Field Guide · Deconstructed
The one on this whole map where the gap between “there’s no proof yet” and “I watched it work” is widest — magnets that families repeatedly see move things, aggression especially, even when no one can yet explain how. Here’s the honest version: what it is, what the evidence does (and doesn’t) show, the risks, how to find the right practitioner, and how to keep clear eyes while staying open.
From Rachel — I went and learned this one myself
I trained in biomagnetism for a full year — not to practice it, but because I had to know for myself whether something this insane could possibly be real. I treated people while I learned, and I watched real changes happen — in my own son, rage and constipation that lifted.
How could magnets do that? I still can’t tell you. But I saw it with my own eyes. That’s the honest answer: how could it be — but it is. Which is exactly why I won’t dismiss it, and exactly why it deserves real study, not a closed door. — Rachel
The honest mystery cuts both ways — my own son’s behaviors improved while his Lyme labs got worse. So the real questions aren’t “does it work?” They’re: what exactly is it moving (behavior? pathogen load? both? neither, consistently?) and how often does it actually work?
That is answerable. Track behaviors before and after, re-run the labs before and after, and gather it across many kids — and the signal (or the absence of one) shows up. That’s a cohort study, and it’s exactly what Plan B is built to run.
If you’ve done biomagnetism — or you do it now — log your outcome in Plan B (the behavior changes and the before/after labs). Your data is how we finally find out what these magnets are really doing.
To be clear: this isn’t a study until it is one — until the data is logged, real, and large enough to mean something. Until then it’s an honest mystery and an open invitation, never a claim or a result.
Biomagnetic Pair Therapy (BPT) was developed by Dr. Isaac Goiz Durán in Mexico in the 1980s. The theory: pathogens settle where the body’s pH is off — some in acidic spots, some in alkaline ones — and pairs of those imbalanced points sit at predictable places on the body. A practitioner places medium-strength magnets at those paired points to nudge the local pH back toward neutral, which (the theory goes) makes the tissue inhospitable to the bug.
It comes in very different forms, and that difference matters more than anything:
| Form | How it works — and who it suits |
|---|---|
| Joan Randall Protocol (Goiz BPT) | Removes one pathogen at a time — gentler, sequenced, easier on a reactive child. This is Plan B’s preferred method. Look for a practitioner who follows it, preferably trained through Level 5, then check the reviews. |
| LymeStop · Dr. Garcia (NY) | Take it all out at once — very powerful, works for some and not others, and can make highly sensitive kids worse. Go carefully. |
Same as everything in this map: it bends to your child. Tap to open.
Yes (most PANS kids) → start with the gentler one-pathogen-at-a-time Joan Randall Protocol, not an all-at-once approach.
The all-at-once styles (LymeStop, Dr. Garcia) are powerful but rough — they can overwhelm a reactive child.
Same rule as any kill modality: worsening usually means the clearance engine can’t keep up. Step back and open the exits first — methylation + detox/drainage (gentle binders, lymph, hydration). Then resume, slower.
Don’t assume. One family watched rage and constipation lift almost immediately — while the same child’s Lyme bloodwork actually rose. The relationship to measured pathogen load is genuinely unclear. Retest before you call it cleared.
Biomag is one tool, not a cure-all. Pair it with the real workup (full infection panel, immune, drainage), and if it stalls, the rest of the menu is there: antibiotics, herbals, phage, hyperthermia, bee venom, SOT.
There are no formal studies. The evidence is entirely anecdotal. Conventional medicine dismisses the mechanism, and the pH/pair theory has not been validated. We are not going to pretend otherwise.
The honest caveat that matters most: symptoms can shift fast, but that doesn’t mean the bug is gone. One family saw rage + constipation lift almost immediately — yet the child’s Lyme levels on bloodwork went up afterward. So retest; don’t assume the infection cleared just because behavior improved.
And yet — the behavioral effect is hard to dismiss. It draws heavy skepticism, largely because no one can yet explain the mechanism. But across many kids, aggression in particular seems to melt away with the magnets — repeatedly, observably, even when the labs don’t budge.
The “how” is genuinely baffling — no one can explain the mechanism. That’s not a reason to dismiss it; it’s a reason to study it. Plan B wants to run cohort studies — capture before/after across many kids (behaviors and verified labs) — to settle whether this is coincidence or something real. If you’ve done biomag, log your outcome — that data is how we find out.
Credentials, polish, and how conventional an approach sounds tell you little about whether a practitioner will help your child — or harm them. What does: their behavior and their incentives. Watch those.
This is a lot — and you don’t have to hold it alone. Minta has all of this synthesized. She’ll look at your child, recommend the right tests, read the results, and build you a plan — then walk it with you, step by step. Let Minta do this for you →
Biomagnetism has no proof and a baffling mechanism — and a behavioral track record (especially with aggression) that’s too consistent to wave away. We hold both at once: honest that it’s unproven, open that it may be doing something real. If you try it: choose the gentle, one-at-a-time Joan Randall Protocol for a sensitive kid, retest the labs instead of assuming, and keep the rest of the workup going. This is parent education, not medical advice — bring it to your team as questions, not instructions.
Plan B does not partner with drug companies or doctors, and we never endorse anyone whose healing isn’t verified by families. We recommend the method (the Joan Randall Protocol, Level 5), show you how to vet a practitioner yourself, and are building parent verification: look up a name and see real family reviews. Universal bad reviews? Skip.