Wouldn't it be nice if you could just lie down comfortably on a supportive pad, turn

on a switch, and have all your ailments cured while you do nothing more than relax?

Well, that's the promise made by sellers of PEMF devices, and today we're going to

look and see if doctors have all been wrong about everything all this time, and that buying

a device is all anyone needs to do.

That's coming up today, UnSkeptoid.

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Pulse to Electromagnetic Field Wu.

Today we're going back to our alternative medicine files, and have a look at one of the more

expensive and exotic sounding treatments on the market.

Pulse to Electromagnetic Field, or PEMF, devices, promising to end your pain and cure virtually

any disease using nothing more than a magnet.

If this sounds too good to be true, then you might not be too surprised to learn what

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