The HigherDose PEMF Mat
Looking to biohack your health and wellness routine? Check out our review of the HigherDose PEMF mat.
What is PEMF?
PEMF stands for pulsed electromagnetic field. PEMF technology mimics the natural healing vibrations of the Earth to reduce inflammation, support energy and recovery, relieve stress and promote deeper sleep.
What is the difference between PEMF and grounding?
While PEMF and grounding have similar benefits, different technologies are used. PEMF mimic’s the Earth’s natural electromagnetic fields while grounding connects you to Earth’s natural energy using conductive materials.
Details of the HigherDose PEMF Mat:
Features:
Infrared Layer: The deeply penetrating heat from infrared promotes detoxing, circulation and reduced inflammation.
Charcoal, Clay & Magnetic Layers: Charcoal binds to pollutants to flush out impurities and deeply detox. Clay emits negative ions and balances heat. A medical grade grounding magnetic layer improves blood flow and circulation.
Crystal Therapy Layer: Amethyst and tourmaline deepens the benefits of infrared and generates negative ions that fight free radicals in the body.
Potential Benefits:
Improve Mood: Promotes rest and digest which can calm the mind.
Reduce Stress: Infrared heat and the relaxation effects of PEMF can reduce overall stress.
Relieve Muscles: The Earth’s natural magnetic frequency promotes healing and pain relief.
Increase Energy: PEMF frequencies promote a mental and physical reset which can increase energy.
Deep Sleep: Infrared heat and the relaxation effects of PEMF can promote deeper sleep.
Recharge: PEMF mimics the healing power of the Earth for a holistic reset.
Settings:
Level 1: 3Hz Delta Brain Wave
For deep relaxation, falling asleep and staying asleep.
Use: Before bed or when feeling anxious.
Level 2: 7.8Hz Theta Brain Wave + Schumann Response
Great for when you cannot go outside and want to plug into the Earth’s natural healing frequencies.
Use: When feeling disconnected, overstimulated by technology or need a natural recharge.
Level 3: 10Hz Alpha Brain Wave
Promotes mindfulness and reduces physical effects of stress.
Use: During meditation or wakeful relaxation.
Level 4: 23Hz Beta Brain Wave
Stimulates mental function, increases concentration and improves memory.
Use: Mid-day slump to assist with instant energy and focus.
Lyndsay’s Experience With the HigherDose PEMF Mat:
I purchased my PEMF mat from HigherDose in early January. These are the current changes I have noticed in the last 5 weeks of consistent use.
Improved Sleep: Over the course of sharing my health and wellness journey, I have been very open on my continued struggle to get good quality of sleep consistently. I have always struggled with both falling asleep and staying asleep since I was a high schooler. I believe this is due to a number of different issues that I am working to heal on a deeper level (anxiety, nervous system, etc.) but I have been so impressed by how quickly my PEMF mat relaxes my body and helps me fall asleep. In the evening when I am doing my nighttime wellness routine, I will turn my mat on level 1 and lay it on while I wind down. It is so relaxing and truly brings my body to such a calm state. With the PEMF mat, I have been able to fall asleep much quicker than normal. Since I have always struggled with sleep, I made it a goal of mine this year to let my body rest more when needed and catch up on sleep when I can which has lead me to become a huge nap person. I have always enjoyed naps but these days I take them as much as a child and my PEMF mat helps tremendously. Anytime I need a quick mid day rest, I use the same setting to get relaxed and let my body get quality rest.
Muscle Recovery: Over the course of the last 10 months, I have been on a new fitness journey. I have slowly introduced more forms of exercise and being active into my routine. Currently I focus on my steps (minimum of 10,000 with a 14,000 goal), do HIIT classes 2x — 4x a week, PVOLVE 2x — 4x a week and as of January, I am training for a half marathon and am running 4x a week. I have never been a runner and going from never running to 10 — 15 miles a week has been a huge change for my body and is a lot on top of what I am already doing. After my workouts and after my shower, I have been taking a period of time to lay down and relax on my PEMF mat. I typically use level 2 or level 3 during this time. I have had very minimal muscle soreness overall and can feel my body recovering quickly (of course sleep and nutrition are influencing this as well). Before using my PEMF mat, I was much more sore overall and felt like it took longer to recover from that soreness. For increasing my exercise so drastically and still feeling better overall, I truly believe my PEMF mat is what has supported my body so greatly.
Decreased Stress: This metric I am taking straight from my Oura ring! While from a surface level, we can identify when we are stressed, often times our body will experience stress from internal factors that we do not even realize. We tend to think of stress only as the mental overwhelm and physical symptoms we feel from external factors (work, conflict, responsibilities, etc.) but stress can also be strain on our body from lack of sleep, lack of nutrition, lack of exercise, sickness, etc. The Oura ring gives you a daily snapshot of your stress levels and will notify when you have had a day of higher stress than your baseline or more restorative time than your baseline. Typically I am using my mat for about 20 minutes in the morning, 20 — 60 minutes in the afternoon and 20 — 60 minutes in the evening. My overall stress has been down but was has been most interesting is what has happened when I go above these times and spend more time on my mat. I have had a few days where I am stuck doing computer work all day or days where I have chose to take it easy and rest. These days where I have added 2 — 4 hours of being on my mat have always resulted in days with increased and improved restorative time that is noticeably higher.
Lyndsay’s Final Thoughts On the HigherDose PEMF Mat:
I am so happy with my purchase! While this is an expensive wellness investment, I truly believe the benefits are worth every penny. This is a super easy tool to implement into your routine— just think of how often you are sitting or laying down throughout the day (visiting, reading, watching TV, working, looking at your phone, relaxing). This tool is something that could benefit anyone and everyone. I purchased the full size mat from HigherDose and I will say it is heavy and while its still easy to move, its not super convenient to just pick up and take with you, the full size mat weighs approximately 43 pounds and is 29” wide and 73” long. Currently I have just been leaving mine in my bedroom. HigherDose created a smaller version (on-the-go mat) of their PEMF mat that is the same technology, just in a smaller, easier to move with you size. It is also a lot more affordable. While I am happy with my full size mat, I believe the smaller one would have been just as great and beneficial.
Read more or purchase your HigherDose PEMF mat here: https://higherdose.com/products/infrared-pemf-mat
