# Are there any benefits of Infrared Amethyst Mats?

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**Created:** [May 5, 2025, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-benefits-of-infrared-amethyst-mats/1017885 "2025-05-05T03:01:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-benefits-of-infrared-amethyst-mats/1017885/21 "2025-05-06T01:00:41Z")

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> [@JoePockets](#):
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> Thanx ….I have to it scheduled this procedure looking 2-3 weeks ….i have insurance so I’m going give it a try.

Good luck. As @crowmanyclouds said, it can be life-changing. Unfortunately for me, it’s a temporary fix. I’m starting to feel the twinging in my leg, so I need to schedule a new one.

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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-benefits-of-infrared-amethyst-mats/1017885/22 "2025-05-06T02:19:40Z")

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I’ve always liked amethyst as a semiprecious stone. Never knew it had so many [healing properties](https://thecrystalcompany.shop/pages/crystal-index/amethyst).

The bit about blocking geopathic stress caused by disturbances in the earth’s magnetic field due to things like sewers, water lines and mineral deposits\* is especially compelling.

If anyone does go the amethyst route for aura cleansing, remember to cleanse your amethyst periodically to protect it from negative energies.

\*could amethyst deposits also cause geopathic stress? Wheels within wheels…  
\*Amethyst in the garden has healing properties too. I’m growing [this amethyst-colored Salvia](https://www.highcountrygardens.com/product/perennial-plants/salvia-amistad) currently.

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**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-benefits-of-infrared-amethyst-mats/1017885/23 "2025-05-06T16:49:44Z")

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Just to see what the OP was talking about I did a google search and picked a company at random. They talked about how the IAM creates ions and how two scientists won the 1991 Nobel Prize for showing how negative ions promotes blood cleansing. Somehow I don’t think

> The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1991 was awarded jointly to Erwin Neher and Bert Sakmann “for their discoveries concerning the function of single ion channels in cells”

is the same thing the company claims it is.

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**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-benefits-of-infrared-amethyst-mats/1017885/24 "2025-05-08T19:57:55Z")

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Brawndo’s got electrolytes, and amethyst’s got negative ions.

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