Here's a response I got from Dr. Michio Kaku (a physics professor and radio
show host) to the discussion re: sleeping with magnets.


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>Subject: Re: Raw Sleep, biomagnetics
>Date: Wed, 6 Aug 97 03:34:33 +0000

>Personally, I am not convinced that magnetic fields applied to the body
>can be medicinal. Cells do have small quantities of magnitite, and hence,
>contrary to previous belief, they can be sensitive to magnetic fields,
>and might even use magnetic fields to home in on certain destinations
>(e.g. birds flying south for the winter) but their effects on humans is
>largely unknown.  I personally do not know if I want to ge a guinea pig to find out!
>Michio