The Science Behind Static Magnetics
Unlike
an electromagnet, which sends electrical current artificially through
conducting coils to create the magnetic field, a static magnet has a
built-in permanent magnetic field that never needs replenishing.
Examples of static magnets are those used to stick notes to a
refrigerator door, a grade-school horseshoe magnet and a magnetic
compass. All magnets have a north and south polarity and either attract
or repel. North repels north, north attracts south and south repels
south.
Reports indicate that through the magnets’ natural effect
on charged particles in the blood, they help blood vessels expand,
allowing a larger quantity of nutrient-rich blood to flow into an area
for faster healing and growth. Blood is an electrical conductor, and
electrolytes are compounds that can carry electric current within the
body via the movement of ions such as sodium, potassium, calcium and
magnesium. When these ions with their positive and negative charges
pass by a magnetic field, a separation of ions occurs.
According
to a recognized expert on biomagnetism, Ted Zablotsky, MD, new research
over the past five years has pointed to three specific actions of
static magnets on blood vessels. “First, we’ve seen a slight liberation
of heat as the ions separate. Second, the ions crisscross back and
forth between north and south poles of the magnet. Third, small eddy
currents occur in the bloodstream, just as the eddy currents in a river
push the banks outward. These effects collectively contribute to
widening the blood vessels to allow more blood to pass through,” he says.