It is not necessary to walk a lot, just take a walk through a bookstore or a department store to find a book on crystal therapy, gem therapy or whatever we want to call the discipline that uses crystals, rocks or stones to, supposedly, cure diseases. Who does not know someone who has one of these crystals in their house? In fact, it is said that almost all the most popular journalists such as Ana Rosa Quintana or Rosa Villacastín have large rose quartz crystals.

Some of the statements published in one of these books has created great controversy in France and has been the subject of articles in the press and protests by associations of the affected and sick. Specifically in one entitled 'Practical Guide to Lithotherapy' published by the publisher Tredaniel, one can read, among other surprising things, that there is a stone that "helps to treat AIDS . " This has caused a stir and several bookstores have been harshly attacked on social networks by associations of those affected.

Do stones, crystals or rocks have any kind of healing power? The clear answer is NO. There is no physical or psychological illness and there is no disorder in which any therapeutic efficacy of any of these elements has been demonstrated .

There is no serious scientific publication that reveals any healing power and of course they are not used, in any medical specialty to treat diseases other than radioactive minerals or rocks that are capable of producing ionizing radiation. This type of radiation is the one that has the ability to alter atoms and therefore our tissues, and is responsible for damage, for example, after a nuclear explosion such as the Chernobyl accident or is used in radiotherapy to carry out cancer treatments. The rest of minerals, crystals, etc. They are only capable of transmitting thermal energy , that is, heat. In fact, it is rather, quite the opposite, we transmit it to them since they are usually colder.

Mineral trafficking

These types of beliefs are not new, they became fashionable in the 70s with the New Age movement. During these years, it has gone from being a fashion among hippies to that celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, Adele or Victoria Beckham do not detach from their amulets. The extraction and trafficking of these objects has become a million-euro business . In addition, numerous associations have highlighted the subhuman conditions in which miners, who are even children, find themselves in countries that are generally third world countries.

If one begins to read any of the books or guides of the discipline, one can find statements as surprising as that pearls cure selfishness and skepticism, does skepticism need a cure? Also with the fact that agate stone cures menopausal disorders, does this mineral have endocrine cells inside it? or that emeralds cure envy. It must be the one they have when they see you wearing them.

In 2001 a study was conducted with volunteers who were given real quartz or fake quartz, telling them it was true. It was shown that there was no difference in the people who reported having experienced positive effects between the groups with fake or authentic mineral. It is clear that everything is mere suggestion.

If there is something really true and that you should always keep in mind, it is that you should not abandon any treatment that your doctor has prescribed to treat yourself with a rock, mineral or crystal. None of these substances will cure you if you have a disease and, if it is serious, it may be that when you realize it you will no longer have a remedy and the only thing left is to lament.

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