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The idea of using magnets to benefit the human body isn’t a new idea. The "Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine" reports that magnets were a part of the healing arts as long ago as 200 B.C. in China. Although the practice of using magnetic therapy for pain and other symptoms is controversial, magnetic bracelets and other types of magnets are readily available. Sold in health food stores and marketed as an alternative treatment for a variety of ailments, you may experience some benefits from wearing one of these bracelets. Polarity A magnetic bracelet contains one or more magnets. According to Gale, the effects from the bracelet vary depending upon which magnetic field faces your wrist. Discover Magnetics.com reports that the negative side of a magnet used in a therapeutic bracelet may have a green dot and the positive side may have a red dot. In keeping with Chinese medicine, the two poles of the magnet produce diametrically opposing benefits and usually, the negative pole should face the body. This allows the "qi," or the body's natural energy paths, to open and flow freely, promoting health.