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Magnet therapy: how it works

Magnet therapy is a system based on the idea that our bodies form an electro-magnetic field that respond to the healing power of magnets.

This is because iron makes up about four per cent of our blood content and every ion - or atom - contained in our cells produces an electrical impulse. These three elements make up our bodies own electrical magnetic field.

This means when the north side of a magnet - which is negative - is placed on an painful part of the body, it draws fresh oxygenated blood to the area of complaint. This in contrast is a positive energy field.

This creates a two-pronged result. As magnets are alkaline it counteracts any acidity in the body caused by disease. In addition, fresh blood helps to remove any acidity from the body which, in turn, accelerates healing.

Lilias Curtin, who has been practising magnet therapy for two years, uses a 'magmassage' - a large magnetic wand linked to an electromagnetic field - which she places onto the area of complaint for 15 minutes.

She then places individual magnets - which range from five pence size pieces to large magnetic ceramic blocks - onto specific areas of the body to stimulate blood flow which accelerates healing.

After 45 minutes of magnet therapy, Lilias devises a home programme prescibing magnets to suit each patient's need.

Here, Lorraine Burns, a 46-year-old management accountant tells us how magnet therapy cured her lung infection.

When Lorraine was diagnosed with a lung infection from heavy smoking, she found no amount of antibiotics eased the pain. After hearing about magnet therapy through a friend, she decided to give it a chance.

'Within ten minutes of having magnets placed over my chest, I felt more relaxed and began to breathe properly.'

The alkaline content of the magnets helped neutralise acidic enzymes - the proteins responsible for irritating Lorraine's chest.

The iron content in Lorraine's blood drew fresh blood to her chest which triggered healing by reducing inflammation.

'After wearing a chest wrap for around one year, I can breathe properly and feel no pain. Magnet therapy has helped me realise my scuba diving dream. I have now been accepted on a 35 metre dive - something I was unable to do before, because I was medically unfit.'