Biomagnetism in Health and Disease

The human body is electrical in nature. Several human processes such as the heart and brain functions are based on electrical activity. These activities are accompanied by an electromagnetic field. This human energy field, also known as the aura, is the vital energy in humans and nature’s way of protecting the body from diseases, unpleasant sensations, and harmful radiations from the environment. Electric and magnetic fields generated by cells, tissues, and organs of the body, and even pathologies, are not only useful for diagnoses of diseases, but also are part of the body’s mechanism for communicating with itself and its environment. Each heartbeat, each breath, or emotion generates characteristic electromagnetic fields that travel through the living matrix to remote tissues and cells. While every tissue and organ contributes, the heart produces the strongest electrical and magnetic activity. Even muscle contractions produce electromagnetic pulses. The heart electricity is distributed throughout the body primarily through the circulatory system, which is a good conductor by virtue of its high salt content. Because energy fields are unbounded, the electromagnetic field of the heart extends indefinitely into space. Evidence from modern medical science has shown that energy in the human body does register itself on electrical measuring meters. Electric fields are measured with the help of surface electrodes. In clinical practice, heart electricity is measured by electrocardiogram (ECG) while brain electricity is measured by electroencephalogram (EEG).