That is a big question. A fellow reporting at a meeting of the North American Academy of Magnet Therapy asked if he could use the magnetic insoles because he had a pacemaker as he was warned not use have a magnet near it. It was explained to him that the magnetic insoles are so far away from the heart that it would not affect him. He put them in his shoes and his heart started to fibrillate. He took the insoles out of his shoes and his heart immediately normalized [as personally reported by an associate of the Institute at the meeting].

When explaining this to several practitioners who do Reike, acupuncture, and Shiatsu – they immediately explained that the magnetism was affecting the trigger points of the heart in the feet. If that is the case, then the direct affectation of the electromotive energy from the magnetic soles is not a good idea if it triggers each gland or organ group into a slow (hypo) or fast (hyper) state.

It is surmised that when first put on, if there is MDS (Magnetic Deficiency Syndrome), the lack of cellular electromotive vitality may be overcome initially, but once overcome, the soles may very well trigger direct problems with the gland and organs.

In conclusion, the Institute agrees with the energy practitioners and does not promote this type of system. As there are other basic methods to energizing the body, the Institute cannot recommend this system.