Effect of magnetism on Nervous System

Magnetism also has a remarkable effect on the nervous system. It has been shown that north pole energy has an anesthetic effect on pain, and we now know how magnetism exerts this effect on the nervous system

The basic building block of the nervous system is the nerve cell, or neuron. These cells produce a form of energy that passes through their membranes. Ions are carried outside the body by axons, which are a kind of prolongation of the neurons. Axons are usually covered with a coating called myelin, which insulates them and increases the conduction speed of nervous influx.

Neurons carry impulses between the body periphery and the central nervous system. This system is very complex. Some neurons are linked by connections called synapses, and it is believed that in the brain and spinal cord there are over ten trillion such synapses.

Sensory neurons react to touch, pressure, pain, temperature, position, muscular tension, chemical concentration and other mechanical stimuli. They make us aware of our internal and external environment and of the changes taking place within them.

When nerve cells are stimulated, they send messages to the brain. An electrochemical impulse travels along the nerve, and its passage is facilitated or inhibited by the absence or presence of synapses. When the brain finally receives the impulse, it interprets the message and responds to it. The response is either voluntary or involuntary reflex.

Unlike blood cells, nerve cells have a negative internal charge and a positive external charge. When nerve endings are stimulated, the external positive charge becomes very powerful. Under this pressure, the cell membrane opens for a fraction of a second, letting positive ions pass into the interior of the cell. The positive charge inside the cell tends to transmit itself to the adjacent nerve cell, and so on. This nervous influx is a kind of signal. To feel pain, there must be stimulation of the nerve endings, and the brain must be informed of this stimulation and interrupt it. If the nerve is cut, or if the influx is too weak, no pain will be felt. This explains the anesthetic effect of the north pole.

When the north pole of a magnet is applied to the skin next to nerve endings, the negative energy of the magnet and the positive energy of the nerve cells attract each other. A bioelectric exchange takes place, from the positive towards the negative. In other words, the positive charge at the surface of the nerve cell is reduced because part of it is carried away toward the negative pole of the magnet, so that less energy travels to the brain. Therefore, the brain receives a less intense message and signals a reduction of pain; an anesthetic effect has taken place.

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