneath the earth's surface. Microwaves, mobile phones, refrigerators, and other devices that are electronic, send out their own electromagnetic waves. The usage of electromagnetic fields for the treatment and healing of the body is most intriguing.

Today electromagnetic fields can be used to treat depression and is approved by the FDA. A total of 37 million Americans, one quarter being females and one tenth males, are under the spell of depression. Trans-magnetic stimulation is a process in which the left frontal lobe of the brain is stimulated by a strong electromagnet. This stimulates brain cells, which cause brain chemicals, referred to as neurotransmitters, to be activated. While more study is needed in this area, the electromagnetic pulse has the advantages of being fast, causing no side effects and frequently being effective for patients for which other treatments have failed.

In a number of studies, those suffering from multiple sclerosis have also exhibited good results from electromagnetic field therapy. Patients were able to walk and balance better after two 20-30 minute treatments of picoTesla range, low-frequency electromagnetic fields, with a 15 minute break in between each treatment. People with MS were still able to get around even when there was external stimulus. In other studies, 10 days of electromagnetic field therapy reduced excessive fatigue and, in some cases, electromagnetic stimulation resulted in diminished spasticity.

Magnets and electromagnetic field treatment is delightful in that magnets can be traced and followed once they get into the body. Lately, researchers are applying magnets and nanotechnology to seek out a more effective cure for cancer. For an example, they have been able to use nano-magnets attached to antibodies to bind to cancerous cells in order that high-powered radio waves can heat up and kill the cancerous cells, all the while leaving the surrounding healthy tissue and cells untouched. This very new and exciting field is still in its infancy; it has not reached the stage where human testing can be done, yet it holds great promise for the future of electromagnetics and cancer research.

Many people are fearful of the long-term effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields, especially radiation from cell phones, computers, refrigerators, televisions, ipods, and other electronic gizmos. No link has been noted between the wave radiation that is electromagnetic, and cancer or damage of other types, by the World Health Organization. Currently, scientists are working on how magnets work in a person's body so that mental and physical ailments can be cured.

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