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- A Beginner’s Guide to Magnetic Fields and PEMFs - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2020 from Dr. William PawlukIf you’ve just started researching the healing power of magnetic fields, it can be quite confusing to sort out all the information. This article will break the topic down into an easy to understand introduction to magnetic fields, pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) therapy, and the therapeutic ...
Views: 1506(1 vote) - Choosing the PEMF Device That’s Right for YOU - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2020 from Dr. William PawlukPulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) therapy has been demonstrated to be an effective treatment for myriad health conditions, including chronic diseases, acute injury, and chronic pain. There’s a lot of good reasons to explore investing in a PEMF machine of your own. But how do you determine ...
Views: 1593(1 vote) - Treat Anxiety and Depression with PEMF Therapy - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2020 from Dr. William PawlukIn the US, according to recent statistics, more than 20% of people will experience depression at some point throughout their life, and 31% of adults will develop some kind of anxiety disorder, whether mild or severe. Both anxiety and depression can be debilitating, impacting ability to work as ...
Views: 1651(1 vote) - PEMFS FOR BACK PAIN - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2019 from Dr. William PawlukBack pain is so common that you’ve probably experienced it for yourself – or you will at some point in your life, since over 85% of adults do. In fact, back pain is the second most common pain ailment – only headaches occur more often. Back pain, like any pain, is a communication that ...
Views: 7604 - Obesity and PEMFs - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2019 from Dr. William PawlukObesity and diabetes have become a worldwide health problem in both males and females and across most age groups. People who are obese, compared to those with a normal or healthy weight, are at increased risk for many serious diseases and health conditions, including: All causes of death ...
Views: 6073(1 vote) - Obesity and PEMFs - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2019 from Dr. William PawlukObesity and diabetes have become a worldwide health problem in both males and females and across most age groups. People who are obese, compared to those with a normal or healthy weight, are at increased risk for many serious diseases and health conditions, including: All causes of death ...
Views: 5254 - Your painkillers could be killing you - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2019 from Dr. William PawlukAmericans are taking massive amounts of painkillers. The federal government is very concerned about the level of abuse and wants to take steps to reduce this dependence. WHY ARE AMERICANS TAKING SO MANY PAINKILLERS? The prevalence of chronic pain in the United States has been estimated to be ...
Views: 5593 - Adenosine & PEMFs - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2019 from Dr. William PawlukPEMFS, THE “GUARDIAN ANGEL” ADENOSINE AND INFLAMMATION A critical consideration for selecting and applying pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) therapy is the strength of the magnetic field needed to affect the tissue being treated. For the most effective results, the individual seeking to do ...
Views: 4179(1 vote) - Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) and Magnetic Therapy - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukI have a personal relationship with CTS. And, I’m not alone. It affects one out of ten people during their lifetime and is the most common form of nerve compression. My first personal encounter with CTS was helping my father deal with it. He developed it severely in both wrists at age 82 ...
Views: 3455 - The first essential steps to selecting a PEMF system - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukIf you are considering getting a PEMF system for your health, the number of choices can be overwhelming. So, what are some of the most important considerations to make the right choice? Since getting a PEMF system is an investment in your present and future health, it’s important to consider ...
Views: 3336 - Faster Recovery from Joint Replacement or Implanted Prosthetic Surgery - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukThe last 20-30 years have witnessed a marked increase in total joint replacement procedures with excellent results. Total or partial hip and knee replacements are the most common, with more than 1 million Americans having one of these procedures each year. The main complication is aseptic ...
Views: 9118(2 votes) - Combating Osteoporosis and Osteopenia - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukA treatment discussion about osteoporosis or osteopenia is not complete without considering electromagnetic stimulation of the bones. While nutrition, exercise, hormone balancing, and supplements are critical to adequate bone formation (particularly post-menopause), they are often not enough. ...
Views: 8650(1 vote) - Progressive Treatment for Concussion and TBI - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukBackground Traumatic brain injury (TBI) – or concussion – is a complex clinical phenomenon. The classic designations of mild, moderate, or severe TBI are based on the acute clinical presentation and do not necessarily predict the long-term outcome. Moreover, the long-held assumption that the ...
Views: 10014 - Nocturnal Enuresis (Bedwetting) Treatments - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukEnuresis or bedwetting is a common childhood condition, although the problem may also persist into adulthood in some cases. There is similarity between urinary symptoms in childhood, such as nocturnal enuresis (NE) and overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms, and OAB in adulthood. Causes Normally, ...
Views: 11557 - Alternative Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukMultiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, complex, and often disabling disease of the central nervous system (CNS) with a variable clinical course. There are two basic forms of MS – relapsing/remitting and progressive. There is significant overlap between these two forms. Patients with MS have ...
Views: 15303(5 votes) - Urinary Incontinence and OAB - Alternative Treatment - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukI have been a family physician for more than 40 years, and have helped hundreds of women with life-limiting and embarrassing incontinence issues. Most of the time, treatment was frustrating and only partially successful. I have always looked for alternative approaches that were not invasive, ...
Views: 11305(1 vote) - PEMF: A Natural Alternative to Help With Sleep - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukOne of the almost universal phenomena that I see in people using PEMFs, regardless of PEMF system, is that people almost universally describe improvement in sleep. Because of this feedback, I felt it was important to dedicate an update to the subject. Sleep disturbances are very common: from ...
Views: 11444(1 vote) - Alternative Therapies for Glaucoma - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukGlaucoma is actually a group of eye diseases that are often caused by increased pressure inside the eye. Unless the pressure is controlled, it can cause damage to the optic nerve and a loss of vision. In the early stages, it’s difficult to determine whether you have glaucoma; it’s virtually ...
Views: 11824(2 votes) - Alternative Therapies for Managing Diabetes - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukFirst of all let me say that after 44 years of medical practice, one of the most troubling conditions I have ever had to deal with is diabetes. What is Diabetes? Diabetes mellitus (DM), more commonly known simply as diabetes, is a chronic, lifelong disease that causes high levels of sugar in ...
Views: 11793(2 votes) - Drug-Free Treatment for Depression and Anxiety - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukProblems with Current Therapies Depression is very common, with a lifetime rate of over 20% in the USA. It is estimated to be the leading cause of disability in developed countries worldwide by the World Health Organization. In depressed patients who do see improvement with treatment, relapse ...
Views: 10669 - Breast Cancer and PEMF Therapy - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukSince many anticancer therapies are very general in their action of killing cancer cells and have dramatic side effects, different, effective, yet less toxic, approaches to treating cancers are necessary. I previously reported on a study that looked at the use of pulsed electric fields on ...
Views: 11616 - Prostate Hyperplasia or Enlarged Prostate (BPH) - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukProstate hyperplasia, also known as benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), is a fairly common problem for men. It can lead to urinary obstruction, often considered a medical emergency, if severe enough. Biopsy proven BPH increases from 8 percent in men aged 31-40, to 40-50 percent in men aged 51 to ...
Views: 10463(1 vote) - Osteoarthritis Prevention and Recovery - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukOsteoarthritis (OA) affects about 40 million people in the USA. In this post, we discuss what causes OA, what traditional therapies are missing, and explore hugely promising new research that shows the far-reaching benefits of PEMFs for OA. OA Development Joints are complex structures ...
Views: 11102(3 votes) - EMF Effects on Melatonin Production - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukHealthy young and middle-aged adults generally secrete about 5 to 25 micrograms of melatonin each night. This amount tends to decline with age, and this decline is possibly linked with an age-related rise in sleep difficulties. What is Melatonin, Really? Melatonin is sometimes described as ...
Views: 11752(1 vote) - Acetaminophen Safety and Toxicity - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukAcetaminophen (like Tylenol) reduces fever and relieves pain. It doesn’t reduce swelling like nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) do, but it is gentler on the stomach and is less likely to cause other side-effects that NSAIDs can cause. When taken correctly and carefully, they can be ...
Views: 10992 - Pain Management with PEMFs - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukPain management is one of the most common applications for PEMFs. Current conventional medical approaches to pain management often leave much to be desired and involve heavy medications, procedures, surgeries, and physical therapy. Rarely will conventional doctors refer patients to alternative ...
Views: 11377(1 vote) - BioRegulation Therapy and the Law of Hormesis - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukAll ancient human societies recognized a vital energy, referred to as a ‘healing presence’ or ‘healing thought’ to be part of all biology. Some scientists recognise this energy, and have attempted to demonstrate its existence with the help of different devices. Modern measuring techniques now ...
Views: 11093 - Static Magnets vs. Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields (PEMF) - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukThe use of magnets and magnetic fields as they relate to healing has long been studied. Magnetic bracelets and necklaces, mattresses and shoe inserts are both widely available and widely used. Cleopatra herself was reported to have slept on a lodestone, or magnetized rock. Understanding the ...
Views: 11525 - Magnetic Fields (PEMF) and Quitting Smoking - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukWhen willpower doesn’t work, smokers who want to quit may have a new tool someday: magnetic brain stimulation. A study of 115 smokers found that 13 sessions of the treatment over three weeks helped some heavy smokers quit for as long as six months. This noninvasive technique, called ...
Views: 10477(2 votes) - Magnetic Fields (PEMF) and Blood Viscosity - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukPEMFs and Circulation Virtually all PEMFs, and even static magnets, improve circulation through at least 7 mechanisms. -through dilation of blood vessels -reduction of edema, which constrains circulation -reduction of platelet adhesiveness -reduction of fibrinogen and improvement of ...
Views: 10477 - Magnetic Fields and Cancer Treatment - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukI have never been a proponent of saying that PEMFs alone should be used to treat cancer. The most humbling thing I can say about the treatment of cancer is that there are no perfect solutions. I would also say there is no such thing as a cure. No such thing as a cure Cancer is a chronic ...
Views: 11184(1 vote) - Alzheimer's Disease and Magnetic Fields - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukAlzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia. There is no cure. AD worsens as it progresses, and eventually leads to death. Most often, AD is diagnosed in people over 65 years of age, although the less-prevalent early-onset Alzheimer’s can occur much earlier. In 2006, there were ...
Views: 11760(1 vote) - Managing Atrial Fibrillation with Alternative Medicine - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukI am frequently asked what I can do to help people with atrial fibrillation (AF or A-fib). Many of these patients are on lifetime anti-coagulants, or other cardiac medications or are being recommended surgery or an invasive cardiac procedure, typically ablation. More recent research sheds ...
Views: 11123(1 vote) - Anti-Aging and Cellular Injury - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukAt the cellular level, aging is a process of declining capacity for repair of cell injury. With aging there is cumulative, un-repaired or poorly-repaired natural or unnatural cell injury. This is “death by a 1000 cuts.” Cell injury results when • cells can no longer adapt to stress, • ...
Views: 11486(2 votes) - Good vs. Bad EMFs - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukHow do we distinguish between good and bad Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs)? Researchers once thought EMFs, especially very low frequency and extremely low frequency EMFs, were safe because they were of such low strength as compared to other forms of radiation, such as those from a nuclear ...
Views: 11738(1 vote) - New to magnetic fields? Start here - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukAll energy is electromagnetic in nature, and nothing happens in the body without an electromagnetic exchange between cells. We are all familiar with the electrocardiogram (EKG) and electroencephalograph (EEG) tests, which measure the electromagnetic activity of the heart and brain, respectively. ...
Views: 9587(1 vote) - Basic Actions of PEMFs in the Body - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukIncreased Circulation One of the most basic functions magnetic fields have in the body is to increase circulation. When a cell (such as a red blood cell) is injured or ill, it does not hold its ideal charge. This causes red cells to “stick” together, making circulation slow. When a magnetic ...
Views: 10871 - Introduction to Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukAll energy is electromagnetic in nature, and nothing happens in the body without an electromagnetic exchange between cells. We are all familiar with the electrocardiogram (EKG) and electroencephalograph (EEG) tests, which measure the electromagnetic activity of the heart and brain, respectively. ...
Views: 10746 - Treating Lyme with Energy Medicine - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukLyme disease is caused by the transmission of bacteria and viruses by the deer tick. Tick borne diseases are found throughout the world. The bacteria infection caused by the tick bite in the case of Lyme disease is a corkscrew type organism, called a spirochete. These are very hardy and ...
Views: 11639 - Environmental Pollution and Pain Medications - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukI was struck by a recent article in Integrative Medicine regarding the incredible environmental risks we are creating with the huge volume of pharmaceuticals being used to manage pain. Consider that, according to the Institute of Medicine, there are probably close to 110 million Americans with ...
Views: 10878(1 vote) - Restoring Alkalinity Balance in the Body - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukMany people are preoccupied with the idea of alkalinizing the body; there are many books on the subject. Unfortunately, a good part of the time this concept is way oversimplified. Maintaining Neutrality The pH of our blood is maintained in a very tight range – neutral, which is slightly ...
Views: 11579 - Modifying Inflammation with Magnetic Fields - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukPulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs) have been used to treat almost every conceivable human illness or malady, including many inflammatory diseases such as arthritis or psoriasis. PEMF therapy has been associated with pain reduction, and accelerated healing. PEMFs exert these effects by ...
Views: 11003(2 votes) - Magnetic Acupuncture - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukPain relief is a very frustrating goal of both individuals and physicians. More than 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain. There are many health disciplines devoted to helping people with their pain problems. Every approach has its merits, but it is rare for any single approach to be a ...
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