BIOMAGNETIC THEORY - From the MagneticoSleep Web Site

Why Do We Need Magnetism?

Science has established beyond all doubt that all living cells are electromagnetic by nature. There are only two natural sources of magnetism available to you: Your Brain and the Earth. The astrocyte cells have the capacity to generate electricity and they compose 80% of the your total brain cells. They generate a very efficient pulsed, electro-magnetic field which is the source of energy for your body. The Earth is our other source of magnetism and it provides a supportive steady-state magnetic field, which your body draws on to enhance molecular reactions. These two magnetic fields work together to accomplish magnetic resonance, which dramatically enhances the chemical reactions of the body.4

Magnetic Resonance

Magnetic resonance occurs when the brain’s pulsed magnetic frequency matches the frequencies of the various tissues and organs.4 This is accomplished in approx. 90-100 minute cycles primarily during sleep. Resonance usually will last only from seconds to a few minutes on a given frequency - depending on the urgency of repair or restoration needed. Resonance is desired because it helps repair damage done to cells, makes enzymes, and enhances immunity.4,5

The Bad News…

There are two major factors adversely affecting magnetic resonance. A gradual cyclic decline in our geomagnetic field has left the atoms of our bodies in a lower energy state, thus making it more difficult for magnetic resonance to occur. It is estimated that we have lost 80% of our magnetic field in the last 4000 years. 7,8,9,10

Secondly, outside electromagnetic frequencies that are higher and stronger than those of the brain override the frequencies that resonate our organs and tissues.11 This leaves us in a fatigued state, which extended over time can often allow chronic problems to develop, basically due to lack of restoring resonance.

The Good News Is…

These deficiency states can be overcome by providing an enhanced steady-state magnetic field (like the Earth’s) to the body during sleep. In North America, the magnetic field must be pure Negative(-) and completely pass through the body, in order to complement the Negative(-) field of the Northern Hemisphere.

There are only two natural sources of magnetism available to you:
THE BRAIN & THE EARTH

Fig. 1	Fig. 2
	Atom in Earth’s Magnetic Field: Note how the electrons’ orbits is altered by the magnet.

How Does Magnetism Affect Your Body?

Magnetism can affect your body in two ways, the first of which is the Earth-type (or unidirectional) field response. But to properly understand how magnetism helps us, let’s start at the very beginning--the atoms of the body. Atoms are composed of even smaller particles, the largest of which are neutrons, protons, and electrons. (Fig. 1) It is a principle of physics that if a magnetic field in which an atom exists is increased, the velocity of the electrons and protons will increase or decrease, depending on the direction of the magnetic field and the orbits of the particles.12 (Fig. 2) The outermost, unpaired (valence) electrons are the ones that are shared to make up molecules which join to make cells that compose the tissues of our bodies.

How Magnetism Affects Atoms

When the magnetic field passes through the atoms in the correct direction, it will increase the velocity of valence electrons and hence their energy state which in turn enhances the sharing of electrons.12 (Fig.3) Also involved is the increase in precession or wobble activity of some electrons depending on the relationship of their orbits to the magnetic field direction. All this increased action is a catalyst to the chemical reactions in the body. This may remind you, fondly or otherwise, of high school chemistry experiments, where you heated a solution of two elements to combine them to form a new compound. In that kind of reaction heat was the catalyst or energy that made the elements share their electrons.

Which Direction ??

The key to this activity seems to be the direction of magnetic field. How does one know which is the right direction? Most cell division occurs during the first two hours of sleep, as that is when the brain produces most of its human growth hormone. The critical valence electrons of the atoms of these new cells will orient their direction of orbit depending on the direction of magnetic field in which they divide. This will be whatever polarity is occurring naturally from the earth where you live. If you are in the northern hemisphere, the Earth’s magnetic field is Negative(-); in the southern hemisphere it’s Positive(+). In either location, the Earth’s field will pass right through your body in one direction.

Because the body repairs and re-energizes itself during sleep, a supplemental unidirectional field (like the Earth’s) is what will give extra zing to those electrons of yours at the right time and in the right direction. It’s pretty hard to improve on Nature! And since the Earth’s field is depleted, this could explain why people respond so well to increased magnetism--because we are in a deficiency state!

Fig. 3

Atom in Earth’s Magnetic Field: Note how the atoms are sharing their valence electrons

The Bi-Polar Theory

The second way that magnetism can affect the body is through the use of alternating fields, in other words, exposing the body to Positive(+) and Negative(-) fields. You may know people who are sleeping on magnetic sleep pads that are giving bi-polar fields (any magnetic pad placed on top of a mattress), and who find that they have been beneficial. Weak, shallow, bi-polar fields (having both Negative(-) and Positive(+) fields) with very little penetration of the body, act to elicit an emergency response from the brain. This is because the other half of the magnetic field is slowing down the electrons and protons, which signals a potential problem that the body responds to as an emergency. It accomplishes this by sending more electromagnetic energy from the brain and more blood flow to the whole area where the magnetic stimulus is applied.

The Similarity Between Bi-Polar Magnetism & Acupuncture

In a paper presented to the Ninth International Congress on Stress, Feb 97, Dr. Saul Liss proved that the response of the body to electro-acupuncture and a magnet placed on the acupuncture point were almost identical. (Fig. 4) There was an increase in blood levels of serotonin (24%), beta endorphin (45%), and ACth (15%), with a 12% reduction in cortisol. This change in blood chemistry is evidence of the body’s emergency response to magnetism and acupuncture. In fact, the Chinese have used magnetism in conjunction with acupuncture for centuries. The result of the acupuncture technique is a net beneficial effect to that area. However, the drawback to this type of treatment is that it is dependent upon a person’s vitality level. High vitality--good response; low vitality--poor response. Also, too long or too large a stimulus can deplete overall vitality, and this may leave depleted areas more vulnerable to problems or disease.

Conclusion

The obvious choice between these two methods of treatment is the unidirectional field. It works naturally with the body to help it function more effectively and it increases the body’s energy rather than uses it. The question then arises, “How is it possible to make a pure magnetic field like the Earth’s, flowing completely through the body in one direction?” Through correct engineering, we at Magnetico have designed the only magnetic pad that will give you a pure Negative(-) magnetic field that will supplement the Earth’s field.

Fig. 4

Many people mistakenly believe that if they place the Negative(-) side of a magnet to their body, they are only getting that one polarity. The nature of the magnet is that it must have both polarities, so there is always a return field (the opposite polarity) around that magnet’s surface.