Why micromagnetic fields are vital
The Schumann resonance
The heartbeat of the earth is the so-called Schumann resonance, named after its discoverer Professor W.O. Schumann. As early as 1952, the German physicist Prof. Schumann put forward the hypothesis of the existence of measurable electromagnetic waves in the atmosphere in the cavity between the ionosphere and the earth's surface. The Earth's surface and the ionosphere are both electrically conductive layers. They form a so-called waveguide. If energy is fed into a waveguide, a standing wave is generated in this waveguide.
In 1954, H.L. König confirmed this thesis in his doctoral thesis at Prof. Schumann's institute. They were able to confirm Schumann's theoretical work with measurements and discovered the fundamental frequency of 7.83 Hz. This fundamental frequency is fed by lightning discharges in the ionosphere and solar energy. This frequency can be thought of as a tuning fork for life. Since the ionosphere has existed, this frequency has been present in space. Life has developed in this field over many millions of years and this frequency influences our limbic system. What's more, we have stored this frequency in our brain as a clock and synchronize ourselves to the external beat of the earth.
Further studies have shown that this Schumann frequency has an effect on the balance and health of our body. The start of extensive biorhythm research was then initiated by the work of the German scientist Rütger Wever from the Max Plank Institute of Behavioral Biology in Erlingen-Andechs. He locked young, healthy students who volunteered for the experiment in a hermetically sealed underground bunker for four weeks. This bunker acted like a Faraday cage and shielded the Schumann frequency. Over the course of the four weeks, the students' biorhythms changed considerably. The consequences were a disturbed day-night rhythm, emotional stress, sleep disorders and migraines, symptoms that we also know from jet lag. When Wever then placed a frequency generator with the Schumann resonance frequency in the bunker and the students were exposed to this frequency again in the field, their state of health normalized within a very short time.
With these findings, it was clear that humans as living beings, created under the influence of external electromagnetic environmental rhythms, use these as an internal time standard. In short, humans synchronize their internal clocks with the external clock, the environmental vibrations of the earth. The internal clocks are flexible and not identical to the fixed periods of the external clock. For example, the endogenous cortisol rhythm in the blood is not exactly one day, but approximately one day. Living systems need this flexibility; it is a fundamental component of life. Rigidity would be synonymous with death. If a person is now shielded from the external clock, the internal clocks with their approximately dian rhythms run without external synchronization. In addition, the individual internal clocks (e.g. the endogenous temperature rhythm and the endogenous sleep rhythm) lose their fixed temporal relationship to each other, i.e. they desynchronize. These symptoms then manifest themselves clinically as vegetative disorders. The circa-dian rhythms were confirmed by the researcher Bünning in 1977 and the coupling of the endogenous and exogenous clocks is undisputed today.
From these and many other studies and investigations, low-frequency magnetic field therapy with low field strengths developed as a therapeutic approach.
After extensive research, Dr. Ludwig came to the conclusion in 1992 that magnetic fields penetrate the human body almost unhindered. Strong magnetic fields (above 1 mT [Tesla]) influence the ionic environment in the body, while weak fields resonate with the body's own rhythms and induce signals in the nervous system. In 2015, the biologist Dr. Galle and the French magnetic field expert Dr. Danze researched all studies in the field of magnetic field therapy with low field strengths. Surprisingly, the result was that only the frequency was decisive for therapeutic success, as long as the magnetic field was weak enough. They came to the conclusion that the most important fundamental biophysical mechanism of weak low-frequency magnetic field therapy lies primarily in the ion cyclotron resonance effects (ultimately the Lorenz force), which influence fundamental biochemical regulatory mechanisms in the cell. The renowned scientists Del Guidice and Foletti provide evidence here. The two identified the synchronization of biological rhythms through the coupling of the external clock and the internal clocks as another important mechanism of action in the frequency range of 1 to 25 hearts (oscillations per second).
Science
The IZR theory and its supplementation by Del Giudice offer an explanation for the exceptionally wide range of indications for weak, low-frequency magnetic field therapy, which is only described in part here. If the magnetic field frequencies influence central cell ions (such as K+, Mg++, Ca++) whose resonance frequencies in the earth's magnetic field are in the range of a few Hertz to around 100 Hz, which act as second messengers and can thus influence various central metabolic pathways, a broad physiological range of effects is created. If, according to Del Guidice's comprehensive theory, the cell itself (e.g. a bone cell or a liver cell) can also specifically influence the ion resonance frequencies, cell-typical metabolic pathways can be influenced in a very differentiated way.
The biophysical mechanism of action of the Schumann waves is also discussed in Del Giudice's theoretical approach.
State of the art
After the first scientific research, various battery-operated micromagnetic field devices were developed as early as the 1960s by M.A. Persinger and W. Ludwig, among others, in collaboration with many doctors. The simple technology of these small devices has not changed significantly since then. These pocket devices deliver very weak low-frequency (a few oscillations per second), pulsed alternating magnetic fields. Today there are devices that contain fixed programs with fixed frequencies from 1 Hz (oscillations per second) to around 25 Hz and devices that emit up to 1350 Hz.
If the devices have adjustable frequencies, then these are usually adjustable in the range from 1 to 200 Hz with 0.1 Hz steps and in the range from 200 to 1350 Hz in 0.5 Hz steps. In addition, the freely adjustable devices usually only have a 15-minute transmission time with three different modes
- Wave swing (basic treatment in the morning or basic application). The entire frequency range is run through many times in 15 minutes
- Wave oscillation around a specifically adjustable frequency (± 4 Hz). The set frequency range is cycled through many times in 15 minutes.
- Specifically adjustable frequency
The products of BioKat Systeme GmbH, based in the Black Forest, are listed here as an example.
The specific therapy parameters of these devices are pulsed, weak magnetic fields in the low-frequency range with a maximum flux density of 0.18 µT (measured at a distance of 10 cm from the devices, in the longitudinal direction of the devices). The pulses are unipolar with a rise time of 220 ns (10-9 seconds) and a pulse width of 3 µs (10-6 seconds). The closed alternating magnetic fields are generated by a coil inside the device and propagate at most in the longitudinal direction of the coil. No alternating magnetic fields are emitted.
General use without indication
Irrespective of health complaints, weak magnetic field therapy with Schumann frequencies increases alertness and improves the ability to relax. This is achieved by stabilizing unstable neurovegetative states. Thus, a fundamental improvement in general well-being and fitness is achieved through its use. (Rothschild 1989, Ehrmann 1976).
The following table provides recommendations on how micromagnetic field devices such as the Life Tuner W can be used to improve general well-being:
| Frequency [Hz] | Life Tuner W program | Basic effect | Recommended time of day |
| 1,2 | 1 | meditative | if required |
| 3,0 | 2 | soothing | in the evening and at night |
| 7,8 | 3 | balancing | during the day |
| 10,8 | 4 | stabilizing | during the day |
| 14,0 | 5 | Stabilizing, slightly stimulating | during the day |
| 17,0 | 6 | Stabilizing and stimulating | in the morning |
| 21,8 | 7 | stimulating | in the morning |
| 24,8 | 8 | strongly stimulating | if required |
When using the above programs, however, the individual vegetative response must be taken into account. People are not the same and react differently. Almost all children and around 70% of adults have a balancing or stabilizing reaction to the Schumann resonance with a frequency of 7.8 Hz during the day. People with a significantly increased vegetative-nervous activity (tendency to sweaty hands, tendency to inner restlessness, tendency to increased pulse) react in a balancing or stabilizing way to program 2 during the day and people with a significantly reduced vegetative-nervous activity (tendency to decreased pulse) to program 4. If the frequency is selected too high, a slight nervousness occurs, which disappears again within a few minutes after switching off the device.
Who is allowed to use magnetic field generators?
The Schumann resonance is an existential impulse generator for all living beings. Life has developed in this field through evolution. The frequencies are used as an external clock by our internal clocks as synchronization. This type of treatment can therefore be used from infants to the elderly. The same applies to animals and plants. A large number of studies have been carried out on humans and animals. No side effects were discovered in any of the studies. Weak magnetic field therapy can also be used for pacemaker patients and pregnant women.
Are there any contraindications?
According to current clinical data, the weak, low-frequency magnetic field method can be used to treat male and female children and adults without side effects. No contraindications or restricted indications are known to date.
In a clinical study with patients who had various pacemakers implanted, there was no evidence of any influence on the pacemaker or ECG changes caused by the small battery-operated devices (Bouchal and Umlauf 1996).
Why do we need a Schumann resonance generator?
For example, if we were in the Canadian forest, far away from civilization and a functioning mobile phone network, and walked barefoot on the ground for at least an hour a day, we wouldn't need the Life Tuner. We would automatically synchronize with the natural Schumann wave and be in harmony with the earth. Unfortunately, this is not the case and the reality is different. We often live and work in modern concrete buildings. These act like a Faraday cage and the weak electromagnetic wave is completely shielded. In addition, our environment is built up with roads and houses and nature is polluted with a wide variety of electromagnetic waves, such as mobile radio, digital radio and television, electromagnetic interference fields from overhead power lines and much more.