Tuesday, August 08, 2006

Bio-Mat

The Richway Bio-Mat is a device claimed to have the capability of improving your health.

It's a mat that you can place on your bed or floor and you lie down on it. Supposedly it emits far (or long) infrared rays that enter your body. The rays are supposed to raise your body temperature "inducing an artificial 'fever'. As it works to combat the fever, your body's immunce system is strengthened. Combined with the elimination of toxins and waste produced by the intense sweating, your overall health and resistance to disease is increased."

In addition it emits negative ions. "When the amount of Negative Ions in the blood increases, the function of the cell is activated. Thus increasing nutrient absorption, waste elimination, metabolism and cell function.) The reverse holds true if there is a lack of negative Ions, and too many positive Ions within a cell. Thus, absorption of nutrition and elimination of waste material cannot be done effectively. As a result diseases happens.

I tried it for about 45 minutes and it seemed pretty comfortable as the the mat felt warm after a while. I was looking for two effects. To see if it halted my tinnitus (ringing in the ear) and improve my nasal congestion. The tinnitus did subside and the nasal congestion seemed to slightly improve after a while. Of course, this could have been just coincidence as both conditions occasionally do improve on their own. Then again, maybe it wasn't.

I'm looking for this product on one of those quack reports.

1 comment:

Steve Mullen said...

Have you only tried it the one time?

I have been sleeping on mine for 10 months now. I really didn't have a lot of problems physically before I started using the Bio-Mat except for some lower back pain and tightness, escpecially in colder weather. Since I started using the Bio-Mat I haven't had any of those pains.

I think in the long term the effects are all positive and good. I really do enjoy climbing into a nice warm toasty bed on a cold night. My body completely relaxes and I know I am sleeping better just for that.

As far as the medical aspects I don't know exactly what benefits I personally am having, but I do know I haven't been sick with colds or flu since I have had the Bio-Mat and I usually do at the change of seasons.