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by Mercedes Aspland, Mer

What is Insomnia?

Put simply, insomnia is the inability to get a proper night's sleep for no obvious reason, often leading to low energy levels and leaving people in a very bad mood. Probably about one in three people suffer from insomnia at some point in their lives.

There are several different ways in which this can affect you. People who have insomnia may find it very difficult to get to sleep, lying awake in bed for hours. Alternatively they may get to sleep but have difficulty staying asleep, waking up at regular intervals throughout the night.

Insomnia may be caused by no obvious reason this is often called primary insomnia. You may also find that people suffer from secondary insomnia which is caused by some other health problem, pain, medication or substance abuse. The length of time a period of insomnia can last for will vary from case to case.

Causes of Insomnia

There are a large number of things that can cause insomnia and below is a list of the top reasons:

1. Stress. This can be anything in your life that is causing you stress and keeps your mind active.

2. Anxiety. This can be minor or severe anxiety.

3. Depression. People who suffer from depression often find they wake up in the early hours of the morning and cannot get back to sleep.

4. Stimulants. Prescription drugs, cold and flu remedies, caffeine and nicotine can all prevent sleep.

5. Pain. If you are suffering from a painful condition it might prevent sleep.

6. Behavioural Insomnia. This is caused about worrying about a lack of sleep. Often the harder you try to get to sleep the harder it is to drop off.

Using Magnetic Therapy to Treat Insomnia

Although as discussed there are many causes of insomnia there is a common element. Basically your body clock is not working properly and so you do not know when to sleep and when to wake up. The body clock is very good at resetting itself as you may have noticed when you change time zones. Although you may get jetlag, this only lasts for a few days and then you are back to normal.

However, if you are suffering from long term insomnia that is caused by something like in the above list, your body clock may be so out of sync it does not know how to get back to normal, or even what normal is.

Your body clock is controlled by a hormone called melatonin which is secreted by the pineal gland. Usually when someone is suffering from insomnia the pineal gland has reduced its production of melatonin causing you to not be able to sleep properly. The best way to get a good night's sleep is to stimulate the pineal gland to get it to increase its production of melatonin. There are various ways you can do this, including lifestyle changes. However these can take a long time to come into effect and so may lead to several more sleepless nights before the problem is solved.

However the pineal gland responds to electromagnetic fields so when a strong magnet is placed around the head, where the pineal gland is found this will stimulate the pineal gland in the desired way. After treatment it should only take a few days for your melatonin levels to come back to normal, enabling you to get a good night's sleep.

The best way to apply this magnetic field is to place a magnetic pad inside your pillow and then it should be left there permanently to keep your body clock regulated.

There are several theories as how magnetic therapy works. Some people believe magnets improve circulation by attracting the iron in blood. As a result it improves circulation and increases the oxygen supply in the affected muscle and tissue to improve the healing process.

Doctors at Imperial College London administered intense magnetic pulse stimulation (similar to strength of an MRI scan) to people suffering from partial damage to their spinal cord. This form of therapy led to improved muscle and limb movement, with increased ability to feel sensations.

Some people believe magnets reduce negative energy in the body while others believe they encourage healthy tissue to generate minute electrical currents which provide a stimulus to promote the healing process.

There are a significant number of people using magnetic therapy to treat joint pains, sports injuries, backache, muscle soreness and many other ailments with lots of anecdotal evidence as to the success of the various forms of treatment.

In addition to the increasing number of people using magnetic therapy treatments it is becoming more widely used to treat animals, particularly for those with ailments like arthritis. Many animal owners often report claims of remarkable improvement.

Lack of good controlled studies carried out with the same disciplines as those normally carried out when testing new drugs. This is probably the single biggest factor working against the proponents of magnetic therapy. Even where double-blind studies have been carried out results have often been questioned due to anomalies found in the control groups.

Studies carried out into benefits of magnetic insoles compared to placebo insoles (of aluminium foil) showed no significant benefit using the magnetic insoles compared to the placebo.

The claim that magnets increase circulation is questioned on several fronts. Not least, if the circulation increase was of any significance the skin area under the magnet would become red. Tests involving measuring blood flow when an area of the body subjected to a high magnetic field found no increase in blood flow.

Other randomized studies with chronic back pain sufferers showed no significant improvement in pain or mobility when treatment with magnetic therapy was compared with a placebo treatment.

In the US there has been a significant number of successful legal claims by federal and state administrations brought against companies selling magnetic products which claim to bring relief to people suffering from ailments like sciatica, herniated discs, asthma, bronchitis, cataracts, chronic fatigue syndrome, colitis, diverticulitis, heart disease, multiple sclerosis, and many more health conditions.

In Conclusion

There is little scientific evidence to verify that magnets placed about the body can help relieve pain or cure any disease. Many magnetic products are embedded in bandage type supports with Velcro fastenings - could it be that the bandage effect itself helps improve the blood circulation and that in itself helps the healing process?

Many magnetic bracelets are copper, could it be that absorbsion of copper through the skin plays a significant part in helping people who suffer from copper deficiency

There are many users of magnetic products who swear by them - and if the product itself is inexpensive and it might be worth a try too see if it works for you. If it does, even if it is a placebo effect, who cares. If it doesn't work for you move on to something else either conventional or alternative.

This information contained in this article should not be used to diagnose, treat, or prevent any disease or condition. You should always consult with your health care professional especially relating to the suitability of alternative treatments on all health matters that may require diagnosis or medical attention.

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