Energy medicine (EM) uses subtle energies known to therapy practitioners to assess and treat energetic imbalances in order to return systems back into balance, returning systems back into homeostasis. This book brings together evidence from various sources ranging from well-established scientific studies to subjective sensations and clairvoyant perceptions in order to present an evidence-based account of energy medicine‘s healing modalities.
Physiology
Contrary to conventional medical practices which focus on biochemistry and physical organs, tissues, cells and hormones of the physical body, energy medicine recognizes that there is more to health and illness than just matter alone. Energy therapy utilizes invisible healing energies surrounding and flowing throughout our bodies for therapy purposes.
Ancient healing practices involving energy use were once widely practiced; today some of them are slowly being integrated into medical practices under the name “energy medicine.”
Energy therapies center on the idea that all living creatures, including humans, generate and absorb vast quantities of information in the form of energy fields that surround us all, with any disruptions indicating disease or aging. While more is still unknown about these invisible healing energies, their physical characteristics appear more accessible now.
These include electromagnetic fields generated by all living organisms; oscillations of atomic particles that create sound and light; vibrational frequencies instrumental in tissue regeneration and communication among cells; voltage potentials across cell membranes that regulate ion flux, which can be measured using various devices (including those inspired by Reinhold Voll, MD and his colleagues) to assess them; as well as any voltage potentials (VPs) across membranes directing ion flux which can be assessed using various measuring devices based on his work.
Energy medicine modalities and techniques such as acupuncture, acupressure, Reiki, EMDR and TAT all affect different parts of the human energetic field, or biofield. Each approach has a specific anatomic target which impacts upon different energy systems in the body including neurology, cardiovascular, respiratory, skeletal endocrine endocrinological emotional psychological. They all aim at returning them back into balance or homeostasis.
Kinesiology provides an effective means of connecting the physical body and human energy field (or biofield), or biofield. By employing manual muscle testing as part of its assessment and treatment techniques, it allows one to trace back a medical condition like stomachache from its source on heart meridians to liver and stomach meridians, then treat any imbalance in their energy systems in order to correct an imbalance.
Energy medicine encompasses various modalities and tools, such as using specific colors or sounds to balance the biofield or using biofeedback to monitor brain waves, skin temperature or pulsed electromagneticmagnetism. As these technologies advance and become capable of providing objective empirical evidence they could help bridge the gap between allopathic medicine and energy medicine.
Biochemistry
Traditional biochemistry primarily studies chemical interactions within and between cells–how molecules bind to receptors, enzymes catalyze reactions and how genetic material is expressed–but this approach doesn’t account for energetic communication between and around cells; which forms the basis of energy medicine.
Energy medicine (EM) techniques and devices utilize subtle energies to assess and treat the human energy field or aura in order to restore balance and promote healing. Based on the idea that everything comes from energy, and that our bodies contain an intelligent system for maintaining health, EM acknowledges both physical and energetic aspects as both coexist and interact in our bodies.
Based on solid scientific research, this book documents the presence of energy fields and their interaction with disease or injury. Furthermore, it details therapeutic applications which can restore normal physiological functioning allowing natural energy flows to resume their course.
This book delves into the key components of an energetic system–meridians, energy centers and biofield–of an individual and how various electromagnetic (EM) techniques can affect molecular levels, improving resonance and coherence to promote better cellular function and prevent symptoms by correcting molecular imbalances before they manifest in physical form.
Electromagnetic Fields
Our bodies are continuously exposed to electromagnetic fields (EMF) generated by Earth and its atmosphere. Most EMF are non-ionizing; however, prolonged exposure may be harmful and should be managed accordingly. While our bodies have evolved to utilize and benefit from beneficial EMF, we must take caution not to expose ourselves excessively. While beneficial EMF may aid our wellbeing, damaging ones should be monitored.
EMF are electromagnetic and magnetic fields that vary both temporally and spatially with both magnitude and direction, being strongest near their source and weakening further away from it. EMF are forms of energy similar to light, sound, magnetism and heat that communicate information among cells, organs, tissues, systems and the Human Biofield (HEF).
HEF contains an immense amount of information exchanged among hormones, peptides, neurotransmitters, cell walls, mitochondria and all the other parts of our bodies. If this flow of data becomes disrupted due to illness or injury, physical symptoms of disease often follow; subtle energy treatments that reroute EMF back towards its original mode can restore health to our systems.
Pulsed Electromagnetic Frequency Therapy (PEMF) devices have become increasingly popular due to their ability to help restore equilibrium to one’s body’s electromagnetic field (EMF). Utilizing specific frequencies, PEMF technology stimulates this field in order to promote healing, reduce pain and enhance sleep quality.
These frequencies correspond with those found in electric power systems, which typically operate at 50 and 60 hertz respectively for Europe and North America respectively (notice transmission line tower symbol). Furthermore, these frequencies do not cause any ionizing effects nor any heating of tissue.
Long-term exposure to electromagnetic frequencies (EMFs) can have detrimental effects on a body’s biofield and contribute to chronic stress and fatigue, cell aging, mitochondrial dysfunction and even cancer. Functional medicine practitioners evaluate patients for environmental toxins by conducting history and symptom reviews; additionally they should take into account any impacts chronic EMF exposure has had on physiology of their patient’s.
Human Energy Field
The human energy field (HEF) is an invisible layer of energy that surrounds and penetrates your physical body. Sometimes called an aura, this nonphysical layer interacts with various energies found throughout nature as well as your emotions – keeping them balanced is crucial for overall well-being and disease resistance.
Though some scientists may dismiss the notion of an aura as new-agey or magical, our human energy field has been scientifically confirmed to exist. Gerhard Baule and Richard McFee of Syracuse University used two coils containing 2 million turns of wire connected to an amplifier in 1963 to detect biomagnetic fields emanating from the human heart and surrounding tissues. Researchers found that electromagnetic fields were linked with human heartbeat. More recently, SQUID magnetometers have allowed researchers to track how diseases alter biomagnetic fields around our bodies. Researchers have also developed pulsating magnetic field therapies and discovered that certain frequencies promote soft and hard tissue healing. Sensitive individuals have long reported these phenomena, and now science appears to be supporting their observations.
As well, we now recognize that your energy field’s shape and color depend on your emotional state; more negative emotions will diminish it and distort its shape; while practicing emotional intelligence to expand into higher frequency states like love, peace, and forgiveness will allow it to expand even further. Disease often first manifests itself within our energy fields before appearing physically – making its health so essential.
