Originally posted by gavjosh:
However I have been obssesed with this magnetic theory. I have been running around university talking to my various professors. Trying to get one of them to run such an experiment. .
i watched a program on discovery channel a few months back. it was a feature on alternative therapt such as magnetic therapy, acupuncture, etc.
the program said magnetic therapists claim their method works coz the magnets influence bloodflow into vital areas by attracting the iron in the blood. to test their theory, researchers taped small round magnets given by the therapists to a persons body along with similiar but non-magnetic components. they then used an infra-red scanner to detect if blood indeed flowed on the parts of the body with the magnet since blood was warmer than the rest of the body. they found no difference in blood flow comparing the regions with real magnets with fake magnets. they concluded that it is only a placebo, although interestingly the feature on acupuncture showed the body did react to the pins and healed, but it was unexplainable.
personally i think such therapy work coz ppl believe, and when the mind believes the body will follow. its like if you believe you might fall off a high platform with fear of heights, ur heart rate and respiration goes up even tho you are technically not going to.
its my five-cent-ten-cent and i am not answering if asayo ppl are conmen.
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