Factors that Prevent Magnetic Therapy from Working

Millions have experienced pain relief from magnetic health therapy. However, there are people who have used magnetic therapy and believed they received no health benefits. This may be true if you are not using it correctly. In fact, making magnetic therapy work for you is easily correctable. Below, we have listed the most common mistakes users have with magnetic health therapy.

1: Choosing the wrong magnetic therapy products

Many people purchase magnetic jewelry (bracelets, necklaces and rings) to help with pain relief in their neck, back, shoulder, knee, foot, hands and wrist. Remember, magnets are strongest when they are placed directly over the site of injury. This method provides the best way to achieve pain relief in magnetic health therapy. Also, the laws of physics explains that as you move the magnet further away from the injured area, the magnetic field produced is diminished greatly. Magnetic jewelry are generally not strong enough to penetrate deeper into the area of pain. For instance, a typical magnetic bracelet would have a core rating of less than 3,000 gauss. This means that the surface rating of the bracelet may be less than 500 gauss. In short, magnetic jewelry are not able to generate the same strength of magnetic field as a neodymium spot magnet. To receive maximum effectiveness, you need a high grade, therapy magnet with the correct size and thickness.

2: Use the correct strength of magnet

There are people who have used weak magnets over their area of pain. It is almost guaranteed that these individuals will receive no health benefit from wearing the magnets. Keep in mind, not all therapy magnets are created equal. Choosing a magnet with the right strength can be the difference between pain relief and gaining absolutely no benefit when it comes to magnetic health therapy. If you decide to purchase a therapy magnet, you must understand the appropriate magnet strength needed to use in proper healing. A strong therapy magnet will generate a greater magnetic field and allow deeper penetration into the area of injury. For more serious ailments, chronic pain and long standing conditions such as arthritis, stronger therapy magnets are recommended. Generally, 1,500-2,000 surface gauss magnets are considered to be high strength.

3. Not wearing therapy magnets long enough

Since there are virtually no side effects, therapy magnets can be worn 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The magnets begin to work the moment you first place them on. The magnets will continue to generate a magnetic field that penetrates into the site of injury so long as you keep them in place day and night. Since every individual responds differently to magnetic health therapy, it may take hours, days, or weeks before you experience a difference in pain relief. The key to maximum effectiveness is consistency. It’s natural to be impatient, where we want results instantly. With magnetic health therapy, you will need to have some patience and wait a short while for the results to become evident. If you remove the magnets after a day or two then no benefit or relief will be felt. If you have had chronic pain for many years, waiting a few weeks for that pain to be resolved is not asking for a lot.

4: Use the correct polarity

Therapy magnets have a north pole and a south pole. Both poles have completely different actions. Studies have shown that facing the north pole towards the area of injury creates the greatest effect on healing. So by properly positioning the polarity of the magnet, you can maximize your pain relief.

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Magnetic Therapy in the news

Medical literature reports that over 70 million Americans each year are suffering from chronic pain. In fact, it has been reported that pain is the reason for 80% of the visits to doctor’s offices.

Pain relief magnets have been used for treatment of various conditions and pain over the course of human history. Due to its level of success in healing, there is good evidence suggesting magnetic health therapy will continue to remain a mainstay in the treatment of pain and other conditions. In contrast with traditional pharmaceutical approach, magnetic therapy provides a safe, non-invasive and easy to use method for pain relief. Based on the wide use of magnets and available evidence, the application of magnetic therapy for health purposes do not pose any danger for the person using magnets.

The field of magnetic health therapy has become more widely used. It is estimated that in the past 25 years, more than two million patients have been treated throughout the world with magnetic therapy for a variety of condition, injuries and diseases. The approximate success rate of magnet therapy is 80% with virtually no report of side effects or complications.

In the book Bioelectromagnetic Medicine, the author’s Dr. Marko Markov and Dr. Paul Rosch, elaborate on how world renowned experts described the potential of magnetic fields to treat various conditions and clinical problems. The book sheds light on documented magnetic therapy studies in fracture healing, wound healing and muscle stimulation. Other magnetic field studies have shown promise with Parkinson’s, cancer healing and epilepsy diseases. Dr. Markov and Dr. Rosch also reveal how magnetic field therapy has been successful in treatment of migraines, multiple sclerosis and macular degeneration.

Despite the fact that magnetic health therapy has become widely used in the United States and around the world for pain relief, there are still medical practitioners that refuse to give consideration to alternative therapies such as magnetic therapy. In most cases, these medical professionals may not yet be educated on alternative methods of healing aside from conventional allopathic medicine. As a result, patients who hear success stories from friends and relatives about the benefits of magnets may ask their physician whether magnetic health therapy can help them. Unfortunately, many times their doctor answers, “no” despite the growing evidence that support the use of pain relief magnets.

In examining the facts, there are several studies reporting the reduction of pain in post-polio patients, peripheral neuropathy, fibromyalgia and post-surgical wounds. These studies demonstrate how magnets can produce a magnetic field of sufficient strength to provide significant pain relief in various disorders. Magnetic fields applied to the site of injury have anti-inflammatory effects, which may reduce inflammation and assist in pain relief.

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What is Magnetic Therapy?

Millions of people around the world have used magnetic therapy as a natural remedy to treat chronic pain among other conditions. In fact, increasing numbers of medical doctors and health practitioners are using it to treat a wide range of ailments. Magnetic health therapy is being used by professional, collegiate and high school athletes to speed up recovery from painful sports injuries. Magnets have also been used to help alleviate arthritis pain in animals including dogs and cats. Many veterinarians have used magnetic health therapy to heal injuries such as fractures on thoroughbred race horses and other animals. Physicians who specialize in other fields including dermatologists, internists, pediatricians and surgeons are also seeing excellent results using magnetic therapy.

The FDA recognizes magnets used in health and therapy purposes as generally safe and harmless. In addition, a recent study conducted by the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia has demonstrated the benefits of magnetic health therapy. It is important to understand that not all therapeutic magnets are created equal. Learn more about choosing the right magnet that gives you the most effective pain relief.

If you are looking for a natural pain treatment, magnetic therapy may be right for you. After using magnetic health therapy products, consumers have reported improvement and pain relief from conditions that include: arthritis, chronic pain, carpal tunnel, neck pain, back, hip and leg pain, muscle strains, ligament sprains, bursitis, fibromyalgia, repetitive stress injuries, insomnia, shoulder pain, knee pain and high blood pressure. Customers have also noted a decrease in the intensity and frequency of migraine headaches.

If you enjoy playing tennis or golf but experience symptoms associated with tendonitis such as tennis elbow or golfers elbow, people who have used therapy magnets on their elbow have reported positive results. Join the millions of others who have used magnetic health therapy to enjoy a better quality of life. It is a natural pain remedy of choice for many people who suffer from chronic pain, stiffness and injuries. Best of all, there are virtually no side effects!

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Light Mine Pro: Turn off the Dark

Ever try working under the hood? Getting light under there can be hard, and sometimes the old hanging light bulb won’t do it, especially if you’re by the roadside. Enter the Light Mine Pro, from Striker, a North Carolina-based maker of some interesting tools.

It’s basically a small ball (about baseball-sized) with neodymium magnets that can be support on a flat surface or stick it to anything made of metal. The lights are bright LEDs, with one set of red ones for when you need to work in the dark and not lose night vision. It’s powered by AAA batteries, so there are no worries about charging anything exotic.

It’s one of those great under-$20 gifts for the nearest gearhead -- or anyone who finds they need to work in small, dark spaces.


Article by Jesse Emspak, TechNewsDaily Contributor

Study Shows Magnetic Forces Help Heal Brain After Strokes

Three days after her 21st birthday, Jenifer Schuerman had a stroke. When she emerged from her coma in the hospital, she was completely unaware of the left side of her body.

"Initially, there was no left side. It didn't dawn on me that there was another side," said Schuerman, now a 28-year-old student at Arizona State University.

If a family member spoke or a TV set blared from the left side of her bed, Schuerman could only look to the right. Initially, she said she was even unaware that her left side was completely paralyzed. After she could walk again, she constantly ran into walls on her left side.

"It was bizarre because my brain only acknowledged the right side," she said. "It's one of the most frustrating feelings I have ever experienced."

Doctors call the condition hemispatial neglect, and some studies estimate that 20 to 50 percent of stroke patients struggle with this lopsided condition. It happens most often when a stroke damages the right half of the brain.

A group of Italian researchers reported today that using magnets to stimulate the nerve cells of the brain can help remedy the condition. The treatment is called transcranial magnetic stimulation, and happens when doctors place a large electromagnetic coil against the scalp, creating electrical currents in one part of the brain.

"The treatment is based on the theory that hemispatial neglect results when a stroke disrupts the balance between the two hemispheres of the brain. A stroke on one side of the brain causes the other side to become overactive, and the circuits become overloaded," study author Dr. Giacomo Koch of the Santa Lucia Foundation in Rome said in a news release.

Koch and his colleagues studied whether using magnetic stimulation would help rebalance the activity on both sides of the brain. They tested 20 patients with hemispatial neglect, giving magnetic stimulation to 10 patients and a sham treatment to the other 10 patients. After two weeks, the patients who were magnetically stimulated performed 16 percent better on tests measuring their behavioral inattention, and their test scores improved by 23 percent after one month. The patients with the sham treatment showed no improvement.
The study was published today in the journal Neurology.

Even without treatment, patients can recover from hemispatial neglect after a few weeks. But Dr. Randolph Marshall, chief of the stroke division of Columbia University Medical Center in New York City, said the first few weeks of progress after a stroke, which are vital in a patient's overall recovery, can be derailed by the condition.

"The weakness they have from the stroke may be harder to rehabilitate because they can't pay attention to that weak limb," Marshall said. "Recovery will be delayed and potentially less robust if they're unable to participate fully and take advantage of their returning strength."

Other researchers have studied different methods of brain stimulation to speed recovery in stroke patients. British scientists reported in September that mild electrical currents sped up the brain's learning processes, a potentially promising development for impaired stroke survivors. Other researchers have experimented with magnetic stimulation in stroke patients, but doctors say the latest study's results are the most promising evidence so far that the treatment could actually work.

The study was a small one, however, and doctors emphasize that magnetic stimulation needs much more testing to determine whether it's a more effective treatment than the attention and concentration training that many stroke patients receive. And, ultimately, the real test of whether it works won't be found in a laboratory setting.

"The real test is how such an incremental decrease in visuospatial neglect improves functioning in daily activities, such as eating from both sides of the plate, finding people off to the neglected side when they speak and crossing the street safely," said Dr. Bruce Dobkin, director of the Neurologic Rehabilitation and Research Program at the University of California, Los Angeles.



By CARRIE GANN (@carrie_gann) , ABC News Medical Unit

Study Shows Magnetic Forces Help Heal Brain After Strokes

      

Snore Free

Magnetic Therapy introduces the Snore Free™.  Commonly used for snoring, sleep apnea and insomnia.  The Snore Free™ is safe, easy to use and fast acting.  

The Snore Free™ 

Snore Free™

How do we prevent snoring? The Snore Free™ is a small flexible and soft plastic ring with two rare earth magnets. The ring attaches lightly to the nose so that it remains comfortable when worn. 

The Snore Free™ then magnetically stimulates the sensory nerves of the nose which opens the nasal passage thus preventing snoring.

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The Snore Free™ is made with pure and non toxic materials, and is of at least 800 gauss. 

So if your suffering from a lack of a good night's sleep, try Snore Free™ now! 

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Is your partner a whistler, a rumbler or a Darth Vader wheezer? How to be a snore detective 

 

Is your partner a whistler, a rumbler or a Darth Vader wheezer? How to be a snore detective

Every night millions of Britons are engaged — often obliviously — in a snoring chorus of rumbles, rasps and grunts while their suffering partners lie awake beside them.
A recent study found many of us lose the equivalent of three weeks’ sleep every year because of our other halves’ snoring. 


‘It’s a widely under-reported problem that can have a significant impact on people’s well-being and relationships,’ says Douglas Keay, an Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) surgeon at the BMI Kings Park Hospital in Stirling.

A recent study found many of us lose the equivalent of three weeks' sleep every year because of our other halves' snoring

'I have seen two people who said they would have to cancel their engagement if their partners’ snoring couldn’t be fixed.’ 


There are potential risks to the snorer’s health, too, as certain types of snoring make you prone to high blood pressure, diabetes and even stroke. 


An estimated three million Britons snore regularly. The causes range from allergies to a late-night tipple and being overweight. Pinpointing the root of the problem is key to finding the right treatment. 

‘In the majority of cases, simple lifestyle changes can have a big impact,’ says Myles Black, an ENT surgeon at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. Sometimes, however, the problem may require surgery.


So how can you — or your long-suffering partner — work out what’s behind your snoring?
Here the experts reveal the different types of snoring, and how to tackle them...

NASAL SNORER

SOUNDS LIKE: The classic ‘snore’ — a low-frequency fluttering or rumbling noise.
‘It sounds like someone doing an impersonation of someone snoring, or Darth Vader,’ says Marianne Davey, from the British Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Association. 


THE CAUSE: If your nasal passages are partially blocked, more air is forced through the mouth while you sleep.

This extra pressure causes the soft and dangling tissue of the throat to collapse. When it’s collapsed, the soft tissue vibrates as air rushes past it, emitting the characteristic snoring sound.

A common cause is an allergy or sinus infection which causes inflammation and swelling of the lining tissues.

Deformities of the nose such as a deviated septum (where the wall of cartilage that separates one nostril from the other is crooked) or nasal polyps (fleshy, non-cancerous growths) can also cause obstruction and sleep problems. 


TAKE THE TEST: Stand in front of a mirror, holding one nostril closed and breathe in. If the open nostril tends to collapse, try propping it open by holding the outer rim with the clean end of a matchstick. 


Now, with your mouth closed, try breathing in through your nose — if breathing is easier with the nostril propped open, you could be a nasal snorer.


Allergies can be seasonal, such as hayfever. However, if your nose is blocked all year round, this suggests a structural problem with the nose rather than an allergy, says Mr Keay.


Other symptoms to look for include a dry mouth, bad breath or headaches caused by dehydration, explains Mr Black.

‘The saliva dries in the open mouth as the air rushes to the back of the throat. Without saliva, the bacteria that cause bad breath can flourish.


‘If you snore and you need to constantly sip a glass of water by your bedside through the night, some form of nasal obstruction could be to blame.’


WHAT YOU CAN DO: Breathe Right nasal dilator strips — special plasters you put on the outside of the nose which stretch the nostrils open — can provide extra external support to improve airflow, explains Mr Black.


‘In extreme cases we can perform surgery to insert small rods, or silver rings, which keep the airways open,’ he says. 


If you have a deviated septum, an operation to straighten it, known as a septoplasty, is also possible.
Polyps can be surgically removed with total resolution of the snoring. If you think allergies may be to blame, ask your GP for testing. 


‘Using a mattress cover and man-made fibres for duvets and pillows can eliminate dust and house mites, a common cause of nasal congestion, and using nasal steroid sprays for a minimum of two months can help,’ adds Mr Black.

TONGUE SNORER

 SOUNDS LIKE: A high-pitched snore that comes in fits and starts, and stops when you roll on your side.
‘The sound made by a tongue-based snorer is often higher pitched as it’s more focused on the denser tongue muscle rather than the flappy palate,’ says Marianne Davey. ‘It also tends to be in shorter bursts rather than the continuous flapping vibration of the soft tissue in the throat.’ 

Drinking alcohol just before bed can exacerbate the problem of tongue snoring

THE CAUSE: Roughly 30-50 per cent of snorers are tongue-based snorers,’ says Mr Black.
‘Here, the tongue is in the wrong position, blocking the air flow through to the throat — perhaps as a result of a small lower jaw; or else the supporting muscles are too relaxed, allowing the tongue to fall back when you lie down, or you could simply have an overly-large tongue.’ 


Drinking alcohol just before bed, sleeping pills and other medication such as antihistamines can exacerbate the problem by relaxing the muscles that support the tongue.


Men in particular suffer from tongue-based snoring because they tend to put on weight around the neck, explains Mr Black, and this can cause ‘a build-up of fatty tissue around the base of the tongue, constricting the airways’. 


TAKE THE TEST: Stick your tongue out as far as it will go and grip it between your teeth, says Marianne Davey. Now try to make a snoring noise. If the snoring noise is reduced with your tongue in this forward position, then you are probably what is known as a ‘tongue-base snorer’. 


WHAT YOU CAN DO: If your tongue is falling too far back, a bespoke mandibular advancement device (MAD) has been shown to be effective in the majority of users, says Mr Black. 


This is in effect a plastic mouth guard that pulls the lower jaw and in turn, the tongue forward to open the airways. A low-tech solution to prevent the tongue falling into the back of the throat is sewing a tennis ball into the back of your pyjamas. ‘This simply prevents you sleeping on your back,’ he says.


Losing weight and avoiding night-caps and smoking (which irritates the throat and nasal linings) are also important.

MOUTH SNORER

SOUNDS LIKE: Low-frequency rumbling, similar to nasal snoring. You snore whether on your side or back.

Mouth snorer: Low-frequency rumbling, similar to nasal snoring

THE CAUSE: One of the most common causes of snoring is breathing through the mouth. This causes the soft tissues of the palate or the uvula (the dangling tissue in the back of the mouth) to bump against each other and vibrate, triggering the snore. This is known as ‘palatal’ snoring.


TAKE THE TEST: Open your mouth and make a snoring noise, says Marianne Davey. Now close your mouth and try to make the same noise.

If you can only snore with your mouth open then you are a ‘mouth breather’. 


You could also look at the soft tissue towards the back and top of the mouth, says Mr Keay.

‘There should be an open passageway for air to travel through — if the tonsils are clearly visible, or if the palate hangs down, this could well point towards mouth snoring — it’s like a sheet flapping in the wind.’


WHAT YOU CAN DO: Maintaining a healthy body mass index, limiting alcohol intake and stopping smoking can all help prevent palatal snoring by tightening the neck muscles and pulling up any soft tissue responsible for the noisy vibrations.


‘The surgical solution I advocate in this situation is pillar implants that support the palate,’ says Mr Keay. These plastic rods are inserted into the soft, floppy part of the palate in a 15-minute procedure.


A NICE study three years ago found 67 per cent of cases had a reduction of at least 50 per cent in their snoring compared with none in the placebo patients. 


Other surgical options include trimming the uvula using laser or electrical forceps, or radiowaves to scar and so stiffen the tissue in the palate.

SLEEP APNOEA

SOUNDS LIKE: A crescendo of loud snoring followed by silence lasting from a few seconds up to 20, and then coughing, gasping or spluttering (your partner will describe it as if you are choking or gasping for air).


THE CAUSE: Obstructive sleep apnoea, which occurs as a result of narrowing of the airways. An estimated 4 per cent of men and 2 per cent of women are affected. During sleep, airway muscles relax too much and, as a result, tissue blocks the passage of air.


Partial blockage results in snoring, but in a total blockage — apnoea — the patient can stop breathing for up to 20 seconds at a time. When air is completely cut off, the brain sends an emergency signal, causing the airway muscles to contract. 


This reopens the airway, allowing the sufferer to take in a big gulp of air. 


The whole process is repeated, sometimes hundreds of times a night. 


‘In most cases, the sufferer has no recollection of the events, but will wake up feeling exhausted,’ says Ayham Al-Ayoubi, Ear, Nose and Throat surgeon at Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust and North Middlesex University Hospital. 


Left untreated, sleep apnoea can increase the risk of high blood pressure, stroke and diabetes.


TAKE THE TEST: This is the same test as for mouth snoring, says Marianne Davey, but the determining symptom of sleep apnoea is daytime exhaustion. 


‘Sufferers regularly find it impossible to stay awake while seated, especially driving, wake up feeling exhausted and often put on weight as they eat sugary snacks to temporarily boost concentration and energy levels,’ says Mr Al-Ayoubi. 


WHAT YOU CAN DO: ‘One of the most effective therapies is continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), a mask worn at night where air is pumped continuously to keep the airways open,’ says Mr Al-Ayoubi. 


‘However, a large number of sufferers find a CPAP intrusive or invasive and many don’t continue with it.’
Surgery to remove the excess floppy tissue can help, but less drastic measures include losing weight and eliminating other lifestyle factors such as drinking or smoking.

 

YOU'RE NEVER TOO YOUNG TO SNORE

Children are also prone to the night-time rumbles. 

‘Obstructive sleep apnoea is relatively common in children between the ages of three and six, when their adenoids — glandular tissue above the tonsils — and tonsils seem to grow faster than the rest of their bodies, blocking the flow of air into their lungs,’ says Mr Black.

If you look carefully you will notice the enlarged tonsils occupying the space where normally you could see into the back of the throat.

‘The daytime exhaustion resulting from the condition can have effects on behaviour and learning at school, so it’s important to see a specialist as soon as possible.’

He adds that these children often have their tonsils and adenoids removed.

British Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Association, 
www.britishsnoring.co.uk


Article by Matthew Barbour
for the Mail Online


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Suffering from back pain?

With over 500,00 reported physical injuries from work last year (statistics as reported by the Health and Safety Executive), about 41% of them suffering from back pain, hearing this is probably neither surprising or is of any comfort for those of us who are suffering from such pain.
 

What maybe of comfort is that Magnetic Therapy offers an alternative non invasive and unharmful solution to easing the back pain - with our Magnetic back belts!  So how does it work?  As the magnetic fields created by the magnets in the belt stimulate the blood circulation, it will stimulate the body to ease the back pain.  As the magnetic fields are working away in the background, the Magnetic back belt will also keep your lower back (lumbar region) warm, it reduces the risk of pulled muscles, especially risky when it's cold and/or your muscles haven't 'warmed up' yet.  Also, as it is a rigid (firm) back belt, it will force the wearer into the correct posture.  This therefore means that when you go to twist, turn or lift things you will think twice about how to do it, and to do so correctly.  Again, reducing your risk to harming your back further. 

 So to recap, the magnetic back belt will -

• Stimulate blood circulation and encourage the healing process (i.e. easing the back pain)
• Keep the lumbar region muscles warm to prevent muscle pulling
• Help you keep the correct posture
• Reduce the risk of inurying (further) your back

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Xmas offers - Retail stores (Scotland) only

For Xmas, Magnetic Therapy retail stores are offering a buy one get one free offer on all of their products.



Please note that you will receive the cheaper product free of charge.

Xmas Offers - Online store use only

Our great offers will not only be a great gift for someone special this Xmas, but will also help to alleviate the financial strain on you this winter.

These vouchers are only for use in our online store.

£10 off all orders over £50             

Voucher number: JustTheThing

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10% off our Premier Chain Bracelets        

Voucher number:  PerfectPresent

Our Premier Chains Bracelets have a 2000 gauss magnet in each link, and with 22 designs to choose from, your spoilt for choice!

This offer excludes the Asimov Titanium Premier Chain Bracelet.

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Only one discount voucher can be used per order.  Magnetic Therapy reserve the right to withdraw these offers anytime without prior notice.

Gift Giving Tips from the Experts

Now that you have heard it from our Magnetic Therapy colleagues (refer to our Helpful tips for Christmas blog by clicking here), hear the gift giving tips from the experts.  

 

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Advice from the Experts -

 

Tips for men

“With women “you don’t have to bother” really means “you better get me something nice or you’re going to pay big time, mister!!” 

Read more: http://hubpages.com/question/1767/christmas-shopping-tips-for-men-buying-gifts-for-their-wife--partner--mom-or-lady-boss-or-for-a-daughter

 
Getting it right!

"Think about things your partner buys for his or herself, as well as their personal style, hobbies and interests. If you pay attention, it becomes obvious."

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/amex-five/how-to-buy-the-perfect-christmas-presents


Buying for kids

"I think that grandparents can easily throw together a fun gift for their grandkids by thinking "art & crafts". Some of the most used and loved gifts my daughters have received can from office supply stores. They've included finger paints, big pads of paper, rubber stamps, markers and other kinds of art supplies"

Read more: http://entertaining.about.com/od/etiquetteforentertaining/a/Avoid-The-Perils-Of-Choosing-The-Right-Gift.htm

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Helpful tips

It's that time of year again - gift giving.  And if you are like the majority of us out there, it is not the act of giving which often involves the scratch (or two, or three) of the head, it is the actual choosing of the gift which causes the migraine!  So to help, especially me, I have gone around the office asking my colleagues to share some Christmas gift buying tips:- 

 

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Alison: "Watch and learn when you're out and about with someone. See if they linger over something in a shop window, then turn away because it's too frivolous. They want it really so it would make a perfect gift! Ideally, a gift should be desirable but not necessary - a delightful treat."

Helen: "I may be 36 but my parents have never grown out of my hand-made gifts. They love it when I make something unique specially for them. Even if you're not very arty, there are gifts which can be personalised easily, such as Pandora-style and charm bracelets."


Steven: "Snoop around! If you get a chance look around their house to find out their hobbies. If not, you could look at their MySpace or Facebook pages for ideas."


Jason: "I’m getting my dad a remote control car. He’s in his sixties but men are always kids inside."


Louise: "I had a photo of my Mum and Dad turned into a jigsaw. There are several places online for doing this. However, I shouldn’t have chosen a picture in which they were both wearing black. It took Mum ages to finish it!"   


Like the tips, why not read the expert opinion in our Gift Giving Tips from the Experts blog (click here) now.  Or post us a comment, or share with us your own gift giving tips in the "Post a comment" link below.  

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