Although we have gained a lot of knowledge about magnets and their use as a natural remedy, we still have much to learn. Scientist and researchers are hard at work to answer this question.

What we do know is that magnets work by emitting a static magnetic field much like that of the Earth’s magnetic field, which is essential for life and needed for us to maintain optimal health. The energy field created by biomagnets (healing magnets) can assist the body's natural magnetism to balance.

In 1954, Linus Pauling won the Nobel Peace Prize in Chemistry for discovering the magnetic properties of hemoglobin, which are the portion of the red blood cells that contain iron.

The most common theory suggests that the magnetic field attracts the iron in the hemoglobin.

This increases circulation (blood flow and oxygen), boosts the immune system and decreases toxins. As a result, pain and inflammation are reduced and the body’s own healing process is facilitated and accelerated.

Perhaps we should take after the ancients, who could only observe this magnetic phenomenon. By accepting the phenomenon, and not getting hung up on the how and the why, they have benefited from this holistic remedy for centuries.

Meanwhile, modern science is still attempting to explain how and why magnets work. Many of us drive a vehicle everyday, even though few of us know how they work.

What is important is that the balance of the body's energy system can be facilitated with permanent magnets and can lead us to holistic health.