WOW!
This is a hilarious and sexy little one-minute video spoofing the magnetic power of BodyLinx™ bracelets. Make sure to turn on your speakers so you can hear the salsa elevator music!
Hmmmm...what will YOU attract? I'm inspired to wear my favorite BodyLinx™ bracelet--or two or three--right now and see what happens when I get close to someone sexy....
Have fun watching this--and send it to your friends who might have a need to be irresistibly magnetic....
Sunday, April 15, 2007
BodyLinx™ testimonial from a musician with carpal tunnel syndrome
You know I love hearing from people who are feeling GREAT after wearing their BodyLinx™ magnetic bracelets. Well, here's a testimonial that says it all:
"About six months ago I contracted a pretty bad case
of carpal tunnel syndrome. It came on rather quickly and
effected my right hand and fingers. Being a professional
musician (I'm a saxophonist), needless to say, I was deeply concerned.
While I was getting therapy for it, a friend of mine told me
if I can find magnets to somehow get around my wrist, it's
supposed to be therapeutic. Great, except I nor he knew of any
product like this.
A little over a month ago I was in L.A. for a gig and had
some time to shop for the family. I came across a BodyLinx™
kiosk. I noticed the "jewelry" right away but when I talked to
the seller, he told me that all these products were all magnetic.
I purchased a bracelet on the spot!!
Now that I have been wearing it for a month, there is no
question that I have not had any pain or discomfort in my right
hand. My therapy got me back but the braclet is my security that I can
play the horn with freedom and don't have to worry about the
operation of my fingers.
Also, the bracelet looks great with it's interlocking gold and
silver links. After not having anything on my right wrist all my life, I
don't get up in the morning now without putting this thing around
my wrist. I got used to it right away and it feels good to have
it there. Thanks so much!!
Mark F.
Ossining, N.Y.
"About six months ago I contracted a pretty bad case
of carpal tunnel syndrome. It came on rather quickly and
effected my right hand and fingers. Being a professional
musician (I'm a saxophonist), needless to say, I was deeply concerned.
While I was getting therapy for it, a friend of mine told me
if I can find magnets to somehow get around my wrist, it's
supposed to be therapeutic. Great, except I nor he knew of any
product like this.
A little over a month ago I was in L.A. for a gig and had
some time to shop for the family. I came across a BodyLinx™
kiosk. I noticed the "jewelry" right away but when I talked to
the seller, he told me that all these products were all magnetic.
I purchased a bracelet on the spot!!
Now that I have been wearing it for a month, there is no
question that I have not had any pain or discomfort in my right
hand. My therapy got me back but the braclet is my security that I can
play the horn with freedom and don't have to worry about the
operation of my fingers.
Also, the bracelet looks great with it's interlocking gold and
silver links. After not having anything on my right wrist all my life, I
don't get up in the morning now without putting this thing around
my wrist. I got used to it right away and it feels good to have
it there. Thanks so much!!
Mark F.
Ossining, N.Y.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Turtles Do Not Wear BodyLinx™--But They Do Use Magnetic Fields
New research suggests that sea turtles use a "relatively simple navigation system" involving the Earth's magnetic field to return to the same beaches to lay their eggs, even after venturing across thousands of miles of open ocean without visible landmarks.
Writing in Current Biology, an international team of scientists used satellite transmitters to remotely track turtles as they moved to and from nesting sites. They found that turtles find their way back to the same beaches, independent of ocean currents or other impediments. "It is almost as if they were equipped with a compass pointing towards the beach in question," noted a news release from the Center for Functional and Evolutionary Ecology at Montpellier, France.
Photo by Rhett A. Butler
"They can correct any deflection they are subject to: transport by boat, ocean currents. But, unlike human navigators, they are not able to correct for ocean drift in plotting their course. So the movements recorded by the satellite are a combination of deliberate action by the turtles and the effect of currents."
"It appears that the turtles' navigation system is relatively simple and may cause them to be wander at sea for long periods during adverse ocean conditions," the release continued. "One turtle released 250 km from its egg-laying site on Europa traveled more than 3 500 km in two months before returning there!"
The researchers confirmed the role of Earth's magnetic field on turtle navigation by using a powerful magnet to disrupt the turtle's orientation. (BG here--WOW!)
"Turtle navigation is not as good... when this field is disturbed," the researchers report. Still the authors note that even with the magnet attached to their cranium, turtles were still able to find their way home, suggesting there could be another overlooked source of information used in navigation. "Turtles may also use their sense of smell like certain sea birds or homing pigeons," stated the release, but "this hypothesis remains to be proven."
The researchers say their work my improve conservation strategies for sea turtles by helping biologists better understand migration between nesting sites and feeding grounds.
Citation: Luschi P., Benhamou S., Girard C., Ciccione S., Roos D., Sudre J. & Benvenuti S. 2007. Marine turtles use geomagnetic cues during open-sea homing. Current Biology 17. 23 January 2007.
BG--Go, turtles! Now if only I had that ability to find my way home....
Can BodyLinx™ Magnets Make You Thinner? Well, No...
....but magnetic resonance imaging can reveal "hidden" fat that puts adolescents at risk for disease.
According to a new study featured in the March issue of Radiology, single-slice magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a fast, non-invasive way to measure intra-abdominal fat, which when excessive, may put children and teenagers at risk for developing heart disease, diabetes and other illnesses.
Unlike the fat that lies just beneath the abdominal wall, forming skin folds or "love handles," internal fat located in and around the abdominal organs may actually be more damaging, predisposing children to adult diseases.
"Because metabolic abnormalities appear to be more closely associated with intra-abdominal fat tissue, it is critical to be able to reliably and accurately assess this fat tissue in order to identify children at risk," said the study's lead researcher Marilyn J. Siegel, M.D., professor of radiology and pediatrics at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri.
Results from the 2003-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey found that an estimated 18.8 percent of children (age 6 to 11) and 17.4 percent of adolescents (age 12 to 19) in the United States are overweight.
Current methods used to estimate body fat include anthropometry, which involves physical measurements including waist circumference, abdominal height and body mass index, and dual energy absorptiometry (DEXA), a whole-body scan that distinguishes lean mass from fat tissue. However, anthropometry is imprecise and DEXA requires exposure to ionizing radiation. (BG--um, I am guessing this is not good.)
In Dr. Siegel's study, 30 adolescents had fat tissue measurements taken using anthropometry, DEXA and single-slice and whole-abdominal, multi-slice MRI. The study's 20 boys and 10 girls were between the ages of 10 and 18 and included nine overweight but non-diabetic individuals, 10 Type-2 diabetic and overweight patients, and 11 normal weight, non-diabetic adolescents.
The single-slice and multi-slice MRI measurements were compared and tested for correlations with anthropometric and DEXA measurements.
The single-slice MRI, which takes just a few seconds, characterized body fat as well as the multi-slice exam. (BG here--listen, wouldn't anyone rather have a SINGLE slice of fat tested? I mean, jeez. Sounds simpler to me!)
According to Dr. Siegel, fat tissue estimation through single-slice MRI is simple, fast and could be useful in many clinical and research applications, including patient management, monitoring interventions, and implementing multi-center clinical trials or epidemiologic studies.
"Our ability to accurately measure abdominal fat may substantially advance strategies for achieving healthy weights in children," she said.
http://www.rsna.org
Aren't magnets and magnetic therapy and magnetic resonance imaging just the coolest???
According to a new study featured in the March issue of Radiology, single-slice magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a fast, non-invasive way to measure intra-abdominal fat, which when excessive, may put children and teenagers at risk for developing heart disease, diabetes and other illnesses.
Unlike the fat that lies just beneath the abdominal wall, forming skin folds or "love handles," internal fat located in and around the abdominal organs may actually be more damaging, predisposing children to adult diseases.
"Because metabolic abnormalities appear to be more closely associated with intra-abdominal fat tissue, it is critical to be able to reliably and accurately assess this fat tissue in order to identify children at risk," said the study's lead researcher Marilyn J. Siegel, M.D., professor of radiology and pediatrics at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri.
Results from the 2003-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey found that an estimated 18.8 percent of children (age 6 to 11) and 17.4 percent of adolescents (age 12 to 19) in the United States are overweight.
Current methods used to estimate body fat include anthropometry, which involves physical measurements including waist circumference, abdominal height and body mass index, and dual energy absorptiometry (DEXA), a whole-body scan that distinguishes lean mass from fat tissue. However, anthropometry is imprecise and DEXA requires exposure to ionizing radiation. (BG--um, I am guessing this is not good.)
In Dr. Siegel's study, 30 adolescents had fat tissue measurements taken using anthropometry, DEXA and single-slice and whole-abdominal, multi-slice MRI. The study's 20 boys and 10 girls were between the ages of 10 and 18 and included nine overweight but non-diabetic individuals, 10 Type-2 diabetic and overweight patients, and 11 normal weight, non-diabetic adolescents.
The single-slice and multi-slice MRI measurements were compared and tested for correlations with anthropometric and DEXA measurements.
The single-slice MRI, which takes just a few seconds, characterized body fat as well as the multi-slice exam. (BG here--listen, wouldn't anyone rather have a SINGLE slice of fat tested? I mean, jeez. Sounds simpler to me!)
According to Dr. Siegel, fat tissue estimation through single-slice MRI is simple, fast and could be useful in many clinical and research applications, including patient management, monitoring interventions, and implementing multi-center clinical trials or epidemiologic studies.
"Our ability to accurately measure abdominal fat may substantially advance strategies for achieving healthy weights in children," she said.
http://www.rsna.org
Aren't magnets and magnetic therapy and magnetic resonance imaging just the coolest???
BodyLinx™ Does Not Make Magnetic Paper--But Somebody Else Does!
I've mentioned that I'm kind of a nut when it comes to all things magnetic. So, I'm pretty excited about the debut of magnetic paper.
It's called MagneCote, and it is paper that can be printed on and then stuck to any metallic surface. You can perforate it, you can sheet-feed it or die-cut it, you can even laminate it--and it stays magnetic!
The Magnecote people use a secret process so that the paper can survive the roughest treatment this side of ripping. And it's not just in 8.5x11 size. Companies are already using MagneCote as coupons, calendars, and even business cards.
MagneCote comes from Glatfelter, a specialty paper company that sells a variety of papers to companies all around the world. The magnetic paper is available to businesses only for right now, but I'm looking forward to the day when I can play with my own magnetic paper!
BodyLinx™ Mail Call--magnetic therapy testimonial for progressive systemic sclerosis
Now, you know that at BodyLinx™ we don't like to toot our own horn when it comes to relief from pain. Oh sure, we'll yack all day about how fun it is to play with BodyLinx™ magnets or talk endlessly about the cool new styles we can create from the BodyLinx™ magnet kits.
But the medical stuff? Well, when it comes to magnetic therapy, we don't pretend to know all the answers or understand why BodyLinx™ magnetic bracelets might help people with their various aches and pains. We don't know why wearing a BodyLinx™ magnetic bracelet seems to reduce the pain of arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, fibromyalgia, or any other condition. We're just happy when we hear from someone who truly feels that their BodyLinx™ magnetic bracelet has completely changed their life.
Here's a letter that came in to our offices recently. I like this one because it's a first for us--nobody has ever written to tell us about relief from this particular condition. And it's always helpful for others with the same symptoms to hear what might work for them.
And so, here is the letter from Ifakemi O. in Sacramento, California, who suffers from edema due to progressive systemic sclerosis.
Dear BodyLinx™ friends,
I've purchased 4 of your bracelets and really love them. I wear them 24/7. They have significantly alleviated the pain and swelling in my ankles due to progressive systemic sclerosis. One of my ankles had been swollen for 2 years. The magnets reduced the edema in 4 days!Thanks for an amazing product--FINALLY something that actually works for a change!
Ifakemi O., Sacramento, CA
BG here--see what I mean? It's cool to think that someone who has been suffering for TWO YEARS can get relief in FOUR DAYS. It makes us all smiley inside. :-)
I did a little research online and learned that those who have progressive systemic sclerosis often have swelling of the ankles, or edema. The blood isn't circulating properly--it gets all bogged down and this causes the tissues to puff up. So, if we go with the popular theory that magnetic therapy can stimulate circulation, it would make sense that it might reduce the swelling in a case like this.
I'm not a doctor. But I do believe that those who are writing to tell us that BodyLinx™ magnetic bracelets have helped them really do experience relief from pain and swelling.
It's a happy thing. ;-)
But the medical stuff? Well, when it comes to magnetic therapy, we don't pretend to know all the answers or understand why BodyLinx™ magnetic bracelets might help people with their various aches and pains. We don't know why wearing a BodyLinx™ magnetic bracelet seems to reduce the pain of arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, fibromyalgia, or any other condition. We're just happy when we hear from someone who truly feels that their BodyLinx™ magnetic bracelet has completely changed their life.
Here's a letter that came in to our offices recently. I like this one because it's a first for us--nobody has ever written to tell us about relief from this particular condition. And it's always helpful for others with the same symptoms to hear what might work for them.
And so, here is the letter from Ifakemi O. in Sacramento, California, who suffers from edema due to progressive systemic sclerosis.
Dear BodyLinx™ friends,
I've purchased 4 of your bracelets and really love them. I wear them 24/7. They have significantly alleviated the pain and swelling in my ankles due to progressive systemic sclerosis. One of my ankles had been swollen for 2 years. The magnets reduced the edema in 4 days!Thanks for an amazing product--FINALLY something that actually works for a change!
Ifakemi O., Sacramento, CA
BG here--see what I mean? It's cool to think that someone who has been suffering for TWO YEARS can get relief in FOUR DAYS. It makes us all smiley inside. :-)
I did a little research online and learned that those who have progressive systemic sclerosis often have swelling of the ankles, or edema. The blood isn't circulating properly--it gets all bogged down and this causes the tissues to puff up. So, if we go with the popular theory that magnetic therapy can stimulate circulation, it would make sense that it might reduce the swelling in a case like this.
I'm not a doctor. But I do believe that those who are writing to tell us that BodyLinx™ magnetic bracelets have helped them really do experience relief from pain and swelling.
It's a happy thing. ;-)
Saturday, February 3, 2007
BodyLinx™ Magnetic Bracelets and Pain Relief
At BodyLinx™, there's not a lot of propaganda about pain relief and the power of magnetic therapy. We keep that on the down low.
You know why? Because we like to let customers tell their own stories about wearing BodyLinx™ magnetic bracelets. We don't need to say anything ourselves--just share what others tell us!
Last week, one of our customers--who happens to be a freelance writer--wrote to tell us she had done an article and mentioned her BodyLinx™ magnetic bracelet. We were thrilled!
Dinah's article was distributed by Gannett News Service to over 100 newspapers across the US.
Here's what she wrote:
Aches and pains hold blessings, too
Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 01/24/07
I was trapped. The man in the row behind me was coughing up a storm. A fellow in the row in front of me was doing the same. Germs in stereo on a three-hour plane ride.
Everywhere you turn, people are sick these days. Call it the winter cold and flu season, nature's way of ensuring that workaholics take a break, or just plain bad luck, it's hard to escape when your body stops behaving normally.
I haven't had the flu in several years, so when I started coming down with the chills, cough and fever, I thought, "I'll kick this in a couple of days, and everything will be fine."
But even with the antibiotics, Tylenol and decongestant/cough medication, I could barely move from the bed to the bathroom for the first two days. I drank liquids constantly, and tried to find a position where I could breathe and sleep at the same time.
The first night, I stuck two pillows behind me, and tried to visualize lounging on a peaceful beach. When that didn't work, I added a third pillow, propping me up a bit more. As I closed my eyes, I pretended I was flying business class to Europe. Sadly, the only position that ended up working was sitting up nearly bolt upright. Definitely a coach class seat.
Why do people have to travel when they're sick anyway? Can they not do themselves and healthy people a favor by postponing their trip until they're well? OK, I'm being grouchy. That's what happens when you're sleep deprived and ache all over.
Oddly enough, one part of me that doesn't ache is my right wrist, where I had decided to try wearing a magnetic bracelet. I've been intrigued by studies that show how magnet therapy may help relieve the pain of arthritis, and since my wrist often hurts from too much typing, I started wearing one by BodyLinx™.
While the company makes no claims about pain relief, it was actually quite soothing when I was running a fever to put on the cold bracelet. The metal warmed to skin temperature quickly, and while it may all have been in my head — goodness knows, it felt like everything else was — my wrist pain went away. Of course I also stayed off the computer as much as I could as well.
Lying in bed one night, I tried to think of all the good things that come from being sick. You don't eat as much. You have an excuse not to talk to people you don't want to talk to. You're forced to figure out what's expired in your drug cabinet and throw it out. You realize how fortunate you are when you're healthy.
Life always manages to bring us what we need in order to better understand others and ourselves. So I guess it's no surprise that no one is immune to illness. We have to get sick now and then because it reminds us we are not invincible, and that we need others to survive.
Living alone, I feel fortunate that several friends volunteered to go to the store if I needed anything and that a couple of my sisters called every other day to check on me from afar.
I admit that part of the reason I'm generally a bad patient is that I so rarely get sick, I forget the misery of stuffy heads, dripping noses and hacking coughs. I forget that once the medicine starts to clear your sinuses, you have to keep drinking water, or you'll get dehydrated and congested again.
Now that I'm on the mend, I just hope it's a long time before I have to remember this stuff again.
Dinah Eng is a freelance writer. She can be reached at betweenustwo@earthlink.net.
You know why? Because we like to let customers tell their own stories about wearing BodyLinx™ magnetic bracelets. We don't need to say anything ourselves--just share what others tell us!
Last week, one of our customers--who happens to be a freelance writer--wrote to tell us she had done an article and mentioned her BodyLinx™ magnetic bracelet. We were thrilled!
Dinah's article was distributed by Gannett News Service to over 100 newspapers across the US.
Here's what she wrote:
Aches and pains hold blessings, too
Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 01/24/07
I was trapped. The man in the row behind me was coughing up a storm. A fellow in the row in front of me was doing the same. Germs in stereo on a three-hour plane ride.
Everywhere you turn, people are sick these days. Call it the winter cold and flu season, nature's way of ensuring that workaholics take a break, or just plain bad luck, it's hard to escape when your body stops behaving normally.
I haven't had the flu in several years, so when I started coming down with the chills, cough and fever, I thought, "I'll kick this in a couple of days, and everything will be fine."
But even with the antibiotics, Tylenol and decongestant/cough medication, I could barely move from the bed to the bathroom for the first two days. I drank liquids constantly, and tried to find a position where I could breathe and sleep at the same time.
The first night, I stuck two pillows behind me, and tried to visualize lounging on a peaceful beach. When that didn't work, I added a third pillow, propping me up a bit more. As I closed my eyes, I pretended I was flying business class to Europe. Sadly, the only position that ended up working was sitting up nearly bolt upright. Definitely a coach class seat.
Why do people have to travel when they're sick anyway? Can they not do themselves and healthy people a favor by postponing their trip until they're well? OK, I'm being grouchy. That's what happens when you're sleep deprived and ache all over.
Oddly enough, one part of me that doesn't ache is my right wrist, where I had decided to try wearing a magnetic bracelet. I've been intrigued by studies that show how magnet therapy may help relieve the pain of arthritis, and since my wrist often hurts from too much typing, I started wearing one by BodyLinx™.
While the company makes no claims about pain relief, it was actually quite soothing when I was running a fever to put on the cold bracelet. The metal warmed to skin temperature quickly, and while it may all have been in my head — goodness knows, it felt like everything else was — my wrist pain went away. Of course I also stayed off the computer as much as I could as well.
Lying in bed one night, I tried to think of all the good things that come from being sick. You don't eat as much. You have an excuse not to talk to people you don't want to talk to. You're forced to figure out what's expired in your drug cabinet and throw it out. You realize how fortunate you are when you're healthy.
Life always manages to bring us what we need in order to better understand others and ourselves. So I guess it's no surprise that no one is immune to illness. We have to get sick now and then because it reminds us we are not invincible, and that we need others to survive.
Living alone, I feel fortunate that several friends volunteered to go to the store if I needed anything and that a couple of my sisters called every other day to check on me from afar.
I admit that part of the reason I'm generally a bad patient is that I so rarely get sick, I forget the misery of stuffy heads, dripping noses and hacking coughs. I forget that once the medicine starts to clear your sinuses, you have to keep drinking water, or you'll get dehydrated and congested again.
Now that I'm on the mend, I just hope it's a long time before I have to remember this stuff again.
Dinah Eng is a freelance writer. She can be reached at betweenustwo@earthlink.net.
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