----- Original Message ----- From: Duncan Crow <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 7:59 PM Subject: Re: CS>Magnets (therapy)
> Hi Linda; > > Manufacturers ratings are misleading in that they are typically more than > twice the actual measured gauss rating at the magnetic surface. > > The magnets most useful for science are in the Neodymium-Iron-Boron (NIB) > category and are rated by manufacturers at around 11,000 to 12,500 gauss at > the surface. Their steep gradient is also useful for personal applications > like wraps and etc as well. > > The 3/8" disk NIB magnets typically run at .20 to .50 each in the US. > Normally you'd have two 1/8" x 1/8" in a magnetic bracelet for about $20 but > if you buy a bunch of them to save shipping costs you can make your own > wrist wraps or jewelry at a fraction of the price and have a set with > stronger action. At www.wondermagnet.com there are tiny center-drilled > gold-plated 3/16" NIB magnets for $.50 each. They're great for home-made > therapeutic jewelry. Buying from Hong Kong, China or Taiwan (by the bucket) > results in spectacular savings even allowing for the exorbitant shipping > price. > > In clothing you can sandwich any material between 2 NIB magnets without > worrying about losing them, and have the flexibility of placing them > wherever you need them without using a cumbersome shoulder, thigh or hip > wrap. > > In a bed, ceramic magnets are preferred because they are more massive and > penetrate deeper, with a gentler magnetic field, rated at around 3950 gauss- > 4000 gauss at the magnet's surface. You'd want 2"x3" or preferably 4"x6" > magnets which you could simply place between your matress and the box spring > for a very low cost. > > According to Dr. Philpott and others the best strength for treatment is a > measured 750-900 gauss at the treatment point. More is not necessarily > better, but a steep field gradient is. The Hall effect argument is valid, > but the general consensus is that therapeutic magnetic mattresses produce > Hall effect regardless of the configuration. IOW with regard to proprietary > magnet configuration, the concentric circle mattress pads that were proven > by the Baylor College are the only type proven so far because they were the > only ones supplied by the manufacturer for the testing. > > Portable, wearable Pulsed Magnet Therapy devices may eventually supercede > static magnets. The reason is that they pulse at ( sometimes selectable ) > therapeutic brainwave frequencies.You can find some at www.magnapak.com (2 > wearable models and a table model) and www.vitamag.com . Some plug-in models > www.lessemf.com have a field wide enough to pulse a whole house or just a > room. Others are for use in the car using a lighter jack. > > > ciao Wow! That's really good information, complete with references and links, organized and presented intelligently. THANKS .... and I mean that! Keep the "good stuff", like this, coming ..... it will be appreciated!. Robert Bartell -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
