ENERGY MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY: FROM CONCEPT TO CLINIC
INTRODUCTION
For centuries the art of palm healing has been practiced in many parts of the world. This ancient healing art was thought to transfer a powerful energy from the practitioner, to the patient-an energy that brought healing and well being. And although these ancient practitioners didn’t know the technical reasons why their palm healing improved healthy, they knew their patients got better.
Thermal therapy such as this has in fact existed for thousands of years, dating back to many ancient civilizations like the Indians, Chinese, Japanese, Finns, Romans and Egyptians among others.
Thousands of years later, scientists have identified the energy emitting from these healer’s hands as Far infrared Radiation (FIR)-a soothing, deep-warming radiant energy we experience every day in the form of hear lie sunlight, a fire or a warm sidewalk
In 1800, Dr. F. W. Herschel of Great Britain found and reported to the academic world a wavelength ranging from 0.7 to 1000 microns, just beyond visible light, called Infrared, which has strong physical properties and great thermal activity.
According to scientists, Infrared is classified into three types: Near-Infrared, Intermediate-Infrared and Far-Infrared.
Far Infrared is the natural resonant frequency range of water and living organisms, including man. It is called the life force frequency.
These waves of energy, totally invisible to the naked eye, are capable of penetrating deep into the human body (literally right down to your bones) where they gently elevate the body’s surface temperature and activate major bodily functions. The complete spectrum of sunlight consists of visible and invisible rays.
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Electromagnet waves between visible light and the microwaves are called infrared waves.
The wavelength of infrared waves range from 0.76 micron to 1,000 microns; this range is further subdivided into the ranges of near, medium, and far-infrared Rays with following wavelength: 0.75 to 1.5 microns; 1.5 to 4 microns; and 4 to 1,000 microns respectively.
Other properties of FIR will be dealt in detail later.
HOW TO AVAIL FIR? ANSWER IS BIO CERAMICS
An attempt has been made to explain the benefits of Far Infrared Rays using bio-ceramics as the medium based on research in this field of Science.
The bio-ceramics, on contact with human body heat at normal body temperature of 36.9 deg.C, produces Far Infrared Rays (FIR), which is so very beneficial for the sustenance of all life form on this planet.
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Composition of bio ceramic
Silica (SiO2), approximately 10.7-13.7%
Alumina (Al2 O3) and approximately 10.8-20.8%
Ferric oxide (Fe2 O3),
(MgO), 0.3-0.7% approximately
(CaO), 0.8-1.6%
(Na2 O), 1.5-3.5% Sodium oxide
(K2 O), potassium oxide approximately 0.09-0.1%
(P2 O5), phosphorous pentoxide
(Ti), 0.02-0.2%
(Mn), approximately 0.02-0.2%
(Se), approximately 15-25 ppm
(Ge),2.5-3.5%
FIR as bio-genetic rays
Why do we say that 4-16 micron is the Bio-Genetic Rays?
The basis is on usage, research on living things coupled with FIR.
Temperature of every living thing including animals and plants is normally within the range 0?C to 50?C .
The ability to absorb electromagnetic waves is also within this range and this wavelength is between 8-12 microns, the external emission rate of the human body.
It is within the frequency range of 4 - 16 micron.
Extensive biological research has shown that FIR wavelengths between 4 - 16 micron are beneficial to human body and consequently known as the physiological rays or Bio-Genetic Rays.
Properties of FIR
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Effects on water molecules and body temperature
“Give me the power to create a fever, and I shall cure any disease.”
Hippocrates, “The Father of Modern Medicine” (2,000 years ago)
Hyperthermia, from the Greek words "hyper", meaning high, and "thermos", meaning temperature, can simply be defined as the elevation of the body temperature. In humans a fever is a physiological thermic resource.
Hyperthermia represents a natural immune approach in combating disease since it involves inducing an exaggerated version of the body's own fever state.
Thus artificial and localized fever or rise in temperature can be created with the help of FIR.
Most illnesses are accompanied by a fever.
During a fever, the body heats up to eliminate viruses and attack foreign agents.
This is direct evidence of the profound healing effects that occur when body temperature rises.
Fever acts as a defense mechanism against a number of processes such as infection.
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One of the most immediate physiological effects of the fever is the acceleration of metabolic processes in general.
Fever increases oxygen uptake and renders white blood cells more aggressive against bacteria, fungi or viruses.
False fever created by Far infrared Rays, within physiological limits, can have many beneficial effects and will not produce any harm to normal cells that are able to cope with the higher metabolic demand.
Thus helps in detoxification.
Following are the toxic substances that are detoxified with the help of FIR
Action on water molecules
Ever since the Big Bang, everything in the universe vibrates.
All matters, atoms, molecules and all kinds of substances vibrate when energy is applied.
We cannot see energy but we can see the effects of energy by observing different kinds of vibrations.
Through these vibrations, energy is transferred from one substance to another.
At absolute zero temperature (-273.15?C or -459.67?F), all matters cease to vibrate.
As temperature increases, they vibrate.
The velocity and frequency of vibration depend on the substance: molecular weight, molecular structure, the size of mechanical structure, etc.
When we pass 60Hz (cycles per second) electrical current through a substance, tungsten, it converts the energy into very high frequency vibration, namely the visible light frequency.
The resonant frequency of tungsten is the visible light frequency. That's how the electric light bulb works.
The natural resonant frequencies of molecules of water and organic substances are within the Far-infrared (FIR) wave frequencies (wavelength of 4 to 16 microns); therefore, water and organic substances absorb energy easily from this radiated FIR wave.
Since it is their resonant frequency, they vibrate vigorously at that frequency and become the radiator of the frequency, as well as its receiver thus leading to ionization of water molecules.
Ionization of water molecules helps in formation of more free radicles and thus increases the antioxidant potential.
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Antioxidant affects of FIR
To determine the antioxidant effects of FIR experiments were conducted on.
Rice hull extract. exposed to far-infrared radiation, the added extracts were compared with sesamol in cooked turkey breast.
Rice hull extract showed antioxidant properties in cooked turkey breast by reducing lipid oxidation and volatile aldehydes.
Far-infrared radiation increased significantly the antioxidant activities of rice hull extracts.
Rice hull extract irradiated by far-infrared rays had lower and fewer volatile aldehydes (hexanal, pentanal, and propanal) than a non-irradiated extract during the 3 days of aerobic storage.
Addition of FIR at 0.2% (w/w) in turkey meat could reduce the amounts of volatile hexanal to 18−47% of the control during the storage.
Effects on blood circulation
FIR vibrating at a frequency similar to that emiting from the human body is able to penetrate into the body.
It also activates the cells and reactivate as well as strengthen the micro-circulatory systems.
It regulates the blood flow and releases the blood in blood vessels, which have been blocked due to blood clots and at the same time reactivates the vital energy in the body.
That is why we say that FIR is able to regulate the blood circulatory systems of the body, especially that of the micro-circulatory system.
Normal Blood Flow
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Decreased Blood Flow
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Infrared cameras are being used to show changes in blood flow circulation. The above thermal image shows an increase in temperature and blood flow in the muscles of the subjects
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Effects on tumors
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Other application of FIR
Klinik St. Georg Hospital (Germany) treats 2500 German and 2500 foreign patients each year.
Their cancer treatment regimen is a week of detoxification and strengthening the immune system with diet and nutritional supplements, followed by 2 weeks of localized Infrared hyperthermia treatment and low dose chemotherapy.
This regimen has produced great success in treating cancers.
Improves skin appearance and skin condition
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Natural and safe relief of pain, stiffness and aches
Helps with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Helps to reduce swelling and inflammation
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Reduces stress, tiredness and fatigue
Detoxification from heavy metals and other toxins in the body
Helps you to gain and maintain your energy
Burns calories and helps you to lose and control your weight
Improves the metabolism
Helps to prevent and remove cellulite
Improves skin appearance and skin condition
Boosts and improves the immune system and enhances white blood cell function
Increases blood circulation
Strengthens the cardiovascular system and normalizes blood pressure
Pain relief in neuralgias
Improves all organ functions
Helps in weight control (loss or gain)
Increases metabolism between blood and tissue
Helps to remove cholesterol
Promotes cellular regeneration and speeds healing to cuts and bruises
Helps to improve joint movements
Improves micro circulation
Increases the delivery of oxygen and nutrients in the blood cell to the body’s soft tissue areas
Stimulates the hypothalamus, which controls the production of neuro-chemicals
Improves health in general
CONCLUSION
FIR is an primitive concept which is also viewed in an very primitive way or manner and not given any importance. So lets give it a new begining and bring the concept of energy medicine to our clinics.
REFRENCES
Christopher J. Damien, J. Russell Parsons
George L Schullz Laboratories for Orthopaedic Research, Department of Surgery, Section of Orthopaedics, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey.
Katheleen Hickman CSA Ohio Office assistant Manager.
Editor, Ceramics Abstracts, Engineered materials Abstracts, and Metals Abstracts; additional duties relating to Materials information files.
Kyungnam University, study supported by the Minsitry of Science and Technology (MOST) and the korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) through the Coastal Resource and Environmental Research Center (CRERC) at Kyungnam.
K.C. Nam, Jeong-Han Kim, Dong U. Ahan, and Seung-Cheol Lee, Department of Animal Science, lowa State Universithy. Ames, Lowa 50011-3150, and Department of food science and Biotechnology, Kyungnam University, Masan 631-701, Korea.
Dr. Amish Mehta MDS
Professor and Head,
Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics
Faculty of Dental Science
Dharmsinh Desai University
Nadiad Gujarat