magnetized water and magnetic therapy?

Question

Is there such a thing as magnetized water which is better and healthier than ordinary drinking water? and do magnets really make us more healthy, like reducing muscle pains, yields a sound sleep etc?

Answer 1

Magnetic "therapy" is salesmanship at its best. They've actually convinced many gullible people that placing magnets on injuries helps them heal faster by way of drawing more blood into the area. They've further convinced many people that the Earth's magnetic field is diminishing (some even state that this is because of all the concrete and buildings that we stupid humans are putting up all the time). Now they state that magnets can raise the pH of water to the point of killing cancer cells. Soon, I'm sure, we'll hear about how magnets treat baldness, arthritis (oh! Wait! They've already gone there!), zits, long nose hairs, and belly button lint.

There was a material being heavilly touted in the eighteenth century that supposedly cured all that ails you, and we use it in reference to quack medicine: Snake Oil.

The truth is that the Earth's magnetic field has not diminished. A compass still points North in response to it--even smack dab in the middle of the streets of New York. So much for the idea that our buildings and structures are doing damage to the Earth's magnetic fields! And the crap about increasing blood flow? False: Blood's not magnetic. If it were, we'd never be able to recieve an MRI. And a pool of blood doesn't roll North. And the pH of water? Copied from waterontheweb.org:

The pH of a sample of water is a measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions. The term pH was derived from the manner in which the hydrogen ion concentration is calculated - it is the negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion (H+) concentration. What this means to those of us who are not mathematicians is that at higher pH, there are fewer free hydrogen ions, and that a change of one pH unit reflects a tenfold change in the concentrations of the hydrogen ion. For example, there are 10 times as many hydrogen ions available at a pH of 7 than at a pH of 8. The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14. A pH of 7 is considered to be neutral. Substances with pH of less that 7 are acidic; substances with pH greater than 7 are basic.

Hydrogen isn't magnetic, nor can magnetism create or reduce it. And, by the way, the pH of water has nothing to do with cancer.

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Answer 2

You "choose not to patronize mainstream medicine"? Because of the ebil Big Pharma? Medicine that works, works. "Alternative" medicine is only alternative because it hasn't been shown to work, or it has been shown not to work. Big Pharma has nothing to do with it, but I can assure you if something worked, they would be all over it. Magnetic therapy has never been shown to work for any condition beyond placebo effects. There is no plausible mechanism of action. Your blood, tissue etc is not ferromagnetic. If it were, imagine what an MRI machine would do to you. There is no such thing as healing 'energy'. Energy is the capacity of a system to do work. It does not exist in some pure state. If you are silly enough to seriously jeopardize your health by experimenting with scientifically implausible quackery because of some conspiracy theory nonsense - please stop the breeding immediately.

Answer 3

No and No. Both are nonsense.
Magnets have no effect on water whatsoever.

Answer 4

An extract from Dr Lam’s Insiders Guide to Natural Medicine

Some decades ago, Russian scientists faced a major industrial problem. When water flows through pipelines of a boiler or an engine machinery, some deposits from the water cling to the walls of the pipes. Over time, the lumen becomes narrower and the delivery of water to the machinery is reduced. The efficiency, fuel consumption and mechanical strength of the machine is therefore reduced.

While researching on this problem, scientists noticed that such undesirable deposits did not occur in those pipes with water that was magnetized. This started the magnetization of water for industrial use in countries where water source is less than desirable

Scientists became highly interested in studying magnetism. Water is a transparent fluid that has no color, odor, shape or taste of its own. It takes the shape of its container and the color, odor and taste of other things mixed with it. It is a near-universal solvent. It has the property of being able to assimilate the properties of other things. Researchers found when a permanent magnet is kept in contact with water for a considerable time; the water gets magnetically charged and acquires magnetic properties. Such magnetized water has its effect even on the human body when taken internally and regularly for a considerable period.
Ancient people have used magnetized water also without understanding its mechanism of action. Streams flowing over natural magnets in the shape of stones and boulders became magnetized and their water, when consumed by the people of that age, provided miraculous cures and energy.

In India, the use of magnets in healing (called Indian Magneto-therapy) is an ancient therapy. Literature had described the use of magnets to stop bleeding thousands of years ago.

In recent decades, there has been resurgence in the use of magnetic in healing of a variety of ailments, primarily in pain control of chronic degenerative diseases such as arthritis.

Magnet has two poles, North and South. It is based on Nature's law. Every cell in the human body can be viewed as a small magnetic unit. This property is present in all organs. Each cell produce its own magnetic field. Any disturbance in this magnetic field indicates a disorder. This equilibrium can be restored-with the help of magnets according to many researchers.

Technically, magnetism works because it increases the speed of sedimentation of suspended particles in water (and other liquids) and enhances conductivity and the process of ionization or dissociation of atoms and molecules into electrically charged particles. (New Scientist, June 1992.)

Physics shows that chemicals change weight under the influence of magnetic fields. So does water. More hydroxyl (OH-) ions are created to form calcium bicarbonate and other alkaline molecules. It is these molecules that help to reduce acidity.

Normal water has a pH level of about 7, whereas magnetized water can reach 9.2 pH after exposure to a 7000 gauss strength magnet for a long period of time, reportedly enough to kill cancer cells.
Experience has shown that magnetized water contributes and helps in the treatment of many diseases. It is especially beneficial in treating digestive, nervous and urinary disorders. Generally speaking, water magnetized by the North Pole stops the growth of bacteria and works as antibiotics. Water magnetized by the South Pole takes care of pain, swelling and weakness. Water magnetized by both North and South Pole enhance overall general health.

The degree of magnetization depends on three things:
1. The quantity of liquid put on the magnet.
2. The power of the magnet used for the purpose.
3. The duration of the contact of the liquid container with the magnet.

These three factors will naturally determine the degree of magnetization. Although we can measure the power of a magnet, we have no method of measuring the degree of magnetization of water. In the absence of any definite measure, only experience can guide us.

A simple way to magnetize water is to keep two liter jugs of water on the two poles of encased disc magnets of about 3000 gausses, normally for twelve to twenty-four hours.

A simpler and more modern way is to have pass water through magnetic discs of up to 15,000 gausses momentarily to achieve similar effect.

Health Benefits
The reported health benefits of magnetized water are many, including:

Acidity and Other Digestive Disorders: Magnetized water reduces excess acidity and bile in the digestive system. It helps to regulate the movement of the bowels expelling all accumulations of poisonous matter.

Kidney Stones: The Use of magnetic water in urinary and kidney disorders has been documented. Magnetic water has been prescribed to persons suffering from renal calculus in scientific studies. An adult suffering from renal stone is advised one-liter magnetic water per day, while in case of child it is 500ml per day. Results have been very encouraging.

Low Blood Pressure and Nervous System: Magnetized water is also very beneficial for nervous upsets and treatment blood pressure, specially low blood pressure. It gives a soothing and slightly sedative effect to nerves, helps in clearing clogged arteries, normalizes the circulatory system.

Asthma/Bronchitis: Magnetized water is effective in the treatment of asthma, bronchitis, colds, coughs and certain types of fevers.

Healing of Wounds: Magnetized water has been used as an external aid for washing swollen and sore eyes, wounds, eczema spots, etc. for quicker healing. In all types of eye infections, north pole magnetized water has healing and anti-biotic type properties.

The use of magnetized water in treatment of chronic disease is still in the infancy stage of investigation. Magnetism is widely used in medical diagnostics, including Magnetic Resonance Scanning devices for detection of a variety of internal organ dysfunction , including cancer.

There is very little doubt that our cells react like a tiny magnet without the body's universe. Disturbance of this balance may bought on dysfunction to the body that current test and investigative tools are simply not sensitive enough to measure.

It will be decades before the science of magnetized water is fully understood. Those in mainstream medicine may discount magnetized water "quackery". Those in the forefront of magnetic research paints a different story. If one understands and accepts that each of our cells possesses a small magnetic field, as many research studies are now supporting, the logical conclusion that magnetic water has the ability to affect our cells must be taken seriously.

At the end, the truth probably lies somewhere in between - magnetized water is not a magic panacea or cure-all. It is also not a total quackery and most likely will turn out to be a health-enhancing medium.