Acknowledgements

Dedicated to Douglas Adams.

Without whom physics would be so dull.

Thanks for the journey.

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About the Author

Gloria is one of the first magnet therapists in England to be

accredited by the Complementary Medical Association
(CMA)

Prior to that she studied magnet therapy under Jim Souder

in America, one of the leaders in the technology of
biomagnetic therapy in the USA.

She has devoted the last five years to pushing forward this
new frontier in health care.

In that period she has worked with over 3000 patients.

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Preface

Magnet Therapy is not:

• A miracle or the answer to everything.

• To be used without a diagnosis.
• To be used by persons using a pacemaker,
defibrillators, insulin pumps or other electro-insulin
devices. It is not to be used by pregnant women.

Magnet Therapy is :

• Doctor recommended
• Clinically tested
• Safe & effective
• Re-useable
• A non-invasive drug free therapy.
• Affordable.

According to Dr Ken Wianko, a top American physician:

“Magnets are not magic. Their function is very simple.
Magnotherapy helps the body regain its self-healing balance
naturally, because each organ and cell in the body is
influenced by magnetic fields. Cell regulation, tissue
function and life itself are controlled by electromagnetic
currents.”

“I honestly believe that simply wearing a modern magnet, is

one of the easiest ways we can enhance our well-being.”
Gloria Vergari MCMA

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Table of Contents

Introduction:……………………………………………………...............6
Chapter 1: The Importance of Magnetic Fields & Energy………...7
Chapter 2: The History of Magnet Therapy…………………………10
Chapter 3: Modern Magnets …………………………………………..14
Chapter 4 How a Sceptic Became a Believer……………………….16
Chapter 5: How do Magnets work ……………………………………19
Chapter 6: Healing with Magnets……………………………….…….23
Chapter 7: Magnets in Sport…………………………………………..29
Chapter 8 Lets look at the Beauty Aspect………………………….31
Chapter 9: Not Just for You…………………………………………….34
Chapter 10: Conclusion - Where is this going? …………………...36
Chapter 11: Testimonials: …………………………..…………………37
Chapter 12: Treatments: …………………………….…………………42
References: (Recommended therapist, books & products………43

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INTRODUCTION

Before I take you through the basics of magnet or magnotherapy

and how it works, let me clear up some of the questions I am
most frequently asked.

 ‘Why have I only recently heard of it?

 Where did it come from?
 Is it safe?
 How should I use it?

Stay with me, this will be a fascinating journey and one that
could change the way you approach looking after your family’s
healthcare.

The possibility of our living to be 80 or 90 is practically taken for

granted, and when we, or our loved ones don’t make it we almost
feel slighted. However, with this long lease on life comes the
realization that the NHS cannot and will not be there for every
ache and groan, we will have to become familiar with ways of
healing and maintaining our own bodies. The general trend is to
look for more natural ways of doing so. Over the last few years,
the public both in the UK and throughout the world are opening
up to complementary and alternative medicine, actively searching
for non-intrusive, drug free and above all safe methods that are
known to work. We are entering a new era in self-managed
health care, and ‘soft’ medical alternatives are increasingly
preferred over drugs and surgery whenever possible.

Magnotherapy is all of the above, and more. In this book we will

attempt to explain how magnets effect changes, and answer
some of your question, simply and frankly.

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Chapter 1: The Importance Of Magnetic Fields
& Energy

The universe, as Douglas Adams says in The Hitchhikers Guide to

The Galaxy, “..is big, it’s very big”.

It is; all those moons, stars and suns out there just hanging
around in space. What is it that keeps them up in their own
particular place and not crashing down into each other? Yes you
have it, gravity and magnetic fields continually pulling and
opposing and holding the planets in their appointed place or
orbits.

The earth is in fact a giant magnet and since the breakthrough

theories of Einstein and other physicists we now have terms for
the four forces which give and maintain order on our planet and
in the universe: the weak nuclear force, the strong nuclear force,
gravity, and the electromagnetic.

The earth, mankind, animals, cells, atoms – life itself – is

exposed to and charged with terrestrial magnetic fields. Every
cell in our body has some energy or force flowing through it. To
quote Shakespeare, not only are we “such stuff that dreams are
made of” but we are also made up from the dust of ancient stars.
Isn’t that a lovely thought to hang onto as we are fighting crowds
at rush hour? In that dust are tiny magnetic particles. When we
are attracted to someone and say they have a magnetic
personality or that there is some “chemistry” happening, we are
right, each of us gives off greater or lesser energies at slightly
different strengths. A few of us with a natural high out-put can
become healers. The rest of us can now do the same to our
bodies by utilising therapeutic magnets.

Remember the old cliché “opposites attract”, well the fact is that
opposites are dynamic, creating change, pushing us ever
forward. Positive and negative, yin and yang, hot and cold, dark
and light, the moon, sun and earth are working towards our well-
being. This energy field we were born into is crucial – vital for
our health.

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We are now receiving less of the natural magnetic field we used
to get from the planet. Modern life now insulates us. We no
longer walk barefoot on the earth. Most of us in the western
world live and work in concrete buildings and we drive
everywhere in metal cars, trains or planes, and this combined
with the cocktail of unnatural electricity we surround ourselves
with daily, each putting out different strengths, bombards our
body causing stress to our cells. Radio waves, which transmit
television and radio, microwaves from satellites, electric fields
from overhead cables, and even our own home lighting and
power for household appliances. This cocktail of pollutants has
depleted a significant amount of our own natural energy source.
How much has it depleted our system, is yet to be determined,
but there is a lot of research going into the causes and triggers
for such “modern” diseases as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS),
magnetic deficiency syndrome (MDS), MS and most notably ME.

Roger Coghill, one of Britain’s most noted researchers in the

area of energy fields and medicine, tells us how metals when
placed in an electric field, that field will be conducted to each
part of the object concerned

In a particular case study he noted how a patient suffering from

ME slept in a brass bed. At the back of this metal headboard was
a double electric socket feeding two bedside lamps and a
clock/radio, which were naturally kept switched on, merrily
transmitting all through the night. Roger, immediately re-
positioned her bed, and the patient shortly saw improvements in
her health and strength.

All of us have been brought up taking the benefits of electricity

for granted, they are all too apparent in our daily lives. None of
us, would dream of turning back the clock and living without it,
but it may have taken a toll on our system, and we may have to
become somewhat clearer and more discerning in how we use it.

According to scientists the earth has lost over 5% of it’s magnetic

field in the last century, and adding the two things together you
can see that we may be functioning slightly under par, -our
“batteries” may have had the edge taken off them.

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Strangely enough two places on earth are said to have a higher
magnetic reading than others, one is Sedona in Arizona, the
other is Lourdes in France.

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Chapter 2: The History Of Magnet Therapy
(From Cleopatra to Mesmer)

A Short History of Medicine

2000B.C. Here, eat this root.

A.D.1000 That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer.

A.D.1850 That prayer is superstition. Here drink this potion.

A.D.1940 That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill.

A.D.1985 That pill is ineffective. Here take this antibiotic.

A.D.2000 That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root.

Let us now go back to 2000 B.C. when there were no known

writings relating to medicine or health care, as we understand it.
To a time however, when there was already a well-developed
unwritten system in place, in China. It was based on the
understanding that good health depended on the circulation of
vital energies. These energies would follow prescribed pathways
through the body. This internal strength or energy was called Qi
(chi). We have all heard of yin and yang, this is the
understanding derived from two opposing influences that
balance each other out (remember positive and negative). The
Chinese healers presumed that when the influences of yin and
yang were out of harmony the natural flow of Qi was blocked;
causing an un-natural balance in the body and illness resulted.
The Chinese placed a great emphasis on how important it was for
well-being to allow Qi (energy) to flow unimpaired through the
body.

It was in this period the first recorded written piece came to be

known; it was called The Emperor’s Book of Internal Medicine.
This book recorded and described how balances could be
corrected by the use of what we now know to be acupuncture
and the use of magnetic stones. The Chinese went on to explain

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how key points in the body related to different organs and
energy lines.

Meanwhile, in another part of the world Egyptian physicians were

using lodestones (magnets) for a variety of conditions. Queen
Cleopatra herself wore a small magnet in an amulet on her
forehead to preserve her youth. We know today how right she
was, but how did she know this? At the back of the forehead lies
the pineal gland; this is quite small (about the size if a pine nut).
The pineal is home to melatonin and it is secreted by the gland at
night. Melatonin is also a powerful antioxidant and is now being
hailed, as the “Youth hormone” due to it’s potential for anti-
aging. So Cleo was right on the nose – or should I say forehead!
Today, instead of hanging an amulet on our forehead, we can
simply sleep on a magnetic pillow pad to affect the same result,
it is like having an 8 hour beauty treatment through the night.
Melatonin in pill form has also become very popular as a sleep
aid. Used widely for jetlag and regulating sleep patterns. Again
sleeping on a magnetic pad will encourage the pineal gland to
naturally secrete melatonin and thus secure the same result as
the pill.

Thales, a 7th century B.C Greek philosopher, said, “All things are
full of gods”. He made this remark when noting that if amber,
which is a fossilized tree resin, was rubbed with wool, it would
pick up light objects such as straw or feathers. Somehow it
‘attracted’ them. The Greeks were also the first people to
understand the properties of magnetite and how these grey
stones could attract nails and other items made of iron. Thales
thought that magnetite (loadstone) “has soul because it attracts
iron.” They saw these things as magic from the gods. Our
ancestors simply observed the effects these special stones could
have in healing and worked with them believing the gods used
them to intervene and help mankind. They watched and observed
through the centuries.

We can then skip through the dark ages, acknowledge the part
played by Paracelcus (1493-1541) in furthering our
understanding of magnets and the part he foresaw them playing
in healing both in humans and animals and come to the time of

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Good Queen Bess, or Elizabeth I as we know her. It is widely
reported that her personal physician Dr William Gilbert (1540-
1600) would treat strangulated hernia (twisted hernia) by using
iron fillings. Dr Gilbert would have the fillings baked into a cake,
he then fed the cakes to his patient, and wait for them to be
digested, then by placing a lodestone (magnet) over the lower
stomach area he would untwist the hernia. How about that for
non-invasive surgery! Dr Gilbert also believed that whatever
strange force existed in magnets, it was the key to life.

Just look at Michelangelo’s painting on the ceiling of the Sistine

Chapel, it shows Adam being animated by God with what appears
to be the “spark of life”

In the 18th & 19th centuries we had many noted scientists and
physicians experimenting with magnetic fields and electricity.
Their knowledge and the materials they had were pretty crude,
but they had valiant stabs at understanding what we today are
becoming more and more aware of. That energy medicine will
lead us to the next generation of healing.

One of these young academic doctors was Franz Mesmer, today

he is somewhat ridiculed as the ‘quack’ who used to hypnotize
his patients. Hence, the word “mesmerize”. Mesmer was in fact a
brilliant young man who studied mathematics, the law and
medicine. His doctorial thesis dealt with the effects of
gravitational fields and cycles on human health. Over the yeas he
practiced medicine, using magnets and patients from all over
Europe flocked to him. His popularity grew by word of mouth and
he became one of the most successful and controversial men in
France. The medical community was as always conservative and
distrustful, they thought him a hoax and all the cures he
achieved were due to his power of suggestion. In other words he
‘mesmerized’ them.

If only Mesmer were alive today, to see the modern magnets and
magnetic materials and their strengths he would be completely
vindicated and respected for the visionary and scientist he was.

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Today Tibetan monks, still use large lodestones around the head
for clarity of thought, improving the concentration and learning

capacity of young training monks.

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Chapter 3: Modern (Or Therapeutic) Magnets
It is said that we owe modern ‘medical’ magnets to the space
industry. Certainly they played a major part in developing the
materials we now use in magnet and biomagnetic therapies. They
were also responsible for introducing a wider audience to the
vital role the earth’s magnetic field has on the human body, and
maintaining its potential.

When man first ventured into space in the 1960’s, we understood

the need to provide him with a safe, reliable space craft, the
astronaut was given a life supporting suit and went through a
thorough training programme to withstand the mental and
physical challenges we understood he would encounter. He was
then sent off into the unknown and the space agencies made
sure the back up on earth was of the highest calibre.

We know just how successful ,both the Americans and Russians

were in this enterprise. We were amazed and delighted to see the
astronauts return from their pioneering endeavours, tired but
safe and smiling. In the very first flights following mans first
ventures into space, the astronauts needed to be placed into
isolation for several weeks upon their return. It was determined
by the constant monitoring from earth during their flights, that
as they stayed in space the men were losing bone density,
calcium and their immune systems were depleting. During this
quarantine period it became clear what had occurred was due to
the consequences of man leaving the earth’s magnetic field, their
systems were under stress and not able to function properly. As I
mentioned before this magnetic energy field is something we
were born in, we evolved in it, and without it, our bodies suffer.
We lose the energy (Qi) to produce the normal level of bodily
function and repair we and other living things need to survive.
What to do?

Whether it was the Russian or American space programme that

first came to understand the nature of the problem is not quite
sure, but it was decided to place large magnetic blocks inside
each spacecraft. This did begin to alleviate the problems,
however, it created another, that with the increased loads the

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fuel efficiency of the crafts on take-off became a burden.
Therefore another route had to be found.

At that time the space agencies as with so many other material

problems approached outside businesses and asked for them to
develop extremely high-powered magnets that were lightweight.
This they did, very successfully. They came up with several of
the materials that we now use and I will explain them in the next
chapter. Suffice it to say that in old terms – a magnet holding a
note on your fridge door is 100 gauss – whilst a magnet we now
use in health care, can be the same size and weight and hold a
magnetic strength of – 12,300 gauss.

Today, when astronauts go into space they wear suits lined with
flexible magnetic materials and the spacecraft has a magnetic
lining. Now when they return from a flight, whether it is two days
or two months they go straight from the craft and into a press
conference.

This is the difference maintaining a magnetic balance can make

to the system.

The Worldwide use of Magnets:

In countries that are not dominated by a drug culture as we in

the Western world are, magnetic therapy is very often the first
line of approaching soft tissue damage. Countries such as Japan,
Russia and China use them continually. China has for the last
4000 years, it is just with today’s materials you do not have to
haul around a massive loadstone.

Over the last few years countries such as Germany and most
recently the USA, are fast catching on to the benefits of this
exceptional new modality.

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Chapter 4: How A Sceptic Became A Believer
Thirty years ago I had a serious knee accident, when as a
professional dancer I fell during one of the more active scenes in
West Side Story. I heard several bones crack yet managed to
hobble off stage and get myself down to Charring Cross Hospital
in London. Over the next few months I was cut, stitched and
screwed back together. The bones finally mended, but the
ligaments have always been a problem. Whilst not too bad for
most activities and sports, my knee does not like concrete, and
whilst jogging one evening in 1997 with friends in North Carolina
my knee gave out and I was in severe pain. I asked them to book
an appointment the following day with a local physiotherapist.
This injury was an old friend and I knew I needed a few sessions
of ultra-sound and some anti-inflammatory pills.

One of my pals handed me a knee wrap and said, “here try this
until morning”. I asked what it was and when he told me it had
magnets in it, I politely told him to get lost. Some new gimmick
from America, I thought! He insisted I try it. I refused and so on
until he wore me down and I agreed to keep it on until I saw the
physio in the morning. The following morning I got up, took the
wrap off to shower, and low and behold there was not a trace of
inflammation in my leg. I gingerly handed it back to my friend
and said thanks. I thought it was interesting, but would not
believe the wrap had anything to do with it –I wanted to believe
my knee had just spontaneously healed. In thirty years it had
never done so before, but a magnet? Well really!! I dismissed the
idea.

Two weeks later, whilst moving a table in their house I tore a

muscle in my shoulder. Obviously somewhere in my deep
unconscious I had remembered the magnets, because I asked
them if I could stick the knee wrap over my shoulder. They
laughed, said I would look like Quasimodo, and took me to the
magnet therapist they had bought the knee wrap from. After a
brief consultation, I was told that all I needed for my torn muscle
was a powerful neodymium magnet. It was the size and weight
of a 2p coin, but had the horsepower of a tank (12,300 gauss)
Donna simply attached it to my deepest point of pain using
medical tape. Within 24 hours the pain was gone and I had full
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mobility in arm and shoulder. This now had my full attention.
Over the years I had suffered enough injuries dancing, teaching
aerobics and skiing to know something was happening inside my
body. I went back to the therapist and she spent time with me,
explaining the basics of what happened when a magnetic field is
applied to the body, and how this new method of healing was
sweeping the USA. In-spite of the drug companies trying to
discredit it, the public new it worked and millions of Americans
were now using it.

I was becoming extremely interested in the science behind it and

Donna advised me to go down to Raleigh, North Carolina, and
talk to one of the leaders in the research and development of
biomagnetics, Jim Souder. Jim is respected throughout the
community as a man of great integrity and a true innovator in the
field. I went to Jim’s clinic and stayed in his house and studied
with him and his wife Judi for several months. They opened up a
new world to me, and on my return to England I decided to spend
time testing magnets. I did so, on friends, family and neighbours
and their animals.

I was staggered by the results, and five years on and 3000

patients later, I still find it hard to believe something this small
and simple can actually be so effective. In dealing with a wide
variety of conditions. Usually conditions that doctors have said,
”well there is nothing more I can do for you, keep on with the
painkillers.”

At this point I decided to throw caution and money to the wind,

give up a career that had been very lucrative to me for 17 years
in order to pursue this subject I took a deep breath and began to
practice and study everything I came across concerning the
therapeutic use of magnets.

I was not happy that in England there appeared to be no

standards in place for therapists, and by pure chance, I met
Valerie Dargonne, a young woman who had been independently
studying this field for years. We both had similar intentions and
aims for the future of magnets in the UK. We both wanted to get
this therapy taken seriously by the medical and professional
health care practitioners. To date are no legal requirements to

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act as a magnet therapist. Any multi-level marketer can sell
magnets without truly understanding how and when to use them.
Valerie and I wanted to establish some sort of intelligent
guideline, and with this in mind we decided a comprehensive
training programme needed to be established here. Over several
months Valerie developed our course and to date we have trained
and accredited 20 therapists, four doctors, three dentists with
more coming on board daily. We are the only school of magnet
therapy to be accredited by The Complementary Medical
Association in Britain.

I hope I can now share with you this simple therapy.

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Chapter 5: How Do Magnets Work
There is still much research and debate about how magnets
work. Different theories have been claimed by manufacturers of
magnetic products. I will point out the largely accepted views
held by doctors and researchers.

When a magnet is applied to the body muscles and soft tissue

lengthen and relax, waves pass through the tissue and secondary
currents are induced. When those currents clash with magnetic
waves they produce impacting heat on electrons in the body
cells. These impacting heats are very effective in the reduction of
muscle swelling and pain. Movement of haemoglobin in the
blood vessels is accelerated, this has been observed in both
thermographic and nuclear medicine studies, while calcium,
cholesterol and lactic acid deposits in the blood are decreased.
The fatigued blood is cleansed and circulation is increased. There
is also significant evidence of a pain blocking mechanism in
nerve fibres themselves when subjected to magnetic fields.
Researchers have been able to shift the resting potential (thereby
raising the required stimulus to pain) of nerve cells in the
laboratory by 25% using the Norso Dynamag technology.
High strength magnets can cause anaesthesia, in the tissue,
through a principal in physics called the Hall effect. A thermal
impact that occurs within the cell, which can affect nerve signals.

What does this all mean in lay terms?

Two vital things occur when a magnet is placed on the skin.

The soft tissue will lengthen and help to relax down a muscle or
ligament that is damaged /traumatized. It will work in an area
and depth directly proportionate to the type and strength of
magnet used (forget the fridge one). Presuming you have one of
the better magnets – I will give you the guide lines in the
following chapter- you should be able to effect a change to a
radius of between 3 – 5 inches around any one magnet and to a
similar depth.

As the tissue relaxes blood flow that has been somewhat blocked
from entering the damaged site is allowed in and increased. We
can see this by thermal imaging when we use the Magnessage.
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 The two images are
showing the effects of the
magnessage. The first
image shows a knee with
a small injury highlighted
by the box. The area
could be perceived as
having a higher degree of
bloodflow which appears
to be the body's way of
healing an injury. This is
why it is showing a
slightly higher
temperature. After about
1 1/2 minutes with the
magnessage, the area is
showing a significant
temperature increase
indicating that the
magnessage is working
with the body to draw
more blood to heal the
troublesome area.

Normally an injured site, whether from arthritis, torn muscles or

another condition, will be surrounded by inflammation. This can
comprise of lactic acids, calcium and other deposits, basically the
site is ‘hot’ with acidity. The increase in blood flow brings with it
increased alkaline. Acidity hates to be in an alkaline environment
and this is where the body starts to generate its own healing.
Magnets merely encourage it in a truly dramatic way.

So far, we have relaxed the tissue and with increased blood flow
we have started to detoxify the area. Next, the thermal impact I
mentioned occurs inside the cell. As the blood in our body
continuously circulates it periodically it comes close to the
magnet placed on the skin above, the ions in the blood become
agitated and are attracted to the magnet, atomic particles begin
to spin inside the cell, they go into the Hall effect and in doing so
get ‘switched on’.

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This ‘switching on’ means the body kicks in its own beta-
endorphin (pain relieving) system.

So to recap, we have:
1. Lengthen and relaxed tissue.
2. Begun the process of flushing out debris and inflammation
from the site.
3. Kicked in the body’s own pain relieving system.

These are the key points a user of magnetic products must

understand if you wish to successfully treat yourself and your
family. If you understand that the product works where it is
placed you will not fall into the trap of buying a wristband to help
with pain in your knee.

If a magnet is going to work for you, it can happen within hours

when quality magnets are placed over the damaged area.
Normally we expect to see improvements within 1 – 7 days,
when you are directly treating the site of pain.

A wristband or sufficiently strong bracelet is fine if you have

hand or wrist pain, or if you want to maximize your general
health and detox you body. You will keep it there, as it is easy to
wear there. But there is little point in relaxing and promoting
blood flow to your wrist if your problem is your lower back!

Wearing a magnet anywhere on the body will still have the same
detoxifying effect on the blood, after a period of time. As I
mentioned before the agitation with the circulating cells release
the debris that cling to the walls of the cell. One thing you must
remember when you use magnet therapy is to drink at least 4 – 5
glasses of water a day. You need to flush out of your system the
toxins magnets are releasing. Coffee, tea (whether herbal or not),
fruit juice are just not the same as water. The liver reads them as
food.

We are 75% water and we need to replenish the cells. I do not

care if it Spring, Mineral or Tap – just WATER.

If your general health is good, and you have no immediate areas

to be healed, then by all means wear a magnetic bracelet.

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It is the simplest most effective way of compensating for the
man-made EMF pollutants that deplete our systems. They will
help to boost and support the body’s own bio energy system.
Choose a ‘north pole’ bracelet and make sure it is sufficiently
strong to affect changes. My therapists and I all use bracelets,
however, drinking water will still apply.

Flush out those toxins magnets release!

MAIN AREAS OF BENEFIT SEEN IN MAGNET THERAPY ARE:

• Helps alleviate pain and improve mobility of arthritic joints.

• Recovery of nerve sensation
• Aids recovery of torn ligaments, muscles and tendons.
• Reduces bruising and swelling.
• Speeds recovery in sports injuries.
• Greater resistance to infection.
• Improves circulation / body and extremity warming.
• Helps removal of waste products from the blood i.e. lactic
acids calcium, cholesterol and fat deposits.
• Increases energy and strength.
• Speeds healing i.e. bone fractures.
• Helps recovery or can prevent onset of R.S.I / Carpal
Tunnel.
• Alleviates migraine and headaches.
• Improves overall health.

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Chapter 6: Healing With Magnets
Some interesting facts according to Dr Mark Atkinson BsC(Hons)
FCMA FRIPHH

Although medical doctors and researchers remain sceptical as to

the effectiveness of magnet therapy, recent research studies
from major universities and medical colleges have shown the
benefits of static magnet fields in relieving pain.

The Office of Alternative Medicine of the Institute of Health,

Washington, D.C. awarded a million dollar grant in 1997 for the
study of what has been, until now, largely an Eastern and
European phenomenon. Medical use of magnets is reimbursable
by private health care in 50 countries worldwide.

Baylor College of Medicine, USA. Dr Carlos Valbona in 1997

published a double blind study of 50 patients who suffered from
muscular or arthritic pain. 76% of patients treated with static
magnets reported significant improvement.

New York Medical College, N.Y. Dr Michael Weintraub, a clinical

professor of neurology released a study in 1999 that showed he
had significantly reduced foot pain in diabetics, by the use of
magnetic innersoles in 9 out of 10 patients.

Vanderbilt University Medical Centre, found that between 80%-

90% of patients with pain related to sports injuries and accidents
found relief after magnet treatment.

The – Hospital in Japan, in double blind clinical studies showed

that 83% of their patients with sleep related disorders benefited
from the use of magnetic mattress pads.

One in three households in Japan sleep on a magnetic

mattress pad.

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BUYERS BEWARE

Before you buy your magnets – the do’s and don’ts of

selecting the right kind.

Nothing is worse than throwing your money away on magnets

that are no more effective that the ones on your refrigerator. It is
what a lot of people are doing, and what is worse to me is that
they then say that magnets do not work.

MAGNETS DO WORK!
You just have to buy the best, and the best may not be the most
expensive ones. Certainly I have seen some magnets that are on
sale by multi-level marketers that are twice the price and half as
strong as other reliable brands.

As you will be largely self treating your family you must learn one
or two key things in determining the right product to buy.

You have to remember the term GAUSS RATING.

The gauss of a magnet determines it strength. There is a gauss

at the centre (core) of the magnet and one at its surface.

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1. NEODYMIUM – THE ‘KING’ OF MAGNETS, these are
magnets made up of three metals boron, ferrite and neodymium.
Neodymium is a rare earth metal and expensive. Depending on
the quantity in the manufactures magnet will directly reflect in
the power of output the magnet will have.

Top quality neodymiums will have a CORE rating of 12,300

and a SURFACE gauss of 1,200.
This magnet will have an impact of 3 – 4 inches on the skin both
in radius and in depth of penetration.

We call the ‘permanent’ magnets and they will hold their

fields for up to 15 years

These magnets should be used for most soft tissue damage as

they are the ones likely to get the best results for places such as
Backs, Knees Hips, Shoulders etc..

I have seen some magnets with a core gauss of 400. The surface
rating is barely anything and it would be lucky to penetrate 1/8”.
Some of these are ‘exhausted’ after a few days and the
manufacturer suggests you throw them away.

Choosing a magnet is like buying a car, go to a therapist or look

for packaging you can trust. Make sure you understand what you
are getting. Do NOT go for attractive packaging or ads. Read the
information, ask the therapist or call the help line.

If the packaging does not tell you the strength (GAUSS,

surface and core) DO NOT BUY.

Your results depend on it. The search for good product does
really pay off in the end.

2. A less expensive magnet is a FLEXIBLE one. A flexible is

approximately 2,750 gauss at its core. This will have an impact
on tissue of between 1” – 2”.

Flexible magnets are used for fingers, thumbs and wrist wraps,
where less penetration is required. They are also available for

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backs and knees, but for these deeper areas I would strongly
advise the use of neodymiums.
A flexible magnet generally hold its field for 5 –6 years.

3. CERAMIC magnets. Ceramic magnets are generally

found in pillow pads and sleep systems. Their gauss is 3,950 and
they promote relaxation whilst you sleep. They also kick in the
pineal gland (remember Cleopatra!).

Ceramic magnets are far less costly than neodymium, and so

manufactures can readily build them into large items, such as
mattress pads at a fraction of the cost that neo’s would be.

You will find most of the above magnets will be located with
the NORTH POLE of the magnet towards the body. It is the
general consensus that North Pole – Heals
South Pole – Stimulates. For healing most companies use
North Pole towards the body. Occasionally my therapists will
treat a patient in their clinics with a limited exposure to
South Pole, but the general rule I would recommend for you
is to use North Pole magnets only.

That is the general rule, and of course there is always an

exception:

Innersoles:
Magnetic innersoles are exceptional. They are usually used by
patients and athletes who are looking to improve circulation,
energy and strength. They are also used for foot, ankle and lower
leg pain.

4. Innersoles are usually BI-POLAR and FLEXIBLE.

They will probably be sold in two or three sizes (small, medium
and large) and the customer will simply cut them down to size
with a good pair of scissors. Magnetic soles will not take that
much room in your shoes, and the results are certainly worth it.

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Wristbands and bracelets:
There are so many varieties of these particular magnetic devices
now hitting the market and they are certainly worth looking at.
Some are very pretty, but hardly effective, some are pretty ugly
but powerful.

So this is the question you must ask yourself before you buy.

“What do I want the bracelet to do for me?”

If your answer to the above question is for pain relief in the hand
or wrist or for your general health, to help keep your blood
cleansed of the deposits I mentioned previously, then yes, buy a
wristband and keep it on. It is a simply and effective way of doing
these things and it is easy to keep wearing on the wrist. I wear
one continually, so do most of my therapists.

Once again, insist of knowing the gauss, surface and core, and
get it in writing. Be sure of your supplier. A magnet of less than
800 GAUSS on the surface of your skin will give hardly any
benefit. The one I wear has six small neodymiums inset in a
stainless steel link bracelet. The surface strength of each neo is
1,200 gauss. It is attractive, strong and powerful. That is what
you must look for.

If your answer to the above question is that you want the bracelet
for pain relief in your knee, forget it, (remember the lengthening
and relaxing of tissue in the area!) As I said with directly applied
quality magnets I would expect to see pain relief within hours /
days. Many bracelet companies will give you a 90 day money
back guarantee, I presume this is because they think it will take
that amount of time for the blood to circulate, cleanse the
system of toxins and in so doing have an effect in the injured
area. As a practising therapist I would never treat an injured area
in this way.

How to use your magnets:

By now I should have drummed it into you, to apply the magnet
to the site of your pain, and not to “take a quarter of an aspirin
for a headache – take the whole thing”

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Buy a quality product. If you have absorbed most of the above
information you will now know how to determine this. The rest is
pretty easy. Most good manufacturers will have done the work
for you. They understand when building their wraps e.g. for the
knee, the penetration may have to reach 5-6 inches into tissue.
So they will make the wrap have sufficient strength to do so.
Manufacturers will not overbuild a product, so you may be sure
they are safe for you to use freely as and when you want to.
Here are some simple guidelines for you to use when treating
your family for problems I see most frequently.

Always be sure you have a complete understanding of what

is troubling you, either by a diagnosis from your doctor or
your specialist.

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Chapter 7: Magnets In Sport
Two years ago a British Tri-athlete sportsman came to me and
asked if I could work with him to improve his performance and
whether or not magnets could speed the recovery time of the
injuries he periodically got from the various disciplines (running,
swimming and cycling). His nutrition and training regimes were
fine so we looked in the areas of strength, energy and stamina.
We decided to use the following items on him.

1. The ‘poker chip’ neodymium disks. These small disks

are the size and weight of a 2p coin, our tri-athlete could keep
them with him in his first aid kit and then place anywhere on his
body should he pull or strained a muscle. They would alleviate
the pain and speed the healing process. We also suggested that
Joe should use them on his lower back when he cycled to off-set
the normal ache he would get during the long cycling events.
2. A sleep system. He took a single mattress pad around
with him to place on his beds at night. The mattress pad allowed
him to get a deeper’ alpha’ state of sleep, to recover from the
exhaustion of the day’s events and wake with increased energy
and without the tired muscles.
3. Supreme Innersoles:
The innersoles were used after his running races, to repair the
damage to the feet.
He again used the innersoles during the cycling events to add
power and stamina to the legs. After a 112 mile training session
he reported that at 92 miles he just left his team-mates behind.
He knew that normally they were all pretty well matched. He re-
tested them the following week and confirmed the extra
performance the innersoles gave him. Joe now wears them for all
his races.

I tease him that he is cheating. He tells me its ergogenics!

I regularly have both professional and general everyday riders

using innersoles to great benefit.

There are now so many top pro sports using them either for
repair as in any sport which ‘traumatizes’ the feet, prime
examples of these are running and kick-boxing. The athlete will
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use the innersole in their shoes when they have performed to
bring in the extra blood flow to start repairing the area and flush
out the lactic acid that has built up.

For events that use a shoe that can take the extra sole and who
do not require the agility of a runner such as skiing, skating,
weight lifting, golf and tennis, then the magnetic innersole is
worn to enhance the performance. I have been told that The
British Federation of Ice Skating is currently trying to ban
innersoles as an “unfair advantage”. Why? Just wear them as the
rest of the world does!

I mentioned earlier, that many countries use them regularly. It is

not new, or avant guarde, any longer, just normal practice. We
are only now becoming aware of it in the UK, awareness is
growing and we now have calls daily from, premier league
soccer clubs, golfer, rowers, weight-lifters, skaters, to see if we
will work with them.

The age of magnets in sport is here – ask the rest of the

world!

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Chapter 8: Lets Look At The Beauty Aspect

Almost a side-effect in magnet therapy are the things it can do

for the skin, hair and nails. This happens because we increase
blood flow to the body. It is almost the same ‘rush’ as doing an
aerobic work out or more specifically having a massage.

When you have a facial, and the beauty therapist is massaging

your face 90% of the work is the stimulation of cells and not the
specific cream used. As she massages the skin the same activity
occurs as magnets produce namely increased blood flow and
lymphatic drainage. Now we all know how wonderful a good
massage feels. There is nothing quite like it, touch is so
essential, however, consider having an eight our facial massage
every night, this is what happens when my patients use a
magnetic pillow pad or sleep system. They may have bought it to
ease stress or to promote sleep, but the side effects are a radiant
glowing skin, brighter and less puffy eyes and glossy hair.

Not bad for a side effect.

Of course you do not have to have insomnia or stress to benefit
from a pillow or mattress pad. One of my patients called me and
complained that I was costing her too much money. I said to her,

“ Fay, stop buying more items you have enough.”

She had bought a lower back wrap for sever back pain, innersoles
for increased energy, poker chips and a pillow pad for stress. Fay
then told me the products were not her problem. Her problem
was that her hair was growing so quickly that she now had to get
her roots tinted every four weeks instead of six. Sometimes you
can’t win.

Another client who had suffered badly from carpal tunnel

syndrome saw a great improvement in her nails and began to
take care of them for the first time in years. She was overjoyed;
forget the fact that I had prevented her from the Carpal
operation. A year later when I met her again she told me her nails
were not so hot anymore. Because we had eliminated the need to
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wear the carpal wrap any more, she was not getting the extra
oxygen to her hands. So she bought a magnetic bracelet from
me, and has had polished her nails ever since.

So a very simple beauty tip is to use a pillow pad. I buy one that
fits an American king size pillow it is 13” x 27” and I use it across
my shoulders in bed and also on my car seat for long trips. A lot
of my patients with arthritis use it in their chairs, especially for
watching TV, or whilst at their computers.

NOTE:
It is quite safe to handle floppy disks, video’s and your credit
cards when wearing bracelets or magnets. Just do not put
powerful neo’s directly on top of them.

WATER WATER WATER!

“Is it that important?”

Yes I promise you it is. Please drink a minimum of four glasses a
day. Ideally the books say eight. If you can manage that your
body will love you for it. Personally as one who considered a
drink during the day as tea or coffee, I am happy to do 4 – 5
glasses. In the winter try drinking it hot. I know it does not sound
too good but I promise you, you will get use to it. And don’t
worry, it is tea and coffee that are the diuretics. Take it from the
greatest bathroom seeker in the world, water helps to dilute the
effects of caffeine. Now, my daily regime is to have my morning
cup of tea, followed by a coffee and from then on, I am on water.
I may possibly have another tea or coffee during the afternoon.
Just get into the routine, it’s worth it. For many conditions we
recommend drinking magnetized water.

As a dancer I have grown up with the understanding that the

body is my vehicle, it takes me from place to place, not my car.
Think about it. It is my body that gets me to the car or bus.
Without maintaining this incredible machine we are nowhere. It is
the greatest piece of engineering I know of, nothing equals it and
it is my aim to ‘die, fit.’ To do that I will feed it with good stuff
(whole foods), exercise, and WATER it.
The rest is up to my magnets.

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Since I have been using magnet therapy, which is coming up
to five years, I have not had a cough or cold, my immune
system is in terrific shape and I can also speak for my
therapists and friends who use it regularly.

How to Magnetize Water

Any water can be magnetized, it is simple. Just place your jug or

glass on a magnetic block for 20 minutes. It will then hold the
magnetic properties.

NORTH POLE WATER: Place the container on the block with the
North Pole facing upwards.

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Chapter 9: Not Just For You
(For your pets also)

One of the nicest things we find in magnet therapy is watching

the difference we can make to our four legged friends. Getting
positive results when dealing with animals is satisfying for two
reasons... Of course it is rewarding to help a cat, dog, rabbit or
horse in pain, that goes without saying. Then the real buzz
comes from the knowledge that the animal is not expecting
anything to happen. When we see the result it beats reading the
double blind clinical studies hands down. We understand a
double blind study means the patients (human type) do not know
if they are getting magnets or a placebo, but when a dog with an
arthritic hip responds because their owner has put magnets in
their bed or on their collar – well that’s a different thing entirely.
It reinforces our commitment every time. You will see some of
our work with animals in the personal testimonials in a later
chapter.

With animals as with people, we can help them with arthritis,

oedema (swelling) and faster recovery from damage or
operations. The horse racing industry travels the world and for
years it has been aware of the part magnet therapy can play. You
can find wraps for fetlocks, hooves and shins, and blankets,
which help with the warm up process before a race. Again the
use of a magnetic wand is a great tool.

On several occasions I have worked with horses that were skittish

and difficult to shoe. We found that passing the wand (the
Magnessage) which is a moving magnetic field, around the head
for a minute or two, the horses would then calmly give their hoof
to the blacksmith.

One little story I must tell you happened two years ago as I was
returning from a talk I was giving on M.T. I was returning from
Shepton Mallet to Bath I noticed a group of people surrounding
an animal at the side of the road. I could see the little creature
was in spasm, so I grabbed my Magnessage and over I went. It
turned out to be a small deer that had been hit by a car. The
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crowd had covered its head, not to shock it further and two men
were holding its legs. Without touching the deer I passed the
Magnessage over it (the field of penetration on this is 15-18
inches) for a minute or so and the deer relaxed and stopped
jerking. I then switched the Magnessage off and within 30
seconds the little thing was back jerking, again I began treatment
and she calmed down. I then carried on treating her until the
RSPCA came. Unfortunately, her back was broken and she was
put down. But what proof for me, that even with a wild animal
with its head covered, something happed and something pretty
significant as those waves penetrated her body. The onlookers
were amazed and I had four customers before I got off my
knees!.

Time and time again my therapist and I see the healing, with the
horses and domestic animals we work with. I have recently been
asked to work with a tiger in a local zoo. NOT my usual client,
but I will have a go making sure there is qualified supervision
standing by, else my ambition to ‘die, fit’ may just come true a
little ahead of plan.

Once the word (and understanding) of the ‘serious’ side of this

industry, gets out magnets will be on offer everywhere. Hopefully
you will now be ahead of the game and know what to look out for
and what to stay clear of.

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Chapter 10: In Conclusion – Where Is It Going

It is my honest belief that magnet therapy will be part of the NHS

and UK medicine within five years. Its part in relieving pain and
reducing other symptoms in the areas I have described are too
vital to be ignored. By applying magnets to people in industries
where repetitive stress injuries are common, magnet therapy can
offset the conditions arising, saving millions in lost man hours.
We are now entering a new era of taking ‘energy medicine’
seriously as the Chinese have for centuries, and the Russians
have done since the sixties. Even with the resistance put up by
the drug companies and the FDA, Americans have over the last
six years turned to it in their millions. Yes, millions.

According to Jim Souder, the founder of Norso Biomagnetics,

“The modern magnets we use today are just the harbinger of
where this technology will lead.”
From their clinics in the USA Dr’s Rosch and Lawrence have
written, “Although one would have to say magnet therapy is still
in the formative stage, its future looks bright with promise – very
bright indeed. One might even add that, as we are naturally
attracted to healing and relief from pain, magnet therapy is
pulling us irresistibly towards forward.”

So, as I mentioned earlier, know and understand the

condition you want to treat. Feel free to share this book with
your doctor or consultant. Most accredited therapists will be glad
to answer any questions you may have. Further reading on this
subject appears in the reference section of this book, together
with some useful contact numbers.

For the sceptics out there I would say – you have nothing to
loose, try it. Remember the old saying: “If it ain’t broke, don’t
fix it.” All of us in magnet therapy would like to say: “If it
works, don’t knock it.”

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CHAPTER 11: Testimonials
Norstar’s Testimonials

The following testimonials come from patients I have worked

with and also from the casebooks of my therapists. They are
spontaneous and not solicited in any way.

From my records:

Carpal Tunnel & R.S.I.

I had been in dreadful pain with carpal tunnel in my right wrist. It

had been so bad I had been walking the floor for several nights.
After wearing your wristband for 15 minutes I started to feel
relief, and within hours it had gone. I have had very little trouble
since, only when I over use my hand. I can then rely on putting
the wrist band on and taking care of the problem. Once again
thank you, you have been my saviour.
Pam Jenkins Axbridge, Somerset 1998

As you know I was very sceptical that magnets would help the
R.S.I. / Arthritis I had suffered from for many years due to riding
my motor bike and using the throttle.
But after wearing it overnight the pain in my thumb was gone. I
was so impressed I lent it to my mother, she was so impressed
she will not give it back. Please send me another one.
Thanks again.
Byron Lewis Lower Weare, Somerset 1998

Dear Gloria

After five years on pain killers – I am off them. I have had my first
pain free weekend and have been so ever since using
Biomagnets. Thank you Gloria for coming to Bath.
Very sincerely,
Monica Brown, Bathwick, Bath.

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To you all,

I wish I could truly express how I feel since I started your

magnets. The discomfort and pain I have felt for years has
disappeared. I also believe the support and help I received from
you on the phone was of such benefit I have been singing your
praises ever since.
Many thanks, sincerely
Betty Talbot, Walton-on Thames.

Tel message:
“Gloria, I just called to say thank you for the little disks. They are
tremendous. As you may remember I am a professional guitarist.
My R.S.I. was interfering with my playing and I was terribly
worried. Now, as soon as I feel any strain coming in my hand I
tape the disks on and – problem solved. I have learnt to put
them on if I know I have a heavy session coming up and I do not
set up the pain. It has made such a difference to my and my
career. Thanks, a pal of mine will be calling you shortly.
Richard, Bath Avon 1999

Arthritis
Dear Gloria,

Thank you so much for all your help. I want you to have in
writing how much you poker chips have helped my hip. They
have also made the world of difference to my 9 year old dog,
Toby. Toby had been unable to walk with arthritis so for three
weeks we have been sharing them ! We are now both bounding
with ease, but I feel I need my own set. Please send me another
pair ASAP. Sincerely
Julia Paton, Dernia Spain.

To whom it may concern

As a concert pianist, my hands are vital to me. My arthritis was

causing me so much pain I was in fear of not being able to
perform. Your neo’s together with the Magnessage have proved
so successful that I have been granted a new lease on life, or
certainly performing. Many thanks,
Sue Ross, Finchley London

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Fibromyalgia
The following three testimonials are from: Christine Craggs-
Hinton: Author “Living with Fibromyalgia”

‘Gloria, I have to say I am staggered by how effective the magnets

are! During the last few days I have been in less pain and have had
far more energy than at any other time in the last eight years – and
done things I thought I had lost forever, like driving a car. I feel like
I am getting my life back, which is absolutely brilliant!’
Shipley May 28th 2000

‘I’m back after a great holiday! The sunshine did me a lot of good. I
took my mattress pad with me which keptmy usual problem of
‘holiday constipation’ at bay, it also help me stay more active than
ever before since I became ill.
Shipley 18th July 2000

‘Did I mention my mattress pad has completely stabilized my IBS

(irritable bowel syndrome) – which as you know often comes with
Fibromyalgia’..

Shipley 26th July 2000

Lymphoedema
Dear Gloria

Shortly after wearing my magnets I noticed a marked reduction in

the pain I had had from lymphoedema following a radical
mastectomy for breast cancer five years ago. In due course the
swelling in my arm subsided and is now, what is described as
“within normal limits”. Thank you so much, and also thanks for
the follow up calls and advise.
Marian Jackson, Bournemouth
(referred to us by the Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Breast
Care Dept.)

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Gloria,

You have changed my life. After using your poker chips I have
got my life back. I am a nearly new person. My lymphoedema is
now controlled and the pillow pad has helped with sleep and
stress. My fiends are all shocked and so happy for me. Thanks
for being there.
Sandra Rose, Poole Dorset.
(also from the Royal Bornemouth Hospital, Breast Care Dept)

Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Judi Wolfenden Following The London to Jerusalem Endurance

Car Rally.

” I was naturally apprehensive about taking part in the rally, so each

morning I put on the back wrap, and to my amazement was
completely free of pain. In fact the only time on the rally that I had
any intense pain was during the ceremony at the Besor Reservoir,
when a professional photographer (laden with camera) slipped and
fell on top of me.
Thank you for generously giving me the Norso wraps, this special
item ensured that I was free of pain.”
Judi now plans to do the next one on a Harley !!
Judi Wolfenden July 2000 Coventry

Stress & Depression

I have only been on the mattress pad for three nights and already
I can feel the difference. It is beginning to ferry me around and
help me out of the deepest roughs both mentally and physically.
Please call as I want to discuss another of your products for a
friend and my mother.
Claire Calascione, Bristol

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Dear Gloria

Thank you for sending me the pillow pad so quickly. I already

feel so different wearing the innersoles.
I now feel my breakdown is far behind me, maybe I am at last
producing my own seretonin. I think you have changed my life
irreversibly for the better. I cannot thank you enough!

I allowed my daughter to wear them for her SATS yesterday!

It was lovely to meet you.
Annabel Jones Lancashire, May 2001

Industrial Injury – Partially Severed Hand

My name is Andy Burgess, I’m 39 and a general builder. On the

7th April, 1998 I was involved in an industrial accident which
resulted in my wrist being severely cut, and the doctors advised
me I might loose my hand. All my tendons were severed and my
arteries and veins. After many operations and over 250 internal
stitches they managed to save my hand. After many months I
had 65% mobility but a great deal of pain. Every morning I woke
with a ‘clawed hand’ and it took 20 mins. of exercise to release
it. Some numbness still remained, and the hand was weak (I
could not lift a kettle).
After using your magnetic link bracelet the ‘clawing’ stopped
within days and I can honestly say that since I have been wearing
it my wrist and fingers are now nearly normal. I can work again
and lift anything up to 60lbs with it.
I would without hesitation recommend these products to anyone,
and do as I am living proof that these things work.
Keep up the good work,
Sincerely
A.S. Burgess, Somerset March 2001

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Chapter 12: Treatments

The following methods of treating with magnet therapy has

been compiled by Lilias Curtin MCMA, with additions by
Valerie Dargonne our head therapist.

Lilias trained with us several years ago and has gone on to build
a very respected practice in London. She now consults and works
with doctors and clinics, who regularly refer patients to her
especially when other methods have failed. She has also secured
her reputation amongst the British press and media, who call on
her for articles and advise.

Valerie has a successful practice and works with the public,

sporting facilities and several residential and nursing homes.

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References
Norstar’s CMA Accredited Therapists
Gloria Vergari MCMA
Norstar Biomagnetics Ltd
4th Street West
New Greenham Park
Newbury, RG19 6HN
01635 568 650
email: [email protected]
www.norstarbiomagnetics.com

Alan Cash MCMA

Priory House
Priory Road
West Kirby
Wirrel CH48 7EU
Tel: 0151 625 9355

Lilias Curtin MCMA

30 Delvino Road
Fulham
London SW6 4AD
Tel: 0207 736 1108

Valerie Dargonne MCMA BSYA (MT) LCSP (Phys)

8 Sherbourne Road
Hove BN3 8BB
Tel: 01273 XXXX

Rex Dorry
58 St John’s Street
Clerkenwell
London EC1V 4JG
07860 626 047

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Jackie Hooper-Moore & Jenette Atkins (Equestrian
specialists)
Old Station House
Axbridge
Somerset BS26 2AW
Tel: 01934 733 325

Sue Kneebone
21 Bowden Hill
Laycock
Chippenham
Tel: 01249 730 379

Alan Moyes MCMA

3 Fleece Cottages
Stanley Downton
Stroud GL10 3QU
Tel: 01453 828 361

For more up to-date details of Norstar’s accredited

magnet therapists in your area please call:

THE COMPLEMENTARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

(CMA)
Tel: 0208 305 9571 Fax: 0208 305 4888
www.the-cma.org.uk

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 Magnet
Therapy
By Gloria Vergari MCMA

Vitalia Health is the manufacturer and distributer of Norstar products

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